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mills. the tax not TO exceed $4,000
year, and non-producing mines 10
be exempt. The bill does not apply
TO foreign insurance companies doing
business In Michigan.
The 1919 legislature. desirous OF
getting the corporation laws In briefer
form and bringing them up to date as
well, passed law directing the attor-
ney generals Office to make the codifi-
caticn and present II to the 1921 leg
islature. This was done. the measure
being handed TO Rep. George Lord,
OF Detroit. to introduce.
Three bills affecting the crossing OF
one railways tracks by those OF an
other line have made 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.
ing constructed there by giving the
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 10 state how
they shall be made.
DEPARTMENT HEAD NAMED.
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. 4 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
II. Wallace, OF Saginaw; Prof. Philip
Roth, OF Ann Arbor; Fred Y. Pant
lind, OF Grand Rapids: Thomas +.
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 a state drainage sys-
tenn, to be made up from combina-
tion OF present county drainage sys-
TENS, with statewide drains establish.
ed where necessary. This depart
ment, II decided upon. will function In
regard to drains much the same as
the state highway department does In
regard to roads. In fact. II 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 10000 population in order to
hold primaries being removed and no
limit placed. The holding OF primar-
les is left optional with the townships.
however.
REGULATE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
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
lion to bill TO provide for the reg
Istration OF practical nurses" under
The title OF trained attendants.
Final departure of Michigans glory
as lumber state would seem to be
emphasized II a bill introduced by
Rep. Robinson is made a law. The
bin aims to prohibit the use OF wooden
shingles on any building put up in
Michigan after next year.
Rep. Wells has introduced bill TO
repeal the law establishing the state
boxing commission and the house COM
mittee on education has II under con-
sideration.
Rep. Culver. who led In the house
debate against the capital punish
ment bill. has sent to Delaware for a
copy OF the law In that state estab-
fishing the whipping post as punish
ment for certain offenses. Mr.. Gull
YER states that he will introduce a
similar bill in the Michigan house.
LENNON BILL TO GOVERNOR.
The governor has signed the Len.
non bill to prohibit aliens residing in
the state from owning firearms for
hunting purposes. The real object OF
the bill is TO stop crime in Detroit.
Flint and other cities where aliens
are numerous. but as first introduced
! Il also would prevent those living in
remote places in the state from own.
ing guns even for self-protection. BY
senate amendment the sheriff OF
any county may issue permit to an
alien to possess firearms. There were
numerous arguments over the consti-
tutlonality Of the measure in both
houses before IL finally went through.