The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-02-22
Inspected the Home.

From the Grand Rapids Herald.
Representatives Mason, Foster, Ka-
mouse, Mick and Osborn, composing the
house committee on the Soldiers home
of the legislature under the guidance of
Representative Van Zoeren, went to
that state institution yesterday morning,
where they were received and enter
tanned by Commandant Judd. They
made a through inspection of the de.
partments of the hom', and later dis
cussed the special improvements con-
templated for which appropriations
have been requested. The committee
was served with dinner at the home
and spent the major part of the after
noon in pleasant sociabe manner.
I'VE found everything in splendid
shape" said Chairman Mason of the
committee. eve saw no sign of any
discomfort among the inmates, and they
sil seem well satisfied with the care and
treatment given them The manage
ment of the home appears to be all that
could be desired T"
Mr.. Mason stated that the question of
improving the sewage system of the
home had not been looked into further
than an explanation from the COM
mandant of the proposed plan to purify
the sewage from the home before it
reaches the river. The house COM
mittee had received no instructions in
this regard.
AS to the special appropriations asked
of the Legislature, he said 81 have no
doubt the home will get about all it has
asked for. 1t may be found necessary
to cut down some in order to keep the
expenses of the home from running
ahead of the past two years, when they
exceeded the appropriation. If it is
necessary to do any shaving, the pro-
posed new barn and requests of lesser
importance will probably be cut off.
The bill now pending to make the 81, 900
paid toward the maintenance of the
home by the general government avail
able for present needs will doubtless be
passed soon"
PREDICTS A SHORT SESSION
Speaking of the work of the legisla.
ture, Mr. Mason said: ''The present
legislature is far ahead of the previous
one, and / am of the opinion that the
session will be short one, notwith-
standing the great number of bills and
the important work cut out for it.
There is not the factional strife and
lack of harmony that characterized pre-
vious sessions, and there seems to be a
general disposition on the part of tn
members to work together and get
through early. The fifty-day limit for
new bills expires next Wednesday. and
after that think business will be trans.
acted expeditiously A good many of
the bills noticed are not likely to be in
troduced. am inclined to believe that
some election measure will receive the
favorable consideration Of the house be.
fore the end of the present session.
The seuate's short work of the Colby
bill was not very encouraging. but there
h sentiment for some measure cal.
culated TO correct abuses and evils of
our present election system. The Col.
bv bill had good features and so has
the Burns bill, which is similar. It
looks now as IL the Burns measure
would receive favorable consideration "
Mr. Mason expressed doubt OF any
thing being done 10 the way of relieving
the s ipreme court He was Statistic
that al 'itional judges we're not needed.
aud believed that the best remedy was
ia preventing unimportant cases from
being appealed.