The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-27
ANTHOLOGY BILL
. DOES NOT AFFECT
OFFENDERS
SENATOR FUTILE, OF INGHAM,
PICKS FLAWS IN MEASURE
PERSONS SEEING PERSONAL
PRIVILEGES SHOULD BE BAR
RED.
(From a staff Correspondent. }

LANSING, Jan. 27-The first ex
element was sprung in the senate to-
day over the lobby bill which came
up in committee OF the whole. Some
talk followed over amendments offer
ed futile, OF lngham, took the floor
and echoes OF the old boxer contest
fioated beneath the capitol dome. lie
charged that this bill did not reach
the real lobbyists. Those persons the
legislators should guard against,
namely, those who were seeking spe-
| cial legislation to further their own
ambitions, are not affected. Tuttle
wanted lobby bill that meant some
thing. This should keep out those
persons who by their official positions,
claim the right To the senate floor
and mingle with the members TO fur
their own ends. These are the lob
byists we should bar" he said, mot
representatives OF corporations whom
the members can easily ignore"
While talking his face showed firm
decision and every one knew he was
hitting at the governor and his CO
workers who lobbied the. legislature
two years ago over the primary cleo
ton bill and other measures. The
governor was present during Tuttle's
fiery talk
Fox, OF Mayville, introduced bill
that would tax all foreign money loan
ed in the state.
The bill by MacKay, OF Detroit. for
the publicity of campaign expenses,
| he claims, will purify everything,
Dickinsons cigarette bill, patterned
after the Indiana law. is the one he
has resolved to push as the attorney
general has given It his o. X. mark.
Taylor, of Kalamazoo. introduced a
bill changing the present law so that
males or females under 10 years OF
age can be employed In factories
where three or more are engaged.
now the law reads 10 or more.
Senator's publicly congratulated r. NJ.
Sprague, who has reached his seven
ty-sixth birthday. lie Is the appoin-
tee OF the house this year; this Office
being granted by the senate one ses-
sion and the house one session and
the house the next. alternating.
Senator Smith, OF Hubbell, resign
ed as chairman OF the finance and ap-
preparation committee.
The bill In the house by G.. A. Mil
/ Ter. OF Detroit, for the Incorporation OF
retail lumber dealers mutual insur-
ance associations, went through after
the clause repeating all conflicting
acts were struck out.
Morrice's bill TO temporarily with.
draw tax homestead lands from sale
struck a snag. Van Baalte, OF Otta
wa. objected TO this hasty action aud
wanted the matter deferred. Morrice
explained that II was to stop the spec
ulators and conserve the water power
and another bill would be introduced
20 preserve reforestration lands. Flow.
ers. OF Detroit, said II another bill
was coming, and as this measure could
not take effect till 80 days after the
close OF the session, immediate
faction was useless Guy Miller added
TO the objections and the bill WAS re-
/ ferred back 10 the committee by the
vote OF so to "a.
I The bill 20 punish persons for using
dynamite or powder in fishing Ia up
Ito third reading. il was introduced
by Agens, OF Ludington. Warner. Of
+ Frankfort. made Intellectual attempts
to reduce the penalty. saying it
would be harsh to send young men TO
iHll Tor Ills OHthSt WtliNn AuEg
commit thoughtlessly. but when Stew.
art. Of Grand Rapids, said this was
only to punish men who wilfully Do
stroy Ash by dynamite, Il was I'm
mediately agreed TO.
Mortgage taxation got another
"touch-up' In n bill by Dusenbury. 81
Isabella. which would apply n specific
tax OF 80 cents per each 800 on cred.
its founded upon or evidenced by
mortgages or liens upon real prop
erty II also repeats all other laws
covering these subjects.
No more quail can be killed for'tbe
next 10 years I'm the state n the bill
introduced by Huntley. OF Rogers City.
becomes law.
! Greater protection is given the peo