Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

| other lockups, as is shown by the
| appropriations 10 be reported. The
amounts to be allowed for prison
maintenance being $204 200, of which
| $4,000 is for the prison at Marquette,
while Jackson. with more than twice
as many convicts, has cost the state
$4,000 less. The reformatory at
| lonia has been more expensive than
either, the amount allowed for that
| place being $4,000 Altogether the
prisons cost $4,000 less in 1902 than
1901. There was big jump, how
ever, since 1898, the amounts for that
year and 1909 being Sl3S.000, or $66-
| 900 less than in 1901 and 1902. In
sane asylumS are much more eXpen-
siye than prisons, the amount spent
| for the care Of mental unfortunates
| during these two years being $1,293,-
! 122, au increase or Sl29,0S4 over lS9a
and 1900. The amounts spent for the
various asylums for 1901 and 1902 are:
Pontiac, $323,G41; Kalamazoo, $685.
81; Traverse City, 1898, 1873; Ionia,
$SSaJ9; Newberry, $123,So9; Wayne,
S101. 266.
Il. J. Navin and other members OF
the Jackson prison board were given
|
mittecs on the proposition to establish
a department for the manufacture OF
binder Irvine in the state prison. Mr.
Navin said that other states had tried
with success the manufacture of bind
er twine by prison labor on state ac-
count. 1t is proposed TO manufacture
the Irvine for sale TO the farmers of
the state direct from the prison. Geo.
| ~ NJ
Council. indorscd the plan, declaring
it step toward the adjustment OF the
! prison contract labor system.
Senator Waterbury has taken from
the table his bill providing for the in
terchange of freight between electric
and steam railroads ana had it referred
to the committee on railroads. He
also presented several petitions from
his district asking for the passage Of
this bill. The measure provides for
| the interchange of freight between
steam and electric railroads and the
| reeuia ton thereof. In case matters Of
difference arise between the roads in
the regulation Of business the railroad
commissioner determines all disputes.
1t looks as If there would be no ac-
ton on the Colby primary bill for
some time. The senate could have or
dered the bill printed much sooner, but
nothing was done until Wednesday,
when, on Senator Baird's motion, the
bill was returned to the house that II
be printed as amended The house at
once acceded TO the request, but as the
bill is a long one it will probably be
late before copies can be obtained.
Some of the doubtful senators are be-
ginning TO be anxious that something
should be done. as they are hearing
! from their constituents.
The legislature, having passed the
! bill for the regulation of tontine and
| debenture companies, Secretary OF
| State Warner is preparing for n vigor-
Gus campaign against this class OF
| companies There is said to be no
| doubt whatever of the signing Of the
| bill. Foreign companies engaged in
selling mining or oil stock on the in
| stallment plan are said to come within
the puryiew Of the new law and that
the business will not be permitted in
| Michigan.
| The most interesting appointment
| matter now before the governor is that
| Of Oil Inspectc. VIM. Judson, whose
term will expire July ! next. During
| the past week JudsC.l has spent some
time in Lansing, as have Gen. Green
and some others of JudSOn's opponents
! 1t is asserted. however, that Gov. Bliss
| has already offered Judson's job TO
| Charles j.. Benjamin. of Saginaw,
whom the senate tried to land in the
office Of game warden.
| The house has adopted n resolution
providing that committee of five
| frOE The house and three from the
senate shall be appointed to go to Still
water. Mimi, penitentiary to investi-
gate the binder Irvine industry i'm that
institution. The junket if the resolu-
ton goes through. will be one of the
longest that ever went out OF Lansing,
and will give the junketers nice bit
for mileage and expenses.
Rep. Batchelder is not knocking the
casino proposition for Belle Isle any
more. He says the hard criticism he
offered on the subject last week was
inspired by clause in the bill provid-
ing That the issue of bonds of $4,000
should not be included in the bonding
| limit. Now that the bill has been
amended to include the issue i'm tae
limit. he thinks the bill isn't SO bad,
| after all.
A bill passed by the house allows
embalmers outside of cities, to issue
burial permits in certain cases where
the township clerk is not available
within n reasonable time after n doctor
has issued certificate of death. But
township clerks receive all fees. as
usual. Township clerks are sometimes
miles away from the embalmers.
The vote OF Combs. of Lenawee
county, stood alone when the house
was tested as TO the sincerity Of the
oft-expressed desire for an early adj
iournmcnt. Combs himself was the
only man in the house who voted for
his resolution setting the date OF final
Adjournment for May il.
The house passed the Scripps bill
creating an art commission for Detroit.
The commission is to consist of the
mayor. five commissioners without pay
appointed by him. and the director Of
the Detroit Museum OF Art.
Rep. Van Zoerens bill to restrict the
marriage industry at ST. Joe is on the
general order OF the house and will be
! reached nrobabIy before tho end of