The Detroit times., 1909-01-15
TOTAL TAXATION
OF RAILROADS IS
s208,967900
STATE IA COMMISSION ADJUSTS
ASSESSMENTS AGAINST RAIL.
ROADS IN TATE-ANTl-lO6
BILL INTRODUCED.
(From a Staff Correspondent

LANSING, Jan. 1.-THE state tax
commission has completed its assess
ed valuation OF the railroad properties
OF the state. There is not much diff
ference from the last assessment, The
total now for all railroads in the state
is $20S, 1867 900 against S2U2, 65l 900 III
the last report, making an increase
III $G,3l6.000. The present valuation
or express and car companies Is
placed at s2.40l $50 The last valua
zion was 81 ,SSS,070. This years as
sessment shows an increase OF 1913,
$50.
There Is ute an Increase In the
pere Marquette system. ueing $685.
10000. against S2l 10000 at the last
assessment, making an increase OF
Sl.s00,00O. while the Michigan Cen
,ral gets IL higher assessent OF 81 ,l02,
900, but the Grand Rapids x Indiana
gets decrease OF 100000 and there
As a reduction OF $4,000 for the Grand
Trunk system The Lake Shore x
Michigan Southern system is boosted
$637 900. The Chicago. milwaukee, x
! 81. Paul is increased $4,000 but
mere Ii "a decrease In the Chicago a.
Northwestern OF Sl50,OO0. The De
lroit & Mackinac Is raised from $i,-
100000 to S4,o65, 900. an increase of
yl65 900.
The Ann Arbor railroad is mcreas
cd from S7,S00,000 10 1881 900, max
Tag S3l 900 more valuation Tne Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic is rails
cd $4,000. The axe Superior & lsh-
| leming road is reduced $4,000, while
the Manistee & Northwestern is rails
ed $4,000. The Wyandotte Termin-
| al railroad Is now placed at $4,000,
IN even $4,000 increase. There is "a
| reduction OF $4,000. on the Cincn-
natl Wabash 4 Michigan road, OF
| $4,000. The balance of the railroads
show small changes.
The house session Friday was just
80 minutes long. al which time con
current resolution that had passed the
senate. came over for adjournment
till next Monday and was promptly
| carried.
Eight bills have been introduced
making a total OF % for the first two
weeks OF the session, many being
| duplicates OF those introduced in the
senate.
The new house bills introduced
| were:
BY McNaughton, for the regulation
| of lobbyists In line with the governors
| recommendation. The structures are
close and will act as great deterrent
| in bold indiscriminate lobbying. The
secretary of state must be applied to
by all who want To act as counsel or
agent before the legislature for any
. firm or corporation, and place on rec
ord for whom is the work and the OBJ
ject worked for They will be barred
The privilege OF the floor during SEES
| sions and will be mostly confined TO
appearances before committees only.
The lobby bill introduced by Nc
| Naughton, provides that the penalty to
personal agent is felony, while II
| firm or company violates this law 1t
H. nisdemeanor. II is suggested
that when lobbyist wants to act IL
would be wise TO incorporate him
self
By Chandler making an appropria-
ton Of $l05G95 for the northern asy-
| ldm.
n BY Heckert, for the establishment OF
training school for crippled children
| with an appropriation OF $35.O0O Tor
| management ard maintenance.
BY Morrice, to withdraw and reserve
temporarily all tax homestead lands
| not heretofore disposed Of.
Three bills were placed in the mop
| per by Representatives Fouch. Davis
/ and Copley for amending the general
tax laws. and in the senate Fairbanks
N and Anhut offered one each on the
same subject. Agens had another nsh
| hill to further regulate fishing, more
/ articularly in Lake Michigan.
Guy A. Miller endeavored to get the
Y house rules amended but few words
A from ]. S. Monroe sent his motion TO
the committee on rules.
N The senate's time was mostly taken
ND In perfecting it's rules. they were
n passed and these rules are believed TO
n comply with the new constitution as
n senators were careful and acted under
the opinion of Atty.-Gen. Bird on many
points.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Fox. appropriating $500 a year for
The suppression OF foul brood among
4 bees and granting IS day for the In
spector: by Watkins. making an APP
" preparation Of $4,000 for the Jackson
l(prison to complete the heating and
h lighting system: by Anhut, appropriat-
ing $4,000 the next two years for the
Il state library commission. also bill
providing for the purchase Of books
for the state library; by Watkins. the
lobby regulation bill by Collins. pri-
mary election bill. Ii takes out the
40 per cent. includes United States
senators and In other respects is like
the Dickinson bill. He also has one
10 regulate voting machiners. requiring
N the recount OF such votes; by futile.
appropriating $4,000 for seating and
decorating the chapel at the industrial
school for boys; by Anhut, making an
appropriation of $4,000 for the state
library for the next two years; by
Smith, to amend the law establishing
The state board OF fish commissioners.
Aeeouchment In May.
Nj LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch from
n Madrid states that the Spanish court
Gazette will shortly announce that the
tccouchment OF Queen Victoria is ex-
Lected In May.
A puo Ungerman. nged ~. OF No. S95
l.Twenfy-hnh-st., a pIastering con-
| ! tractor, dropped dead In front OF tho
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