The Detroit times., 1911-04-17

passed He has others on the way.
Rep. Copley has introduced some 20
bills all asked for as public benefits.
The most notable among them Is q
bill which passed the senate Saturday.
giving general power TO municipal cor
porations of every kind 10 condemn
every class o: private property for
public use The bill was found neces-
sary when the water board sought to
condemn extra property for the water
works. and other municipal corpora
lions have found themselves hampered.
For instance, there Is now no power by
which a city can condemn land beyond
its own boundaries. and In many cases
II has no power within its own limits
TO condemn for anything except the
opening or widening Of streets.
Mr.. Copley had a corrupt practices
bill similar In general intent to that
introduced by Senator James, prevent
ing many of the practices used now
In elections, including the prodigal ex-
penditure OF money which mades a
scandal Of many campaigns. He had
the bill side-tracked to allow the James
bill to pass IL possible with the limited
time available. II neither measure Is
adopted this year. and he returns, II
will be one of his earliest measure.
His bill limiting the amount OF in
terest which can be charged by loan
sharks and placing loan agents and
pawn-brokers under the same inspec-
ton, passed the senate Saturday
Three OF his bills, one requiring stock
holders TO make up impaired bank
capital rather than have the bank
placed In a receivers hands, another
revising the garnishee law and an.
other permitting justice court clerks
to make out certain papers which
have hitherto required a Justices sig
nature. have been passed and Will De-
come laws. A bill making more
definite the law against confininS
juvenile delinquents with grown Grim
inals. has passed the house.
Rep. Flowers has fought Throughout,
for primary reform. His bill 10 unit
the primary elections was held over
by the senate judiciary committee I'M
til after the spring primaries at the
instance OF the Martindale faction,
because IT provided for immediate ef-
feet and would have permitted women
to vote at the primaries, a thing the
Martindale people did not wish. After
election, a senate substitute restoring
the right to women passed both
houses. and the general primary
amendment bill is before the senate,
Tuesday. Mr.. Flowers also led the
fight against the Detroit and Grant
Rapids laundrymen, who sought TO
have the 54-hour law for womens
work suspended for their benefit dur.
ing the hot months. He introduced a
bill giving married women a right to
their earnings, which passed the
senate as he worded IL, after attempt
by the judiciary committee to destroy
its effect.
Rep. Ashley has given his bes'
work to a bill putting fraternal IN
surance companies en- safe basis.
The bill was mutilated In passage in
the house, but was restored by the
senate committee, and Is up on ger
eral order this week. Mr.. Ashley, az
chairman of the committee on labor,
has been instrumental In efforts 10
solve the workingmen's. compensation
puzzle. II was also Ashley that made
the last stand in the house asainsr
the destructive 25-per-cent initiative
provision in the home-rule amend
ment bill.
Rep. Austin had a bill for convict
labor on the roads which received
favorable comment, but got sidetrack-
ed because OF the controversy be-
tween the Miller and Leidlein road
bills. He has secured the passage OF
one bill, requiring boards of healti,
to give the history Of tuberculosis
cases, for use in fighting the white
plague.
Rep. Jerome's most earnest work
was on a bill for the support of de
pendents of convicts, similar to the
system now In force In connection
with the Detroit House of Correction
The senate in its inscrutable wisdom
killed II Saturday. Rep. Jerome has
done good work as chairman OF the
committee on revision and amend.
ment OF the statutes.
Rep. Leonard secured the passage
OF a bill providing for separate
board for the naval militia, and In
creaslng the amount which the or,
CARNATIONS might spend for rent OF
armories. He also has been interested
in insurance legislation, In which he
has done some good work.
Rep. bill" Martz has done some
thing beside securing permission for
booze TO be sold on holidays and In.
PRODUCING a resolution for beer In