The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-23
SENATE VOTES
10 ABOLISH JOKE
SALT OFFICE
Fifzgibbon Measure Is First to
Pass Either House in
Lansing
POPULAR ELECTION OF
SENATORS RATIFIED
New Lot of House Bills Brings
the Total Up to 1s4-NOne
Considered
From o star Correspondent.

-
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 23-The frs
bill OF the session to be passed by
either house was the Ftzgibbor
measure 10 abolish salt inspection
when Il was accepted by the senate
Yesterday afternoon without a dis
nerting vote. The senate also unani
mously confirmed the governors ap
Pointments reported TO II and with
the same unanimity OF approval
adopted the Joint resolution ratifyine
the proposed amendment to the fed
eral constitution to permit the popu-
Tar election or United States sena-
tors.
Another lot OF Is brought the total
number OF house bills up TO 1874, and
not q line OF any one OF them has
been read or considered on the floor
r,f the house, up 60 the present time.
Two OF the IS new one were INTRO
duced by Rep. Montieth. OF 81. Clair,
nj the request OF the department OF
public health for the purpose OF plac'
Ing MI water supply and sewage sys.
TENS in the cities, towns and villages
az the state under the supervision OF
the state board OF health.
Thjs bosrd is 10 be given fuli
authority &c make and enforce rules
and specifications for the construc-
ton and operation OF all such plants,
and TO conduct inspections necessary
thereto The bill aNp gives the state
hoard power to appoint at a salary
fixed BY it state sanitary engineer
who shall conduct the work thus add
ed TO that OF the department,
The appointment OF a licensed vetA
urinary surgeon 70 inspect meats Of
fered for sale is the aim Of n bill pro-
posed by Rep. G. III. Mcbride, of OF
fawa. II Il planned to allow municipal
l,oardg OF health to I'LL the ONCE 10
which win be attached fees OF 20
cents for each beef carcas inspected
and liz cents for calf, sheep or swine.
Rep. Koehler, OF Detroit, proposed
a repeal the act prohibiting free
senator Ogg, OF Detroit, introduced
! hin to regulate the sanitation and
eafety devices in hotels. IL calls fol
= railing ON Ere escapes three feet
R high and landings at least three Dy
six feet: also that In two and three
Story hotels each upper room be fur
,iished with a hempen rope fastened
securely Mt one end and neatly eoilec
IN 4 conspicuous place near the win
dow. Another requirement suggested
n 4 chemical Ere extinguisher foi
every $500 square feet OF floor space
The Woodworth senate bill TO regu
late the selection OF state central com
rnittees was reported out OF the com
mftyee favorably with few minoi
changes TO make 1t even more pro
xrossive,
senator woodwork Is receiving
many letters commencing his bill u
renl,ire shoes made of adulteratet
LEATHER TO be sts.Nped with the name
~ me maker and statement OF thu
naaferiala used In their manufacture
one az them Is a two-page letter o
hearty approval from an oficial or th'
LARGO ahoc manufacturing hrm o
Robart Johnson and Rand.
re SAYS that the bill Is as meri
forius as any pure food or drugs act
According TO his assertion. 100 u
poesible to make shoes partly OF othe1
substances that will look better thar
those made OF pure leather This Il
often q hardship on the man who u
trying to keep the quality OF his pro
duct MP to the standard,
Rep. Wood, OF Jackson. Is very de
sirons to present an anti-tipping Dill
but be IL undecided as to Just how !.
should be framed. He finds plenty OF
men to tell him II Is q good thing
and to 60 ahead. What he wants,
however, Is some statute as a basis
20 start from. Thus far he has not
succeeded In finding one In any OF the
state compilations.
Other bills proposed yesterday