Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-05


for the legislators to consider-to
abolish the lock step in penal institu-
tons; TO make steam and electric
roads exchange business at CROSSINGS
to tax sleeping and dining cars uhder
q specific system; to increase the
number OF Supreme Judges To elsnt'
TO prevent retail sales of liquors py
canyassers; to make liquor sellers AZ
the Flats pay the regular license I
to submit to the people the question
of calling Il convention for gehtrai
revision of the constitution, DIN
for general primary election law; 10
close theatres OH sunday; 10 releIe
county treasurers of responsibility III
cases like that of Wavne county,
! bill approprlating $1,000 annually 10
| establish n chair OF American archae-
oloey in the University of Mlchlgah'
TO extend the operations or the law
for the examination OF Eorseshoers' 10
provide for central bureau Tor the
identification of criminals.
Richards liquor dispensary bill Is
measure like which las been In enecl
for seven years I'm South Carolina,
where saloons were abolished in lSoO.
In the place of the saloons, the state
dspensary of liquor Is established
Any community may have dlSpen-
sary on petition OF a maJoirty OF the
voters OF the village, township OF
ward. This dispensary is To be pre-
sided over by state officer receiving
81 900 year. He Will furnish liquor
at market prices in sealed packages
which may not be opened in the as
pensary All profits are to accrue 10
the state. The system OF dispen-
saries is TO be presided over by a
state board Of five members, each paid
81. 500 q year, and state liquor com
missioner at $500 year, who Is TO
be elected by the board. The bill also
provides for chemical examination IN
the Agricultural College Of al liquor
dispensed.
The Michigan Federation of Labor
is asking for the passage or num-
her of important bills affecting the IN
terests of workingmen. One OF these
bills is intended to impose regulations
, as to the construction OF foundres ana
machinery i'm such shops in such a
way as to better protect the health OF
moders. 1t is provided that any own
err or manager who does not comply
with the regulations laid down may Dt
fined $500 to $1,000 or may be i'm
prisoned from sixty days TO SIX
months. Foremen who refused tc
carry out the provisions OF the bill
may be fined SO or be imprisoned
from ten TO thirty days.
Tho state boards of control have Ger
tainly made calls for money for th'
Y various state institutions which, IN th'
!. aggregate, are sumewhnt starting
: The footings give tho enormous tota
V of SI,Sl3.69S 81 and this great sun
s does not include MI. Ms there vii. III
J. the money needed for the care az in
t. mates OF Il number OF penal and char
= table institutio"s. -whteh nre paid o
d ut The rate of ~ cents dny per III
v mate. Then, too. the S25O,Oo0 aske'
e for u soldiers monument Is also no
q included. This amount would prIh
a, the total up TO over $S.O0O.O0o
y, wednesday ended time for the In
lie PRODUCTION OF new bills and the lcSis
'r lators had the usual boys play on
y celebration of tho event. 1t Is. @
u course, supposed that tho two bodie
T. will now settle down II business. In
total number or bills introduced in III
house is 1870 whereas there were
:. 353 i'm 1901. so that this years nun
- her is IL? less. The senate, howeve
- has more bills than in 1901. a6I hcin
80 introduced. which is an increase OF
- The total i'm both houses this yea
is 1.TGG. or llS less than in 1901.
~ If Gov. Bliss signs before end {
ca the week the bill for Wayne count
IA primary election reform. which passo
os the house and senate hate Tuesda
"A afternoon and goes into effect immed
nj ately, there will be time TO put I'll
n preliminary machinery INTO operate
ed before the primaries. Gov Bliss.
on Is understood, has already given h
intimation privately that he will deia
no longer than deccncy requires. N
that the bill will he law short
after the printer and embosser INNS
=. their work.
~ 1t begins to look rs If all the trade
:, as well ms professions. would be pr
~. vided with state boards of examiner
-, Examinations for BARRIERS and horS
-, :" shoers are already provided for
~ ~, law. and bills are in to have accour
"a ants, engineers and firemen place
w under state supervision. Son
'uS butchers also want their rradesmen
come under the public eye.
Representative Ashley. of Detro
has introduced a bill to cut OIL [
fees for the sheriff of Wayne count
90" 1t provides an annual salary of $500
-; all fees TO 60 to the county genei
IA 'd fund The sheriff is to feed t
nd prisoners in the Jail, keeping an lite
aeu lied account of his expenditures I
,r' that purpose, the bills TO lie audit
by the county auditors.
he he Another bill provides for damaG
his to workmen injured in the constr'
sod ton OF n building. and still anotl
extends the personal liability act,
that the contributory negligence pl
may be less easily set up, and so Il
IL will not be so easy for employ,
'.lc to hold that part OF the blame is d
VI TO fellow workmen.
tha Senator Barnes believes the exper
eos of 100000 which is expended eve
ten years TO take the state Gems
%. is without proportionate returns a
ns, he has introduced a joint resolution
amend the constitution in this rega
There is a bill proposing an $780,
efota factory where blind Derst