The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-20
REP. ASHLEY STILL
WOULD JUNKET
WAYNE Member Is Much Put Out
Over the Action Against
Pleasure Trip.
tFrom a star Correspondent


LANSING, Mich, Jan. 20.-And still
that junket proposition won't down.
In the house yesterday, an upstate
a resolution was introduced that the
committees on the various, institu-
lions make such visits as they deem
necessary TO the institutions. me
speaker promptly ruled the resolution
out Of order, and an appeal from the
chair was taken. The chair was sus-
tanned by a vote OF 68 TO 10. Rep.
Ashley, OF Detroit, was one OF those
who voted against the speaker. He
seems anxious -. that tunket.
In the senate. joint resolution
| was adopted and forwarded TO the
house that the finance and appropria-
ton committee OF the senate and the
ways and means committee or the
house be given authority to visit such
| institutions as In their discretion
seemed necessary. The resolution
will meet with scant respect in the
house for Speaker Baker has set his
foot down, and the ones who vote for
anything smacking OF a junket are
going to be picked out for Official
censorship.
At the same time, IL Is stated that
about SO of the 100 representatives
are really itching for pleasure trip
at the expense OF the state. Members
of the farmers club OF the legisla-
tivew ere the most emphatic In talk
ing against the junket system on the
floor of the house; but Rep. Wood
worth, who introduced the anti-1unket
resolution, came In for an awful lam
basting at a meeting OF the farmer
members.
AS public hearings have been asked
on a number OF the bills before the
committees, so that they could not
report out a large enough grist to
keep the legislative mill grinding Fri
day, adjournment Of both houses was
taken yesterday afternoon until Mon
| day night.
The most important Of the hearings
set is that on specific taxation OF
mines, which will be held by the
house and senate committees on gen
eral taxation, Feb. Z. II is expected
1 that the interests In the upper PENN
sula will be largely represented at the
! hearing. Several measures have been
introduced with would put a crimp
into the hitherto kings OF the upper
peninsula.
i Four constitutional matters are re-
ported out by the house committees
yesterday. They were the woman
suffrage amendment, the joint resoiu-
ton approving the proposed federal
amendment permitting an income tax;
Rep Copley's banking measure, an
amendment to provide for a state
firemen's pension fund and one asked
for by Supt. OF Public Instruction l.
L. Wright to. regulate thed istribu-
ton OF the primary school fund so
that II shall not be paid to districts
faster than II Is needed.
The committee on state affairs re-
ported out a substitute for the num-
erous bills calling for an investigat-
ing committee TO look into the con-
duct OF the various state institutions
and departments.
Though Michigan Ia named after
the wolverine, It's close relative, the
skunk, 10 threatened In an amendment
to the law protecting fur bearing ami
mails introduced by Rep. Knight yes
terday. The amendment would ex-
cept bears and skunks from the pro-
lection afforded by the act.
Senator James. the upper PENN
sula insurgent. introduced a bill pro-
viding that all railroads in the state
whose gross earnings on passenger
traffic Is $1,000 mile or more, shall
charge not more than two cents a
mile fare, and that those whose earn
ings are less than $1,000 shall put
In effect a three-cent rate.
! Rep. A. Ward Copley, OF Detroit,
introduced a bill requiring all ma
ternity hospitals to be licensed and
placed under the control OF the local
boards OF health and the state board
OF charities and corrections. and max
ing 1t misdemeanor to place out
children in homes not approved by
the county agent. Hitherto matern-
| ty hospitals have been able to es-
cape the necessity of taking out 4
license by incorporating under the
state laws.
SANFORD.