The Detroit times., 1911-02-16

Il would bring matters TO q stage
where no poor man could purchase q
small parcel OF land In the upper pen
.nsula, because the big mining com
panies which own most or the land.
and sell Il with the provision that they
keep the mineral rights, would cease
to sell on any conditions IL they were
taxed as the James bill provides. He
moved that the bill be referred to the
taxation committee. III the big min
Ing companies yalue the mineral
rights enough to reserve them. then
they are valuable enough to be taxed, I"
said James. IL have no objections 10
fits being referred to another commit
tee, so long as Il Is not buried" SEN
ator Fowle took James view, declar-
ing that the bill was of such impor-
lance that 1t should not be pigeon
holed.
Senator Miller's bill, authorizing
the state librarian to furnish the
United States court OF customs APP
peals with a complete set OF Michigan
supreme court reports, failed to pass,
when considered by the committee or
the whole.
81 introduced this BILL said Miller,
because former Justice or the SUI
preme Court Montgomery sent word
that the customs court OF appeals over
which he now presides, could use
set of these reports. I understand
there are several sets now In the IT
brary which are unused, and nave
been unused for long time"
eff the customs court OF appeals mas
occasion to use the supreme court re-
ports, IL seems to me that the
proper thing for 1t to do would be TO
buy them" said Senator White. Il
understand that Judge Montgomery
had a set of these books which he OBJ
tanned when he was on the bench
hare. and that he refused to return
them to the state until the attorney
general ruled that they were not his
private property" Then White added
that he didn't know II there was any
connection between this fact and Mil
ler's resolution.
The following senators voted against
the bill: Conley, Kingman, Newton,
Putney, Rosenkranz, Vanderwerp,
Vaughan, Watkins and White. Miller
moved to reconsider the vote. and FOL
lowed this motion by one to lay II on
the table, both of which were carried.
A bill amending the banking laws,
which was introduced by Representa-
tive Copley, was amended several
times and finally laid on the table.
The bill gives the banking commits
sioner power to require banks 10
make good deficiencies within %
davs after he has examined the
books.
Senator White introduced bill, on
the request of Stewart Knappin, OF
Grand Rapids, which amends the laws
the formation OF corpora
lions 30 that 1t shall not be neces-
sary. for corporations to give the lists
of their stockholders in their reports.
Senator Watkins introduced a bill
amending the railroad laws. DO that
mail carriers will not be required to
nav fare while performing their
duties. Watkins bill refers partieu-
larry to jackson, he says. There the
mail carriers must produce the nickel
before they can ride.
The senate committee on elections
met yesterday morning for the pur.
pose of discussing Rep. Flowers bill
to perfect the primary law. After
the reading of the bill had begun. the
discussion was postponed to allow
Rep. Flowers, who Is Ill, to come In
and explain It, as he did to the house
OF representatives where Ii passed
unanimously. The members OF the
committee are shy Of the provision
allowing unenrolled women to vote
Mt the board of education primary.
The elections committee consists OF
Senators Mapes of Grand Rapids;
Newton Of Ypsilanti; James Of Han
cock; Freeman Of Fenton, and Wig
gins of Bloomingdale.
The mayors Of all cities and officers
OF villages in the state interested In
home rule, will be notified within the
next few days that q public hearing on
home rule amendments will be held
before the committee on cities and
villages on March s.. The date was
fixed at q meeting held this afternoon.
At a previous meeting. March l had
been selected, but this was changed
to enable the politicians to attend the
state convention the fol-
lowing day.
The senate committee on taxation
mt this afternoons meeting voted to
amend Senator Kline's taxation bill
by cutting out the clause exempting
from taxation the property of war
veterans, providing IL is not assessed
at more than $1,000. Senator King
man, chairman Of the committee, de-
clared that the question OF discrim-
mating in favor OF the vets was one
which should be thrashed out on the
floor so that IL finally can be settled.
IF the bill goes through the way we
amended Il, the veterans will be tax
ed the same as any other man." said
Kingman. The committee also report
ed out Senator Newton's bill, which
makes the auditor-general party In
all suits arising over the sale of tax
lands. The committee re-enacted q
tax bill OF 1909 to perfect its title.
A delegation of music professors
coming from different parts OF the
state appeared before the senate com
mitee on education, Tuesday after
noon, to endorse, on the part OF the
State Association of Music Teachers,
Senator Collins bill providing for the
registration and state examination of
teachers of music. From Detroit
came N. ]. Corey, F. L. Abel, A. w.
Platte, and James II. Bell. Other
present were: John ]. Cummings,
Of Saginaw; H. A. Milliken. of Bay
City; Edwin Barnes, of Battle Creek;
N. w. Chase, of Hillsdale College,
and w. l.. Gray, Of Olivet College. A