Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
STATE LEGISLATURE
Brief Chronicle of Matters of Importance

The senate will probably hold nm thu
bill TO reyamp the asylum laws Tho
Dill Is huge document which required
whole afternoon for reading in the
house OF representatives. There was
little difficulty In passing it there nm.
der Rep Masters championship. Tho
Dill, as originally presented, granted
the boards Of control most unusual
power, for instance, the drawing ON
the current funds of the state whom
their appropriations were exhausted If
Will add Sl25,000 per year to the cost
or running these institutions If passed
On Monday evening the nrIson
Junket will start for saltwater Mimi
to investigate the binder Irvine plant
In the state prison there and report to
the legislature as to whether II would
be advisable to institute such a miami
In Jackson prison. The members of
| the party are Senators AforIortv
Woodman and Cannon and Reps. Ran
dali, Stone, Baumgaertner. Duncan
and Campbell
| Inc house recently passed what now
appears to have been very EXPENSIVE
bill. The bill was long one revising
ana consolidating the laws governing
insane asylums. and the law firm IF
knappen, Kleinhaus & Knappen of
Grand Rapids, was awarded 500 for
preparing the bill. The vouchers were
held up in the auditor-general's office
ana the senate adopted resolution
calling for information on the subject
BY a vote OF - to the senate
passed the bill. as amended by the
house. to create II forestry reserve In
two townships Of Roscommon county
The bill provides for a forestry war
den, the salary being fixed at 81. 800
a year, and for the appointment bv
the warden. on recommendation of the
state forestry commission. of "suffi.
cient number Of competent forestry
wardens' at So a day.
Representative Higgins, In commit. |
tee or the whole. renewed his fight
against the Read resolution proposing
10 amend the constitution 50 that a |
freight rate commission may be an |
pointed, but Higgins motion that all |
AFTER the enacting clause be stricken |
out was defeated and the bill was
agreed TO. A few other unimportant |
Dllls were acted upon and the house
adjourned.
Representative Batchelder tried
thursday to have the house request
the ways and means committee 70 re.
port the bill providing for an addition
to the capitol, but his motion was
turned down. and 1t looks as if this
100000 project was dead
a conference of senators was hold
on Tuesday evening. at which a com.
promise primary election bill was
agreed upon, TO be reported next week
for adoption. 1t was decided TO sion
business on May Z, final adjournment
to be on May H.
In the senate the Galbraith bill. pro-
viding for the payment of high school
tuition and transportation Of pupils in
certain districts, was brought ND but
-ull consideration was postponed until
here should be larger attendance.
The house state affairs committee
favorably the grain inspection
)ill, which provides for the appoint.
nent of inspectors at $50 and weigh.
masters at $50 per month, to be paid
rom fees.
The bill providing for a state veter.
MARIAN to take the place of the pres.
mt state veterinary board was Killed
~ the house committee on state of.
airs.
The senate had no work ahead Mon.
lay and did little else but adiovrn
senator Kelly presided during tho {
hort time the session lasted. [
The senate is continuing its nro. I
ramme of keeping all work cleaned c
p, SO that an adjournment NAV be I
ecided upon in the upper branch n {
ny time. :
The state affairs committee of tho Y
ouse has reported favorably the hin ;
roviding for good roads commission. :
at $1,000 per year. Ex-senator
arle has an eye on the plum. =