The Yale expositor., 1911-01-26

Senator Murtha (Dem.). OF Wayne,
took a bump at Governor Osborn when
the appointment OF Lawton Il. He
mans democratic candidate for gov
ernor) for member of the railroad
commission came up for confirmation.
Senator Murtha offered a resolution
calling upon the governor to prove the
charges made against Mr. Hemans in
the campaign before he was con-
firmed. He declared If the charges
were true Hemans was not a fit man
for the job. He styled the governor
"a political Cagliostro, the greatest
fakir in the universe" His resolution
was tabled with only himself and Sen
ator Lee (Dem.), of Wayne, voting
with him.
The good thing which the insur-
ance department has formerly been
is likely to disappear with the present
legislature. Heretofore the commits
sioner of insurance has been paid
salary of $4,000 and received in ad-
dition fees amounting to from 81 1000
to $4,000 a year. Bills have been in
troduced in both the house and SEN
ate fixing the salary of the commits
sioEer at $500, and compelling him
| to turn into the state treasury the
| fees he now receives.
The state board of pharmacists has
| heretofore been supreme and final au-
thority on the matter OF licenses for
| pharmacists. Licenses, it is claimed,
have been taken from druggists with
| out the druggists having an oppor-
| tunity to be heard, and the action
taken behind closed doors. c. NJ.
Green, of st. Clair, has introduced a
bill in the house giving to druggists
the right of appeal to the courts from
the decisions of the board of pharma-
cists.
| The social season at the capital
opens Tuesday, Jan. "a, with dane
ing party given in Masonic temple
| by Mr. and Mrs. William Donovan,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edward Roe, Mr.. and
Mrs Luther l.. Wright. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Shumway, Mr. and Mrs. Ell
gin Miffiin and Mrs. ]. L. St. John.
Another party is soon 20 be given
by the Knights Templar. To these
|
| in Lansing are the guests.
Rep. Taylor, of Kent, has a scheme
! for giving hunters a chance at some
sort OF bird each year, at the same
time protecting them. His bill pro-
vides that every alternate year shall
be an open season for quail, and in
tervening year be open for partridges.
He also limits the number of part
ridges to be held in possession at 20
instead of so, as now, and will per-
NIT but five TO be killed in one day.
Senator Frank d. Scott, Of Alepena
is quite likely to be a candidate for
! congress two years hence in oppo-
sition OF Congressman Loud, of Au
Sable. Mr.. Scott is one of the young
men of the legislature, but has al
ready become a leader there. and is
very popular He is also popular all
! through the upper part of the tenth
district, and would probably make a
strong run.
Rep. Verdier, Of Kent, has intro
duced a bill in the house providing
for a teachers retirement fund. This
means that a teacher who has taught
30 years shall at the expiration of
that time be retired upon part pay.
1t is proposed to raise the fund from
the teachers themselves by charging
them an annual fee of from 81 to So,
according to the salary they receive.
Many of the cities have been hav-
ing all sorts of troubles over the
matter of fraternities in the public
schools In some cities members Of
the school boards have been elected
on fraternity and anti-fraternity plat
forms and issues. Rep Rankin, of
Washtenaw, has introduced a bill pro-
hibiting fraternities or sororities in
any of the public schools of the state.
In the hope of encouraging special
schools for defective children, those
who are unable to keep up with the
other boys and girls of their age, Sen
ator Mapes has introduced bill in
the senate providing that there be
taken from the primary fund $500 a
year for each teacher and principal
employed in such special schools.
The amendment to the federal con-
stitution to provide for an income tax
will in all probability be ratified by
the Michigan legislature. The bill pro-
viding for this has been reported out
in the house and has passed the COM
mittee of the whole in the senate.
William A. Cotton, member of the
state board of education, has ten
dered his resignation to Gov. Osborn.
The governor will make an appoint
ment to fill the vacancy in due time,
although the election to this body
takes place this spring.
AS a protection to the employees of
freight trains, Rep. Ogg has intro
duced a bill in the house providing
that after 1914 all cabooses must
have double trucks, steps and other
safety appliances as any passenger
carrying coach has.