Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-04

resolution providing that all depart
ments be gathered under one room al
half the cost.
Opposition to 8-Hour Day.
Charging that the Holland S-hour bill
now pending In the house Is a wage
proposition. pure and simple" Attor
ney Hal Smith. representing the Mich
hearing before the house labor com
mittee declared the manufacturers Of
the state could not endure such wage
increases. The bill, sponsored by the
Gogebic county representative, de.
fines eight hours as the working day
in mines, quarries. factories, shops
and mills and provides for time and
a half for overtime.
Explicit prohibition of the employ.
ment of electric and street railway
mOtormen and conductors more than
six days a week is provided in a bill
introduced by Senator Riopelle, De.
troit.
A bill requiring that public utilities
stand the expense of appraisals of
their property by the public
utility commission, was presented by
Rep. Ward Copley. Detroit Surveys
and appraisals of this kind have cost
the state thousands of dollars.
The state administrative board has
ordered fund of between $4,000 and
$50, 900, held by the state treasurer for
the private hospital operated in con.
nection with the Traverse City state
hospital, turned over to the general
fund, and also ordered that all future
receipts and disbursements must pass
through the regular financial chan.
nels OF the state.
lone Buck" Bill Submitted.
A bill limiting deer hunters to one
buck, measure that has the support
of John Baird, state game warden.
has been submitted by Rep. Glaspie,
Oxford. Mr.. Glaspie believes that un
less a restriction is placed on hunters,
the supply of deer in Michigan would
soon be exhausted.
Licensing OF garages and service
stations is provided for in a bill in
troduced by Rep. Lee, Port Huron
| The license would be issued by the
secretary of state upon payment Of S.
| yearly.
|. Repeal of the 1919 law which ex.
empts war veterans homesteads OF
| taxation to the amount OF $1,000
where the property is now valued in
| excess of $4,000, will be asked by Rep
| Jensen. Escanaba.
The salary of the superintendent OF
public instruction would be increased
to $4,000 year if the provisions Of a
| bill introduced in the senate by Sena
| tor Condor becomes a law. The Off
cial is now paid $4,000.
| Automobiles may be driven legally
at 30 miles an hour in the country and
| at 20 miles an hour in cities under
the provisions of a proposed amend.
ment to the general motor law, sub.
mitted by Senator Penny.
Amendment of the state prohibition
| law so as to include regulation Of ex
tracts and medicinal preparations
with alcoholic content, is called for in
bill introduced by Senator Bolt
Manufacturers of these products
would have to secure license, effect
| i've for one-year periods.
Would Change Insurance Laws.
Senator Thomas McNaughton, Ada
introduced bill to amend the insur
ance laws by adding a section to fix
| lao Of do
dences of debt hell by insurance and
like companies. Bonds having a fixed
term and rate, if at par, would be
valued at the par value; II above OF
below par, on the basis OF purchase
price adjusted so as to bring the value
to bar at maturity. The commission
er is given full discretion in determin
ing metho. Of calculation.
Senator Penny offered a bill fixing
the amounts cities and villages may
raise for bearing the expense Of
Memorial day programs.
The bill providing for special prim
aries to fill vacancies for circuit
Judges was the first signed by the
Governor.
Among the new bills presented is
one by Rep. John Holland, Gogebic
: county, reducing the fee that may be
charged by employment agencies from
! 10 to 2 per cent OF q clients first
months pay.
Governor Groesbeck's bill for the
creation of state administrative
board became ready for his signature
and immediate effect when the senate
concurred in amendments inserted In
the house, passing the amended bill
unanimously. Twenty senators were
present to vote.
\ Ask Funds For Cattle Tests.
To carry on the work of testing cat
tie for tuberculosis in Michigan, II. II
Halliday, state commissioners Of animal
industry, has asked the Legislature
for an additional $4,000 to tide the
department over until the end OF the
fiscal year, July 1.
The department was granted SIS,
900 for testing cattle during the pres
ent fiscal year, but the sum has beer
expended due to the fact that twice
as many cattle were examined during