The Detroit times., 1910-11-22


8 x work on important measures affect
i NJ the city of Detroit and, in some
)netances, the state at large. Robert
|<X Ogg, of Detroit. Is at work on a
bill to provide for a central purchas-
K ing board for all state institutions.
IAs a member of the Marquette prison
Ecommfttee at the last session, Mr..
< OkE found many extravagances which.
~ his opinion, would be cut of under
y central purchasing system. He Will
nlBo re-introduee his bill prohibiting
The use OF the lash and other exces-
lively cruel forms OF punishment in
X the state prisons. Such bill passed
He house two years ago, but was
Digeon-holed In the senate.
Under the executive policies and
the regenerative methods of the incom-
f INK gov. nor. / look for much that
will rebound to the benefit OF the
otate, and both branches OF the legis-
nature will do doubt be in accord
with Mr.. Osborn's splendid, progress
1ive platform" said Mr.. Ogg 10 The
Times.
while no program has been mapped
out by the Detroit members as-to pros
n pective legislation, bills are nowin pro-
cess of construction on a score OF mat
+ kers. The session of 1909 passed the
( nd valorem tax bill, which placed tele.
phone and telegraph companies in the
oame category with houses and FAC
tories. The coming session Will take
mp the taxation OF the mines in the
upper peninsula. and by some plan
R bring about an arrangement whereby
\, those corporations will bear a more
E just burden OF taxation than they arc
k now paying. The grange proposes
the tonnage tax and some of the coun-
My members were elected on that is
& me Last session the house contain
"a Al grangers. There will probably
- at least as many in the next, and
the grangers remain loyal 10 the
resolution adopted in their state con.
4ention in Traverse City last August
here will be a battle royal on the ton
nage tax.
IAN effort will be made to repeal
khe mortgage tax law. A score or
legislatures have made the attempt
md have been unsuccessful. In this
IRA OF progressiveness ! predict the
opeal of the law that has proven so
reat a burden on those unable 70
Ear II.
Pa fight is looked for on two laws
tassed by the last Legislature, the
11ins-hour law for women amt the law
*Aboiishing contract labor In prisons.
INTERESTS opposed 70 these measures
have been at work TO have them re-
n pealed, but the probabilities are hat
they will be made even stronger by
amendments.
sDetroit will be interested In the
remodeling OF the primary law. Su
dents OF the primary are now woth.
fng cut what Is thought to he solu
tor OF the difficulties encountered IN
the recent election, but II Is impos
osblu as yet TO go into details on the
matter. The home rule law for cities
will be broadened in accordance with
<uReestions made by the Detroit com.
nor rouncil. The liquor law will be
amended SO as 10 prevent a recuT
renee OF some OF the difficulties en-
Z rountered since the enactment OF the
present law.
a. "As TO my plan for the cstabliFh
,nert OF a central purchasing board
FOR the various state institutions, ne
lieve such a law would be right ir
y line viii UI0kttoo anu ~ w AHiN'i'
n alsc believe In the establishment OF
\ cards 60 exercise control over all in
stitrtions of like character. Measures
az this sort should meet the spprova
~ beth houses and they are in accon
with policies advocated by both poiiii
cal parties aud adopted by their con
MENTIONS. State institutions worktnf
nnder such systems would be better
aud certainly more economically man
seej.-
How about the speakershiD? Mr.
0ce was asked .....-.--.-.--.-..
1t looks to me like Baker, OF Che
boygan, was the reply. b,
The members OF the Wayne deiega
Non WI bo1d anotner caucus on me
natter 1'ucsd1v night when ~ -
probable they VIII agree on -Baker.
6ccord ~ 40 prcpvnf ibaica.ions - ~
prc>tt nepessliy Understood. thst
( >n<r po94 BE- Chase osbosn's choices
~ latter had any say in the mat
unhsr mas also the arst In the