The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-03-09
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
BY Representative L. J. Lewis

Wednesday of last week. the Telephone
assembled at Lansing for the public hearing relative to the
pending the Committee Private Copor
Bills the interest of the Mutual Co operative
of Agan and branch
method the incorporation of Mutual
companies capital membership certificates the
Bill made necessary by reason OF recent ng OF tne
which decred that the Mutual companies which have
(NO m of the Public Acts 1913
intended business institutions
Attorney threatened bring proceedings
against to
refused for the last three incorporate Mutual
named act of this does not prevent
companies existing partnerships
the Mutual from
Incorporating privileges that allowed
corporations fields this State
Bill that will change the Telephone Law
of powers Muua Railroad Com
mion this Railroad commission exercises full and complete control the
adopted theory that competition
should be DESTROYED Michigan and regulated monopoly thus created
the which the Commissioners have turned their heads; the law
Telephone which desires extend its lines apply
Railroad Commission permit ga certificate of public convenience
necessity before permit certificate the commission viii
at of
representatives Lansing
against him the ave of the Stock the Bell and
Michigan oppose granting the certificate
claiming the territory sought
to system bad lines the sub
cibers the Mutual cheap hoved where
with their n that their the territory already
occupied by the Bell interests will work conaon of the Bell property
without compensation without law these their
field be left
and in the Telephone business the same as in other line of
pursuits that the Mua Nonoft organizations and should
not be included the harsh restraints that have been
handling "Od Line"
and people the least
in authority
thew are en free rein: that their established price Of from Sc to
phone regulate price,
Mutuals
permitted county townships
county they occupy
doing business sharing basis that the Muua are
has been determined of these companies
have been successfully existing twenty-five after existence
although This
Bill is designed
township city village
Mutual WRONG proposition
Under the Giles Law which the Supreme Court has at last
people REQUIRE it, wi with b, ] uS a for @ distances % "e tb "a" i
scrber lower than possible for the Stock
The Mutuals well hearing the 2h
the money
large delegations and corporation lawyers hang the stock
Companies"
holders and an imposing of high priced attorneys presented er
ments of "confsaOn of their the committee able
Dallas Boudma of Kalamazoo appeared leader the attor
for the Stock interests know the "sok ably
represened the Muua by half
van Bun and County Branches men who had been connected
with the Muua for and who could did tell the committee
of the injustice of the restrictive laws the
ing not completed but will be the 7th all who desire
heard then will have the opportunity.
The Bill in
second Bill is resting the Committee; both Bills
large the decision of the Committee Private
the House and Banking
hearings completed
Liquor legislation expected
Joint Committee of Senate and House will have prepared reported
the two Bills which Bone Dry Michigan" by Wednesday afternoon
1t expected that these Bills
before the Governor by April
System receiving probability
Commission will be provided for whose will be
dtns and and the Budget plan the next session
of the legislature.
Considerable complaint has lodged with the druggists the State
the Llsjohn
formulas which Dairy Food
Department claims the this Bill and contends that the
public
branch
legislation Bill
the Medical Bill is
to curb the and medicines
of the regular physicians The Bill has
Bill likely o.
Supervisors from counties petition the Department
for an abdgmen of the
animals
and he deems the petition with merit shall such order the
Public Domain common the commission then the will
have the effect of law after thirty days notice the district be affected
There Capitol