The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
WHELAN DEFEATED
ON HIGHWAY
QUESTION
WANTED BILL TO ABOLISH COM.
MissioNER's DEPARTM VENT
TAKEN. FROM COMMITTEE
CHARGED AS PERSONAL.
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(From q Stan correspondent.J
LANSING. March 19.--Rep. Whelan,
OF Shiawassse. bumped up against the
real thing In legislative methods when
he tried 10 force from the COMMITTEES
his bill 10 abolish the highway com
missioners department De Young, OF
Montcalm. at once opened fire on
Whelan's motion. He said the com.
mittee was trying TO formulate = COM
prehensive bill Whelan's point could
be gained by striking out the depart
ment clause when the bill was on the
door. he said. Whelan took the hoor
for his maiden speech and tumbled
around on various subjects until he
was called down. Baker. OF Cheboy'
gan. one OF the committee, said II the
gentleman would keep cool for few
days q bill will be framed and then
he can get his revenge on Commits
sioner Earle IL he has the votes. He
said that II looked like a personal mat.
ter This settled the question ana
Whelan was voted down.
Quite a contest Is on in the legisla-
ture over the bill by Rep. Hatch. or
Marshall. TO make II mandatory for
circuit courts TO be held only at the
county seat. 1t grows out OF the nght
two years ago. which resulted In u
court at Battle Creek and Marshall.
To defeat Battle Creek a general law
only can be considered.
The house passed these bills up TO
third reading:
BY F. C. Miller, OF Ionia. extending
the corporate powers OF religious and
benevolent societies.
BY Verdier, of Grand Rapids, TO ex'
empt school bonds from taxation.
The bill by Hatch. OF Calhoun,
amending the law for the suppression
OF contagious diseases so that when
the cost of care for such persons ex-
ceeds one-quarter OF one per cent OF
the assessed valuation OF any town
ship. city or village the excess shall
be charged TO the county from which
the affiicted person comes. was refer
red back to the regular committee To
remodel The bill by Giles, OF Mus
kegon, TO license optometrists also
went back TO the regular committee.
Another bill got some hard knocks
in the house After some threshing
it was passed. then reconsidered and
sent to the ways and means commit
tee. The bill is by Newkirk. OF Wash
tenaw. and aims to prohibit the adul-
iteration, mlsbranding. fraud and de-
ception In the manufacture and sale
OF drugs and drug products and places
the matter under control OF the dairy
and food commissioner with authority
to appoint four special inspectors.
The following new bills were intro
duced in the house:
Rep. Copley-Reduces price uni
versity paid for corpses from $l5 20
$40; bodies may be shipped without
allows physicians TO have
corpses in their possession.
Rep. Flowers-Requires fling or
chattel mortgages with county clerks
as we'll as township or city clerks.
Rep. Haviland-Prohibits final de-
cision of contested claims by arbitra
tion boards In frate-nal societies.
Rep. Stewart-Provides for tar Of
from S cents to 10 cents per pupil TO
furnish fund to furnish clothing for
destitute school children. Has refer
endum clause.
Rep. Observation-Disclosures transfer to
general fund OF $245 OF old war fund.
which has been kept separate since
civil war.
Rep. Bryant-Provides for prosecu.
ton OF trusts In this state; Dill Is
drafted after Ohio law.
Rep. Heckert-Revises act relative
TO recording town plats and clears up
defects In present law.
Rep. Yaple-Proyides for regulation,
licensing and registration OF steam
engineers, with six district examiners
and a chief examiner; requires all
stationery engineers in plants OF any
size to register Salaries to be paid
out Of fees.
Rep. Currfe-Allows capture OF not
TO exceed rs pounds OF red sides anu
suckers I'm Saginaw bay and Its tr1ou-
tary streams. c,
In the senate Collins. OF Bay city,
a bill calling for an inyes-
tigation by the state fish commission
as to the best methods of providing
better class of food and game nsn
and for the determination OF the rough
and coarse ones
The senate committee on liquor
traffic reported out all the liquor oiiis
as suggested by the anti
saloon league, and they were made
the special order for Wednesday al
ternoon. March "a, at 2:30 o'clock. The
on banking interests re-
ported out all bills affecting banks
and they were put on special order for
Thursday, March Is at 1880 O'CLOCK
D. IN. An
Passed up to third reading: The Dill
by Rep. woodruff. OF Wyandotte, pro
yiding that justices of the peace snail
SET forth specifically all objections
made TO complaints, warrants or pro-
ceedings on appeals, and the one by
Rem. CHAMPION, OF Lapeer, prohibiting
the carving OF explosives on passen-
ger cars.