The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-17
CONGREssMEN
GET A PANM|NG
Moved in House That What Michigan
Needs Is Fewer Members in
Washington.
,From a st.G correspondeno.

LANSING, Mich, feD. lts-MiChf
gans mum congressman received a
"panning'' In each house yesterday
afternoon, for failing to put them
selves on record on the the question OF
reciprocity.
In the house, Senator James II. Lee,
of Detroit. who has started out TO put
the senate on record on all the planks
in the Democratic platform and other
subjects, moved that the committee
on federal relations be discharged
from further discussion OF his resolu'
ton endorsing reciprocity, which II
has had In its hands for some time, re-
marking that he did not expect a re-
port on his resolution. He moved
that the anti-reciprocity resolution oil
Senator Watkins be taken from the
table and acted upon. Lieut-Gov'
Ross ruled that Lee was out or order,
In that the resolution should be en-
bodied in two resolutions. Senator
Miller then declared that Lee had vio-
lated a rule OF senatorial precedence
and courtesy in moving for action on
another senator's resolution.
"Inasmuch as congress has passed
on the reciprocity agreement, | think
that the people Of the state or Mich
iean. which is more interested than
almost any other state, should voice
their sentiment through the legisla
ture." said Lee. This is especially
true. as most of the members from
Michigan apparently did not know no"
TO vote In congress-.
Lee then offered two separate reso
lutions. the first to take up the wat
kins resolution. and the other to dis
charge the committee from further
consideration OF his own. Both reso
lutions were defeated.
In the house, Rep. Catlin. who mas
Leen against reciprocity mace sar
castle speech about the uselessness ol
representatives who do not vote, ano
introduced a resolution that instead
of increasing Michigan's quota In con
gress to 13, the number be cut TO
three. and the extra salaries be kept
I'm the treasury. His motion was
promptly tabled.
Chiropractice, a form Of manual
spinal treatment somewhat allied to
osteopathy. came In for discussion
end a bill introduced by Rep. Parks
to regulate the practice was advanced
to third reading by the committee OF
the whole. Rep. Stewart, OF Grand
Rapids, where there Is a school or this
practice, explained that the profes
sion was one ito be taken seriously
Rep. Flowers also expressed interest,"
i'll the practice.
Rep. Ogg secured a suspension ol
the rules and had the bill allowing the
Detroit water board to increase Its
bond issue to s3,500,O00 taken up out
of order, approved by the committee
of the whole, passed and given I'm
mediate effect, subject to approval by
the electors Of the city.
Rep. Glasner secured permission to
make his bill requiring a physicians
certificate in order to marry, made
special order for March 2.
Among the bills introduced were:
BY Rep. Averill, forbidding minors
from asking for or drinking liquor;
Rep. Fralick, to regulate the sale OF
LIQUOR to minors; Rep. MartZ, placing
penalty on secondhand dealers
who purchased goods when they had
reason to suspect they were stolen
Rep. Austin, to amend the law requir
ing .yestibules on street and electric
cars, and Rep. Copley, authorizing
clerks of Justice courts to sign gar
nishee summonses and subpenas.
That the house will pass the Graves
McNaughton tonnage tax bill, impos
| ing a tax OF 10 cents ton on iron
ore and 1a-cent pound on copper ore
was indicated yesterday when the
house committee OF the whole aftei
discussion, reported the bill out
favorably and voted down a resolu
ton of Rep. Knight to strike out al
| but the enacting clause. The vote
against the Knight resolution was
| 65 to %, and while this does not sho"
! the exact lineup on final passage oi
the bill. II is admitted by opponents
TO presage it's passage. Enemies oi
the bill are now looking to the senate
| to kill IL when il goes over there.
When the bill cam cup in commit
tee of the whole, Rep. Dusenbury
moved to amend by imposing tax oi
five cents a ton on coal; but this
amendment lost. Rep. Knight, who
comes from Dickinson county, In the
upper peninsula, declared that the bill
was unjust, and Rep. Graves, intro
ducer OF the original bill, which made
the tax higher, made some remarks
about the wealth being dug out oi
Michigan mines for the benefit OF out
siders. Several other members joined
I'm the discussion.
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The senate passed on third reading
Senator Whites bill making 1t un
lawful for fire, life and accident insur
ance companies and fraternal benen'
societies to make contracts making
the decisions of an arbitration com
mittee selected by the company hnsl
and Senator Vanderwerp's bill cuttin9
off the 81 900 limit on the amount oi
An estate which can be conveyed by
an executor. =,
Senator Murtha introduced a bill
which amends the labor laws so ms
to allow any citizen OF the United
states TO complain against an EN-
ployer for violating the labor laws
At present the complaint must DC
made by the state factory inspector
or a deputy. The bill grew out OF the
National Candy Co. incident, In wnich
Rev. Myron Adams charged a deputy
factory inspector with tipping on the
fact that an inspection Mas to be
made.
Senator Putney introduced a bill &C
Increase the salary of the deputy STATE