Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-04
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

IS .'oi tSdseS, Wnlcn passed. the mousse
ana which is now on tho table OF the
senate. Is that 1t Will release from
taxation money In banks. In speaking
VI THIS phase Of the matter, one OF thu
oiicers or the tax commission said
taxing officers have never made an
EFFORT TO enforce the law as 10 the
small savings OF working people I'm the
pahks, but there is now OH the tax
rolls or the state over $1O,0O0OO0 OF
money held by the mining companies
VI tue upper peninsula In Boston
oahks, which the passage OF this bill
would release entirely. Besides this,
many wealthy people, especially In De-
lrolt, give amounts of money held by
them In banks, and this. too, would
escape.
The house passed the Van Zoeren
OH providing that conyicts In state
prisons shall be employed In making
supplies for state Institutions, as far MS
possible. Jackson prison authorities
say the bill is all right In principle, but
that the prisons are not fitted with the
machinery TO carry 1t into effect, and
that 1t Is therefore impractical. On
the other hand, there is much oppo-
sition In the legislature to the binder
twine bill for Jackson, on account OF
the large amount OF money needed,
ana tn question as to what shall be
done with the convictS is likely 10
prove hard TO solve.
The house passed the bill under
which 1t Is expected that a manual
training school for the blind will be
established at Saginaw. 1t appropri-
ates $4,000, which Is to do the build
Ing. The cost OF maintenance will
| come after the edifices are prepared.
| When this bill was passed the govern
or signed the bill for normal school
In the western part Of the state. The
appropriations involved amounts to
$4,000, with an annual expense here
| after for the maintenance of the new
institution. All that is now needed to
make the blind school bill law Is Gov.
BLISS signature.
The lawyers of the house worked
hard to get the 81 votes necessary to
pass the bill increasing the number OF
supreme court judges from to s, and
the bill was passed. Some Of the
members look at the bill as simply one
intended to provide three more attor
neys with good Jobs. The bill, which
now goes to the senate, is really one
OF the most important measures acted
upon In this session.
The bill to permit the Grand Rapids &
Indiana railroad to charge passengers
3 cents mile instead of the IL
authorized by the present law was to
have slipped through easily. Able
lobbyists had smoothed the way for 1t,
and they had received plenty of assiS
lance from sympathetic legislators. but
the committee Of the whole voted to
Kill the bill, and tho house afterwards
concurred
The senate has backed down on the |
fight over the appropriation of the |
Michigan exhibit at the worlds fair |
Their conferences committee today re-
ported that the house committee would |
not agree on anything more than $780, |
900, and the senators decided to re- |
cede. The report was adopted and |
the bill thus goes TO the governor at |
the figure set by the house
The Michigan Central has arranged |
new schedule for the Bay City and |
Mackinac division which will go into |
effect June II. The cutting off of four |
hours between Detroit and the copper |
country will give Detroit merchants |
and manufacturers a chance to COM
pete more successfully with Chicago |
wholesale houses.
The bill providing for the sale of
state property in Lansing failed to get |
enough votes TO pass IT, Those who |
voted against the bill took the position
that the site Of the old capitol which
was proposed TO be sold, would really
be the best place for an adjunct to the
capitol, which it is proposed to erect.
The senate state affairs committee
recommended the passage of a resolu-
ton giving each member of the legis-
lature set of the compiled laws. The
senate adopted the report Of the COM
mittee. The house has already adopt
ed the resolution.
The Kelly-Ward-R Randall Campbell
bill, exempting credits from taxation,
came to the senate for concurrence and
OH motion of Senator Kelly ii was laid
on the table by vote of Is to IL. 1t
now looks as If there would be warm
fight on the BILL
For the first time in two months. the
senate had quorum on Friday
morning. Eighteen answered the roll
call. They went through the order of
business, however, out of Difference to
the absentees
Lightning struck and killed James
Devine and seriously hurt Peter Quin
and Charles Burns, near Baroda. We'd
nesday. The men were berrypickers,
whose homes were in Nashville. Tenn.
On account Of a great deal of paw
ing and other public Improvements,
faxes in Monroe will be very large.
and assessments on property all over
the city have been raised
Paul Lackner was killed in the north
branch OF Tamarack mine by the fall
ing In OF vein OF rock He was 80
years old and leaves a widow and sew
eral children.
The Saginaw Sugar Co elected Chas.
B. Warren, Detroit, and Worthy l..
Churchill, Bay City, directors. ma
jority, 1t Is said, favors a % per cent
assessment. The company will meet
June and may increase Its capital {
stock to $3.50, 900. {
Fl. S. Williams post, G.. A. r.. OF c
Charlotte. sent resolutions to the house q
declaring tho most IN be opDOSpd to fhe | :