The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-27
Governor Osborn Signs Much Good
Legislation Passed at the Re-
cent Session Of State
SolonS
KILLS THE JEROME MEASURE
Considers Object, to Provide For the
Families Of Conviets, Worthy One,
But State Cannot Afford
Cost Now.

| Lansing, Mich. April 27.-Gov Os-
born has vetoed the Jerome bill, which
provided state pay for wives and fam
lilies of convicts confined in the state
penitentaries, the sum necessary for
their care and maintenance being es-
timated at ten thousand dollars an
nually. The governor while consid-
erlng the general object OF the bill "A
worthy one, said the condition Of the
state treasury does not warrant the
expenditure at present.
Six other bits, some carrying ap-
preparations, were vetoed by the gov
ernor, and the chances are a number
will receive his drapproval today.
| The bill carrying an appropriation
OF $125,O0O for the Ypsilanti Normal
school, which was to be used In build
ing n new auditorium, was vetoed. as
the governor did not think that the
expenditure was warranted this year,
with the present condition of the
states finances.
y
ing with it an appropriation of $6O
600 to be used in building new
science building. was stricken out.
A bill introduced by an upper penin-
sula representative, which sought to
prohibit the catching of northern pen
insula hares by snares, was vetoed
The Barnaby bill, providing for a
refund of money previously paid over
to the state, that was taken from the
pension money of the soldiers at the
soldiers home at Grand Rapids, was
vetoed, as was also the bill which
provided that the state be empowered
to support biographical, geological
and historical society.
The White bill, which received con-
siderable attention during the session
and finally passed, and which provid-
ed that the law library be taken from
the present state library and made a
separate department and which carried
with it an appropriation to defray the
expenses of such change. was vetoed.
Many Bills Signed.
A number of bills were signed. chief
among which was the White bill,
which provided for a commission to
investigate mining properties and
make an appraisal of mining values i'm
the upper peninsula and to make a re-
port of their findings to the state
board of equalization before the third
Monday in August of the present year.
h of
$50 900.
Another important bill that was
signed by the governor was the Fowle
mortgage tax bill, which does away
with the present system of taxing
mortgages and substitutes instead a
recording fee of IS per thousand dol
lars instead.
other bills that were signed were,
the Walters bill, carrying an appro-
priatlon of $4,000 for the Northern
Michigan asylum for the insane at
Traverse City; the Mapes bill carry
ing an appropriation of $4,000 to be
used i'm the erection of a statue of
Zach Chandler to be placed i'm the hall
of illustrious Americans at the ma
tional capitol; the Foster bill, which
exempts from taxation certain
amounts of wood lots on farms when
they are to be used for the purpose
of reforestration; the Mapes bill. ap-
propratlng $1,S00 to be paid Alfonso
Button, a Grand Rapids citizen. who
received injuries while attending a re-
cent demonstration of the NJ. N. G.
when he was injured by an explosion;
the Weter bill. enabling minors be-
tween the ages of 16 and 21 years to
take out life, accident and health In
surance; the James bill, making 1t
unlawful for foreign Insurance com
panies to do certain classes of busi-
ness In this state i'm placing or caus-
| ing to be placed except through duly
authorized agents I'm this state. in
surance in this state, i'm offices out
side of Michigan; the Kingman BILL
granting permission to engrave on a
tree in Yosemite park, the name
"Michigan"; the Mapes bill providing
for the Incorporation of art Institutes;
the Barnaby bill. appropriating $6i,-
S15 for the state Sanatorium at How
ell: the Rosenkrans bill providing that
lien can be placed on gain threshed
by threshermen, I'm order to collect
their threshing bills; the James bill.
to prohibit the making and enforce
ment of unauthorized contracts of fire
insurance; the Taylor bill, to compel
physicians to send to the state board
Of health and the board to send to the
state labor department. the name and
place OF employment OF patients suf-
fering from poisoning caused from
lead, phosphorus. arsenic. or mercury;
the walters BILL authorizing the Mich
igan schools for the Deaf at Flint. to
transfer and sell certain property I'm