The Detroit times., 1909-05-08
10 new Bills
AFTER MONDAY
-. Strings Probably Last One in
osae- Hill to Revise General
Liquor Laws Agreed To.
tFrom . stan Correspondent


LANSING. Mich. May S.-So more
\ nov pIiiy can be introduced this ses
4 sIDn sffxr Monday because OF the con
s<Jml10n1T provision that all measures
must be printed and placed on the
riSrb<rs desks ave days hcfore actiot
; n taken on them. Rep. Stirling. ol
Djcklnscn. Introduced one yesterday
which Is probably the last in the
. house II creates a new board called
tie ccapitol building commission"
The house. yesterday afternoon
agreed to a bill which revises the gen
ernf liquor laws OF the state. The
rules we're suspended and the bill
PASSED by vote OF IS 10 ?. Reps. Bee
nann and Jensen voting nay.
The bill limits saloons TO one for
eacn 500 population. The city or vii
Iago can vote on the further restric-
ton or the saloons. Present saloons
are not to be disturbed but no new
oues are permitted until the number
falls below the Legal ratio. Women
and exconvicts are prohibited from
holding saloon licenses Druggists are
70 sell malt extracts. spirituous liquors
To be sold only on prescriptions which
must be recorded The hill fixes the
obeninx and closing OF saloons al .
Z. n. 20 3 Umr but councils may ex'
tend the hour Of closing IN IL O'Clock.
Any persen twice convicted of violat-
ing the liquor Law Is not eligible for
llreus<--s-~---~---.-- ,--eass-
The uex Iieuor BIN Is termed con-
mon sense measure and the brewery
ano saloon interests say they viii obey
its provisions TO the letter. II Is ex-
pecled Il win easily pass the senate,
The bill by Ball, OF Berrien. which
creates a state fire marshal passed the
house In committee and II was rushed
through third reading under suspen-
stou Of the rules. The governor Is TO
appoint this IRE marshal for four
wear term subject TO the senate's APP
proval The salary Is fixed at $500;
4 second deputy at $500. and he can
also appoint an inspector and clerks
and assistants The duty or these Of
feers Is to investigate the causes OF
flres in all localities. in cooperation
With the other authorities This new
DEPARTMENT Is expected 10 guard
aonfnSt the spread or forest nres
Which did such heavy damage in Mich
iRan anne time. ago.
The bills BY sanders, OF Ingham. pro-
hsbiting the sale of intoxicating liquors
10 minors. and Burdick. prohibiting
the use of liquors ON engines or cars.
electf7c or steam. were botn agreed tc.
Those measures were also passed by
the hcuse:
BY Kimmerling.~ of Monroe. regulat-
iur ne construc{ion OF drains when
thsy Aoass through more thar one
cour<r and prohibiting telegraph, tsla.
phonH and railroad companies from in
terfaxing with drain construction; Rey-
nclds. of Hillsdale. authorizing tbs
incofboration OF mausoIeun associa-
fionds Folks, OF jackson. declaring ali
Wild -fur-bearing animals state proper
" ard prohfbi<fng their killing from
Aprflv1 to -Oetsber 81 each year,
Re- WheIaHr OF Shiawassee,- made
q haEy attack on Highway Commits
sioneI Eare. when the house was
working az committee OF the whole
or the bill appropriating S2zo.OOo TOR
the Tate highway department. Wnear
said last session $260.o00 was appro-
priated and asked where IL went TO-
He said Earle refused to submit re-
port - requested oy the iesisis.uie.
L.