The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-19
MURIHh REBUkEB
FOR SCHOOL BOY
TACTICS
Detroit Members Motion To Drag
Campaigns 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, . star correspondent.)


LANSING, Mich, Jan. ia warm
wave vouchsafed by the weather
bureau yesterday after a continued
cold spell, brought corresponding
wave OF foolishness in the house ana
senate. such as Is generally expected
In dog-days.
It Is hard to say whether this clas-
sification can be assigned TO the at
tack upon Gov. Osborn made By SEN
ator Murtha OF the Second district
in the senate session; but his resolu'
ton calling upon the governor TO lie
with the senate copies OF the charges
alleged to have been made by him
and George p. Codd against LAYTON
n. Hemans, during the recent guper-
Material campaign, was laid on the
table with almost the same prompt
ness as was a resolution by States
man "Bill" Martz in the house, that
the water coolers be filled with beer
Martz's resolution was the funnier
because 1t was handed in writing to
Reading Clerk Newkirk. who is an
avowed teetotaler, and who nearly
tainted when he read II.
Murtha explained his resolution In
q short but singing speech, In which
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. | think said Senator Watkins.
The governor was required by the
constitution to appoint a Democrat
10 the railroad commission, and for
hA
Democrat he could find, the charges
10 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 against
A little later In the session. Sena-
tor Leidlein made joke resolution
that the senate buy dictionary SO
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. ut would be,
foolish to have Democrats in the sen.
ate and not make some use of them"
When Senator Fowle made a mo-
ton to 20 into.,executive session 20
act upon the nominations Of Hemans
as railroad commissioner Judge rms
self and DR.. Bradley as members OF
the pardon hoard and K. III. Doyle rs
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
or 20 to s. The nominations were
confirmed by one vote. IL was the
first time nominations ever we're con-
firmed In open session.
Senator James, who has been
thorn In the side of the big. upper
peninsula mining companies, Intro
duced q bill for the assessment, yalu-
alton and taxation Of mining rights,
( At present, the land at -tha surface
nays all the taxes, and the mining
rights are not taxed.
Senator Kline introduced bill
providing that all public schools OF
he 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. 1t prohibits the
sale of intoxicating liquors on any
grounds used by the agricultural So
cieties of the state. IL provides 4
ilne of from $50 to 5000 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 a certi.
ficate with the county clerk, giving
fun particulars. II any changes III
the firm are made, the original part
ners are to be held liable for the
proper conduct OF the firm.
SANFORD