The Yale expositor., 1903-01-16

suggests increasing the legal length az
/ which certain nEh NAV lawfully De- taken.
/ aud the commission asserts that for the
I protection ~ the trout streams there
ought % be- "A legal limit o. the daily
catch.
rhs increasing number of fatalities
I among hunters during the season in
which deer may lawfully be- killed de-
l mands some legislative action, ~ not the
/ absolute prohibition OF the high power
/ gun Ia general use
GOOD ROADS.
The forty-frst legislature authorized
/ the creation OF "A highway commission %
I devise ways and means Tor the better
ment 81 the highways 81 the state. The
I commission has submitted worklng
plan. which u summarized IN the fol-
\ lowing recommendations:
Education along the lines Of building
ara maintaining good roads; an amend
/ ment 20 the constitution. authorizing
state aid IN M" Improvement 81 public
highways. and following favorable action
4 hN the people. legislation similar 20 the
system in operation In Vermont whereby
i the state assists In defraying the cost 81
constructing highways built according %
Z legislation placing these rccommenda-
i lions before the people Tor their action
/ will materially advance the good roads
movement. and favorable action by the
! electorate VIII exert q FAR reaching lnuu-
Tncr upon IN" future welfare OF the state.
I REGULATION or ELECTRIC RAIL
ROADS
renew m former recommendation
!
! suburban and intcrurban electric railway
companies. which are rapidly assuming
\ all th, functions OF steam railroads and
are not subject TO any form of general
regulation. Their supervision should b"
vested In the Commissioner ~ Railroads
and appropriate legislation Co this end BE-
s egy y" n STder to ,a a. iuy a. posstSl
4 % transportation rs reason % ts form Of
motive power should receive any special
favor from the state and rs FAR as pos
.
/ % extend 10 an alike. The people have
I right q expect uniform legislation.
STATE FIRE Inspection
D The annual IRE waste which results IA
. IN" absolute wiping out u the value rop-
7 resented hy the property destroyed. calls
\ Tor serious consideration uu your part. \
Z c1rrful investigation Of all nres occurring
I 10 the state with a Wow % determining
D their caus" and correcting the conditions
. which make them possible would GER
D tainly result Ia "a substantial reduction
l ~ the present enormous IRE waste anu
I thereby eventually reduce tho loss ratio
and decreaa" the premium rates The eN-
c"ssiNe losses Of recent years have caused
the retirement from Michigan % large
Z resulted iu "a greatly inadequate supply
/ 90 sound indemnify as Well as an IN
I crease In rates. WIN view 30 reducing
a. Tar as possible the great loss due O.
d careleSsucss. accident AMI .nc"udiarlsm.
] ] suggest thc enactment ~ e law pro-
4 Nidlug Tor n system OF state firs iusp"c-
I ton which should b, attached 90 The tn
surance department. which annually re-
I turns large revenue 90 IN. state. us
: receipts Tor the last uscai year having "a o.
4 c''"'d IT. expenses nt every utt4i" uf
more than s3ioVO Although this Arg"
/ sum - money. which Is but fraction
] OF the eu, rmous IRE loss 81 the state. is
pail directly bv thc Insurance companies.
II Is. OF course assessed against the prop
ertv owners ~ the state in ~" form 81
! premium rates and whatever can De- done
/ - reduce III" annual vast" VIII D. IN
I tho right side ~ the ledger
INHERITANCE TAX LAW.
The statute providing fos the collection
I 90 e tax from tho transfer 90 property %
/ viii or inheritance has added c1usid-
t"r"st fund. auI this Will probably In
. crease from year to year with the growt 70
law. however. T. iu such tlu.i} i"fW
that this legsiltur" should -r" that 90 b.
yn amended that Ln uH'rrA iutv VIII eN-
ist iu regard 90 its trrms suI that those
charged with To- administration may and
lts provisions clear Ild uuWistak1nlr
PROTECTION or AND REVENUE
FROM STATE LANDS
IN" commissioner nt the stat" land
OH" recommend legislation giFiug STATE"
. tf,spasz agents authority Boo tfaspaEF
upon stat, taN lands similar o. that oi
tlr gam" ana nsh warden iu seizure. ga
. TIE ground thu' Do VIII facilitate ,piirr-
tons Tor trrrpIaf and haze 90 decided
tendency 90 prevent rUcr'Nr 1m 'utt, also
measures empowering the land commits
flur~r AMI thv auditor general o. sell the
timber from tax homestead lands and au-
. thorizlTg these officials o. irHsr Cor a
term 1I years the same class 81 lands.
THEREOF. -f"Atlh enhancing ff".r Waite
Favorable action should br tlNau ou
. these recon n"rdttinuE
FORESTRY.
Interest iu forestry Boo Michigan has ma
. t"fliliv increased since the creation It
. 'hr forestry commission ana there zhoU u
I n. such additional legislation as NAV d"
&
] has undertaken. Strrs are necessary tu
. perfect title Go the lands st apart FOR
. this purpose. and the commission OTIS ht
b 90 have tho authority requisite Tor tho
| protection % such lands 49, may DE- pa ed
. under IT, control. II seems inldys1b.r
. To- cripple any counties hy practically
l turning them into state forests and this
. phase 20 the question should have careful
consideration before any irrgvocable steps
. are taken.
STATE BANKS
The development % the state banking
7 system demands attention The present
state banking law has been go operation
fourteen years. and during that time the
. number % banks under the supervision
I 90 the state banking department. has
grown from eighty tsol with total assets
, ~ N9.~pn9 90 two hundred tWeuty-ninc
t..N banks and trust companies ~ sep
tcmber n last whose assets were $3.50 ~. o.
90. an Increase In Institutions of one
hundred forty-nine disl and tn assets %
StS0M0OD Deposits have increased 70
tifi o00 on the increase since iN- approx
mating SIS On %. In some Instances ma
tionui banks have pooled issues with state
banks because % the savings feature %
IN. latter. ~ u sugg~stel that the irgi--
,ature inquire into the wisdom from the
standpoint 81 public policy Of rendering
Ineligible the president or cashier Of a
national bank or trust company 20 per-
form the duties ~ president or cashier %
a state bank
sH-AMER1CAN WAR CLAIM.
In January. 1871. the amount uncul-
iected OF the Spanish-Amcricau war
claim Was 30 s2Sii the original amount
of fhe claim. presented 90 tae United
states government having BEEN Stts 100 -
ON March T. 1871. Ia conjunction with thu
attorney general the governor employed
an ag INT to complete the collection of this
sta udard requirements.
claim The amount urcnilected consisted
princlpally 81 expenses for suhsistlnE
troops for care OF sick soldiers for hos
pitai supplies and attendance. FOR railroad
{ i-ausportation % troops from Detroit o.
7 their hcmes In Michigan 90 the conciu-
sion Of the war. aud FOR account ~ naval
reserves since then the sum % 81 %
50 ~ has been collected. making the total
. amount collected TO date on tho entiu.
1 claim SgTT 3i2 IS Tho claim ns presented
I consisted OF ave installments and aii have
beer settled except the third installment
which consists of the above mentioned
REORGANIZATION and nmnuTFa "A