Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-19
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

Taxation questions have so far re
celyed little attention In the leglsla.
ture, the first few weeks OF the SEES
sion being notably free from the con.
troversies which agitated the lawmak.
ers the last few sessions. There Is
being prepared by the state tax com.
mission, however. n report which will
be an important matter for legislative
consideration. 1t will contain the OBJ.
servations OF the commission upon the
assessment of railroad property on the
ad valorem basis.
The report will be ready within the
next few weeks. 1t doubtless will not
contain any important recommends
tons on matters of general taxation,
and IL is believed that there will be
no suggestions for radical amend
ments to the main portion OF the rail-
road taxation law. But 1t il under
stood tho report the commission is re-
CURED to make direct to the legisla-
ture will provide a new plan for the
assessment OF property under the car
loaning class and will also point the
way for the taxation OF classes OF
property which almost entirely escape
taxation. Ex-Attorney-G General Oren
Is being consulted In the matter OF
amendments to the laws which will
be asked of the legislature.
The house held brief session Fri
day, most Of the members leaving at
noon, some for a visit to the Jack
son prison. others for Detroit. which
seems TO he popular Sunday resort
for legislators.
AmonO thn hills nnccnd v-oo No
Isles measure permitting Delray to
issue $4,000 in bonds for new school
houses. 1t was given immediate eff
feet.
Wallace. Of Newaygo. offered n bill
to force the payment OF doctors bills
1t is certainly new method for col
lectlng debts that makes the usual
legal process unnecessary for the doc
tors. and saves collection expenses. Ii
proposes that If any patient has not
paid his bill for six months before
spring town or precinct political
meeting, the doctor may announce
the fact at this meeting, giving at
flrst only the amount II the debtor
does not then pay his bill, the doctor
may make public the nature Of the
services rendered. and If that doesn't
bring the delinquent To time the doc
tor is to be paid out of the poor funds
OF the township or city.
Propositions to extend the scope OF
the forestry commission are likely to
attract considerable attention. and
bills proposing TO give the commission
greater powers and duties are likely
to have hard time of it,
oil
of bills There will he
n big grist Of local measures. special
acts and all kinds of things proposed
before then. 1t was June OF 1901 be-
fore the legislature finally wound up
its business and there is a much lar
ger grist in the hopper now than there
was this time two years ago Speaker
Carton is aiming at keeping things
moving. though he does not approve
Of more than one session day until |
The bills have all been introduced and |
the committees begin to clean up |
heir work
The appropriations for special pur.
poses asked by the various institu. /
ions fer the care Of criminals. insane !
ma other unfortunate people. which |
'ost. amount to $t.0I9. $500 This
arge sum is for new buildings, which
would he used principally as resi-
fences for the heads of the nstitu-
ions. The various amounts asked for
special purposes for the fifteen nstitu-
Ions which come under the supervis-
on OF the state board OF corrections
ma charities are as follows. Michi-
ran Asylum for the Insane at Kala-
nazoo, S67 $3.50; Eastern Michigan
Asylum for the Insane 1T Pontiac.
~ loo; Northern Michigan Asylum at
traverse City. SS3.910; State Asylum
t lonia. Sl2250.J0: asylum at New
Jerry, S1S7.J00: State Prison nj Jack.
on, S3ls935; Reformatory ut Ionia.
l2,32o: Marquette Prison. $l4. 43O: In.
Iustrial School for Boys at Lansing.
l3.SO0; Industrial Home for Girls NJ
ADRIAN, SilJ00; State Public School
| Coldwater. SlG.313: School for the
peat ne Flint. So, 800: School for the
'uhd az Lansing. $4,000: Home for
no Feeble Minded and Epileptic at
.aDetr SlW.0O0; Soldiers Home nj
'rand Rapids. $4,000
There is boiler inspection bill
''Nh Noulu Hldke tnat service part
| the state labor department system.
he inspectors are TO be paid not more
nan $1,000 a year The other bill on
his subject proposes n salary Of ST. 500
Or the chief Inspector.
One effect of Speaker Cartons pro-
'sts against the consideration OF bills
nccting localities without proper con.
Iteration of the opinion OF those af-
'cted has been TO Kill the proposition
raise dam in the Grand river In |
atom county.
The appropriation bill for the Mich |
an Pioneer and Historical Society
SKIS for $1,000 each year. an increase |
5000 over previous years. The in
ease appropriations is for the pur- |
osc Of extending the scope OF the So
ety's work.
The prevalence OF rabies has result
In the Introduction Of a bill provid. |.
Y that poor people suffering with that
alady may be sent to PaSteur insti.
ties at the expense OF localities where
ley live.
Not many people around the capitol !
,pear TO know much about her. She .
a stenographer and typewriter oper.
or, and although not especially skill
IL iH ~ hn m ba ri tVnri,u.