The Detroit times., 1909-05-07
III CONFER ON
HOME RULE BILL
oss Passes Measure and Definite
Action Will be Taken in Com
mittes Hext Week.

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LANSING. Mich. May 6.-The
&ome rule bin passed Dy the house
xesterday Afternoon Will go to confer
<nee. Rep. Miller. 10 prevent any legal
4 bangle. offered the bill as substitute
4 (or the senate bill II Will be consid-
cred in conference next week with the
Urinary bill.
b Every motion 10 increase the repre-
4 oelN don OF cities on boards OF super
IA based on additional population
~ voted down. The representation
clause Is left undisturbed and II VIII
require an amendment before citie'
can secure an Increase.
"A The bill was amended SO justices OF
the peace, acting under special laws.
nhali continue 10 so act until the laws
. are changed. The first charter con-
: cntions. IL was also provided, shall
have power 10 decide how future char
Ter amendments may be made.
provision in the bill says each
city may have the power 20 regulate
and license trades and occupations
within its boundaries. including the
number of licenses To be issued and
4 the location Of saloons SO licensed. No
(. charter shall provide for the sale OF
; lntoxicationg liquors In counties COM
lnG under the operation OF the general
local option act. This provision iS
subject TO the general liquor law
which NO charter can contravene.
A member Of the house took an
other whirl at Speaker Campbell on
parliamentary law yesterday and was
defeated The senate sent over Dill
acquiring only i've supreme court JUS
<Ices to live In Lansing either perman-
entity or alternately. Gray. of fngham.
INFECTED to receiving the bill as the
house had passed on the subject In
the bill to compel all supreme court
|iustices 10 live-in Lansing. The speak
or held there was enough difference
between the two measures TO admit
this one. Gray appealed from the de-
cinlon and the speaker explained mi
nutely the legal differences. The house
sustained the speaker by vote of
Zee to 8.
The bill by Rep. Ogg. OF Detroit. TO
Regulate corporal punishment OF pris-
'oners 50 as to prevent their being
\ hnndcuffed or punished for failure to
perform tasks on contracts and TO pro-
hibit padding was passed on third
reading in the house yesterday.
The bill by Rep, Copley. OF Detroit.
Drohibiting the pollution of inland
I lakes and streams was passed up TO
tthird reading in spite OF a vigorous
Protest by Fouch. OF Allegan. The
bill BY Senator Kline. of Addison. rails
Ing the salaries OF the state banking
commissioner to $500 and his deputy
20 $500 passed third reading by a
vote OF 70 to %. II is now up TO the
governor for his signature.
The bill by Senators Ward. of Stan
wood. and Anhut, of Detroit, to place
.electric transmission companies un,
der the direct control OF the railroad
acommission passed the house and Is
also up to Gov. Warner for approval.
Senator Bates bill requiring paris
ereen and other similar preparations
to be inspected by the experiment
station director was put through final
massage. A hard fight was pur
mp against the bill by Senator Mortar
Etty, OF Crystal Falls, which makes II
u felony TO obtain credit by false
statements. but IL pulled through by
the vote of 65 to 10 and is up to the
governor. After a sharp clash the bill
BY Senator Fox. of Mayville. providing
. general revision OF the state high
way laws was made the special order
Tor next Tuesday.
The senate devoted It's time yester-
day mostly to routine matters. The
primary election bill as amended and
passed by the house was considered
but the senators refused TO agree TO 1t
and sent back word to the house for
~ conference committee. This request
was complied with by the house.
The labor bureau bill by Rep. Bierd.
'0f Bay. over which the house had so
much trouble In fixing the working
hours for women at not to exceed
nine hours a day OF 81 hours a week
came up in the senate and was amend
ID to not to exceed 10 hours a day and
~ hours a week. II was then report
I'D out favorably by the senate com
|mittee.