Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-07
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

FcfNON
purchase the records and briefs OF the
United States Supreme Court passed
the senate Tuesday. These publica'
tions are said to be very valuable, one
set recently having sold for $4,000
There are only five sets in existence
and If the state purchases them it VIII
be the only set west of the Allegheny
mountains The encouragement al
yised the purchase and said that in
his case with the Michigan Central II
would be necessary To send an attor.
ney to Washington TO consult them If
they were not purchased by the state
The house on Wednesday gave the
attempt TO revive the matter of city
ownership of street car lines a crush
ing defeat. So that matter now seems
put to sleep. There was lively
scrap over the question OF cutting out
the job Of deputy game warden and
only a few votes were lacking to have
put Deputy Warden Brewster out OF
business 1t is said that Colby and
Greusel have another scheme to eX.
plot 10 put in force the city owner
ship OF street car lines. 1t is propo-
sitiOn permitting Detroit TO bond for
about $1O,000,000, the proceeds to be
used TO purchase lines as the fran.
chises expire.
The legislature went back TO work
Monday night in the usual style. The
senate did business for only a short
time but the house. confronted with
general order OF - bills. went into
committee of the whole and did some
business. The Ferry bill regulating
60. ~
agreed TO. 1t permits the secretary of
state TO appoint a special inspector for
such concerns. to be paid 81 a day and
expenses. A bill, which stirred UP
some opposition, was one providing
ten years Imprisonment for hunters
who may carelesSly kill or wound some
other person. 1t was agreed to-
The house met at 8 o'clock Friday
morning for Il short session and
passed 10 bills which were agreed 10
Thursday In committee OF the whole.
No seSs ion of the senate was held,
only eight senators answering TO roll
call. Rep Hunt had the rules sus
pended and his bill to establish ju
1venile court in Detroit placed on i'm
mediate passage. On motion OF Rep.
Van Zoeren it's reading was dispensed
bate or dissenting vote.
The senate has passed a resolution
authorizing the governor TO appoint an
agent or attorney to prosecute all the
old civil war claims f1inst the fed.
eral government. IL resolution al.
lows the governor to fix the compensa-
ton out OF any money collected and
gives the attorney the power to pool
w no old IL
those of other states. the purpose he
ing to have the several states unite I'D
this legislation to be asked from the
federal government
Senator Fuller's bill increasing the
salary of the superintendent Of fish
cries from 81 200 to 81 800. which
passed the senate Tuesday. is for the
purpose Of legalizing the action OF the
state board OF fish commissioners. The
board for the past few years has had
70 make private compensation to the
superintendent 10 keep him I'm their
employ, and they did not desire 10
take the responsibility any longer
One OF the bills agreed to in house
committee OF the whole Tuesday was
that giving the railroad commissioner
the same control over interurban cleo
railways Some Detroit electric people
ut first opposed the bill. but when
they examined the measure thorough.
ly their objections were withdrawn.
The measure does not apply to city
"biil or representative Combs.
passed hy the house provides that
pupils of high schools. etc. who may
he entitled to help from county
scholarship funds. may elect any
Michigan normal school or college in
which to complete their educate
The law now limits them to the Uni
versity Of Michigan
Under bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Dunn. and which was
passed by the house Wednesday. only
hotPlkeepers will be privileged TO sell
liquor in ~ Clair county in townships
or villages having less than 500 in.
habitantS
Senator Scripps suggests that leg
islatiye recess be taken until late this
year to give a special committee op.
portunity 10 investigate the exemption
Of mortgages and other credits from
taxation.
There is talk among some Detroit
members OF reviving the matter Of city
ownership OF street railways 1t be
ing said that men who voted agairs.
the Greusel bill now say they did cot
fully understand the situation
Governor Bliss has signed the bill
increasing the size at which brook
trout may be legally caught from six
to seven inches the state fish commits
sion having asked for the change.
The house on Tuesday acted on
twenty-sevcn bills in committee OF the
whole. besides passing. on third read.
ing. those agreed to in committee Mon
day night 1t was the biggest days
work OF the session. i'm point OF the
number or bills acted upon.
The senate OH Tuesday by a vote OF
IA 10 3. refused 10 concur i'm the
amendments made by the house 10
Senator BurnS's bill to punish the
shooting of human beings by persons
i'm pursuit Of game The bill was laid
on the table
GOV Bliss has signed the Fuller
hill. providing that brewers and