The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
STATE PAID $4,000
To REF0REST LAND
THAT WAS BURNED
NEARLY ALL OF $4,000 ACRES m
RoscoMMoN COUNTY WE'RE
DESTROYED LAST YEAR-ARGU-
MENT AGAINST MoRRicE BILL.
From a star correspondent.)


the demonstration acs went into effect
in 1889 the state has paid out $4,000
TO reforest $4,000 acres In Roscom-
mon county and nearly all OF this
property was burned up last year.
making this expense total loss. This
Is used as an argument against the
bill by Representative Morrice. ~
Emmett, for reforestration and TO
withhold the sale or state homestead
tax lands.
The state departments are keeping
up fight against ell bills OF this ma
ture and express great hopes OF their
defeat.
In the house yesterday afternoon
the bill TO raise the salaries OF circuit
judges throughout the state TO $4,000,
when brought up TOR final passage,
Flowers had II fixcd TO take effect
Jan. l. 1910, but the farmer members
wouldn't stand for the high price and
motion 10 cut the amount TO So 500
was made. over which there was G
sharp tilt, with the resulting vote OF
o. yeas 10 80 nays. II failed 10 carry
as II lacked three votes OF :wo-thirGs
majority. Baker, OF Cheboygan. said
as q majority OF the members wanted
no more than $500 for judges he
hoped they would XII the bill. which
was done by exactly the reverse vote
OF 80 years TO 81 nays. However, the
bill was revived and placed on the
general order
AT the close OF the session, Thomas
succeeded in getting suspension CT
the rules TO put the bill on final pas
sage. fixing the salaries at $1,000. and
1t passed by large majority. but
Speaker Campbell voted emphatlcally
No later explaining. from the chair.
that the bill was not just. "a the work
OF judges varied SO largely that moth
ing should be changed until the sala y
and the work can be fairly appor-
toned. Prospects are that the bill
will die in the senate.
The house passed up TO third read
ing these bills:
By Lodge. OF Detroit. regulating the
salaries OF officers and agents OF life
insurance companies; by Gelinas, OF
Saginaw. regulating the sale of eQuit
able interests In real estate. also one
that requires the certificate of United
davits used as evidence by foreigners;
by Hatch, OF Calhoun, and Champion.
OF Lapeer, providing rules and regu-
lations for the board OF control OF The
home for feeble-minded and epiliptic.
The following new bills were dump
ed into the house hopper:
Rep. Gelinas-Requiring railroads 10
print time tables.
for unauthorized use OF uniforms OF
national guard or regular army
Rep. Waters-Establishe standard
for pure haxseed and linseed oil, pro-
vides that authorizations must be label
ed and allows state dairy and food de-
partment To make analysis.
Rep McCabe-For northern state
normal S12s,000 for maintenance for
purposes and new buildings.
Rep. Gray-Providing that railroads
must furnish crossings at resorts as
we'll as 1T highways.
Rep. MISUNDERSTANDING owner OF
cattle killed because of infection 10
recover full appraised value, value TO
be based ON what they would be
worth If not infected and appraisers
mission. State TO pay the money.
Rep. Baldwin-Allowing fifteen In
stead OF twelve day session OF board OF
in October; giving com
mittees that work after board session
pay for time, and allowing for five
day session Immediately after cleo
ton in April. Lenawee county only
one in state that now has April meet
ing.
Rep. Straight-Superinten OF
public instruction may allow graduates
of kindergarten schools first grade
certificate as well as authority TO do
kindergarten work.
The senate passed these bills: pro-
hibiting carrying OF kerosene. benzine,
naphtha and gasoline on passenger
trains. except what Is necessary In
operation OF train; permitting en-
ployes OF banks 10 act as notaries
only To persons outside the institu-
ton; To increase the fish commission
from three 10 Ave. providing that
platforms must be built on cabooses
to take effect Jan. L. 1910.
Senator Ming, OF Cheboygan, has
an eye on the fish commission. He
says cheap chap is employed at ST.
500 as a statistician and when he
wrote for information was referred to
the United States fish commission. He
considers this too easy for the salary
paid. He also said the commission
had made no report for TWO years
and wanted something done to stir IL
up 20 duty.