The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
AID FOR THE DESTITUTE.
Governor Issues Proclamation Urg-
ing Generosity Towards the
Swedish Sufferers.
WHERE CONTRIBUTIONS MAY Be SENT,
lence Act RepeaIed-sennte Re
fuses 10 Pass BiIi Calling for
New Equalization for Purposes OF
Taxation.
Lsnecial correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
Lansing, March 30.-Gov. Bliss has
issued proclamation calling for aid
for the distressed people Of Norway,
Sweden and Finland. who are suffering
for food because of failure OF crops.
II is requested that he ministers of
all church congregations throughout
the state present the cause of these
famine stricken peoples 10 their sew
eral congregations, and that special
contribution he taken no later than
April 10. 1908. for the benefit OF the
starving and destitute inhabitants OF
Norway. Sweden and Finland and that
the newspapers Of the commonwealth
do all IN their power 10 aid in this
work. All contributions will be for
warded To }. II. Jasberg, secretary
Finnish central relief committee, Han
cock. Mich. or 10 William -. Anderson,
cashier First national bank. Calumet,
Mich
In the committee Of he whole, the
house agreed 10 Mr. Oyiatt's bill 10
repeal he act Of 1890 for he suppress
sion of mob violence Thisact in many
respects is considered to be objection
able and so far reaching that il de-
stroys the purpose for which il was
placed on the statute books. II desig
mates the gathering of two or more
persons TO do violence o any person as
mob. and an assault shall be con-
strued as a lynching. The most obiec-
tionable feature Of the law is hat pro-
vision which makes counties where
such "lynching" is committed respon-
sible for damage TO the party injured
ANY act OF violence shall constitute a
lynchiug. and the party so aggrieved
may recover $500 from the county for
simple assault and $1,000 for serious
injury. and in case OF death resulting
from mob violence his heirs may re-
cover $1,000.
Senator Charles Smiths bill provd-
ing for a new equalization for purposes
OF state taxation was lost In the sen-
ate. The veteran legislator from the
copper country had hoped 10 get a new
adjustment Of tax figures under which
upper peninsula counties would have
their burden lightencd, his measure
providing that the new equalization
should be made nv the state tax com
mission instead Of by he state board
of equalization. as in The past
The liquor committees OF the two
houses have decided TO report favor
ably ihc Fuller bill, providing that
brewers shall not have 10 pay $500
license in every county where they
a..
compelled 10 do according TO su-
preme court decision under the pres
ent law. The senate committee pro-
poses that all such concerns. Michigan
as well as foreign, shall pay S25 in
every county where they may wish to
establish an agency. Some of the
house members, however, suspect that |
under such provision brewing com
panies may establish cold storage |
plants in small groceries, etc, and sell
beer hy the case. and the house may |
raise the proposed fee To $50 a county. |
by vote Of SO TO IS, the house |
passed the bill submitted by Land Com |
missioner Wiley, authorizing the com
missioner 10 sell the timber from state |
swamp primary school and tax home |
stead lands, under such rules and reg /
ulntions a. may be prescribed by the |
state hoard OF agriculture. provided /
said lands shall have been offered "a
public sale and been held by the state
for one year after such public offering.
Under resolution OF the state mill
tarA board. Quartermaster General
Kidd will dispose Of all the Spring
field rifles in the use of the national
guard. They must be sold in lots Of
not less than 90. and bids will be re-.
ceived until April is.
Secretary OF State Warner has pre-
pared bill governing the incorpora-
ton Of tontine companies in this state.
II specifically prohibits the maturing
OF contracts on the numerical system.
Gen. II. NJ Duhicld is here 10 urge
q change in the shooting law 80 that
residents of other states belonging 10
bunting and fishing clubs i'm Michigan
~, send their trophies out OF the.
- II they make afidavts that the
game is To be given away and
pc sold
the bills passed by the house,
yrliting people In Van BpSx
c wine and -