The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-07

the making OF new sorts OF laws IKE
That proposed in the so-called DUO
sky bills. Such measures are usuaily
| of a remedial nature and II through
some mistake the enactment Is not
constitutional, the error cannot De
corrected for at least two years ana
in the meantime the old conditions
continue"
The sessions at both ends OF the
CAPITOL were short In the house the
Toilet bill 10 require the registration
of farms and ranches passed It's hnai
hearing without opposition. Even the
resolution adopted by the senate,
Wednesday. to have all proceedings
printed in the daily journals. failed
to raise a debate Before there was
opportunity for discussion, Rep. Jen-
lseu. OF Delta, moved that II be tabled
and on an aye and nay vote the mo-
ton carried, SO TO 29.
The fremen's pension bill passed
the senate.
senator King, Twenty-ffth district,
introduced two bills carrying out the
plan advocated by Land Commission
Ter Carton in his campaign. TO have
THAT Office abolished and TO give TO the
sary organization and powers TO car
Try on the work done in IT. MI Car
Iton would continue TO perform the
same duties as secretary OF the do
main commission,
Rep. Taylor, OF Kent, presented an
elaborate revision OF the primary
law embodying the views OF the
Democrats on the subject. II includes
The secret ballot as recommended In
the governors message, also the re-
peal OF the Is per cent requirement,
the popular nomination OF all the
state ticket together with the justices
of the supreme court and the regents
of the university. 1t sets the spring
and fall primaries a week earlier and
later respectively, In order to accom-
modate the rural voters.
! A bill to give the state board OF
education the power OF commission
TO supervise the courses OF study and
provide uniform system OF books
for the primary schools was present
ed in the house by Rep. Sehaeffer
OF St Joseph Senator Case. Seventh
district presented a like bill with
the exception of few sections the
most important being one to auth
orize the printing of the books in the
prisons of the state In case the board
should be unable to make an ad-
vanlageous bargain.
Rep. Flowers, OF Detroit, would
have a commission of three appoint
ed by the governor TO revise and con-
solidate the laws on civil procedure,
domestic relations and the sale OF
III
measures pending along these lines.
The erection OF q $4,000 state
building on one Of the vacant public
lots in Lansing was proposed in a
ILL of Rep. Catlin. OF Ingham. This
building would be given over TO the
supreme court, attorney-generals de-
IpGrtment, law library, q headquarters
for the military department and
rooms for the state museum and
archives.
Other bills werc. To limit the num-
Der CT medical milk commissions to
one In each city, town or village, Rep.
I CopIey, Of Detroit; to require appli-
cants for incorporation papers to ap-
pear before the secretary OF state
and show the value OF their proper
ties, and a home rule bill like the
one presented by Senator Scott, OF
Detroit Wednesday, Rep. Lee, Of
Kent; to appropriate s27 500 for the
geological survey, Rep. Nash. Of
Saginaw; to provide exemption from
taxes of homesteads OF soldiers who
served 80 days in the civil or Mexl-
can wars, the exemption TO apply
also TO their widows, Rep. Newell
Smith, OF Gratiot to amend the act
creating a lien on lumber, logs and
timber products for labor performed
on them so that Ii will apply cooks.
hlacksmiths and other artizans, Rep.
Morford, Of Presque Isle; to prevent
injunctions without notice, Senator
Grace, Sixth district; to provide a
penalty for warden or superinten-
dent to allow the use OF substitutes
for butter In state institutions, SEN
lator Ogg, of Detroit: to limit the OPP