Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

This is the statement of Governor
Osborn when speaking of the reel
procity treaty
II am not familiar with the pres
ent BILL he said Therefore | do
not wish to discuss It's merits or de-
merits, but | will say that ] believe
with Canada For years We must get
the worst of any such relation for we
have 93,000,000 of people. while
Canada has but 100000. But even
tually We will be one nation and
then all We have done to help
build up Canada will come back to
u.s.
Senator Vanderwerp's amendment
to the free lunch law inserts but a
single word, which is sell" Under
the amendment it shall be unlawful
for any person to sell or give away
any food of any sort in the same
place in which liquor is sold. This, it
is construed, would hit the hotels in
which there are bars, and would put
out of business the saloons which
have now taken out restaurant Ii
censes.
If the Senate follows the lead Of
the House il will soon be unlawful
for persons of black blood to marry
persons of white. Neither can per
sons of the yellow race marry with
whites. The bill to prohibit this in
termarrying between races which
was introduced in the House by Rep
Verdier has passed the House, al
though there was considerable bat
tie against It,
Fees in Michigan VIII very soon
be a perquisite of the past. Rep.
Decker has introduced a bill in the
house providing that the fees collected
by all state officials shall be turned
into the state treasury; while Rep.
MartZ has a bill providing that the
fees of all county officers shall be
turned into the county treasury, and
that all county officers shall be placed
upon salary.
Governor Osborn is not only trav-
eler, author, governor and all the
other things That everybody knows he
is, but he is also a farmer. He is a
member of the grange and owns two
big farms which he works by proxy.
Now the Farmers club at the capitol
has made him a member of that or
ganiZation and he meets with them TO
discuss legislative matters frequently
Once more has Speaker Baker been
~ aapr or in ha -,
committee on normal schools tried to
take a trip to the institutions Baker
ruled the resolution out of order Rep.
Yeo appealed and Baker was again
overruled by vote of 49 to 43. But TO
make matters worse the house then
turned around and voted against per-
hitting the committee to take the trip.
Sam Kelley, for many years prom
inent in state politics and for the last
two years secretary of the railroad
commission has resigned and will be
succeeded by Willard n. Sweeney, of
Bay City. Kelley. it is understood,
will be used in an Office which it Is
the intention of the railroad compa-
MES to maintain in Lansing to watch
taxation and legislative matters.
At the first meeting of the reorgan-
lied pardon board Governor Osborn
made it plain TO the members that he
did not believe very strongly in par
dons except in particular instances.
He also Informed the members that
they would not be expected to charge
up the state with work on Sundays
and holidays and that he wanted I'M
necessary trips cut out
Senator Bradley OF Mont calm
county has introduced a bill proyid-
ing for bank guarantee law His
act IS based upon the Kansas act,
which has just been hello constitu-
tionsl and Is intended to protect the
small deposition The bill is so drawn
that 1t can hardly be Objectionable
to bankers and therefore has a good
chance OF passing.
Petitions have been filed with the
legislature form the supervisors of
Osccola county that the tuition of
students at the University of Mich
igaI be raised. The petition suggests
that residents OF Michigan should
pay 500 a year rather than s45. and
that non-residents should pay $50
rather than $50.
Rep. Amerson's bill repeating the
act which makes the hunter who
shoots another guilty Of manslaugl-
ter has passed the House, but three
members voting against it,
Rural members OF the house refuse
TO support any measure which means
pensions for firemen. Rep. Waters,
Of Saginaw, introduced a bill provid.
ing that all flremen should be pen
stoned. When the matter came up.
however, the rural representatives de-
clared this would mean the farmer
must pay pensions for cities and they
refused TO vote for IT, The result was
the tabling of the bill.
Rep. Glasner, OF Barry county, has
introduced bill providing for a medi-
cal certificate as a qualification for
marriage.