The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-02
BILL To SUSPEND
LAND SALES To Be
ACTED ON
REP. MAxEYS MEASURE AFFECT
ING STATE TAX PROPERTY is
TO oE CONSIDERED TO-DAY ON
SPECIAL ORCER.
(From a staff Correspondent

LANSING, Mich, March 2.-Heavy
work rests on the legislators shout
ders this week The bill by Maxey, OF
Earaga, TO suspend the sale OF state
tax lands comes up today on special
order and will probably be reached
about 3 o'clock In the house and eight
bills are ready to pass third reading
besides Is on the general order, while
tie senate has only one and six on
these orders respectively. Wednesday
The senate is to take up the Dickin-
son primary election measure again.
The house will fight out the proposed
salary increase for the superintendent
OF public instruction and new officials
under his regime.
Thursday the primary election bill
by Colby, OF Detroit. is on the house
spC cial order which Is expected 10
open up the oratorical throttle anu
revive the PinGree times when pri-
mary election reform resounded un-
der the capitol dome all through the
sessions.
The senate failed TO work up a
quorum Yesterday. AT 3 o'clock last
night 10 senator's only answered TO
roll call, II being necessary for
quorum. Adjournment was taken TIL
. O'Clock today.
The house had good working
ouorum and turned of a fair amonnt
of business.
There was another heavy food OF
retttions against the Ormsbee liquor
hills but most of them were aimed at
Nc SO. the local option measure. one
petition opposed the liquor bills, raw
ors primary election and asks for the
p,snishment OF eX-State treasurer
Glazier.
The following bills were Introduced
Pv McNaughton. Of Kent making an
appropriation of $500 a year Tor the
West Michigan Fair; last session they !
got $4,000 year
By Gelinas, giving the right OF ap.
neal from the decision or boards Oh
supervisors or county boards or auui
tors TO the circuit court by any one
feeling aggrrieved.
BY Currie, OF Midland, amending the
juvenile court law passed last session.
II clears up many slight defects FOUND
in practice by giving officers more dis
cretionary powers and puts the BUR
den OF expenses on the county instead
of as now on the parents or guardians.
BY Saunders, OF Ingham. prohibiting
the selling. furnishing or giving or
liquors TO minors or persons who have
been posted and TO whom sales have
been forbidden.
BY McFadzen, OF Manistee, permit
ting fishing in Bear lake, his county,
except with hook and line tand limit
ing quantity caught. 1t is expected
this will line up as a local measure
and must come under home rule laws.
BY Field, OF Chippewa, putting both
pennsulas under the same railroad
rates.
BY Ogg, OF Detroit. to bring com
mercial sausages under the state laws
and make the manufacturers conform
to the pure food regulations.
BY Yeo. OF West Branch. providing
for the same bounty on bears as on
wolves.
These bills passed third reading: IN
creasing the salaries OF circuit court
stenographers in Berrien and Branch
counties; amending the law for oil in
spection; permitting either party in
joint money deposits to withdraw the
same; giving boardsu OF supervisors
the power TO organize or consolidate
townships; prohibiting the removal Of
highway material except by consent OF
abutting owners: extending mechanics
liens to cellars and foundations;
power OF service. on parties OF inter
est to- bequeathed land or by deed. is
extended to all parts OF the state;
granting power To the circuit judges
I nchambers TO extend time for set
Ting bills OF exceptions.
Just at the close OF the session San
born, OF Alpena put in a hot state
ment as an offset TO the Newkirk (of
Washtenaw) protest against legisla-
tive waste OF time. He draws paral-
lei between the work done so far this
session and last session for the same
number OF days Then he says that
members OF the last legislature, of
which Newkirk was one. filed their
pockets with more state money with
each additional days session while
now the members get no more whether
the Sc ssion he one month or nine
After IL was read by the clerk there