The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-06
DILL WOULD
|lIDINJURED
WORkMEN
Increases Legal Rate
Of Compensation for
Accidents
SENATOR WOULD
SELL SCHOOL
Stringent Measure Is
Aimed At Reckless
Motorists
BY ". L. CALNON.
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tesaG Correspondent United PressD
LANSING. Mich. Feb. 6.-The
Grst proposal al this session "a
amend the workmen's compensation
oct was made In a bill introduced
BY Senators Martin and stewart In
the senate last evening. The Oil
would provide the following changes
IN the Law:
Oh That an employe, when lais
40 four weeks. would be entitled 10
eompensatlon for the first week he
was incspacltsted. Al present he
must be laid up eight weeks 70 be
aid for the first week
ca That compensation be equiva-
Isnt to s6 % per cent OF his wages,
With . minimum OF s. week and
. maximum OF si5 week. Al pres
snt compensation Is 80 per cent.
With "a a week minimum and $40
maxinum.
(o) II the widow az a workman
hjlle6 1t work has no children de-
Dondsut upon her, compensation for
~ death OF her husband ceases IL
- remArries. Al present Il con
t1nnos.
he bin was referred TO the sen
ats committee on labor. --
Deoator Foster introduced a oil
- outhorise the sale OF the present
si1e Of the Industrial School tor
Doys. In Lansing. and TO use the
DBocesds for the purchase OF new
otts and the erection Of new schoo
snA dormitories to replace the pres
ct unsatisfactory buildings. Ths
school property viii bring almost 9
MILTON dollars II sold now, the cii'
- Lansing having grown all arounc
~ school and the land being a very
desirable place for a subdivision.
Senator Foster also introduced
3 bill 10 empower the board Of state
au11tcrs 10 lease moro oabces [,
caso Cor overcrow ded state depart
mGnks. Senator Penney INTRODUCED
: IN 70 appropriate s25o.0oo COR n
eDocejon Of additions 20 the collss'a
q eng1neering and architecture a
- University OF Michigan.
n the house. Rep Dzigneau, d,
Don1ou Harbor, offered a bin 4
unke II mandatory for ehGrts q
lopg1ve motorists Of their right 4
drive q motor vehicle for a perios
q not to exceed 90 days IA thei
euoxiction for second tine OF Al
infrAction Of the motor car laws
me court also could impose tn
regular fne or impris onsnent 10
the offense itself. the deprivation o
the right TO drive being an ac6i
eional penalty for a second onsnsc
ttRp- frtgrmznn. chairman Ut TT
judiciary committee. introduced th'
uniform partnership bin. one OF th'
series Of uniform laws that Is beinI
proposed for adoption I'm all states
- that business concerns VIII b.
opersted turnout the United State.
under the same laws.
Rep Wagner introduced a pro
posed amendment 10 the consiitu
ton TO provide ina, when a pro
posed amendment " defeated By
vote OF the people h cannot be re.
Submitted for At least ave years
He also introduced bin ,o pro
vide that proposed amepdments 70
the constitution must be printed IN
full In nj least one newspaper IN
each county In the state 20 AID IA
days before the election day on
which the referendum vote IL cast.
he also introduced an amendment "a
the barber examiners law. 10 pro.
vide that one member OF the board
Of barber examiners must be a jour.
neyman barber: that apprentices
must serve three years before get.
enx tourneymen certificates: and
that noone can open a barber shop
a the strength OF an apprentice Ger
tifcste.
Rep. Farrier introduced a bin "a
make the state game department
support itself. :, provides that all
salaries and expenses Of the de.
partment must be paid GU OF funds
derived from the sale of licenses
and from fees.
Rep. Eaton introduced bin "a
compel newspapers 10 print the re.
plies OF persons or corporations who
have been misquoted or misrepre
sented; the reply TO be printed ~
the same place and on he same
page a. the original. and IN TIC nsnl
edition after lts receipt I, n paper
refuses 10 print the reply. Us re
fusal h 10 stand a proving malice
and II can be assessed $40 a day
for every day 1; refuses 20 print n
this 20 be additional to any oiher
damages the offended party Is adj,
70 collect In court.