The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-09
STATE CAPITOL NEWS.
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Lansing, Mich, Feb. 9.-The state
house of correction and branch prison
at Marquette gained three in attend
ance during october over the previous
month. The state psychopathic ward
of the U. of M. showed a gain of four
| i'm November.
/ Twenty applications for foreign Ii
quor dealers licenses were made to
Auditor General O. b. Fuller by James
T. Drought, attorney for the National
Liquor Dealers association.
The state labor department will re-
quest an appropriation of 100000 to
be used in establishing state employ
ment bureaus i'm Lansing, Flint and
Port Huron and for maintaining the
bureaus at Bay City, Battle Greek and
Muskegon, at the next session of the
| legislature.
The state tax commission is hav-
| ing a busy time of it, holding hearings
with telephone, telegraph and railroad
companies of the state, who are seek
ing to have their valuations lowered.
During January State Treasurer
Sleeper collected $2.445.S23.11 and the
expenditures during the month from
the general fund was $2.044, ,S06.43. The
specific tax fund receipts were $175,
7OO.44.
The attendance at the Michigan en-
ployment Institution for the Blind in
creased in November from 2S to SO.
At the Northern Michigan. asylum
there were 1,412 patients at the end of
November. as compared to 1,400 at the
end of the previous month.
NJ r. Murray. secretary of the state
board of corrections and charities, has
been appointed assistant secretary of
the prison industries commission,w with
out pay. which will recommend to the
next legislature a plan of employment
for convicts in the prisons of the state.
1t has been decided by State Geolo-
gist Allen not to open the office at
Houghton until the summer field work
begins. on account of not having suit
able office quarters at Houghton.
There was a big increase in the
attendance at the Soldiers home in
Grand Rapids during November. the
total number during the month being
1872, while at the end of the month
the number was 1.160 as compared to
1910 the previous month.
state Forester Marcus Schaff attend
ed meeting of the public domain
commission here last week. Mr.. Schaff
comes to the commission highly rec
commended and besides his duties be-
ing To assist all citizens i'm forestry
matters he will also have charge OF
the state forest reserve in Gladwin and
Roscommon counties.
According To the audit of the books
of the BARRIERS board there is on hand
81. .93f more money than the books call
for The books further show that since
has turned into the state treasury $685.
600.
A number Of improvements are be-
ing made at the capitol building. new
floors and decorating being In order and
are making the big building look more
cheerful and up To date.
Commissioner OF Labor Fletcher
states that so far hut three arrests
have bccn made for violating the
new labor law. one In Lansing and two
In Detroit. The task of putting this
law into operation was an enormous
one hut In great many cases manu-
facturcrs and merchants were allowed
to become familiar with the new law
by degrees and Is not causing them
hardships by being forced 60 adopt It's
! provisions without careful working
out.