The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-04-22
GOVERNOR WON'T
REMOVE RUSSELL
VIII Appoint Citizen Commission
to Investigate Conditions
At THE MARQUETTE PRISON
Minority Report OF Committee, Adopt
ed by House, Recommends Removal
Of Warden and Board-Osborn's PET
Measures Fall by the Wayside In
Senate During Past Week.

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Senate During Past Week.
Especial correspondenee).
Lansing, Mich.-After listening for
Ave hours and half TO an exciting
debate, interspersed with dramatic
climaxes. the house. Friday morning,
adopted the minority report OF the
Marquette prison investigation com.
mittee.
Never before In the history OF a
Michigan legislature was such intense
interest exhibited and such eloquent
oratogy produced as heard Thursday
night, when Representatives Warner
and Perry spoke against the adoption
OF the minority report. which was de
Tended by Representatives Kalmbach,
Straight, ogg and Whelan. Not until
the hour was long past midnight could
a vote be reached on the question. A
call OF the house was ordered, and
when the vote was announced by ths
tion OF tho minority report.
TIE report submitted by Represent.
atives Kalmbach and Straight recon-
mends the abolition Of corporal pun
ishment tn the penal institutions OF
Michigan. IL demands the dismissal
OF Warden Russell, who has charge OF
the Marquette institution. The re-
moval by Governor Osborn OF the
three members OF the board Of con.
troi OF chis prison is also advocated.
Governor VIII Not Remove Warden.
Governor Osborn, In n statement Civ
en out Friday morning. stated that he
|, believes chat Warden Russell is q good
warden. and that che Marquette insti.
tuition IN q well conducted prison. In
asmuch as Warden Russell has under
his control the most desperate set OF
criminals In the state. n becomes
necessary from time TO time. In order
20 enforce discipline. 10 resort 20 harsh
methods. The governor, however. ap
pears 70 be In favor OF abolishing cor
poral punishment and viii appoint Q
commission OF DISTINGUISHED persons
10 investigate the exact conditions al
Marquette
Russell Victim OF System.
In the house rumblings OF impeach
ment proceedings against the warder
and the three members OF the board
OF control were heard Friday No one
doubts the sincerity OF Representa-
tives Straight and Kalmbach in differ
ing with the views OF their colleagues
on the committee Warden Russell 4
the victim OF the pernicious contract
system which has been in vogue fOl
so many years in the prisons OF til.
| state With the contract system ab1l
ished and the prisoners work n =
state account. legislators who have
studied the question say that thtr re-
will be fewer complaints and less rea
son for the punishment OF prisoners
in the future.
Osborn's Measures Ignored.
The senate during the past weeE
has been in mood TO chloroform :
number OF the measures advocated b'
| Governor Osborn. The Lord bill
which had passed the house and which
provided for a uniform system OF &C
counting. was killed in committee o
the whole by the senate. Senators
Fowie and Collins made a strong ngh
for the bill and pointed out that IN.
| constitution demands such a law, bu
could not overcome the opposition lee
| by Senator white
The workingmen's compensation bill
/ fell by the wayside. and no action vii
be had along this line OF legislation
AZ a Substitute for the bill. Senator
Miller moved that the governor shall
appoint a commission OF i've members
who serve without pay. TO investigate
| the matter OF worhpgmen insuranc,
and employees compensation. thi'
commission TO report It's findings Il
me legislature NJ the next special Of
regular session.
The Mapes civil service bill. anothe,
administration measure. was killed b,
| the senate. Senators Moriarty ant
Newton leading the fight against IN.
A Oil. no kUfOthsH ~ haNa1htO III
secret service fund was so amende,
by Senator Miller that all secrecy n
investigating state institutions In don.
| away with. The bill as now amended
provides that tho governor may VIII
the consent and advice OF the attornc.
general appoint secret service agent
whose compensation and number q
fixed and limited by the Sfnte board o
auditors.
The senate adopted the teachers
pension fund bill. which may receiv'
favorable consideration by the house
The enemies OF the two cent fare
bill scored n point In the senate when
| owing TO the absence Of several sen
ators, Senator James was forced q
postpone action on tue bill until Tues
day Should Senators James an'
| Fowle be unable 10 muster sufiicien
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