The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-07

trOuueed by Senator Cartier permit
ting a combination OF shoe dealers 10
form mutual fire insurance companies
the Barnaby bill, relative To the rein
surance reserve of fire insurance com
panies; and Rep. Lords bill, fixing the
salary OF the commissioner OF insur-
ance of the commissioner OF insur-
ance at $1,000.
The insurance comm-->oner bill
was returned to the house and the
amendment concurred In under
suspension OF the rules. Rep. Fralick
attempted to attach referendum
clause, but was declared out OF order
The Stewart Gill for reorganizing
the state militia passed the ienato
committee OF the whole. Rep. Leon
ards bill, making a slight change in
the laws under which the naval bri-
gade was organized, so that funds
could be used for payment OF armory
rent in excess OF the present limit OF
$1,000 year, was passed
Senators James and Moriarity, in
troduced bill authorizing counties
to appoint managers OF the county
farms. The managers must have had
four years in an agricultural college
and under the provisions OF the bill.
they are also required to make tours
through their respective counties, 10
educate farmers. The county poor
farm is used as an agricultural expert
ment station.
The senate judiciary committee mas
reported out a substitute for the
Mortarity-James and Miller employ
ers' liability act The substitute gives
the employe the option of going into
court with his claims. II provides
that those dependent on a deceased
worker can get the amount of their
claim under the employers liability
In lump sum, or by weekly install
ments for period Of not more than
309 weeks. A third important change
makes the third party to the board
of arbitration formed in cases where
the employer and the heirs of a work
ingman who was killed, person
selected by the two others II cuts
cut the clause under which minors
are brought under the provisions Of
this act.
The house had a merry frolic ali
day, starting In the morning when
Rep. Amerson moved TO consign TO
the committee on private corporations.
Rep Glasner's bill forcing the com
missioner OF banking TO be In Ian
sing six days a week The house
members took all kinds of means TO
keep Glasner from talking. and finally
voted to bury the bill. In the after
noon, Rep. Lord said that he was an
noyed by lobbyists holding conversa
tion all around his desk so that he
could nnt haar 6icnnSSionc of y,f m
bers. and Rep. Leonard tried to get
consideration of a resolution intro
duced last week. TO enforce the rule
as TO admittance TO the floor. He
failed
Rep. Dusenbury, chairman Of the
judiciary committee, tried to have lis
bill abolishing the state land Office
taken from his own committee. lie
failed, after verbal duel with Rers.
Currie. Yeo and others.
Rep. Straight brought up his reso-
luton for a committee from both
houses to arrange for Fastening leg.
islation and il necessary loosening up
on the early adjournment. He failed.
Rep. Warner tried to get the honSe
to recall from the senate the Jerome
bill, passed Wednesday, for the sup
port CT families OF convicts. He failed.
Nevertheless the house did consid
cradle business in q session lasting
from $3.50 till 6, with an hour out for
noon.
Ii passed the substitute for the
Stewart central board bill. the new
bill providing for central board OF
three for the penal institutions, the
lonia asylum for the criminal insane
and the reform schools for boys aud
girls. The original bill provided for
one board for all penal, insane and
charitable institutions.
Ii passed the Copley bill, allowing
the condemnation OF private prope qy
for public use, such as water and
school boards
tpassed the White bill, protecting
minority stockholders in mining coin-
panies, in case Of consultations in
which they thought their stock sold
out too cheaply. Among some Is other
bills passed were: BY Rep. Holland,
cities to provide for payment
of judgments and DEGREES by bond is
sues; by Rep. Haviland. for the pro
lection OF salt miners by Rep. Henry,
for free employment bureaus at Bat
tie Creek and Traverse City: by Rep.
Tufts, relative to compulsory educa-
tion by Rep. Dusenbury. relative to
dependent children; by Senator Car
tier, appointing a commission OF five
to select a site for O permanent mill
tia encampment ground; by Rep
Smith, for stronger railway passenger
cars; by Rep. Currie, Furnishing per-
sons who misrepresent the weight and
character OF parcels carried by COM
mon carriers: by Senator White, Civ
ing the state tax commissioner power
TO employ experts to get mining prop.
erty valuations.
The Fowle mortgage tax bill was
received from the senate and placed
nthird reading
The senate committee on elections
reported out the James corrupt prac-
tees act, preventing anything In the
nature of bribery in connection with
political campaigns
Senator Kingman's bill giving the
members Of the state board OF health,
instead of the governor, power to ap-
point the board secretary. was ap-
proved by the senate committee of the
whole. Gov. Osborn has given the
board of health notice that ne will not
interfere with their selecting the sec
retary, so long as politics is subordin.
ated. IL there is any disposition to