The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-20
WOULD HAVE STATE PROVIDE
HOSPITAL FOR THE POOR.
INTRODUCED BY. JEROME
Senator Woodworth's Bill Regarding
Hog choiera and Changing Method
Of Fighting u 10 Reported
Out.

sentative william II. jerome OF Hills
dale. In the senate, the Republicans
delayed action on Governor Ferris ap-
pointees in order to hold caucus.
Just before the senate session be-
gan the committee on executive bust
ness stood ready to report out three
names. those of Judge Stewart Hanley
of Detroit for the state board Of chart
ties and corrections, and Ernest Gam
BILE and A. A. Sherman for the Coldwa-
ter school. Senator Williams. the Re-
publican member, however, notified
Chairman Murtha that. none would be
reported out.
Senator Woodworth's bill regarding
hog cholera and changing the method
of fighting 1t, was reported out.
Senator Corliss was sponsor for q
couple Of bills intended to cure some
Of the defects in the present law con-
trolling Wahjamega epileptic farm
colony.
The finance and appropriations conf
mittee Of the senate reported out two
bills for $2,715,694.78, with the recon-
mendation they be passed, to reim-
burse the general fund for money ex-
pended for the care Of the epileptic
and insane.
The grist of 10 bills stuffed in the
house hopper during Tuesdays SEES
sion dealt with everything from SUI
creme court justices salaries to fixing
vacations for employees of the states
prisons.
Free hospital service and medical
and surgical treatment for persons un-
able to pay for proper care would be
provided by the terms of one of Rep
resentative Jerome's bills.
Rep: Jeromes other bill proposes to
coordinate the health service of the
state. to provide for the creation Of
health inspection districts and the APP
pointments of district health commits
sioners.
Representative Moore introduced the
state grange bill for the Torrens sys-
tenn of land transfers. The Moore bill
would not put the Torrens system ar
bitrarily in practice. 1t would make 1t
optional until estates are probated,
when 1t would be mandatory, except In
emergency cases to be exempted by
the court. Representative Moore points
out that the bill backed by the grange
is really an entering wedge through
which the reform system of land trans
fers may be adopted in Michigan.
Two dry" measures appeared. Rep
resentative Albert E. Bosch Of Ottawa
introduced bill to allow township
boards by resolution to suppress sa-
looms. The bill is taken as intended to
permit dry" township boards to re-
fuse to issue saloon licenses in wet"
counties.
The other liquor measure, intro
duced by Representative Lowell Sours
of Grand Traverse, would authorize
township boards. boards Of trustees Of
villages and common councils Of cities
to refuse to approve any and all appli-
cations for saloon licenses. This is. In
effect, much the same as the bill Of
fered by Mr.. Bosch.
State Senator De Land and Repre-
sentative Wood Of Jackson introduced
bills in both houses designed to give
employees In the Michigan state prison
at Jackson one holiday week. Sena-
tor De Land and Representative Wood
explained that the employees In the
prison now are forced to work ten to
twelve hours day, seven days . week.
and in case they lay on for day
their pay for the day is locked.
An amendment to the present in
corporation laws was offered by Rep
resentative Herman L. Koehler Of De-
troit to prohibit any oficer or en-
ployee OF corporation from acting as
proxy for any stakeholder. Recently
Mr.. Koehler was crowded on the
board of directors Of corporation In
which he Is q stakeholder. when an
ofilcer of the company. to whom Mr..
Koehler was opposed. scooped In q
host of proxies and ran the annual
election to suit himself.
Among other bills introduced were:
BY Representative Edwin r. Fol-
lett Of hale: To make violations Of
the act providing that all commission
merchants dealing In. farm products be
licensed, punishable by fine Of from
$26 to 500. or imprisonment.
BY Representative Fred l. Warner
OF Belding: TO regulate the sale Of