The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-02
Senate Passes Measure
Changing Date of
Primary
PERSON BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Alters Procedure In
Personal Damage
Suits

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providing that In cases OF damage
suits for personal injuries the de
PENDANTS may have the right to ale
cross declarations and the cases OF
both sides may be heard together
Four other minor measures also
were passed BY the house Thursday
all affecting nshing In inland va
rers.
The senate passed the codifec
Laws concerning the registration OF
voters. the compilation that was pre-
pared by Secretary Award. OF the
senate, and Clerk Pierce. OF the
house. The accompanying compila'
ton OF the election laws was con
sidered by the senate in committee
OF the whole and sent on 10 third
reading. for passage today. The
Condor bin changing the primary
election date from the last Tuesday
In August TO the first Tuesday In
September. and setting the closing
hour for the polls In Detroit AZ . p.
m. Detroit time. on election nights,
was passed.
Senator Roberts bill 10 provide a
training school for women who need
reformation was sent back 20 com.
mittee. IL being understood that Pc
lice Commissioner couEens. OF De
troit. wants 10 offer some amend.
ments 80 that women may volunlar'
ny enter the home. A provision
that the superintendent OF the home
must be a woman. stricken out OF
the bill once. was pat back in by the
senate.
The senate biii providing for the
sale OF the site OF the Industrial
School for Boys. In Lansing. was
amended so a. 10 appropriate s1Se.-
900 for q new home away from the
city ON farm. the money to be re-
paid out OF the funds derived from
the sale OF vaiuab bic Lansing city
property now occupied'by the school
Breach OF promise suits win be-
come rsrifies n q bill introduced By
Rep. Clark. IN the house. gets thru
the legislative mill This would al.
low no breach OF promise suit to be
started unless the person bringing
euit could produce a written agree
ment 10 wed whose terms had been
broken.
Rep. Culver introduced a btu to
require iron are escapes on all hO
tells that are more than two stories
In height Another bin from Rep
Culver would define when and how
cities may condemn property need
ed for grade separation purposes
A pure bcoxe- BIN also was intro
duced By Rep. Culver at the reques'
% the state food department II Il
much the same az the pure booze
BIN that failed Of passage two years
ago. buf n confined 20 the amour
Of liquors. that may come into th'
state after prohibition takes effect
that To be used for medicinal. sac
ramentai, mechanical, scientific ans
chemical purposes. All such liquo'
would have 10 measure MP 10 pur'
standards or be thrown out OF tn
ststs. The bilrs provisions, n ca
acted into law. would not take erec
untfl Oct 4. 1913. ave months afte
prohibition IN scheduled 20 go int
effect
Rep. Wood introduced a bill 4
abolish the job OF the state oil in
spector. Rep. Wells introduced on
20 establish state department o
markets 10 encourage co-operativ'
selling OF foodstuffs.
Senator wilcox introduced In IN,
senate a bill 10 provide $4,000
year for protection against fores
nres and for nghting those that ge
under way. Senator Covert want
permits for carrying revolvers limit
- 70 two years. Senator oxford. 1
another I'm. would raise the stand
ard a. embalmers, requiring q -four
yeav course for them before they ar
allowed 20 register. Senator W "
Smith wants the Land for the Nj,
| land sanatorfum sold and the pr
ceeds. together with q $4,000 cas-
fund on hand, transferred 20 N
Howell sanatorium- The indian
sanatorium has never been built b
cause water could not be had on N
place.
An echo OF the congressional ba
tie In the Second district last IN
between Mark Bacon, OF wyandott
and Samuel w. Beakes. Of Ann A
Dor. came In the shape OF bill Il
troduced BY Senator DeIand. {
Jackson. The bill provides that bs
lots In congressional elections mu'
be preserved where contests are
be brought before the house
Washington. In On Bacon Beaks
contest some OF the Jackson ballot
we're destroyed and are not avail
BILE In consequence for recounting
The railroad rate bill. Introduce
BY Senator Il. v. Smith. which seek
TO increase passenger rates from "a
10 two and one-half cents a mile
the lower peninsula and 10 thrs
cents a mile In the upper peninsula
was referred to the senate eommi
tee on railroads. OF which Senate
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