The Detroit times., 1913-01-25
Great Number of Bills Intro
duced Presages Desire to
Quit Early
IMPORTANT MEASURES
BEFORE LAWMAKERS
Progressive Laws Proposed Dur
ing Week, Many of Which
Will Pass
From a star Correspondent.

pcrIunctOry meetings FRIDAY morning,
the only business done by the besisla-
ture was the introduction OF a couple
of senate BILLS 1t was known before
hand that quorum OF representatives
would not be present, SO only "A OF
them took the trouble TO attend.
Senator Hutchins, tenth district.
proposed a law In regulation OF the
establishment OF cooperative organ
izations for carrying on agricultural,
mercantile. dairying. manufacturing or
mechanical operations.
The chief feature OF the measure is
that the net profits resulting from the
business shall 60 To those who sup
port II. aud not merely TO stockhold'
ers. This, says Senator Hutchins. Is
the only real cooperation. Among
the fixed charges to be allowed in the
conduct OF such firms Is six per cent
on the capital stock and whatever Is
left after that is paid, Is profit.
After an allowance Is made Tor a
reserve fund and Ave per cent OF the
profits Is appropriated for educate nal
purposes, the remainder Is TO be divid-
ed in a uniform dividend among en-
ployes and others who have been in
strumental In maintaining the bush
ness; that Is II II Is a cooperate
store, among employees and those who
have made purchases, or II II Is a
dairying or selling project, those who
have contributed raw materials.
No person shall own more thar 81.
o0) worth OF shares and stockholders
as such get nothing but the six per
cent on their investment. They. now
ever, conduct the business through q
board OF directors. One of tbs IN
usual features Is q clause 10 peimit
shareholders 10 vote by mall.
BY educational purposes is meant
the holding OF institutes OF the use OF
other means OF fostering cooperative
action.
A bill 70 declare houses OF prostitu-
ton a nuisance and 10 allow proceed
ure against them by injunction wSs in
troduced by Senator Straight, ninth
district. II Is not nearly SO drastic
as the Freeman house bill on the same
subject, but il said TO be more work.
able.
The work Of the legislators this
week has been chiefly In the commit.
tee room considering the bills referred
TO them, but nevertheless a consider
able number Of new measures OF Inn
portance have been presented.
Monday evening, Senator Wood
worth and Rep. Bierd introduced reso-
lutions to provide uniform selection OF
state central committees; TO take
thom out OF the hands OF the bosses
and place them under the control OF
the people through their party candi-
oates. The concensus Of opinion Is
that these resolutions will be ad. pied
without open opposition.
Rep. Downing, or Wayne, introduc-
ell a bill to have appointed commits
sion to cooperate with others in the
Investigation of European and other
agricultural credit systems
Tuesday, Senator Verdier. sixteenth
district. introduced his home rule
amendment liberalizing that act and
pointing distinctly toward municipal
ownership. Rep. Dunn, Of Sanilac. pro
posed uniform textbooks and q text
| book commission and Rep. Happier
@: Houghton, offered a resolution 70
make legislative representation pro
pcrticnal TO the popular vote. THIS
last, being Democratic measure
which would cut down the Republican
majority, has no chance for consi1era
ton. In spite OF the new era in
statecraft," II Is said that politics has
moi yet come TO such a pass that a
dominant party will deliberately vote
away part OF Its representation.
The judiciary committee OF the
luuse finally closed the question OF
oatests with a report confirming the
election Of Rep. McNitt from the Lake
Wexford district
| Wednesday, the senate confirmed
the governors appointments with two
exceptions; adopted a resolution FOL
popular election OF United States sen
ators and made an abortive attempt e
pass the Fitzgibbon salt inspection
bill, In an illegal vote which was re
| considered next day.
Thursday the Ogg bill to amend the
compensation law was presented. rails
ing strong protest, especially on tn.
employers side. II Is said that the sit
uation which would result from III
adoption IL the same az II the presen
law stopped with its first section re
moving the employers common Law
Gefenses.
Many appropriation bills were
among those presented during the
week and the sums they call FOL
would amount to surprising 'Ctal
or course they will be pared as usua
but the final figures will be large foI
the reason that so many bull 'ingi
must be erected to take the place Of
those destroyed by fire or TO take care
OF the growing needs OF various lnsti
tutions.
That the December campaign OF
Lieutenant Governor Ross and Others
for a short session was not without
effect Is shown by the fact that inors
than twice as many bills have been
introduced In each house than In the
same time two years ago. The Jan
Jary contributions In the lower house
thcr barely passed the 100 mark. This
year they Will Just about reach $50
1T will be a shorter session this
time said Rep. Bierd. OF Bay, Friday,
Although SO far there have been 50
many things TO hinder that we really
! haven't done any more than usual.
The lieutenant-governor also still ex-
poets an early adjournment He ex.
pressed the hope yesterday that all
business would be completed by
April 10. SCOTT.