Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-29

usual strenuous times during the SEES
sion and the beginning is already made
In the form Of joint resolution which
Mr.. Combs, OF Rome Center, onereu
In the house Thursday. It Is for an
amendment to article NV. OF the con
stitution. Combs wants to submit the
proposition to the people at the spring
election. The object Is TO compel cor
poratlons holding state franchises TO
| pay all the expenses Of the admlnistra-
| ton OF the state government e1ectual-
| ~ separating county and state taxes.
| The taxes paid by private individuals
would be those collected for county,
township, municipal and primary
school purposes only. The Dingley Dill
| passed by the house at the last SEES
sion was framed to cover exactly
the same ground.
The fatalities Of the hunting season
have impelled Senator Burns to ask
that the following law on the Maine
statute books be adopted:
Sec. 1. Whoever while on a hunting
trip or in the pursuit of wild game, or
game birds. negligently or carelessly
shoots and wounds or kills any human
being shall be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding 10 years or by line
not exceeding $1,000.
Sec >. 1t Shall be the duty of the
prosecuting attorney and sheriff in the
county in which a violation Of the fore
going section occurs to forthwith i'll
vestigate and prosecute every person
who therein violates the provisions of
this act, and for failing so to investl-
gate and prosecute each of said officers
Shall he liable TO fine of not exceed
ing $1,000 and TO be removed from
office
The Joint resolution proposing ar
amendment to article ". OF the con
sttution by repeating the 5Fday limit
for the Introduction Of bills passed
in the senate and is now IL
n fair way to find its way to the PEG
PIE. Such an amendment has beer
recommended by Gov. Bliss, Lieut..
Coy. Maitland. Speaker Carton an(
others.
The first bill Of the legislature o.
1908 to be approved by Gov. Bliss wa
/, that of Senator Scullen providing TO
a bond issue Of $1,000 by the frs
school district OF Crosse Pointe. TIL,
governor also signed Il bill which al
lows Bay City to issue 100000 II
! bonds. and these With two bills chang
ing mems names are the first four t
be made laws this season.
All the ceremonies attending tn
election OF Gen. X. \. Alger as Unite.
States senator have been performed
Gov. Bliss having signed the commits
sion Thursday afternoon.
: Senator Brown. of Lapecr, has Intro
duced bill which will impose heav
{ penalties for threats against executiv
g officials. The bills opening paragraph
/ reads: "That criminal anarchy Is tn
doctrine that organized government
Q should be overthrown by force or viz
r lence. or by the assassination of IN
q executive head or any of the executiv
= officials OF the government, or by an
: unlawful means. The advocacy {
n such doctrines, either by word {
z mouth or writing is hereby declared
?. felony"
= The bills paid by counties for T.
! stamping out contagious diseases an
caring for patients have become 5
large that a general cry against the
has arisen and relief asked EvidenC
Of the trouble came at first In II
y shane of local bills providing warrior
plans TO hold down the expenses {
- local guardians Of the public healt
OF supplemented by petitions from supe
j. vlsors and other public bodies prayir
40 for relief from the reckleSsness or II
township health boards.
Insurance, both fire and life, Is n
important question now before y
to lawmakers In the form of two bill
go introduced Thursday. The house b
20: proyides that fire insurance compani
10; shall be liable for the full amount
70 their policies, no matter what th'
o. nav claim to have been the real walt
90. OF the property destroyed. Under Il
DS present law these companies may tai
-, risks for any amount, but after II
thev cannot be compelled to pay mo
TO than the full value of the propert
~ though thev may have collected pr
100 miums on much greater amount.
Iucy CASTOR Page has addresst
rs. the house on the cigarette evil ana
w. made fun utilized during the recess
A resolution was passed that ].
nd Monroe. of Gogebic. accompany II
on committee TO the Upper Peninsula,
Ts he knows low to show thcm abor
his and Sergt alarms Whitbcck was al
nd ed that he might look after the lu
es, gage.
40; Representative Colby introduced q
primary election bill for Wayne cou
- ty. 1t is the same rs the one intr
So: duced in the senate by Senator Simon
40 The governor sent 10 the senate Q
op name of Hon. John ID. Shuil. OF 1
nd cumseh, Lenawee county. as memb
Wy, OF the board OF control of the sta
mt, public school at Coldwater. FOR {
~ balance of the term ending Dec.
BIS, 1906, succeeding George Il. Bardee
OF Otsego, resigned.
The police judges OF Detroit have
no 30; bill I'm to Increase their salaries fro
s4c. s.. 600 TO $1,000.
bu Both houses held short evening s
Nv sions Monday.
The game warden appointment st
. hangs fire, tile contest being betwe
Chapman. OF Sault Ste. Marie, a
Banjamln OF Saginaw.
per III. Il. No. 10. 4 bill 10 author
NJ the board OF supervisors OF Il
3 county TO issue s135.OO0 OF bonds
2, the purpose OF refunding $4,000
40 stone road bonds and So, 900 OF bird