The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-02-22
FIRE
One More Attack rIade on Game
and Fish Warden.
AIMED At The OFFICE OF CHIEF DEPUTY,
Rep Mason Wants to Have Expense
Account Investigated.


State House. Lansing, Mich. Feb. 10.
-Representative Mason. of Owosso. got
after the state game and fish warden's
department again this morning with a
resolution which he introduced in the
house, asking for an investigation Of the
accounts and expenses of the depart
ment The resolution is similar to the
one introduced In the senate by Senator
Goodell and which was adopted by that
body. The Goodell resolution author
lied the game and fish committee of the
senate to make the investigation, but
MIR Mason's resolution asked for the
appoin tment by the speaker of special
Committee of three to do the work.
Mr. Mason spoke in support of the reso
luton and submitted figures from the
report of the warden on file in the Office
OF the secretary of state. showing that
Chief Deputy Brewster's salary is 81, 500
year, with an additional amount of
expenses allowed for the work. The
expenses of Mr. Brewster, he said, were
reported to be 81, 113 last year. which
brought his bill for the year up 10 90. 6l3
he CAV, detailed statement OF the
game warden's Departmental for the past
year which included the salary and ex-
penses of the various deputy wardens,
and was said to be $1,000 In relation
to Game Warden Morse, Mr. Mason
said his salary was fixed at SO 900 a
year and his extra expenses were re-
ported to be 50, COO more
The resolution stated that the investi-
cation was asked for because there had
be en- SO much public criticism Of the ex-
pense accounts submitted by the deputy
wardens
Mr. Mason had previously introduced
bill to abolish the Office of chief de-
putty game warden, which was referred
TO the committee on game and fisheries,
and there was a suspicion that there
might be personal reason for his effort
to secure an inv. stigation of the ac-
the b, use members, and long discus
81 on followed the introduction of the
resolution.
Representative Burns offered an
amendment to the Mason resolution
providing for the investigation to be
m ade by the regular fisheries committee
nf hn oh 80 ,,,c
members.
Mr.. Award opposed the resolution on
the ground that it would not be neces-
sary to incur so great an expense, and
Mr.. Mckay took the same position in
opposing it. The latter thought the
committee ought to have gained infor-
nation enough about the department
while it was on the recent junket, but
Mr.. Burns replied that it was not
authorized to take testimony on oath
and the evidence secured on the trip
was of little legal value There was so
much objection to the Burns amend
ment that he offered another amend
ment providing that the investigating
committee shall do no travelling at the
expense of the state. The discussion
became so warm that the Mason resolu-
ton and its amendments were made a
special order for next Thursday.
Com rade George w. Robinson Re-
membered
Saturday February 9th was George w.
Robinson's seth birthday and was celebrat-
I'd 10 the evening by his many Washington
friends at his home, 1884 9th st. N. W,
Washington, ID. g. Mrs. Robinson had
neglected to inform George OF his advancing
years but bad quietly made their friends
acquainted with the truth and $50 p. ID.
found many people stopping in to "spend
the evening" at the Robinson hone AT
the proper time Hon. w. r. Chapel, OF
Corunna, informed Mr. Robinson of the
occasion of the gathering and with very
fitting speech presented him with hand
some smoking jacket, the remembrance OF
his friends present. Thereafter 'appropri-
ate refreshments were served and all joined
in the general good time.
Besides a number of near neighbors and
Washington friends present were Hon. w.
X. Chapel, Hon. II. l.. johnson, of
CoruDns, George W. Robinson Jr and Col
K. p. Byerly, OF Owosso, and wives and
l.. b. Wilcox, OF Coruppa.