Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-04-08

hospitals. Other severe reductions
are to come in the committee on addi.
tional appropriation bills and It is
expected that still more reductions
will be attempted on the floor of the
house and senate.
Provide For More Revenue.
In addition to making these cuts the
legislature plans to increase state re-
ceipts by the corporation tax act,
which now has passed the senate.
Through amendments made on the
floor Of the senate, building and loan
associations, instead Of being ex-
empted from the tax, will be taxed
one mill, the tax in no case to exceed
$4,000 a year. Mines will pay 1-2
mills, the tax not to exceed $4,000
a year, and non-producing mines to
be exempt. The bill does not apply
to foreign insurance companies doing
business in Michigan.
Three bills affecting the crossing Of
one railways tracks by those Of en-
other line have mado their appear
ance. Two Of them are the same mea-
sure, one being introduced in the
house by Rep. Copley and the other in
the senate by Senator Hayes. These
are Detroit measures, designed to
help the municipal ownership lines be-
city council power to order the cross
ings. The third BILL introduced by
Rep. Pitkin, followed the two Detroit
bills and aims to give the state pub
lie utilities commission the sole pow
er to order crossings and to state how
they shall be made.
Baird Gets Appointment.
The governor, having signed the
act creating a state department Of
conservation, which came into exist
ence at once because the bill was
given immediate effect, has named
John Baird, of Saginaw, the state
game warden, to be director of the de-
partment. This is the first Of the new
departments to be organized. Five
of the seven members of the conser"
walton board also were named at the
same time that Baird's appointment
was announced. They are William
H. Wallace, of Saginaw; Prof. Philip
Roth, of Ann Arbor aired z. Pant
lind, of Grand Rapids; Thomas F.
Marston, of Bay City; and Charles
Lawrence, of Iron River.
Still another new department may
be urged by the governor on the law
makers for the establishment and
maintenance Of state drainage sys-
tenn, to be made up from a combina-
tion of present county drainage sys-
TENS, with statewide drains establish
ed where necessary. This depart
ment, If decided upon, will function in
regard to drains much the same as
the state highway department does in
regard to roads. In fact, it may be
planned as an adjunct to the highway
department.
Both houses have passed the Baker
bill to have primary elections in town
ships instead of caucuses, the present
limit of $4,000 population in order to
hold primaries being removed and no
limit placed. The holding Of primar-
les is left optional with the townships,
however.
Supervision of Private Schools.
The senate has adopted the bill to
create q state conservation depart.
ment, previously passed by the house,
his signature, with an immediate eff
feet clause attached. This is one Of
the reorganization measures fostered
by Gov. Groesbeck. 1t combines In
the one department the present pub
lie domain commission, the state fish
commission, the game department,
forest fire department, state park COM
mission and Mackinac Island commits
sion.
A bill to place all private and
parochial schools under the supervi-
sion of the state department Of public
instruction caused rather lively pub
lie hearing at which the bill was at
tackled as unconstitutional. Among
the speakers against the bill was
James Hamilton, of Detroit, leader Of
the forces favoring the constitutional
amendment, defeated last fall, which
proposed to abolish private and
parochial schools. Trained nurses ap-
peared at another hearing in opposi-
ton to a bill to provide for the reg
istration of practical nurses" under
the title of trained attendants.
Final departure Of Michigan's glory
as a lumber state would seem to be
emphasized IL bill introduced by
Rep. Robinson is made a law. The
bill aims to prohibit the use of wooden
shingles on any building put up In
Michigan after next year.
Rep. Wells has introduced a bill to
repeal the law establishing the state
boxing commission and the house COM
mittee on education has It under con-
sideration.
Compensation Law Change.
The governor has signed the Len