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Some Proposed Legislation

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Day
3
Month
March
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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Las Weánesday was the last day for the int-roduotion of biils, and the Coad came. And fchds PeOOinJ is fully u.p to fornier sessions. liep. Fuller lms a bilí t.o liccnse bdíí apai-taiient stores. Rep. Sbialer would pnevenalt the estnlii:sh,menil of plank roads witliin Hall a mile of any cStly. Rep. Pcnvers woujd give the president cf tli University of Michigan A vote on the board oí regents. Rep. M. P. PhiMips has a bilí te crrate íui Mitire".,y new general law for th-e kicoirporartion of fourth-class citlee. Rep. Fu.ler wwild fine $1.00 any board oí Rohool trustees that do not display oíd glory over thelr school íiouses. Rep. ttrahiam lias a bilí providing 1-100 of a mili Hax for tllue support oF thíe Stiate AgricultuPal Society and le main'teniance of state faire. Rep. Sewyer "vvouM have salaries of jnstdoes of the peace fixed by statutc as ïollows : Ia townships f rom $10 to $300 per year ; in vlHagee fnom $25 t $500 ; in eities from .$100 to $3,000. Rep. Edgar has revived the plan to liave receipts f rom liquor taxes ■turned back to tlue townships, vKtíiítos or eities, ratead of haring ha of tlie motney g-o to tibe county, ns aoíw. Ana t.lint is íight. Rep. AVethrbee bnouglit in the Detnoi't pólice peaisioai bilí. It provides tiluat oíflcers may be pensiomed ac lialí play, bul in no case is tlie amount to le moíi-e tlvan $50 a monith. That would prevent any more Star'iweather penskms of $2,000 a year. While Detroiters are pushing the bilí tío rep mil tlie mortgage tax law, Rep. CSute, of MaiShl&U, has a i)lan to niakc fdie Iaw more efficiënt by tnoviding sonie meaiis for taxing mortgages held by perscms outside of Micbigan who uow Oscapa. Rep. StewaTl has a aew medioaJ 1M1. This tima it chines from Ir. Frothingham, who is flghtlng the biU of the mediioal legislation league. Dr. Fiiothdngham's bilí iintends to let all ttoose no'w pracfaicing any style of heaUiig; to wntinue and eraiibodies the idea, of lia ving a uon-sectarian board oí exaaniíiere of six members to be appoinbed by tlie govenior. Rep. Stoaemain, of Detroit, is the aiuth'or oí an. eeoi.se commíssiou bilí. Three $2,500 ooimmlssioners, wit depttti.es in a.ll oounties, are to examine aül appllcants for saloon licenses and to eee ttat liqu'or laws are enforced. One of the pibas of Kep. StonemaJi is to have a Btate tax commi'ssiion appointed who are to report, on t'h lest system of taxatoton on all tones to the next legislatuire. Senator Campbeil lias iíirtroduced a bEl to cniable the orty of Aan Arbor to boaid itself rn the emn of $100,000 to biiiM an art gallery. o ome abo ut the city seems to kno-v anytbing about the niatter. It has been suggested ho wever, tbat it is possib'e ■tihat Senator Campbell proposes to naise or (jiv $100,000 provlded Ann Arbor gi-pes tbe othr $100,000 for this pui-pose. Ttoat would be clever, Inideed. Ex-Judge C. J. Bei-lly, of Detroit, tvais tumed lotabyfot. He wants to he Ml to anaiul the charter of the Detnaijt '& Ann Arbor piank road' company. His claim is ttot t.he letnoit Bailway wanted to impa-ove the roadway last eummei', but was prevented ty au injunction. It is the neglect to keep the roadway iiu repair that is made tlie basis f o f tbs bilí to repesa! tihe ohiairter, wMch Reidly coneiders "toug-h tïrub'er." Rep. Stewart gave inotiee oí Ms bilí to bond Detroit for $150,000 for a manual training isehiool. The most Important oí Btewart's bilis is ome frhat permita any rallway company to buy ot lease any street railway Ln. any city and thuis enjoy the same ] iishts accorded The original company in its franchise. The bill would appear to cover tlie consoliidation of the Detroit street railway Unes. Stewart takes no respoaxsilbility for the Wil.. A bd'li to deíáne dise.íises üangerous 1 : puteic lieaHli was introduoed by Kep. AMitóon. It provtetefi that the state board ol health shall determine aiïïiually the oommunicable diseases whiich are da.ngerous to public health arad notHy boards oí supervisors and ocal boards oí health of such determñination. Tbe bill meets with the Zipproval of Kecretary Baker, of tlie fetate board oí health, whose recent controversy with the Detroit health board over the classiïication of raeasles suggested its necessity. Rep. Donoran, of Iïay, is aftel' John Lawrente, Chae. Hdseolc, et al., srith a, bill to puuisli the men that remaiu atagle by maktog tbem pay a tax. This biU p po vides t.ha.t wheo. ft man ronches the age oí 85 and lias nat taken unto himseiT a wife, He shall pay a tax of $25, and $5 addiitiona3 eaoh jrear afber that. If the baeheCioi' ictim can stand this cumiiOative system of taxatiaa imtil 45, he will iay $75 ft that year, aad tlien 1h' avKI be peinnttfcted ta go on in Iris bïCbe'Joihoad free from ïurther Uixattou. The sentiment is saW to be greaUy tak favor of the law. Tlue bilí to present the oolorimg o{ oleomargarine io reseinble June j butter, has been passed by the legf j isla ture aod wlil probaJbly beoome a Law. Ntnv if tibe legrislature would pass a law prevenDtüng farmei's and oibkere froru Belling to people iu villagiNS and cJitd.es tJie -ile grease thcy scnne'tdmes cail butter, and fine offeinders g-oiod and heavy M wou-ld be doiiig some good. G.ov. Piugree conlM nob ask for a better aid to future political preformunt titan the hostije attitude of the state seniate. The peopie vratnt to seo a una given a íair oliainee, and wben Gov. Pingree goes befo re thie people two years from now and teils tliein that had not the seualte stootl between him a.ud his measui'ps, lie "vvou'.d liiave helped them, which d'C you thLnk wKl be buried by tlieir votes ? G-ov. Piiifree or 'che senatlors ? Just -ait aad see ! The biU of Rep. Dudley, previding for u bouaily to continue seven years o'ii "beet eiigar raásed aad made in tthe stia'be, pafised tlie Ho'use om Frtday, the vote standing 57 vo 7. The armers in tflue House foughifc for it fierceJly. The bdH as passeid by the house pTövSöes for a bouuity of one cent a ;ib. to be piaid to any person or concem nxakiiig sugar f rom baets grawn in Michigan, he eugar t contato alt ïeast 90 per cenit. of crystallized, anid -tilie farmer vrfoo raised Wie beets to 'be paiiid a-t Jeai3t $ a ton for nis product by thie sugur maker, the beets to contain at least 12 per cent. ttuo price to be l-aiised iccordIngjy. Thie secretary of state is to be juidge of t"he quantity ajid 'luadity oï tlio sugar, and tilie secret ar y of sta'te is to appoiiiit sucli weigfh-masters aml inspectors as he nuay deern ruecessai-j'. Tbase officers are aot to reoei've more ïhain one-ejglitli of a cent per paurii-d for tlie sugax jospected aittd -eiglied, mor mare than $3 a day, and are to gïv& $2,000 bomde.

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