The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-23

whose district a beet sugar factory r.
located, last week offered a concur.
rent resolution opposing Cuban reel.
procity. The resolution was laid over
one day under the rule, and when II
came up for action its introducer had
it tabled explaining that "they were
getting together down at Washing
tom"
A determined. effort win be made tc
have the game laws amended this
year, the present session being no DIFF.
ferent from its predecessors in this re
gard. One of the unaccountable things
about the enactment Of laws In Mich.
igan at least Is that every session for
the last quarter of century sports
men Of Michigan have, after weeks Of
effort, secured just exactly the changes
In the law they desired, only to bob
up at the beginning of the next SEES.
sion with a long list of proposed
amendments that must be made II the
game is to be preserved and rights Of
the hunter protected. Just why these
laws never remain satisfactory over
night has yet to be demonstrated.
This session is no exception to the rule,
and the discussion of needed changes
has been on In the newspapers of the
state for several weeks. numerous
sportmen having expressed their views
on the subject. Just what changes
will be finally Incorporated In the form
of bills remains to be seen.
Ban on High Power Guns.
Senator Burns Of Grand Rapids has
drafted a bill for early introduction
which has for It's object the prohibi
ton Of the use Of high-power guns In
hunting deer. Ever since these guns
came into use the number of persons
killed by stray bullets in the woods
has annually increased, and 1t is in
the hope of decreasing these fatalities
that the Burns measure will be pro
posed. The introducer says he has
found upon investigation that nearly
all hunters Kill deer at a distance of
from four to five rods, so it is not nee
essary for sportsmen to use guns that
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bill will also prohibit the use in thu
woods of Michigan of explosive
stronger than ordinary gunpowder.
Must Keep Their Eyes Open.
1t is evident that the ways and
means committe of the house and the
finance and appropriations committee
of the senate will have to tend
to their knitting, sharply if they
succeed in keeping the appropriations
of the present session below those of
two years ago. There is no doubt that
the appropriation to be asked for will
materially exceed those of 1901, but,
of course, all that is asked is not al
ways given. One of the items to be
asked for. it is understood, is 100000
for the Michigan exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition. Advocates of this
appropriation are already on the
ground but whether they are willing
to compromise on a smaller sum has
not yet developed. There will be
some opposition to as large an appro-
priat ton as the sum mentioned.
Under the present law the primary
school fund, into which goes the en-
tire revenue from specific railroad tax
alton. is distributed on the basis Of the
number of children of school age,
between and 20 years, in the respec-
tive municipalities. This is considered
an inequitable distribution by some for
the reason that township or city may
have large number of such children
within it's borders, whereas an unusu-
ally small number of them actually at
tend school. A bill will be introduced
for the purpose of making this distri-
button on the basis of the number Of
children who attend school.
Murder of Mckinley Recalled.
An echo of the assassination Of Pres
ident Mckinley was heard In the
house this week when Representative
Powell of Ioria introduced a bill pro-
viding capital punishment for one who,
within the borders of this state, muir
ders a president Of the United States
or any member Of his cabinet. Elec-
trOcution is he mode of death provid-
ed. The bill stipulates, however that
the jury may determine whether soli-
tary confinement for life or death shall
be the penalty.