The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-05
WOODWORTH
BILL HAS6oSE5
CALL IN SENATE
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state Central COMMITTEES Mea-
sure Has Majority of Two in
Committee of the Whole
HOUSE VOTE TO RESULTANT
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
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Skeels County Agricultural de-
partment Measure. Sub
ject Of Debate
From . stan comesponde,lt.. |.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. Sin the
senate. Tuesday, the Woodwork bill,
In regard TO the choice OF state cen.
trail committees by the candidates OF
the various parties, came up for It's
first discussion In the committee OF
the whole, and In spite OF the expecta-
/. ton that there would be no opposi-
ton. II got BY with the narrow mar
gin OF IL to II on a motion to re-refer
Il to the committee. IL was argued
by the Democrats and supported by
the Progressives that the choice
should be by direct vote as provided
In the bill introduced by Senator
Anderson. nineteenth district, last
week.
Other bills acted on were: To have
candidates supplied with proof copies
OF ballots; providing referendum upon
the question of Sunday amusements
In cities OF 10000 or over, and two
bills relative to the organization OF
boards of supervisors.
The house, too. spent q large part
OF the afternoon considering bills In
the committee OF the whole. Among
the ave approved was the resolution
to resubmit the woman suffrage
amendment. The others were TO pro-
hibit unfair discrimination In the
buying OF certain dairy and farm
products, to prohibit false statements
and accusations, one relative to the
granting OF indeterminate sentences,
and for registration OF farms.
The Skeels bill to provide for coun-
~ agricultural departments was again
the subject OF more than an hours
debate In the house, Tuesday after
noon. when-fts nnnbn ents !. led by, Rep.
Farmer, Of LIVINGSTON, succeeded In
having II amended to be effective only
n approved by the voters of the coun-
" In question, and after that IL passed
without further opposition.
Its submission In any county may
be made by the board OF supervisors
or upon petition OF five per cent
of the electorate ~- -"~1ts-
Rep. SkeeIs.. o. 7Uceaha. oRered a
substitute for the amendment which
would make the law operative till re-
jected i'm an election To- be, called .bY
petition OF 20 per cent OF the voters,
but this did not meet with approval
on account of the prohibitiye per cent
named. 1t was defeated, So to Al.
The Farmer motion received 81
votes, including all the Democrats ex-
cept Lee, OF Kent, and several promi-
nent Republicans. among them G. II.
Mcbride, OF Ottawa, ID. G.. +. Warner,
OF Leelanau, and Bierd, OF Bay, This
was the only bill finally considered
by either house.
Rep. Schaeffer introduced a bill to
establish q graduated income tax
ranging from one per cent on $1,000
to six per cent on everything above
e12. 900. Incomes OF less than $1,000
are exempted and an additional 5000
81 allowed for each child In The fam
fly. II Is based on the Wisconsin
law.
On behalf OF representatives from
All the district organizations OF den
lists OF the state, Rep. Lee. OF Kent,
proposed revamping OF the law reg |
Mating the practice or that profess |
sion, making II more strict In every |
way and requiring a yearly registra-
tion.
Some other bills proposed We're, TO
allow supreme court justices to live
outside OF Lansing, and another to
require three and one-half per cent
interest on savings deposits, by Rep.
Martz, OF Detroit; to appropriate sb7,-
500 for the Ionia state hospital, Rep.
Koehler, OF Detroit; to regulate the
inspection of mines and insure greet
er safety of employees, Rep. Evans, OF
Saginaw; to prohibit treating with
intoxicating beverages. Rep. Middle
ton, Of Genesee: 20 provide care OF
children OF divorced couples, 10 IA
cilitate the collection Of temporary ]
aiimony, and tu allow the surffnohiRg
Of petit Jurors by registered mall,
Rep. Hollway. OF Kent, who says his
blu would save Kent county alone
tL400 q year: to regulate the pro-
duction, inspection and sale OF milk
and cream fer consumption in all in
corporated cities, Rep Downing, OF
Wayne; To appropriate $4,000 for !
the Western state normal school. SEN
atOr Grace. sixth district; and two
bills by Senator Fitzgibbon. eleventh
district, to define the liabilities OF
carriers OF freight and to prohibit any
limitation OF them and to authorize
the Issuance Of writs OF punishment
against common carriers.
In the senate, Verdier proposed an
amendment to the constitution 70 al
low the legislature to permit students
and travelling men TO vote away from
home. Henry Rottschaeter, an i'm
structor In political economy in the
state university, who represents the
students there In the matter, was In