Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-02-18

NocdleS.
Senator James Hanley. 4 popular
me mber OF the upper house from
/ Wayne county, has won nickname
1 for himself which he viii never be
able To shake of
Mr. Hanley. az che request of the
state dairy and food department, in
| troduced a bill in the senate which
makes il q crime TO use artificial col
orlng I'm the production OF noodles and
| macaron
number OF senators arose at once
TO ask whether Mr. Hanley was rep
! resenting black hand constituence.
| II was also gravely suggested that
hereafter the gentleman from Wayne
be recognized as Noodles" Hanley
Stenographic Report.
Rep. Jerome, of Hilsdale. the SKY
pilot" OF the house. is Ne author OF a
resolution which will make all debates
and speech delivered on the pro
posed railroad legislation a matter or
| record.
The Hilsdale parsons resolution
makes ii mandatory that fill stem
ographic report OF such debates and
speeches shall be kept by the house.
1t was passed by vote of ~ TO 40.
Mr. Jerome expects that the stenoG-
raphic report feature will compel rail
road lobbyists who appear before the
house or the railroad committee to
use considerable care in presenting
| their arguments and 10 confine them
| selves to facts He also expects that
| il Will put meter in the windy and
| useless utterances of good many
| LEGISLATORS who talk for the pleasure
| of hearing their own voice and who
make statements which are so ridicu-
lous that when they appear in print
the speaker usually denies them and
blomes the newspapers for msqroting
him.
Compensation Amendment.
The recommendations of the state
industrial accident board have been
presented to the legislature through
hills introduced by Senator August
Cannser and Rep Oakley The bills
contain several proposed changes
wh Oh are Of great Importance and all
cf them are in the interest of the
working man.
Probably the most important change
rugeested is the recommendation that
occupatiOnal diseases be included in
The cases for which employers pay
compensation This feature has been
ea serly sought by the labor inter
ests. whose claim has been that a
MON who is taken in with a disease
which is peculiar 10 his trade. such
rs lead poisoning is entitled 10 com
peasaion just as much as a man who
Is injured while working at his trade
Employers object to the proposed
amendment 10 the law on the ground
that the term occupation disease" is
too broad
Another important change which the
lc'rd wishes made is in the basis for
computing death relief Under the
bin just introduced the average week
" wage upon r'hich compensation is
ved is determined by computing one
Gf,ysecond of the average wage for
The last three years.
The point was suggested By the &C.
ci&ent which happened recently in
Grand Rap ds when seven men were
killed by the falling of wall which
Troy we're demolishing These men
rod been temporarily ont of work and
were taken on q the price OF com
mon laborers for a short time al
though at their trade they We're capable
OF earning much higher wage Tn
der the law as il ROW stands their
families receive only a traction o.
what they would GET If the men had
met death while employed at their
usual occupations
Many New Bifls.
Among the bills which have been
introduced during the last few days
are the following measures.
A bill giving the sanitary I've stock
commission the rieht TO quarantine
dogs i'm districts where there is an
epidemic of the mouth and hoof Dis
ease. This measure is introduced by
Senator Woodwork
Senator Walters claims that the
state has never discharged its obliea-
ton TO Spanish-American war veter-
ans and has introduced a bill appro.
priatng $4,000 to pay claims now on
file in the Office OF the auditor gen
eral
Senator DeI.and has introduced
bin which provides an amendment 10
, the present statute covering bribery
on the part of state officials. The
bill provides a punishment Of five
! years impr sOnment or one wears i'm
! prisonment and a fne OF So ono
! Senator Corliss has introduced a bill
giving the board OF control OF the
epileptic farm at Wahjamega in
creased powers
Z Senator Foster has introduced a bill
giving he VI chigau Agricultural Col.
lege an appropriation Of 1929 200 for
! an auditorium and a new library.
Rep Koehler has introduced a bill
prohibiting officers in corporations
I from voting stockholders proxies az
( company meetings
Rep Jerome has introduced a bin.
/ inspired by he board Of health which
/ co-ordinates the health service Of the
/ state creates health districts and pro
/ vides for the appointment OF health
/ commissioners.
Rep Schmidt has introduced bill
/ which gives students. travelling men
/ and members of the national Guard