Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-26
BIG INCREASE IN
APPROPRIATIONS
Growing Needs Of Charita-
bic and Educational
Institutions.
MANY NEW LAWS FOR MICHIGAN
Work Done at the Regular Session
Of the Forty Fourth
Legislature.
Tendency to More Closely Regulate the
Liquor Tratiic-State Railroad
Commission Insurance
Laws.
MANY NEW LAWS FOR MICHIGAN

will not be adjourned sine die until
noon of the Doth instant, that body
ceased from its lahors on the 10Th in
slant and viii DO no more legislating
unless Governor Warner carries out
his announced purpose Of calling it to-
gether next February for the purpose
of considering proposed amendments
to the primary election law 1t con.
sldered these amendments very thor
oughly during the present session. hut
failed to take the action desired 10y
the chief executive.
4 large majority Of the members
Of the two houses were eager TO make
the amendments proposed. but sixteen
senators, Just enough TO prevent the
passage Of the bin. stood like "A stone
wall against the elimination from the
law Of the clause requiring the sue
cessful candidates for governor ana
lieutenant governor to poll 40 per
cent. of the total vote cast at the pri-
maries. Governor Warner is confident
that after the opposing senators have
had a full opportunity TO hear from
their constituents and after the peo-
pie Of the state have expressed them
selves on the subject as il is proposed
TO have them do next fall. there viii
be little difficulty in passing the bin
which has been repeatedly rejected
during the regular session.
Bills of Most Importance.
Among the most important bills
passed this year are bills creating
state railroad commission. repeating
the limited liability act. repeating the
change of venue law. establishing Il
binder Irvine plant at Jackson prison.
regulating the business of life insur-
ance. compelling boards OF directors
To audit the books Of state banks twice
each year. guarding against floating
of watered stock 10y corporations. sup
pressing bucket shops. regulating and
licensing pawnbrokers and salary loan
concerns and limiting rate of interest
they may charge 10 . per cent. per
month. requiring all highway taxes to
be paid i'm cash, making generous ap-
preparations for good roads. making
railroads common carriers of live
stock and reducing railroad fares i'm
the lower peninsula 10 cents per
mile. and increasing the efficiency of
the military establishment OF the state
Owing 10 the growth Of the state
and the consequent needs Of the char
liable and educational institutions the
aggregate appropriations show total
increase Of approximately S1.SO0. 600.
The aggregate being S9013.175.7G. the
largest in the history of the state.
A noticeable feature OF legislation
was the tendency TO more closely
regulate the liquor trai3c. While the
general local option hin strenuously
conrended for by the State Anti-Saloon
league and its friends failed OF pass
age. perusal Of the abstract of the
new laws which follow will disclose
that very great number of munici-
palities were empowered to handle and
regulate the business at their pleas
ure Following is an abstract OF the
new laws enacted:
appropriations.
Twenty thousand dollars for State
Agricultural society; $4,000 for Mich
igan exhibit AT jamestown exposition.
100000 for rebuilding shops at Jack
son prison; $1,000 for statue OF Ste
vens r. Mason. first governor Of Mich
igan; $4,000 for state library and
travelling library; $4,000 for state H.
brary commission; S723 for deficiency
In sewer construction fund Michigan
Soldiers Home: $4,000 supplemental
for State Sanatorium: $4,000 for Michi-
igan Pioneer and Historical society:
$4,000 for state Horticultural society !:
5000 additional for jamestown ex-
hibt; $1,000 for Mackinac Island
state park: $1,000 for West Michigan
state fair association: $3.50 for spe-
cial purposes Of Michigan rcforma.
tory: $1,000 for semi-centennial ami
versary of Michigan Agricultural col.
lege SOB. 800 for State Public School
for dependent children: $4,000 for spe
cial purposes for .larquctte prison
$1,000 for making records OF Michi-
gan soldiers: $4,000 for publication
of records OF Michigan soldiers: $751;
GOO for Michigan soldiers home: in
creasing tax fer support of Michigan
university 10 * mill on equalized val
uation Of the state; S1S1.5OO for school
for the Deaf: $4,000 for State Asy-
lum az Ionia; S96,25O for State Prison
Mt Jackson; s1O5.so0 for North Asy-
lum for Insane: $4,000 for Western
Michigan Normal school; s9s,4O0 for
Upper Peninsula Hospital for the In
sane; S209.T00 FOR Industrial School
for Boys; $4,000 for Northern normal
school; $4,000 for binder Irvine plant
NJ Jackson Prison: $4,000 for monu-
ments TO mark positions Of Michigan