The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-06-28
BIG INCREASE IN
APPROPRIATIONS
Growing Needs of Charita-
BILE 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 Trafiic-State Railroad
Commission-Insura
Laws.

Although the regular session OF the
Forty-fourth legislature of Michigan
will not be adjourned sine die until
noon of the Goth instant, that body
ceased from its labors on the 10th in
slant and will do no more legislating
unless Governor Warner carries out
his announced purpose of calling II to-
gether next February for the purpose
of considering proposed amendments
to the primary election law. 1t con
sidered these amendments very thor
oughly during the present session, but
failed to take the action desired by
the chief executive.
a 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 bill, stood like a stone
wall against the elimination from the
law of the clause requiring the sue
cessful candidates for governor and
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 full opportunity to hear from
their constituents and after the peo-
pie Of the state have expressed them
selves on the subject as ii is proposed
to have them do next fall, there will
be little difficulty in passing the bill
which has been repeatedly rejected
during the regular session.
Bills of Most Importance.
Among the most important bills
passed this year are bills creating a
state railroad commission. repeating
the limited liability act repeating the
change Of venue law, establishing
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 to per cent. per
month, requiring all highway taxes to
be paid i'm cash. making generous APP
preparations for good roads, making
railroads common carriers Of live
stock and reducing railroad fares I'm
the lower peninsula to cents per
mile. and increasing the eff .icucy of
the military establishment Of the state.
Owing to the growth of the state
and the consequent needs Of the char
liable and educational institutions the
aggregate appropriations show a total
increase Of approximately $780, 900,
the aggregate being S9013.175.7G the
largest i'm the history of the state.
A noticeable feature Of legislation
was the tendency to more closely
regulate the liquor -ral1c. While the
general local option i'll strenuously
contended for by the State Anti-Saloon
league and its friends failed of pass
age, a perusal of the abstract Of the
new laws which follow will disclose
that q very great number of munich
palities were empowered to han le and
regulate the business mt their pleas
ure. Following is an abstract of tho
new laws enacted:
Appropriations.
Twenty thousand dolIarS for State
Agricultural society; $2O.OO0 for Mich
igan exhibit at jamestown exposition
100000 for rebuilding shops at Jack
son prison; $4,000 for statue of Ste
vens r. Mason. first governor Of Mich
igan; $4,000 for state library and
travelling library; $4,000 for state IL
brary commission; $723 for deficiency
in sewer construction fund Michigan
Soldiers Home; $4,000 supplemental
for State Sanatorium; $4,000 for Michi-
igan Pioneer and Historical society:
$1,000 for State Horticultural society;
5000 additional for jamestown eX-
hibit; $4,000 for Mackinac Island
state park; $1,000 for West Michigan
state fair asso itfon: $3.50 for spe-
cial purposes of Michigan rcforma-
tory; $1,000 for semi-contonnial ami
versary Of Michigan Agricultural col.
lege; S93.29O for State Public School
for dependent children: So 900 FOR spc-
cial purposes for Ial ue'ea prison:
$1,000 for making r IS Of Michi-
gan soldiers; $4,000 for publication
of records Of Michigan soldiers: $751;
600 for Michigan soldiers home: in
creasing tax for support Of Michigan
university 20 q mill ON cquallzed val
uation Of the state; S1S1 800 for School
for the Deaf; $4,000 for State Asy-
lum at Ionia; S96.2JO for State Prison
at Jackson; S10j.SOO for North Asy-
lum for Insane; S12OOO0 for Western
Michigan Normal school; sos. 400 for
Upper Peninsula Hospital for the In
sane: S2O0TO0 for Industrial School
for Boys: s12G,00O for Northern normal
school $4,000 for binder Irvine plant
at Jackson Prison; $4,000 for monu-
monts 10 mark positions Of Michigan