The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-10
HARD TO KEEP
QUORUM IN HOUSE.
Legislators, More Interested In
Trains Than Legislation, Are
Pigs in Clover.
From n stan corre.pondento

LANSING, Mich, April 10.-The as
sistant sergeants-at-arms OF the
house had an interesting fgame OF
pigs in clover Saturday afternoon.
The hall OF representatives was the
pen. and the members were the mar
bles, the object 10 get 81 in the house
at the same time. In the once popu-
lar game, the object was attained by
fitting the box which formed the pen,
and letting the marbles roll into the
inner chamber The game as played
Saturday consisted in barring the
doors and running around and grab
bing all the members with one hand
and showing them in, while with the
other arm the sergeant barred the
door against any who would escape.
BY dint OF much exertion, the assist
ant succeeded i'm keeping 81 or more
in the house most OF the time. Ser.
geant-at-Arms Bush was in Detroit on
leave or absence, and Speaker Baker
at one time thought of telehponing
him TO round up some of the seven
Wayne county solons who were abb
sent without leave.
Representatives Fitzgibbon, Chand-
Ter and Samuel Odell formed the big
gest batch captured at one time. They
were brought before the speaker and
questioned as to why they were aD-
sent. Fitzgibbon said he had been
taken out in a vigorous pursuit Of
Chandler. Chandler said he had had
business with a friend, admitting that
the friend was Fitzgibbon. Odell said
that he had expected a speech by one
OF the members, and wanted to stay
away till il was over. He was fined
box OF sigars, and paid In four-for-a-
nickel stogies.
Reps. Stewart and Giles made their
escape and one OF the assistant SER
geants reached their train just as IL
was pulling out.
The house really worked at q good
gate until 3 o'clock, when the mem
! bers began to get nervous about
trains. A calendar OF 38 bills on third
reading was passed with the excep-
tion of half-dozen which were
passed with the exception OF a half
dozen which were passed for the day
by request. Nearly 20 or string OF
1876 bills on general order was also
put out of the way. But there Is an
awful grist for this week, and there is
possibility that the guardians OF the
people will not only sit Saturday this
week, but will celebrate Easter Sun
day in the consideration Of legislative
work. Speaker Baker declares he will
keep them there IL necessary, or else
will have some vigorous things to say
to them. Among the bills passed for
the day was one by Rep. Dusenbury,
forbidding probate judge from sit
ting in any case In which he had
! drawn any OF the papers. Protests
came up from lawyers from all parts
of the state that lawyers were apt
to go to the probate judge for advice
! In regard to wills and estates, and
that this would preclude their getting
assistance
/ Among those passed was one by
Rep. Chambers, chairman OF the ways
and means committee, appropriating
! s2,060,000 for salaries and other gen.
eral state expenses for 1911-12 and
an equal amount for 1928. The for
mer amount is made large to cover
! the treasury deficit expected before
the end OF the present fiscal year.
The legislature sits at o'clock
this afternoon, and there will prob
ably be to sessions every day this
week II is hoped that all the I'm
/ portant matters will be out OF the
way by the end OF thew eek, leaving
minor details to be cleaned up In the
final three days. SANFORD.