The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-16
COMMITTEES
APPOINTED
OFFICIAL LISTS READ IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.
noopELL WANTS TO TAX MORT.
CAGES ON REAL ESTATE.
BILL INTRODUCED TO AUTHORIZE
ANN ARBoR TO ISSUE BONDS.

anu Seudte SOI away III q hoii houA
session each at 9 o'clock last night.
Senator Goodell, at the first oppor'
tunity, introduced another Lowry
Ward bill, with few minor altera-
tons, last night. The senator wants
ito tax mortgages on real estate and
assess the realty on valuation OBJ
tanned by deducting from the full value
of the property the amount Of the
mortgage. He also wants the mort
gage assessed in the same township or
district in which the property is stu
ated. This is practically the same
measure that Governor Bliss vetoed
last Session and against which he
especially warned the legislature in
his message last week. Gooden says
the governor may change his mind be-
fore he is through with the Dill THIS
time.
Senator Kelly of Muskegon intro
duced the first bill in the upper mouse,
an old affair of his, to grant the gas,
street car and electric light companies
of any city power to consolidate. Inc
senate decided to hold daily sessions
at 2 p. m. till further notice.
The senate committee list was also
given to the assembly. Following are
the most important committees:
Agricultural interests - Woodman,
Van Akin, 'Goodell.
tionment-Moffffat, Bangham,
Smith, GLASGOW, Burns.
Banks a i'd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Curtis, Glazier, Brown, Smith.
Cities and villages-Farr, Baird, Do
herty, Nor rity, Scripps.
Claims I'D public acts-Farr, Cook,
Scullen.
CONSTITUTE nal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Burns, ScuLen.
Finance and appropriations-Smith,
Kelly, Lafl~mboy, Waterbury, Glas-
gov.
Fisheries-Fuller, Goodell, Moffat,
Van Akin, Curtis.
Forestry interests-Curtis, Wood
man, Cook.
Gaming interests-Goodell, Baird
Jones, Barnes, Vaughan.
Insurance-Baird, Westover, Do
herty.
Judiciary-Lockerby, Brown, MORT
arity, Simons, Scullen.
Military affairs - Smith, Cannon,
Van Akin.
Public health-Sovcreign Lockerby,
Scripps.
Railroads-Doherty, Westover, La
famboy, Vaughan, Burns.
Road and bridges-Waterbury, Can
non, Goodell
Rules and Joint rules-Burns, Lock
erby, Farr.
State prison-Moriarity Woodman,
Moffatt.
Supplies and expenses-Cook, Moi
fatt, Fuller.
Taxation-Weekes, Kelly, Cannon,
Sleeper, Ccullen.
Senator Cannon's committee on the
of patronage Of the upper
house got through with its labors last
night.
A very audible rustic followed
Speaker Cartons announcement in the
house that the list Of members Of
standing committees was to be read.
Wayne county has come out with eight
chairmanships and positions on other
though Representative
Hunt Is the only Wayne man to get a
place on the committee on city cor
porations. Colby, Ashley, Duncan,
Ferry, Batchelder, Hunt, DENLY of De-
troit and Neal Of Worthwhile drew the
plums. Kent county gets four chair
out OF five representatives
Representative Whitaker Of Wash
tenaw gave notice Of bill to author
ize the city of Ann Arbor to issue
bonds for the payment Of old indebted
ness. The proposed issue amounts to
$40 900, $4,000 year, to run ten years,
not to exceed per cent.
The most important house commit
tees are as follows:
riculture-Durham, Austin, w.
Kirk, Fisk. Thomas.
Apportionment - Partlow, Shook,
Whelan, Bolton, Combs, Dennis, Wade.
Kidder, Ferry, G. s. Adams, Seeley,
]. s. Monroe, w. Kirk.
City corporations-J. s. Monroe, Van
dercook, Hunt, Sheldon, Richards.
Drainage-Willis, Foster, Herkimer,
Thomas. -Thorlngton. -
Education-Combs, Dennis, Greusel,
Bolton, Dunstan.
Fish and isheries-Bolton, Scott,
Anderson, J. Lane, Rodgers, Wells,
Paddock, Thomas.
Game laws-N. o. Ward, Brown,
Barnaby, Knight, w. G. Robinson.
General taxation-Campbell, Harley,
Francis, Halliday, Batchelder, Wells,
Lowell, Wallace, G. Powell
Geological survey-Ashley, Chap
man, G. 70. Ward, r. N. Adams and
Munsel.
Insurance-Kidder, Sanderson, Ash
ley, Byrns, Walker.
Judiciary-Wade, Campbell, DENLY,
Hemans. Mccarthy, Gallup, -Whelan.
Labor-Duncan,- Anderson, rettit,
Herkimer and l.. G. Robinson.
Military Observation-Disclosures, Brown,
DENLY, Newberry, J. p Kirk.
Railroads-Read. Baumgartner, Col
by, Stone, G. 8. Adams, N. o. Ward,
.. r. Ward, Master, Foster.
Religious AKA benevolent societies
Perkins, Siggins, Morrice, j. II. Mon
zoe. Higgins.
Roads and bridges-Randall, Rey-
holds. w. Kirk, Austin. Werline.
Rules and joint rules-Rodgers, Fer. |
y, Neal. Baumgartner, ]. s. Monroe.
State prison-Baumgartner, Byrns, !
Dunstan. Batchelder.
Supplies and expenditures-Hunt. q. !
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