The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-11

northern state normal school.
Rep. Yaple. OF Kalamazoo. came on
happy with the passage OF q bill. APP
propriating $4,000 per company for
construction OF armories for the Ma.
tional guard. Not more than $4,000
Is 70 be expended In any one year.
Kalamazoo comes first with s30.000.
having two companies. Owosso Will
come next with $4,000; Grand Rap
Ids. with $4,000. and Coldwater with
$4,000. This plan ell take about
Ave years TO carry out.
Happier Puts Up Fight.
Rep. Happier put up a spirited fight
and succeeded In having the house
call from the senate a bill passed Sat
urday, giving minority stockholders
In mining companies power when a
company has been merged in another
company to get into court and de-
mand an investigation as TO the equity
OF the sale. Happier tried TO tack on
an amendment Saturday exempting
companies where negotiations for the
sale had been started by May /, this
year When this was defeated, he
declared that the bill was framed at
the instance OF some lawyers 10 help
present litigation.
David b. Brennan, clerk OF the po-
lice court Of Detroit, would seem TO
be beneficiary under a bill introduced
by Rep. Stewart, OF Grand Rapids,
which came up In committee OF the
whole last night. and was referred TO
today. The bill allows clerks OF mum
icipal courts In cities OF over 100000
salary OF $4,000 The city manual
gives the salary OF this clerk at 81 800.
John Grogan, clerk OF the recorders
court. gets $4,000.
A bill making the commissioner of
labor elective, passed the house com
mittee OF the whole.
Senator Putney's bill which pro-
vides that pupils of public schools of
the state shall be examined by physi-
clans appointed by the counties, pass
ed the senate on third reading Mon
day night. Senator Leidlein tried TO
amend the bill so that the children
would not be forced to under
goe the examinations IL their
parents objected; Senator Cartier
also sought to take out the clause
making II compulsory He declared
Ii would deprive Christian Scientists
and others who did not believe in the
powers OF medicine OF their constitu-
tional rights. Their efforts were UNI
successful.
Some efforts were made to kill
bill making an appropriation of $500
to the Michigan Dairymen's associa-
ton, on the grounds that II was a
private institution, and therefore not
entitled TO state aid. The bill passed
on third reading.
Senator Leidlein's bill, providing
that counties shall pay the funeral
expenses OF veterans OF the civil war
and army nurses, Senator F. ID. SCOTS
bill, fixing severe punishment for per-
sons disturbing the peace on interur-
ban cars, Senator Miller's bill for
protecting railroad property, and Sen
ator Whites bill permitting the TAX.
Ing OF property Of telegraph and tele-
phone companies on Judgments also
passed on third reading.
The Martz bill, permitting saloons
to remain open on certain holidays
was reported out by the senate com
mittee on liquor interests 1t was
amended TO include New Years day In
the list OF days when the saloons
must be closed
In executive session. the senate
confirmed the appointment OF Dr.
Charles Oakman, OF Detroit as n
member Of the Detroit Board OF
Health Frank H. Jones, Of Wayne,
and Jacob B. Greenburg, OF Detroit,
as members of the Wayne county
board OF jury commissioners.
SANFORD