The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-16
Measure Favoring Popular Election
of United States Senators
Is Killed.
AJAX EXEMPTION BILL IS ALSO LOST.
Adjournment VIII Come ON Jane
5-Many Nominations Sent tn the
senate by GOV. BIIss-Other Notes
OF Interest.
Especial Correspondence !

ing for the nomination OF candidates
for United States senator by the peo-
pie was killed i'm the house. Two
years ago the legislature passed a
resolution asking congress TO submit
an amendment TO the constitution
providing for the election of senator's
by direct vote.
The bill To exempt from taxation
all credits, including mortgages and
land contracts. was defeated in the
house. IL had been expected that
there would be great deal Of talk
on the bill, as there was much inter
est i'm II. but the members seemed
10 have run out of arguments in COM
mittee OF the whole. The measure
had lost some votes since its last dis
cusslon because few members had
been advised 10y supervisors in their
districts 10 oppose the bill, as II
would take some assessments on
their tax rolls.
President Fuller, OF the senate,
says the Legislature will quit work
MAY 30 and finally adjourn June 3,
the same as done at the last session.
Gov. Bliss sent 10 the senate the
nomination Of Elgin Mitiiin as mem
Der of the board of control of the
state school for the blind, To succeed
the late c. w. Bement. Other nom
nations were as follows: Member
Of the board OF guardians OF the I'M
dnstrial home for girls, six years,
Mrs. May 5. knaggs, of Bay City, re
appointment; member of Anderson
Vile prison soldiers monument com
mission. Mrs. VI. Jennie Carpenter,
Of Saginaw: +. $. Jameson. of Ma
rine City and George w. stone, Of
Lansing. Mrs Carpenters appoint
ment was in recognition Of the fact
that the site of the prison ON which
the monument will he erected was
purchased by the National w. II. c.
The senate committee ON appro-
priations and finance has favorably
reported the Simons bill, appropriate
ing $3.50 900 for a soldiers and sail
ors' monument. to be erected on the
state house grounds. The committee
amended the bill SO that the appro-
priation will he paid out of the pres
eut general fund of the state, instead
Of being. provided for in the forth
coming state tax levy.
The house by &c 10 10. voted for
the establishment of new normal
school i'm western Michigan. The
bill has passed the senate, but was
amended in the house TO provide that
the school must be erected on "A site
at least 20 acres in extent. The SEN
ate must concur i'm the amendment
before the bill goes 10 the governor.
The state board of education is 20 Sc
lcct the location, which several west
eru Michigan towns are trying to get.
The bill carries an appropriation Of
$4,000.
The house spent an hour consid-
cring Representative Campbell's bill
10 amend the inheritance tax law,
and il was finally agreed to. IL pro-
,ides that where an Inheritance eX-
ceeds $4,000 the whole inheritance
shall bc taxed at one per cent of the
value. The present law provides that
where an estate is above $1,000 only
the amount in excess OF $4,000 shall
be taxed.
The house passed ON third reading
the Vaughn bill, providing FOR indie
terminate sentences for convicts, in
accordance with the constitutional
amendment made AT last falls cleo
ton.
The DENLY bill amending The gen
eral corporations bill was passed by
the house. after being amended SO as
10 limit the amount OF capital stock
20 $4,000, 900 and TO prohibit cor
poration holding stock in another
corporation.
Interest ON the Michigan war loan
bonds OF 1898 ceased running May I,
apd IL is now probable that the bonds
will be promptly retired. The bonds
ISSUED amounted 10 100000. They
were ten year war bonds with a priv
iiege Of retiring them after five years
IL the state desired. here j. no rca-
son why the bonds should not be paid
now. and the state is calling them In.
or the issue of 100000 there are till
S297,3 800 outstanding. Bonds are be-
ing presented daily for payment.
Sccrctar. Of Sta'c Warner has in
stituted vigorous campaign against
various corporations Of other states
which are operating in Michigan
without authority. For several weeks
ne has been collecting evidence
against these concerns and has com
plcted his ease against a prominent
Illinois corporation aud has formally
requested the attorney general 10 in
stitute legal proceedings against this
corporation 10 collect the penalty
rhis penalty IS $1,000 for each month
the company trausacts business IN
the state without authority.
state oil Inspector Judson has flied
with the state auditors his report for
the first quarter Of 1908. During
that period he collected fees aggrc-
eating Si2.2s9.l9. The salaries and
expenses Of the Inspector and his
dennties Amounted 10 SS2TSSf lpav.