The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
PrOspe Ct of Speedy
Passage Seem
Excellent
SMITH AIMS BLOW
AT spoilers"
Would Compel Hear
ings For Accused
Railway Employees
BT " 4. CANON

LANSING. Men. j AZ - "'.
bill 20 provide Sd circuit Judges ior
Wavne coax, 81 increase o. four
over The presen, nuulher WAS cor
sieerod by TIE h0uso ID committee
o, the whole Thursday afternoon
and passed on 70 ths order % th.rc
reading The clause g.siag u iln-
mediate effect and setting she toe
FOR the election o; tie four addi
tional judges as next April. is ~ me
bill.
A few Of the Detroit members are
reported 20 be in opposition 20 20
immediate effect clause preferr'ng
that The new judges should De ~
pointed by the goy eruor. Most q
the De-roiters, however declare
their preference for judicial eand
dates making the race In Detroit
where the people ~ the city ant
county can vote as 70 which canci
dates they want instead of havins
the governor Office made nc seen"
OF contest FOR the Judgesnips Ehe
governor would rather not be tan
gled up with the appoin' ments. Cn
less there Is unforeseen delay in The
senate il Is probable that this oil
will be one OF the very arst 70 go =
the governor for his signature
The house has referred 70 its
state affairs committee he ssn''f
resolution to have comr'ittee q
three senator's and three represen
tatives study the proposition Of the
state having a purchasing agenc
for its various institutions
An invitation was received by the
legislature for its members 70 ats
tend the convention Of the Michigan
State Tax association IN Battle
Creek Fete I and 2. a. which VIII
be- discussed the budget system loan
laws, mortgage laws and bond laws
Rep. +. A. smith introduced in
the house a bill TO compel railroads
before discharging employees on the
reports OF spoilers. 10 give such
employees a hearing al which ther
may cross-examine the ccmplainins
spoilers Failure 20 give such hear
ings before discharge would oe
made punishable by fines OF so
20 5000 or jail sentences OF from 80
days to six months.
Rep Croil. Of Gladwia county
wants "a repeal the 1918 Law ex-
empting from taxes f0r five years
up 70 SO acres % Mid land on which
anyone makes his residence and cut
tiYates tao acres year He intro
duced bill for such repeal *
planning that q G'adwin county The
farmers who opened Up the country
and built the roads and schools are
being compelled 10 pay All the taxes
while others are escaping taxation
but getting the benefits q ne roads
and schools
Rep Person. OF Lansing. introdua
ed bin amending The laws concern
ing inheritance. so as - provide that
woman's children shall inherit al
her property
THAT has always been in TIE Law
in THIS state" said Rep Person,
and stul is the practice IN the pro
( bate courts. but :, vas found tha'
, The sentence providing FOR It had
seen lsf, out % the re-compiied
Z laws. 40 Ne want % pui 81 back IN
Senator Cover introduced 4 OIL
allowing Villages 20 Incorporate a.
E cites II they wish 20 DO so. With
nut being compelled 20 get the per
olssion OF the county supervisors
[ This IL thought 20 30 preparing fhs
way for Highland park 70 incorpo
rate As city without having 20 20
the consent %, no WAYNE county
supervisors. a majority ~ whom a..
! Detroit aldermen
Senator Wilcox introduced = b.
70 admit 70 legal practice anyoni
having % years experience a. 4
dentist. but now cisqua'ia.c becsus,
n lack Of The needed nedita. col
legs diploma
Senator Damon introduced If
bible BILL" again bui ~ be- consIt
erably different from that defeatc.
fvo years ago TIE new ball makel
Bible reading In The schools opticna
with school, boards and eeaid hst.
the bible made a part q the curric
uium ~ schools and studied fh'
same a. history
senator Morford introduced a Pill
10 have bank buildings. erected on
lea scd ground. assessed Cor tare.
as personal property Of the' bark ant
not The same as real estate