The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
.CONGREssMEN
GET A PAhh|hG
Moved in House That What Michigan
Needs Is Fewer Members in
Washington.
,r,om . star Corr..poaaeaO.

In the house, Senator JANUS n H
of Detroit. who has started out 10 pu'
the senate on record on all the pianks
in the Democratic platform and other
subjects. moved that the committee
on federal relations be discharged
from further discussion OF his resoiu-
ton endorsing reciprocity, which IL
has had I'm its hands for some time, re-.
marking that he did not expect re-
mort ON his resolution. he moVeu
that the anti-reciprocity resolution Oh
Senator Watkins be taken from the
table and acted upon. Lieut-uoV
Ross ruled that Lee was out oil oruer'
in that the resolution should be EN-
bodied In two resolutions. Senator
Miller then declared that Lee had Vio-
Hated a rule OF senatorial precedence
and courtesy In moving Tor acuon On
another senator's resolution.
"Inasmuch as congress has passed
on the reciprocity agreement, thinA
that the people CT the state OF MICH
igan, which Is more interested tnan
| almost any other state, should voice
| their sentiment through the legisia-
ture." said Lee. This Is especially
true as most of the members from
Il dppdiNheiy N'N
10 vote in congress.
Lee then offered two separate reso
buttons. the first TO take up the wat
kins resolution. and the other 10 ais
charge the committee from Iurther
consideration OF his own. Botn reso-
lutions were defeated.
In the house, Rep. Catlin, who mas
leen against reciprocity, made sar
castle speech about the uselessness OF
representatives who do not vote, and
introduced a resolution that instead
Of increasing Michigan's quota In con-
| gress to 13. the number be cut 10
three, and the extra salaries be kept
| In the treasury. His motion was
promptly tabled.
Chiropractice, a form OF manual
spinal treatment somewhat allied to
osteopathy, came In for discussion,
end a bill introduced by Rep. Parks
TO regulate the practice was advanced
| to third reading by the committee OF
the whole. Rep. Stewart, or Grand
Rapids, where there Is a school OF this
| practice, explained that the profess
sion was one TO be taken seriously.
Rep. Flowers also expressed interest
In the practice.
Rep. Ogg secured suspension or
the rules and had the bill allowing the
Detroit water board TO increase It's
| bond issue 10 $4,000, 900 taken up out
OF order, approved by the committee
of the whole, passed and given I'M
mediate effect, subject to approval by
the electors OF the city.
! Rep. Glasner secured permission to
make his bill requiring physicians
certificate in order to marry, made a
i special order for March z.
Among the bills introduced were:
BY Rep. Averill, forbidding minors
! from asking for or drinking liquor;
Rep. Fralick, to regulate the sale OF
liquor to minors Rep. Martz, placing
a penalty on secondhand dealers
Who purchased goods when they had
reason to suspect they were stolen;
Rep. Austin, to amend the law requir-
| ing vestibules on street and electric
cars, and Rep. Copley, authorizing
clerks OF justice courts to sign gar
nishee summonses and subpenas.
That the house will pass the Graves
/ McNaughton tonnage tax bill, impos-
ing a tax OF 10 cents ton on iron
ore and 1a-cent pound on copper ore.
was indicated yesterday when the
house committee of the whole after
a discussion, reported the bill out
favorably and voted down resolu-
ton of Rep. Knight to strike out all
but the enacting clause. The vote
against the knight resolution was
| IS to %, and while this does not show
the exact lineup on final passage OF
the bill. 1t Is admitted by opponents
to presage its passage. Enemies OF
the bill are now looking to the senate
| to kill It when II goes over there.
When the bill came up In commit
tee of the whole, Rep. Dusenbury
moved to amend by imposing tar OF
i've cents ton on coal; but this
amendment lost. Rep. Knight, VINO
comes from Dickinson county, In the
upper peninsula, declared that the Dill
was unjust, and Rep. Graves, intro
Queer of the original bill, which made
the tax higher, made some remarks
about the wealth being dug out OF
Michigan mines for the benefit OF out
siders. Several other members joined
In the discussion.
The senate passed on third reading
Senator Whites bill making II I'M
lawful for fire, life and accident insur-
ance companies and fraternal dement,
societies to make contracts making
the decisions of an arbitration com
mittee selected by the company hnSl,
and Senator Vanderwerp's bill cuttlnS
off the 81 900 limit on the amount OF
an estate which can be conveyed by
an executor.
Senator Murtha introduced Dill
which amends the labor laws so as
to allow any citizen OF the United
States TO complain against an EN-
ployer for violating the labor laws.
AT present the complaint must be
made by the state factory inspector
or a deputy. The bill grew out OF the
National Candy Co. incident, In which
Rev. Myron Adams charged a deputy
factory inspector with tipping on the
fact that an inspection Mas to be
made.
Senator Putney introduced q Dill 10
increase the salary OF the deputy state
treasurer from $4,000 to $4,000, and
that OF the cashier In the office IRON
81 500 TO $1,000.
Senator Mapes' Mint resolution 70
finish the work OF the legislature April
10. and TO adjourn finally May z,
passed the senate unanimously ana
is an IN tho house The resolution