The Detroit times., 1909-03-20
WHELAN DEFEATED
ON HIGHWAY
QUESTION
WANTED SILL TO ABOLISH CON-
MISSIoNER'S EPART ENT
TAKEN FROM COMMITTEE
CHARGED AS PERSONAL.
tFrom a star correspondent.)

of Shiawassse. bumped up against the
real thing in legislative methods when
he tried 10 force from the committee
his bill TO abolish the highway com
missiOner's department. De loung, Oh
Montcalm. at once opened nre on
Whelan's motion He said the com
mittee was trying 10 formulate a com
be gained by striking out the depart
ment clause when the bill was on the
floor. he said Whelan took the floor
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 a bill will be framed and then
he can get his revenge on Commits
sioner Earle ii he has the votes. He
said that il looked like personal mat
ter. This settled the question an
Whelan was voted down.
Quite a contest Is on in the legisla-
ture over the bill by Rep. Hatch. of
Marshall. To make il mandatory for
circuit courts 10 be held only at the
county seat. IL grows out OF the fight
two years ago. which resulted In n
court at Battle Creek and Marshall.
To defeat Battle Greek a general law
only can be considered.
The house passed these bills up TO
third reading:
BY F. c. Miller, OF Ionia. extending
- lott
benevolent societies.
BY Verdier, OF Grand Rapids, TO ex'
empt school bonds from taxation.
The bin 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 10 the county from when
the afflicted person comes. was refer
red back 10 the regular committee 10
remodel The bill by Giles, OF Mus
kegon, TO license optometrists also
went back 10 the regular committee.
Another bill got some hard knocks
in the house. After some threshing
il was passed then reconsidered and
sent 10 the ways and means commit
tee. The bill is by Newkirk. OF Wash
tenaw. and aims TO prohibit the adul'
iteration, misbranding. 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
10 appoint four special inspectors.
The following new pills were intro
duced in the house:
! Rep Copley-Reduces price UNI
versity paid for corpses from SIS &C
$40; bodies may be shipped without
caretaker: allows physicians TO have
corpses in their possession.
Rep. Flowers-Requires filing o!
chattel mortgages with county clerks
as we'll as township or city clerks.
Rep. Haviland--Prohibits final de
cis!on of contested claims by arbitra
tion boards in frategnal societies.
Rep. Stewart-Provides for tax OF
from ; cents To 10 cents per pupil To
furnish fund 10 furnish clothing for
destitute school children. Has refer
endum clause.
Rep. Authorizes transfer to
general fund Of S245 OF old war fund
which has been kept separate since
civil war.
Rep. Bryant-Provides for prosecu
ton OF trusts in this state; bill is
drafted after Ohio law.
Rep. Heckert-Revises act relative
10 recording town piats and clears up
defects in present law
Rep. Yaple-Provides for regulation
licensing and registration OF steam
engineers. with six district examiners
and a chief examiner; requires ali
stationery engineers in plants OF any
size to register. Salaries to be paid
out Of fees.
Rep. Currie-Allows capture or MOI
10 exceed % pounds OF red sides anu
suckers in Saginaw bay and Its triDu
tary streams.
In the senate Collins. OF Bay City
introduced a bill calling for an lnves
tigation by the state fish commission
as to the best methods OF providing a
! 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 bills
introduced as suggested by the anti
saloon league. and they We're made
! the snecial order for Wednesday al
ternoon. March "a. az . 80 o'clock. The
committee on banking interests re
ported out all bills affecting banks
and they were put on special order for
Thursday, March % at 2:30 oclock
/ p. m
Passed up To third reading: The bill
/ by Rep Woodruff. OF Wyandotte. pro
/ yiding hat justices OF the peace shall
sci forth specifically all objections
made To complaints, warrants or pro
ceediugs on appeals, and the one by
Rep. CHAMPION. OF l.apeer. prohibiting
the carving of explosives ON passen
ger cars.