The Detroit times., 1911-04-05

the fall instead of the spring election
In 1912, Detroit having no regular
spring election.
The days work which the house
tackled yesterday was the biggest
ever piled UP in the history OF the
Legislature. The sheet containing the
order of business was 3 1-2 feet long,
with two wide columns. The bill or
fare included Al bills en- third read
ing, 102 on general order, and one
resolution, which was not reached.
Besides this, IL committee meetings
were marked down. Capt. John Stew
enson, OF Detroit, seeing that every
one was getting up early and prepar-
ing &c work all day, arranged a meet
ing of the committee on religious and
benevolent societies at $50 a. m.
Somehow no one attended; not even
the captain. -...- - ~.
In order to get some of the bills
originating In the house over to the
senate. the committee of the whole
adopted a resolution to take up house
bills first The committee Of the
whole approved IL bills, killed one
and passed two for the day, leaving
only S2 to be added to the next days
accumulation.
Among the II approved were: Rep.
Henrys bill, prohibiting any but non.
collapsible coaches to be purchased
by railways after Jan. /, 1912, or TO
be used after Jan. /, 1925; Rep. Glas-
ners, making third-grade teachers
certificates good for two years; Sen
ator Carriers, for a commission TO
secure permanent gorunds for state
military encampments; Rep. Currie's,
furnishing persons who make false
representations of weight to common
carriers; Rep. Raudabaughs bill. for
bills OF lading as decided upon by the
uniform laws commission; Rep.
Smiths, allowing townships to estab-
lish free public Libraries; Rep. VOL
colts, protecting minority stockhold-
ers Reps. Henry and Kerns's, de-
manding engineers. conductors, flag
men and railway telegraphers to have
suitable experience; Rep. Currie's,
fixing rates for common carriers, and
Rep Copley's. furnishing automobile
drivers who fail TO assist persons
whom they have run down and to
make reports to the police.
Rep. Woods bill prohibiting piece
work In the repair Of locomotives,
failed.
On third reading, besides the reso
lutions for constitutional amend
ments. several minor bills were
passed.
Rep. Dusenbury gave notice that
he would make an effort Wednesday
to take away from the committee the
bill to abolish the state land office.
Rep Perry introduced a bill to al
low the pardon board TO draw pay
for as many days in year as ii was
necessary to sit. The limit Is now
200 days.
In the senate, Senator Moriarity
failed In his second attempt to kill
the bill, allowing life prisoners TO be
paroled after 25 years. The bill pass
ed third reading after spirited
oratorical contest between Senators
Moriarity and Watkins.
The James bill, of removing some
Of the limitations on insurance com.
panies doing business in the state,
was passed. Senator Miller's bill.
penalizing railway passengers 10
cents for failing TO buy tickets, was
killed in committee OF the whole
The Fowle mortgage tax bill was
referred to committee after a bitter
fight Senator Putney's bill. provid.
ing foi the medical inspection of pub
lie school pupils, the Ogg bill, max
ing the breaking and entering of show
cases on the street felony, passed
committee OF the whole.
The senate committee on finance
and appropriations. approved a bill,
giving S225,000 TO tear out and re-
place the old cell block at Jackson.
which has been held up as a state
scandal. SANFORD.