The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-10

week. On the heels OF Rep. Ton
Reads suggestion that the state Sc,
IL IL couldn't get constitutions
amendment with view to taking hol,
OF the. Pere Marquette railroad ant
operating IL for the benefit OF thu
state. came Attorney General Alex. J
Groesbeck with letter to Gov. Sleep
err suggesting that the latter put be
fore the legislature resolutions fol
amendments so that the state nigh
buy up the Detroit. Grand Haven a
Milwaukee railroad. a part now of the
Grand Trunk system.
Under the charter OF the d.. G. II. &
NJ. che state can buy the road for it,
cost OF production. plus IA per cent
at any time It wants 60. But the con
stitution will not permit the state to
own railroads. Groesbeck's idea Is to
have the state empowered to own the
road and then use that power to make
the Grand Trunk evacuate Dequindre
| street In Detroit and do other things
the the state may want.
Governor Sleeper has stated that he
Is opposed to state ownership OF rail-
roads. The governor believes that
the state Is better off II 1t has ade-
quate supervision over the railroads
and control over rates than IL II had
millions invested in the roads them
selves. He submitted the Groesbeck
communication to the legislature with.
out comment.
Rep. Sheridan Ford. of Detroit,
stirred up another angle OF railroad
troubles with q house resolution call
ing upon the attorney general for In
formation as to why the case OF the
state against the Duluth, SoWh Shore
& Atlantic railroad has been hanging
fire for five years. without result, dur
Ing which time II has cost the state
more than 100000. The case arose
from the South Shores refusal to ac-
cept the legislatures order making Q
cent passenger rates. The road has
been charging cents q mile and CIV
ing passengers rebate checks for the
extra one cent a mile, agreeing to re-
pay this In case II loses the suit. The
house passed the Ford resolution unan-
imously.
The Legislature is being appealed
to by the More Daylight club" of De-
troit TO have central standard time
dropped as the legal time OF the state
and eastern standard time substitu-
ted. In letters to members the club
officers claim that eastern standard
time base been very successful In
Detroit and could be used to advan-
tage in the whole state.
Another appeal to the legislature is
being made by about 20 Librarians OF
the state for the housing of the state
library in fire proof building in
stead OF in the capitol, which is not
fire proof. In a memorial the legis-
allure Is told that the Michigan state
library now Is one OF the finest in the
whole United States, worth at least
100000 and containing thousands OF
volumes and periodicals that could
never be replaced il lost by fire.
or other important bills that have
been introduced In the past week
these are attracting considerable at.
tention:
BY Rep. Croll: To repeal the 1913
five years on not more than 80 acres
of wild lands on which settler re-
sides and improves at least two acres
a year.
BY Rep. Foote: To admit no i'm
portatlons OF bees into Michigan until
the state apiary department certified
to their health.
BY Rep. Hulse: To have county
poor superintendent chosen for three
years terms, one each October, by a
commission composed OF the Judge OF
probate, county school commissioner
and chairman Of the board Of super
and to be paid $1,000 year
each.
BY Rep. Wiley: To provide $4,000
a year for six years to have the state
geological survey make a complete
soil and economic survey OF the I'M
developed lands OF Michigan to ascer-
tain their value and possible uses.
BY Rep. Lewis: To have the maxi.
mum salaries OF clerks In the capitol
1900 instead of $500.
BY Senator Wool: To amend the
so as to permit increas-
ng the salaries Of the secretary of
auditor general and state treas
irer to as high as $4,000 year each.
They now are limited to $4,000 sal.
aries.
BY Senator Damon: To make It OPP
ional with school boards to have the
Bible read and studied in the schools
BY Senator Martin: To abolish the |
tate board OF equalization and have
he equalizing OF assessments OF the |
counties done by the tax commission.
BY Senator f. v. Smith: To repeal |
he mortgage tax law and In place OF |
/ tax the cash value of property, the !
'wner to pay the tax on the cash |
'alue less the mortgage value, the
mortgage holder paying the remain
er.
BY Senator Covert: That q village
nay incorporate as a city, II Its boun.
aries are to remain unchanged, with.
ut appealing to the supervisors OF
he county for permission. This is
aiken as a means OF aiding Highland