The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-03-25
LANSING LETTER.
: Continued from page ,one.)
TAX ON coRPoRAIloNs.

| TAX on CORPORATIONS.
The corporation TAX bill. with the
backing Of Gov. Groesbeck, was intro
duced in the senate by Senator Van
denboom. It would require reports by
August I OF each year from all cor
porations doing business In the state.
with fees OF from 81 to $40 on reports.
interpretations. amendments OF incor-
porations, appeals, etc. A tax Of three
and half mills would be levied on
proft-making corporations. Non-proit
corporations WOULD nay. a $40 fee with
each annual report. The only cor
porations exempt from the law would
be railroads, interurbans. telephone
and telegraph companies. It is esti-
mated that this corporation tax would
bring the state from six to twelve mil
lion dollars annually.
The house has adopted the sug-
question Of Governor Groesbeck and
has passed along to the senate the
bill TO create state department OF
conservation. The proposed new
department would include the pres
ent public domain commission. the
present fish commission, the present
state park commission. the present
state game, fish and fire warden de-
partments and other allied state bu-
|feaus. A hoard Of seven; members is
provided by the bill, the chief direc-
tor to receive salary Of $1,000
year. An effort to reduce this salary
to $500 was defeated.
The bill to create a department OF
labor and industry also has been re-
turned in the house favorably. 1t
would combine the present state labor
department and certain features OF
the state accident commission, which
operates under the workmen's COM
pensation act.
MORE DISTRICTS FOR STATE.
Perhaps no greater interest could
be aroused in Michigan than was Gre
ated by the news that the state might
gain five congressman in the house
in Washington. An entire redistribu-
ton of the state would be needed
even IL there were only two now con-
gressmen to be elected from Michi-
gan. The legislature is keenly awake
to its chances in this regard, there
being always the chance that new dis
trict boundaries may prevail after the
lawmakers finish their task Of re-as-
signing the geographical boundaries
of the states districts. Under ordi-
nary circumstances it would be antic-
ipated that Wayne county would de-
mand that two of the new congress
men be from its confines. but If the
usual multiplicity Of candidates should
prevail. as most Wayne observers are
forecasting, then the legislative OBJ
servers are correct in their deduc.
tions that 1t would be possible for
candidates from any part of the state
10 be in the running.
A bill by Rep. Ladd, of Grand
Traverse county, permitting the cul.
tivation of milkweed for commercial
purposes, started lcrg argument in
the house. The bill finally passed af-
ter Rep Curtis had an amendment
adopted preventing the seeds OF the
milkweed from blowing on to the I
of persons on adjoining prop
erty. Despite this action by the
house the bill was well received in
the senate.
BY vote Of twenty to eight, SEN
ator Condon's bill to increase the sal
airy of the superintendent of public |
from four thousand dol. |
lars 20 six thousand dollars a year
was adopted by the senate. The bill
increased the salary to /
$4,000. -.