Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-26
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

So day; to prohibit the marriage or
first cousins. Ii is recommended by
ministers and physicians or Mar
quette; to prevent telegraph or tel
phone companies from cutting shade
trees without consent Of the owners or
the premises: for state sailors ana
soldiers monument. to be erected upon
the capitol grounds at Lansing. IL
asks for an appropriation OF $2oO,OOo;
TO prevent the fraudulent issue or
stock. Ii provides that reports or the
issue Of stock, to whom sold, etc,
shall be made TO the secretary or
state; TO restore the bounty on Eng
lish sparrows. 1t proposes that two
cents shall be paid for every sparrow
killed; for the regulation OF sales or
stocks OF goods I'm bulk Is the measure
favored by the National Association OF
Credit Men, and which this associa-
ton is requesting other states TO enact
to give uniform laws upon this SUBJ
ject proposing the appointment of
commission to establish the exact po-
sition of Michigan troops at Nicks-
burg. OF course, there is to be an APP
preparation to pay the expenses Of the
commission; bill which provides that
liquor selling druggists shall pay $500
| license fees; bills Intended 10 repeal
the bills creating the positions OF
game warden and deputy warden. The
passage of these would leave the en-
| forcement OF the game and fish laws
TO the various local officers.
Attorney General Blair has submit
ted an opinion to the governor to the
effect that the joint resolution reliev-
ing County Treasurer Charles A. Buh-
rer, OF Wayne. OF responsibility for
loss OF over $15.92936 Of state inheri-
taGce tax funds by the failure of the
| City Savings bank Of Detroit, Is UNI
constitutional. The resolution was
passed by both houses, but the gov
ernor declined to pass on 1t until
Blair's opinion was handed down. The
encouragement has suggested that
the governor might sign the resolution
In order to establish a ruling through
a decision from the Supreme Court
The encouragement will institute
proceedings against Buhrer as debt
or to the state in order to bring the
matter before the court.
Some Of the bills among the 500 and
over before the two houses are for
these purposes: To close up photo
graph galleries on Sunday; to prevent
cruel or painful operations on animals
for scientific purposes; providing for
the general use of the Spaulding vot-
ing machine; to make some changes
in the banking laws which are recon-
mended by Banking Commissioners
Moore; to pay members Of the state
boards Of control SO for each meet
ing they attend; providing that the
state board of equalization shall be
reconvened this year; TO abolish the
Thirty-eighth judicial circuit OF the
state. and attach the county OF Mon
roe to the Twenty-second judicial cir
cult.
Wednesday afternoon the governor
sent 10 the senate the name of
Thomas J. Navin as a member of the
Board Of Control OF Jackson prison
In executive session the appointment
was Immediately confirmed by vote
OF 16 10 L. This concluded most in
teresting and warm fight so far as
legislative politics is concerned. 1t Is
said the vote for confirmation stood
thus:
For-Balrd, Brown, Burns. Doherty
Glazier, Goodell. Jones, Kelly Ii
Flamboy Moffatt, Moriarty Scullen
Smith, Van Akin. Westover and Full
er. president pro tem.-1S.
Against-Barnes, Cannon, Cook
Farr, Glasgow, Lockerby. Scripps
Simons. Sovereign, Vaughan, Water
bury, Weekes-12
Once more an effort will be made L
induce the Michigan legislature t.
make a law on commercial paper IL
line with the statutes Of New York
Connecticut, Florida, Colorado, Mary
land, North Carolina, Utah, Pennsyl
vania, Virginia. Massachusetts, Rhode
Island. Tennessee, Wisconsin, Nortl
Dakota. Oregon, Arizona. Ohio, New
Jersey, Washington and Iowa. Effort
to have this uniform measure adopted
i'm all states were begun i'm 1875, bu
successive Michigan legislatures hav'
always suspected some Interior pur
pose.
1t seems that the junket trips wer
somewhat expensive. although the raj
road fares, the Pullman cars, etc. wer
furnished at no cost TO the traveller:
The several committees drew mileag
and Pullman car fares just the same
so that a total of some $4,000 or NOR,
not counting the So per diem, will
/
The way both bodies are transactin
business indicates that the present seS
sion will not be short one by an
means. Little is done OH Fridays, $
that the adjournment to Monday wit
only one session day. practical!
leaves only Tuesday, Wednesday an
Thursday for work.
There are numerous bills to amen
the general tax law. The state tn
commission have a number which Wi
soon be presented. ana they propose
number Of important amendments I
the existing statutes.
The house disposed OF a number O
bills Monday under suspension OF tn
rules, defeating two. The most in
portant measure passed was the sci
ate bill TO amend the railroad safet
appliance law.
The house. at the request OF Coy
5 Bliss and ex-senator Earle, listene
a for 10 minutes TO Highway Commis
4 sioner James III. Macdonald, OF Coz
nectlcut. OF the subject Of good road,
Gen. Kidd says that Representative