The Detroit times., 1909-03-18
STATE PAID $4,000
TO REF0REsT LAND
THAT WAS BURNED
NEARLY ALL or $4,000 ACRES IN
RoscoMMoN COUNTY WE'RE
DESTROYED LAST YEAR-ARou-
MENT AGAINST MoRRIcE BILL.
(From q STAFF correspondent.)

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LANSING. Mich. March ls.-Since
the demonstration act went into enect
In 1889 the state has paid out $4,000
TO reforest $4,000 acres in Roscon-
mon county and nearly all OF this
property was burned up last year.
making this expense q total loss. This
Is used as an argument against the
bill by Representative Morrice. of
Emmett. for demonstration and 20
withhold the sale OF state homestead
tax lands.
The state departments are keeping
up q fight against all 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 for 1nal passage.
Flowers had II fixed TO take effect
Jan. /. 1910. but the farmer members
wouldn't stand for the high price and
a motion TO cut the amount 10 So 500
was made, over which there was .
sharp tilt. with the resulting vote OF
"a yeas TO 3S nays. II failed 10 carry
as Ii lacked three votes OF twothirds
majority. Baker, OF Cheboygan. said
az a majority OF the members wanted
no more than $500 for judges he
hoped they would Kill the bill, which
was done by exactly the reverse vote
OF 3S years 10 "a nays However, the
bill was revived and placed on the
general order.
At the close or the session, Thomas
succeeded in getting suspension Of
the rules to put the bill on final pas
sage, fixing the salaries at $500. and
II passed by a large majority, but
Speaker Campbell voted emphstically
NO" later explaining. from the chair.
that the bill was not just, as the work
OF judges varied SO largely that moth
ing should be changed until the salary
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 lie
insurance companies; by Gelinas, OF
Saginaw. regulating the sale of equit
able interests in real estate, also one
that requires the certificate OF United
States officials To be attached TO affi-
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 to
print time tables.
Rep. notwithstanding penalty
for unauthorized use OF uniforms OF
national guard or regular army.
Rep. Observation-Disclosures 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 $12S,000 for maintenance for
two years. Also $4,000 for special
purposes and new buildings.
Rep. Gray-Providing that railroads
must furnish crossings at resorts as
well as at highways.
Rep. Wheeler-Allowing owner OF
cattle killed because OF infection TO
recover full appraised value, value TO
be based on what they would be
worth IL not infected and appraisers
TO be named by state sanitary com
mission. State TO pay the money.
Rep. Baldwin-Allowing fifteen In.
stead OF twelve day session OF board OF
supervisors 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. I,enawee county only
one in state that now has April meet
ing
Rep. Straight-Superinten OF
public instruction may allow graduates
Of kindergarten schools a first grade
certificate as well as authority to do
kindergarten work.
The senate passed these bills: pro-
hibiting carrying OF kerosene. benzine,