The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-20
THREE CHEERS! IT
HAS ADJOURNED!
Customary Horse Play Marks the
Closing Hours of Session With
Some Legislation.
tFrom n stan corre-pondeno.

other missiles, with palltulS OF water
and soaking sponges thrown from the
galleries upon the lawmakers, the
legislature OF 1911 passed into history
about o'clock last night.
big grist of work was done ty
both house and senate, concurring in
amendments and passing bills, but
the childish spirit dropped cut at in
tervals, and whenever occasion seem
ed TO offer, waste basket would sail
across the room and strike some de-
voted solon on the head or beak. This
would probably be returned with a |
piece of hard orange peel. and the |
fight would become general, till the !
speaker managed TO get order. The |
senate was boisterous, but more cas-
lily controlled
The senate killed most OF the af- |
ternoon waiting for the house 10 se>sd
message that II was ready 10 ad- !
journ. To while away the time, some
OF the members had fun with Senator
John Leidlein, OF Saginaw, who mas q
boom for the Democratic nomination
for governor They filched the door
mat with the word Governor" in big
red letters, from in front of the execu-
tive Office, and placed it in front of
Leidlein's desk. Leidlein curled him
self up in his chair on the mat like
a contented German pussy cat, when
some one tied his leg TO the chair.
and he found his escape impeded
Leidlein was called TO the chair TO
sing "Hi-Lee-Hi-Lo," and when he re
turned there was cake OF Ice on
the governor sign. This was a sam
pie OF the pleasantries of the day.
Leidlein was made chairman OF the
committee to go 70 the house and In
form II that the senate was ready TO
adjourn. The committee was met
with fusilade, and Leidlein caught
the corner of waste basket on tue
ridge of his nose, as he made his way
to the front
In spite of the confusion, the legis
lature did some effective work The
primary bill. which had been amend
ed so as to take the nomination OF
| judges away from the people, was
saved at the last moment, the house
refusing to concur in the amendment,
and the senate finally agreeing TO
strike II out Rep. Flowers, author
Of the bill, was inclined to let 1t 60
rather than endanger the rest OF the
bill, and to try to correct the error
next session. Rep. Jerome pointed
out that enemies of the primary
system would fight to the last
ditch before they would let the
amendment be struck out, once il be-
came law. Guy Miller's argument
that 1t was undignifed to have
judges pulling for votes with the peo-
pie, was met with the argument that
! II was undignified for them to &c
pulling wires with political conyen-
tons.
Rep. Warner, who was one OF the
| trainers OF the characterization
liquor law, created a sensation short
| ly before adjournment, by declaring
that a joker had been slipped into the
senate amendment TO the Martz-SteV-
enson bill The amendment was SUP
posed merely to limit wholesalers
to those who sold not less than three
gallons at a time Warner declared
that another section had been slip
ped In which made the township
board or city council sole Judge as 10
whether a license should be Issued,
so that a town or city which had
been voted wet might be held dry oy
the action Of the board or council.
Rep. Martz said that he was perfect
ly satisfied with the bill, and Warner
intimated that he had reason to De
as 1.-The city fellows had put one over
on the country members" He spoke
bitterly OF the defeat of the township
unit bill. and intimated that the big
city brewers were back of move
ment to keep as much as possible OF
10
mail order trade. Rep. Warner failed
TO get a reconsideration.
The senate bill to increase the sal
aries of Detroit aldermen from Sl,20O
TO $1,000 passed the house after IL
was assured that referendum Clause
was attached. Detroit members whelt
home, last Sunday, were pestered 10
death by friends OF aldermen calling
up in behalf Of the bill.
Rep. Austin's bill for the employ
ment OF convicts on roads, passed the
senate at the last moment, thus car
rying out another OF Gov. Osborn's
inaugural recommendations.
The Ashley fraternal insurance reg
ulation bill was killed through the e.
forts of representatives OF the New
Era association at Grand Rapids.
The house and senate agreed on
conference report, for the appoint
ment OF a commission of five, to study
the needs in the ways of an employees
compensation bill and report TO the
next legislature.
Another Joint resolution called Tor
the payment OF salaries to all the elm
ployes for the full time TO final ad'
journment Most of them Will be
drawing pay on other jobs before the
10 days is up, but the precedent was
so long established that the legisla-
tors decided TO be generous with the
peoples money.
Gov. Osborn sent in messages I
vetoing several appropriations. They ,
were: Pioneer and Historical society, !
$4,000: Mackinac Island park, ST. |
900: Eastern Michigan asylum, new
building, 100000; Michigan school I
for the blind, remodelihg building,
$500; compiling military records,
$500.
The governor said that the work of
the pioneer and historical society |
society could be taken care OF by the |
state librarian, and that the Mackinac |
Island park could be cared for by the /
sale OF concessions. Out OF feeling |
for Mrs. Ferry. who has charge OF the |
historical museum, an attempt was /