Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-19
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

tatives will not vote an appropriation
10 exceed $4,000, and Coy. Bliss Is
not Inclined TO stand for such cheap
representation as this would provide.
Il don't find that there is any general
demand for an appropriation said
Gov. Bliss. In Detroit, for instance.
nobody seems to care much for ii.
George III. Barbour tod me he didn't
want 10 see any appropriation ut all
unless IL were n decent one"
However, the representatives Of the
Grand Rapids furniture interests are
undaunted. They maintain that $780,
GOO VIII be appropriated. So sure are
they that the bill granting an appro-
priation and creating commission
Will pass that they have already Sc
lected some of the men for the com
mission. Roy c. Barnhardt, Of Grand
Kapids, president Of the Furniture
Mems Association. is one Of the pro-
lrietors OF the Downey House, Ian
sing, is another. Mr.. Farrell. OF the
Cleveland Cliffs Mining Co., has been
mentioned as another.
The house seems TO be working cas-
lly and in no particular hurry TO dis
pose of the most important matters.
There are general primary bill.
mortgage taxation, appropriations for
the university, governors residence,
addition to the capitol building, taxa
ton OF sleeping cars, municipal owner
snip and other important matters that
are as yet untouched. The proposed
amendment TO the constitution provid-
ing that members of the legislature
shall be paid $500 year, instead of So
uay. as at present, was taken up
Tuesday afternoon under suspen-
sion OF the rules. The proposed
amendment cuts Off all mileage. all
pay for extra sessions, and omitted
stationery perquisltes. There was
some sharp discussion OF the matter,
but 1t was passed 76 to 10. Tie idea
OF pushing the bill is TO have it sub
mitted TO the people in the April cleo.
ton. Practically the same PROPOSE
ton was submitted in the state cleo
ton OF two years ago, and il was de-
feated. If this amendment is adopt
ed it will not take effect until 1905.
The house ways and means commit
tee asked Auditor-General Powers TO
submit for inspection some of the bills
that come in from state institution
ana these are samples: Vouchers
from the lonia institutions, dated Jan
uary 10, and at various times for a
week before that time have in them
one item Of 50 for six dozen red roses:
So for white ones; 50 for carnations.
There are other floral items, bringing
the total UP to $2925. Then there was
long string Of table delicacies,
among which was an item of $3.50
lac. C.B
for branded cherries, etc. The com
mittee has also bills for $3.50 worth
Of ice cream and $3.50 worth Of flow
ers from the Adrian school for girls.
There are bills for candy from the
school for the blind. A more serious
matter, SO far as amounts of money is
CONCERNED, will lie brought to the at
tentlOn OF the commltUee. THIS rc.utcs
to the making of improvements by
boards of control out of money sup
posed to be used for the maintenance
of inmates.
The senate has passed the so called
BanSham bill. amending the law for
orSnization of corporations, so that
concerns may incorporate with no capt.
tai paid in. All attempts TO amend
were defeated. Bangham says of his
bill: This bill is far from being as
liberal rs the New Jersey laws. but
we do not want to liberalize our laws
10 certain extent and bring in the
wildcat companies which are taking
advantage of the partnership associa.
tion limited act. This will compel
them TO make public their affairs
which at present they are not com
peed to do"
The seiLte did quite bit OF bus
mss Tuesday afternoon, among the |
bis passed being one which defines |
ciminal anarchy and provides impris-
oiment up TO 10 years for agitators
q that kind. Favorable action was
aSo given the Sovereign bill provid-
IL Tor greater precaution and inves-
cation before Juvenile offenders are
snr TO penal institutions 1t provides
tat courts may designate private per-
bns to take charge OF such children.
ihe bill making il n felony for male
PRISONS TO commit nameless offenses
gainst other males was discussed I'm
Executive session and afterward was
slsSed.
The Grand Rapids furniture manu-.
lecturers want the legislature 70 ap-
ropriate $4,000 for building at the
worlds fair, TO he held in st. Louis.
he delegation Of manufacturers who
ppeared TO advocate the appropria-
ion were from Grand Rapids. other
arts of the state had no advocates.
hey claim that they prefer TO pay
Or the space they use but want the
tate TO be among the leaders at the
liz show. 1t looks as If the scheme
ill be favorably reported.
Rep. Nandercook says his proposi-
on TO the house state affairs commit
&c for the removal OF the state CAPT
81 to Grand Rapids was merely
josh" and not intended to be Sc.
ously considered.
Both houses, under suspension Of the
lies, passed n large number of bills
afternoon. Most OF the bills
ere not printed. the members did not
now what was in many of them, and ,
icy didn't seem TO care.
One OF the fights OF the session will /
rs to the appropriation for the !
college. That college now
limited to 100000 year. and the {
liberties there are anxious that the
nit be removed.
The house nj the reouest of Gov