The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-21
HOME RULE BILL
NEARLY COMPLETE
House Committee Expects To Report
Out Measure Friday-Rep. 0gg Is
Called Down" By Straight.
(From a stan cOrrespondent.)


LANSING. Mich, April 2l.-The
house committee on city corporations
made good progress last night on the
home rule proposition and AT the con
clusion OF their acknowledgements
confidence that they would be able
to report out perfect home rule bill
about Friday. The Hally measure Is
used as the basis for the bill but the
changes are not yet ready 10 be made
known. There Is sharp competition
between the two houses 10 get this
bill out first II either branch reports
the measure out Friday IL will be
ready for action next week.
Rep. Ogg. OF Detroit, attacked the
bill providing for the township unit
school system. He said IL was intro
duced at the instance OF one OF the state
departments. He said the old lobby
had passed away but the lobbyist from
the state departments 10 busy In an
effort TO push through measures that
will take more money out Of the tax
payers pockets. The superintendent
of public instruction. he said. Is work
ing hard TO put through this bill 10
effect the school system and add
Heckert, Of Van Buren,, said Ogg did
not know what he was talking about.
The superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, Heckert declared, knows the
merits OF the measure.
Rep. Straight charged that Ogg rep
resented the school trust interests
while parading in the spotlight as q
friend OF the school children. The bill
passed by a vote Of 81 TO Ia.
The railroad commission bill By
CHAMPION. OF Lapeer. passed the hnal
stage In the house and 10 up 10 the
senate. Guy Miller tried 10 get the
street and interurban cars clause
struck out Of the measure as he con-
sidered this portion OF the bill uncon-
stitutional Champion contended tha-
the attorney-general said the bill Was
all right, but Miller wanted TO see MS
written opinion. Miller was voted
down and the bill went through easily.
The state military BILL has finally
passed the house after an amendment
was attached by Stewart. OF Kent, CIV
ing the Detroit company $1,000 instead
of $500 with which TO pay armory
rents. stewart said he learned that
this company was hard pushed Tor
rent and must pay up or get out.
The house In committee passed the
bill by Colby, OF Detroit, liking the
rate OF interest 10 be charged on cnat-
tel mortgages, salary loans. liens upon
goods and IA all methods known as
pawnbroking not to exceed 2 per cent
interest a month on sums up 10 SlVV.
and l IL per cent on larger sums.
Anything In addition as bonus Is
prohibited. Violations Of this act
means a fine OF 500 or SO days In
Jail.
These bills were introduced in the
house:
BY McNaughton, OF Kent. giving su-
pervisors IS day for attending reg
ular board meetings and adjourned
sessions, with six cents a mile both
ways for travelling expenses.
BY verdier, of Kent. amending the
law SO franchises for street railways
cannot be Il anted by the authorities
OF city or village unless the majority
of three-ffths of the taxpayers vote
therefore.
BY Morrice. Of Emmett, amending
the law to advance the formation or
corporations TO improve and maintain
property used for summer resorts.
The house put these bills through
third reading: Requiring railroads to
provide crossings at private residences
and summer resorts; amending the
act relative 10 drain commissioners SO
they can appoint deputies; authoriz-
ing county school commissioners to
call meetings OF school officers and
exempting from the inheritance tax
property distributed by order OF the
court prior TO Jan. l, 1905. II there
be any such liens upon this property
II Is released by this act.
The following Is a digest OF bills
passed on third reading by the senate:
Requiring published reports OF
township trcasurers in a paper Of the
township; making the closed season
for catching bass from Feb. l TO June
Is: appropriating $4,000 for Mack
inac Island state park; providing for
the reorganization OF cemetery associ-
atoms; compelling the labelling OF
binder Irvine as TO the number OF feet
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