The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-15
BILL IS
NOTF0R DETROIT
Rep. Straight's Measure, Providing
for Selection and Bids Through Com
mission, Exempts Our Fir City.
(From a STAFF correspondent.)

(From a STAFF correspondent.)
LANSING, Mich, April l5.-Rep.
Straight, who helped lead the fight
for the minority Marquette prison re-
port in the house, Thursday night,
fought and won another stif battle
yesterday for his bill creating state
commission on uniform textbooks.
The bill provides for commission
OF eight. together with the superin-
tendent OF public schools ex-ofhcio. 20
secure bids for suitable textbooks at
the lowest prices obtainable. The
commission, under the bill, would en-
ter into contract with the lowest
bidder on suitable books, the DOCKS
TO be adopted by districts not tied up
under contracts, and 10 be SOLD at me
price agreed upon in the state cch-
tract. A wholesale and retail price
is provided for, and school districts
wishing TO have free textbooks are
to have the benefit OF the wholesale
price The system OF textbooks, once
established, is to remain fixed Tor
Ave years.
The bill gives Detroit no relief, as
Il was amended TO exempt cities oi
more than 100000 population.
Yesterday was the last day Tor the
passage OF bills by the house In
which they originated. The senate
had its own bills out of the way, and
the house had only one house bill on
committee of the whole, the Straight
bill, which was advanced TO thisd
reading and passed.
Four or five bills were tabled,
among them one by Rep. Yaple, re-
lative to the condemnation OF fiowaSe
rights by public utility companies
Rep. Browns bill correcting some de-
fects In the law relative to special as
sessments In Highland Park, Ham
tramck and ST. Clair Heights villages,
was held one day too long by the com
mittee and Is dead,
With little or no discussion, sew
eral important bills went through the
senate committee OF the whole. The
Flowers bill, generally amending the
primary law; the Woodruff bill, per-
mitting the state TO tax the STOCKS
and bonds OF the ID. q. II. Nj. rall-
road; the Leonard bill, abolishing the
state weather bureau; the WoodWorth
purity of elections bill: the Giles Dill,
bringing telegraph and telephone com
panies under the control OF the roll
road commission, and requiring inter
change OF service, and the Wllloush-
by bill, permitting boards OF super
yisors 10 change township boundaries
created by act of the legislature, were
among those which passed. IhSi
Copley loan shark bill passed, after
Il had been amended so that the
sharks could not charge more taan
seven per cent on real estate secur-
ity.
After n letter signed by six alder
men had been read, the senate com
mittee OF the whole agreed on tie
rassage OF the bill introduced by
Senator Miller, increasing the salary
of the aldermen, OF Detroit, from
s., 200 to $4,000 a year. The letter
which was signed by Aid Brozo, Bur !
ton, Ellis, Mason, Merritt and keat-
ing stated that they saw no harm In
the measure, inasmuch as referen-
dunn clause was attached 10 IT,
The senate judiciary has prepared
p substitute for the Lord and Collins
public accounting bills. The suDsu-
tute places the work OF auditing tie
accounts of public institutions under
the supervision of the auditor-geneiai. !
Glass legislation was the reason al
yanced for killing two Dllls ln Inc
senate committee OF the whole. lie
first, Senator carter ., Pio'e
n fremen's relief fund, was opposed
by the members from the farming
districts. who objected TO paying
taxes for city firemen. The second
measure laid to rest was the Collins
bin. requiring all state institutions &c
buv Michigan coal when they can get
II as cheaply as outside coal Senator
90 raised the cry of class legislation
here, and although Collins and Ledi- !
iein Grated vehemently, Lees motion
10 kill 1t prevailed. On the accept
ance of the report Of the committee,
the senators changed their minds. !
carter succeedd in having the sena-
tors vote against the report and place
his measure on third reading. Leic-
lein and Collins also preValleu on tus
and ,abla the bill until Monday.
.ha lost moment the MartZ-Stev- |