The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-14
BONDING COMPANY
BILL SIDETRACKED
Senate Committee Decides to Post
pone Consideration Of it
Indefinitely
PALMER CALLSF FULLER AN ASS
Bill Against Brewery Owned Sa-
looms is Reported Out
Conferees on Compensation Measure
Agree on Original Measure.
Other Legislation.

Lansing. Mich, March 14.-(Special
to The Calumet News). by a unani-
nous vote the Senate committee on ia
surance decided this morning to post
pone indefinitely further consideration
of the bill to abolish the Michigan
Bonding Co.
Insurance Commissioner Palmer ap-
peared before the committee and talk
cd in favor of the bill. lie mentioned
also that the records of his office were
open TO investigation and called Au-
ditor General Fuller an ass for claim
ing that there was no record OF the
funds received in his department.
The joint committees on the
fic reported out the bill prohibiting
brewery owned saloons, but eliminat-
cd the clause which prohibits brewers
from holding mortgages on saloon
property. The members Of the COM
mittee favoring the bill agreed to this
in order to get the bill out, and think
IL can be inserted when ii comes up
on the door.
The commerce committees on the
working mems compensation bill met
and practically agreed TO the original
measure.
Gov. Osborn declares he will recon-
vene the legislature again next Thurs
day as he still retains Il hope that an
immediate primary bill may be passed.
The Moriarty james compensation
bill. with amendments. passed the
Senate yesterday. The Ashley bill, with
amendments. passed the House. a
conference committee, consisting of
Senators White and James. and repre-
sentatives Ashley, Stewart and Graves,
was appointed 10 arrive az an agree
ment on a compromise bill satisfac-
tory to all sides.
Senator James will make another at
tempt 10 pass a presidential primary
bill this afternoon, giving the bill inn
other attempt to get the Senate and
House to consent to stay here until the
work is completed.
The House yesterday passed state
wide primary bill to affect all state Of
ficers TO be elected at the spring cleo
ton. The measure was not consider
ed in the Senate. The banking bill en-
abling state banks to pledge their as
sets as securities for postal savings
deposits passed each house.
The Senate passed a bill requiring
the approval of supervisor or county
Of aII .Iag In
ships outside Of cities before the plsts
are filed. The object of the measure
is TO obtain better check on the
operations of land spectators who
obtain sections Of cheap land i'm this
state and sell them in small lots TO
people who have no knowledge of the
kind Of land nor its location.
The thirteen senator's who have been
standing in the way of the presidential
primary bill being given immediate
effect on the ground that such action
would be unconstitutional shifted
date effect to law prohibiting the
carving of en-inch hatpins. slung-
shots, razors. "and other weapons"
The bill went through under suspen-
sion of the rules and the House took
similar action when it reached that
body.
a law placed on the statute books
year ago repealed all previous acts
regulating the carrying of weapons and
through an oversight was made APP
plicable only to Wayne and Kent coun-
ties. There was no law To prosecute
offenders elsewhere. The new bill,
drawn by Senator Vanderwerp applies
to all counties.