The Detroit times., 1911-04-06
RECALL KILLED IN
SENATE; THANK
SEN. MILLER
Wayne County Member Once Again
in Role Of 0bstructionist To Popu-
lar acknowledgement by
Sen. Murtha.
To Bill Block Municipal
Ownership in Detroit, Declares
Corporation Counsel Hally'
,F,om /. stan Correspondent

LANSING Mich, April o.-fart
ly through the "ducking OF mum
Der OF senator's, and partly through
the efforts OF some OF the Wayne
delegation, amendments were lacked
on to the bill amending the home RUE
law. SO that the recall is defeated,
and Il will be necessary 10 have re
vision OF the charter OF Detroit OF any
other city before II will be possible
to acquire any public utility.
Corporation Counsel Hally said last
night that the amendments woulS
make IL practically impossible to get
municipal ownership. The vote was
! is 10 Z against the recall
The recall provisions was stricken
out on the motion OF Senator Guy
| Miller, OF Detroit. Miller declared
he was against the recall in any iorm'
and In his fight he was assisted py
speeches by Senators Taylor ana
Murtha Senator Moriarity went
step farther by declaring he was
| against the initiative and referendum
as well.
Several more amendments 10 the
bill were made before II passed the
committee OF the whole. One. also
proposed by Miller, provides that IL
shall be necessary 10 have initiatory
petitions signed by at least % per
cent OF the registered voters before
the proposition in quertion can be SUD-
mitted.
Senator Mapes played the role or
defender OF the bill, although II was
introduced by Senator George u.
Scott, OF Detroit Mapes opposed
most of the amendments. declaring
that IL the opponents or the measure
wished to kill II the best way was TO
do IL outright. without smothering II
with amendments. Senators Leidlien,
Lee and Fowle spoke in favor or the
recall.
Representative citizens OF most OF
the cities OF the state drafted this
BILL" said Mapes. They spent much
time on II, and apparently drafted a
bill agreeable TO all. II seems TO me
as it was drafted by the people from
all parts OF the state. The home rule
bill will enable cities TO change to
the commission form OF government.
II they decide to adopt this plan OF
government, In most cases, the COM
missioners are elected for long
term Of years. The recall would pro-
tect the people should the commits
sioner fail TO represent the people.
Mapes put the senators on record
as TO their attitude, by calling for the
yeas and nays on the amendment,
when the question Of concurring in
the report of the committee OF the
whole came up. Those who voted
TO accept the amendment cutting out
the recall were: Senator'S Cartier,
Collins, Foster. Freeman, Kinghan,
Miller, Moriarity, Murtha, Newton,
Putney, G.. G.. Scott, Smell. Taylor,
Vanderwerp, Vaughan, Ward, Weter
and White against the amendment
were: Senators Conley. Fowle, Lee,
Leidlien, Mapes, Walter and Watkins.
Senators Barnaby, Bradley, F. d.
Scott, Kline and Virgins did not an
swer when their names were called.
Senator James was out, and Senator
Rosenkrans was not present, owing TO
illness
Senator Smell introduced a bill max
ing II a felony for any person who
maliciously removes the covers Of
milk bottles. A similar bill was In
troduced In the house.
Senator Foster introduced a bill
giving counties power TO receive dona-
| lions of land and money for public
| parks.
The Fowle mortgage tax bill, provid-
ing for single tax OF so cents on
each 500 when the mortgage Is regis
tered, passed the senate on third
reading, Wednesday afternoon
The court stenographers in four diff
fereDt judicial circuits get increases
In salaries, unless the governor vetoes
bills making the boosts. The senate
Wednesday afternoon passed house
bills giving the stenographers In the
thirty-sixth, tenth, twentieth, and sew.
enteenth circuits increases.
The Freeman bill. appropriating
$50 900 for the erection and furnish
ing Of an executive mansion in Lam
sing passed on third reading. the
| votes of Senators Collins, Conley and
Mapes being registered against IT,
The senate went into executive
session TO consider the Straight bill
prohibiting men from taking the
earnings OF wayward woman The
bill passed on third reading, after
some amendments had been made IN
accordance with some very fine lines
OF distinction laid down by Senator
Moriarity.
Senator Moriarity put through the
| bill fixing the salary OF the commits
sion OF insurance at $500. The
conference committee, consisting OF
members from both houses was un-
able 10 agree on the question OF
salary.
Senator Kingman introduced a bill
| Wednesday, raising the annual APP
| preparation OF the state board cf
health from $4,000 10 $4,000. DR..
J Kellogg, member Of the board who
urged Kingman TO put in the bill
| declared that the appropriation al
lowed now is less than one-third as
much es IL was 20 years ego, when
IL was cut down for political rea-
| sons. He said the mortality rate OF
the state is increasing steadily as
the result Of the lack Of funds with
which to do the work assigned TO the
board. DR.. Kellogg estimated that in
the last year 5000 more persons
died than In years when the larger
appropriation was used, the increase
in population taken into considera-
tion.
| Motherhood ia n career for which