The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
WHEN'S A JUNKET
NOT 4 JUAkET?
Speaker Baker Must Have the An.
swer Before One Gets BY Him,
It Seems.

LANSING, Mich. Jan. 24.-Speakel
Baker proved himself fearless pariia
mentarian, last night, by ruling out
Joint resolution which had been az
proved and sent over by the senate
The resolution was one passed by the
senate Thursday, authorizing the sen,
ate finance committee and the house
ways and means committee, In their
discretion, to visit the various stats
institutions TO get information In mnix-
ing up he budgets. Speaker Baker de-
cided that the resolution covered the
same ground covered in the house
joint resolution which the senate
adopted, abolyishing all junkets. and
that 1t was out OF order. AS matter
OF courtesy, he ollowed the resolution
TO be spread on the journal.
In the senate, the James bill for
the election OF copper mine inspectors
by popular vote instead OF by the
boards OF supervisors, was passed on
motion OF Senator Moriarty, although
Senator James was not present. It
is expected that there will be some
discussion OF the bill when 1t reaches
the house, as II does not include iron
mine inspectors. The reason was CIV
en-, that the iron mine companies did
not have as complete control of the
county legislative bodies as the cop
per magnates. Senator Moriarty comes
from the iron country. and consented
to the bill only after II was altered.
An employees compensation act
was introduced in both branches OF
the legislature last night. The bill
would make steam and electric rail-
way companies, mine, quarry. con-
struction mill and factory owners
whether corporation, firm or individ-
ual liable for injuries to employees.
When an employe Is killed, his fafn-
ily Is to receive a sum equal to HIS
earnings for three years, except that
II shall be less than 81 1000 or mors
than $4,000. Provision is also made
for payment of portion of the wages
of the employe for q term noe ex-
ceeding 10 years, In case of total
accident. A board of arbitration,
consisting of three members, In to
decide on all awards.
Senator Guy Miller's amendment
to the antitrust law, to allow immun-
u
came up on third reading, but was
withheld by request OF Senator Col
lins, who Is on leave OF absence,
and wishes opportunity to discuss II.
Senator Moriarty introduced bill
to appropriate $4,000 for state road
to connect Grand Marais, in the upper
peninsula, with civilization at Seney.
Supervisor eLighton, of Grand Marais.
rn1n nI ri nf a xuo IN
snow shoes to get, to Lansing to ask
for the road.
Senator Cartier moved to place
Michigan in the initiative toward Sc
curing uniform fishing laws on Lake
Michigan. He introduced resolution
for the appointment OF COMMITTEES
of three representatives and two sem
ators to confer with similar commit-
tees from Wisconsin, Illinois and Indi-
ana, looking toward such an end.
Among the house bills introduced
were:
BY Rep. Stewart, to prohibit the
use of automatic and repeating shot
guns in hunting birds: also one to
allow bringing an action at law to
collect allmony granted In another
state.
BY Rep. Marty, OF Detroit, to amend
the law for encouraging the killing
CT wolves.
BY Rep Symonds, to create a de-
partment OF immigration and agri-
culture, as recommended by Gov.
Osborn. --+--
BY Rep. Austin, of Detroit. to enable
boards of health to trace more effectu-
ally the direct cause of individual
cases of tuberculosis.
BY Rep. Ogg. OF Detroit, TO prohibits
the punishment of convicts "by show
ering cold water. whipping with the
lash on the bare body, stringing up by
the thumbs. padding, Handwriting or
any form OF corporal punishment"
also, the Detroit water boards $4,000
00C bonding bill.