The Detroit times., 1911-01-19
MuRTHA REBUkED|
. FOR SCHOOL BOY
TACTICS
Detroit Members Motion 10 Drag
Campaign Unpleasantness Into the
State Senate Promptly Turned
Down By His Colleagues.
Senator Lee Lands Right Side Up in
Motion for an Open Session
Of Body.
(From a stsff correspon dent. J

LANSING, Mich, Jan. ia warm
wave vouchsafed by the weather
bureau yesterday after q continued
cold spell, brought q corresponding
wave OF foolishness In the house and
senate. such as IL generally expected s
In dog-days.
II Is hard to say whether this clas-
sihcation can be assigned to the at
tack upon Gov. Osborn made by SEN
ator Murtha or the Second district.
In the senate session: but his resolu-
ton calling upon the governor to file
with the senate copies Of the charges
alleged to have been made by him
and George p. Codd against Lawton
t. Hemans, during the recent guber-
Material campaign, was laid on the
table with almost the same prompt
ness as was resolution by States
man "Bill" Martz In the house, that
the water coolers be filed with beer.
Martz's resolution was the funnier
because II was handed In writing TO
Reading Clerk Newkirk, who IL an
avowed teetotaler, and who nearly
tainted when he read II.
Murtha explained his resolution in
a short but stinging speech, In which
he declared that the governor had
been inconsistent In charging neglect
OF official duty to Hemans and then
nominating him for railroad commits
sioner.
II can explain the governors atti-
tude, l think. said Senator Watkins.
"The governor was required by the
constitution to appoint a Democrat
to the railroad commission, and for
that reason he appointed the best
Democrat he could find, the charges
to the contrary Notwithstanding"
IL am willing to concede that he
appointed the best Democrat In the
state OF Michigan, but maintain
that he has been inconsistent and
should explain himself" said Murtha.
The resolution was then tabled. Lee
Murtha and Leidlein voting aGninnk
the motion to do 90.
A little later in the session, Sena-
tor Lefdlein made joke res0lutfon
that the senate buy dictionary 30
that members like himself could un.
derstand certain words used by Gov
Osborn and Senator Murtha.
II will appoint the senator from
the Second a committee to instruct
the senator from the Twenty-second''
said President Ross. 1T would be
foolish to have Democrats In the SEN
ate and not make some use OF them.
When Senator Fowle made q mo-
tion to go into executive session 20
act upon the nominations of Hemans
ns railroad commissioner, Judge Rus
sell and DR.. Bradley as members OF
the pardon board and Z. III. Doyle a.
banking commissioner, Senator Lee
OF Detroit, partially retrieved him
self for voting for q secret session
last week, by moving to suspend the
rules. The motion carried by vote
of 20 TO s. The nominations were
confirmed by one vote. II was the
first time nominations ever were con-
firmed I'm open session.
Senator James, who has ben q
thorn In the side of the big upper
peninsula mining companies, intro
duced a bill for the assessment, valu-
alton and taxation OF mining rights.
At present, the land at the surface
pays all the taxes, and the mining
rights are not taxed.
Senator Kline introduced q bill
providing that all public schools OF
the state should hold their regular
sessions on Washington's and Lin
coins birthday and Columbus day,
and that the occasions be marked
merely by commemorative exercises.
The state fair will be dry by com
pulsion II the bill introduced by Sen
ator Watkins passes. II prohibits the
sale OF intoxicating liquors on any
grounsd used by the agricultural 90
cieties of the state. IL provides q
fine OF from $50 to $500 or imprison-
ment from 20 days to six months.
Senator Smell Of Highland Park, In
troduced a bill to compel persons on
gaging In the banking, brokerage or
any similar business, to file certi-
fjcate with the county clerk, giving
full particulars. II any changes IN
the firm are made. the original part
ners are TO be held liable for the
proper conduct Of the firm.