The Detroit times., 1911-03-09
TWO MORE BILLS
UP TO- GOVERNOR
With Good Luck 90 Of Some 400
Proposed Laws May Get on the
Statute Books.
,From /. staa Corre.pe.ae-t.)

LANSiNds MICH, MafCn w
more senate bills were passed by the
house yesterday, and will go to the
governor, so the indication II that out
OF some 400 measures introduced, as
many as 20 may get on the statute
books before the session Is over.
One OF the bills was introduced by
Senator James, and provides for the
division OF townships covering large
territory into election districts, wheth-
er the number OF resident electors
would seem TO warrant IL or not. The
other was by Senator Putnsr. and re-
quires school districts not having high
school grades, to pay for the trans
portation and tuition OF pupils above
the eighth grade who wish to attend
a neighboring high school. Rev.
Graves sought TO amend by giving dis
erection to the voters Of the school dis
trict: but several members vigorously
protested that every child In Michigan
was entitled TO high school educa-
ton. The final vote was 81 to 16.
The Lucas Holland bill for the cleo
ton OF mine inspectors was approved
by the committee Of the whole and
placed upon immediate passage. after
IL had been amended to conform In q
large measure to Senator James bill,
which had already passed the senate.
These inspectors have hitherto been
appointed by the board of supervisors.
and II was alleged that the mining
companies were able to name inspect
ors to suit themselves. Rep. Lucas
insisted on the bill protecting the in
spectors as to salaries, q point on
which the companies might have at
tackled them had the matter been left
to the supervisors. They will get a
minimum OF IS a day.
Rep. Gansser sought unsuccessfully
to secure q reconsideration Of the con-
current resolution for constitutional
amendment allowing pensions to hre-
men. He did manage to secure re-
consideration of the vote by which he
was defeated yesterday, and put In q
substitute modifying the terms. This
was referred to committee. The OBJ
lection to the proposed amendment Is
that II would let down the bars for an
endless system Of pensions.
The house passed Rep. Balls bill
prohibiting the selling or exploding OF
blank cartridges or weapons using
acid or picrates, or nrecrackers OF
greater explosive power than Is pos
sessed by q hrecracker two inches
long aud three-eighths OF an inch In
diameter.
Rep. Jerome's bill to provide for the
support of dependents Of prisoners
confined In state prisons for more
than six months, was approved In
committee of the whole.
The bill appropriates $4,000 q year
for two years to be used for the relief
of prisoners, under the direction OF
the state board of charities and cor
rectfons.
Rep. Ogg's bill allowing any city
| to Increase its bonded indebtedbsss
to three per cent. II two-thirds Of -
electors vote to do so, was also ap
proved by the committee Of the
whole. This bill was framed to re
lieve the bonding condition in De
| troit.
Former Lieutenant Governor Patrick
HI. Kelley told the senate yesterday
afternoon that the great problem be
fore the legislature was that OF caring
| for convicts. He said that Legislation
should be framed toward making the
confinement Of these men remunera
tive to the state on the one hand, and
bring about their reformation on the
other.
Mayor Thompson, of Detroit, and
Former Senator Brown, Of Lapeer
also spoke to the senate on invitation
Resolutions for the initiative both
as to legislation and as to constitu
tional amendments, and for the recall
of state ohlcers, we're introduced In
the senate by Senator Watkins yes
terday. They are similar to those in
troduced In the house Tuesday.
Senator Kingman introduced bill
forbidding attorneys to offer theil
services In. damage suits on a per
centage basis. Senator Watkins intro
duced q bill authorizing any five
physicians Of county to organize
themselves into a corporation for the
purpose Of supervising the production
Of certified milk In the county.
Rep. "Bilp' Martz, of Detroit, intro
duced a bill to allow saloons to be
open on holidays excepting Sundays
and election days.
Rep. David Fitzgibbon, the new
member from st. Clair county, sue
ceeding the late Rep. Green, was yes
terday made q member Of the commit
tees on general taxation, public cor
porations, printing and school for the
blind,
Senator Watkins introduced reso
luton asking the governor to include
In his Arbor Day proclamation plea
for the study and protection of song
birds. SANFORD.