The Detroit times., 1911-03-08
TAX COMMISSION
0. K 0 BY HOUSE
Legislators Agree to Osborn Program
for Investigation of the
State System.

(From q stan Correspeadent1
LANSING, Mich, March 7.-Late
evening sessions on Monday nights
nay be relegated II the schooEboy
| tactics OF some OF the members con-
tinne. Nine O'Clock sessions for the
day Of reassembling after the week
end have been the regular thing, out
with a congested calendar, the SEES
eions are apt to stretch toward mid
right, and to become irksome. Last
week. when Rep. Raudabaugh moved
committee OF the whole, he was
called to the chair, and then greeted
with such a din that he was unable
either to preside or to make his re-
Fort after the committee had risen.
Last night, the members greeted a
debate on third reading with tnk-
ling OF cuspidors, and rushed an al
journment as soon as possible AFTER
ward. With warm weather, the rest
lessness is likely to increase, and IL
is possible that the sessions will be
called earlier in the evening.
The incident occurred over bill
introduced by Senator Weter and
passed by the senate, increasing the
amount for which school districts
can bond themselves for schooi
houses from $75 to 500 per child OF
school age. Rep. Mcbride discovered
that the numbering Of the sections
was wrong and asked that the action
of the house In passing the bill be
reconsidered and the bill laid on the
table till the discrepancies could be
corrected. Rep. Haviland objected,
and there was hot scrap between
the two over the triviality. Then Nc
Brides motion carried.
Rep. Flowers's bill, giving the gov
ernor his desired power to appoint
commission of three to investigate
the general taxation system Of the
state, was among the bills passed. IL
was amended so that the commission
ers should receive SIS a day instead
Of s25, and should report to the legis-
lature April 10 intsead OF May l. Rep.
Dusenbury, who introduced the latter
resolution, said that the commission
could do its work in 80 days.
Other bills passed were: By Rep.
Myers, changing the conditions for
caring for victims Of infected dis
eases by townships; BY Rep. Wood,
removing the penalty from purchasers
OF cocaine, so as to facilitate getting
testimony against the sellers: by Rep.
Raudabaugh, relative to foreign wills;
Ey Rep. Oppenborn. local bill relative
10 the union school district OF Al
pena. Rep. Brokers bill preventing
the exhibition of moving pictures OF
prize fights, received Al votes to 80
against, but lacked a majority OF the
whole house, and failed TO pass.
Gov. Osborn sent to the legislature
a communication from the American
Land & Irrigation Exposition associa-
ton, asking for Michigan exhibit at
inc exposition, which will be held In
Madison-sq. garden, Nov. 3-12, next.
Rep. Copley introduced two import
ant bills. One is the general bill for
condemnation of private property for
public corporations, prepared by Cor
poration Counsel Hally. II allows any
kind of a public corporation to con-
denim any kind Of property.
The other is bill providing for the
auditing of election expense accounts
Rep. Copley points out that II Is now
possible for a candidate to file any
kind of q statement, without means
Of vertifcation.
il. Hudson, and several other De
troit citizens sent a communication
endorsing Rep. Straight's bill for COM
missions elected at large to take the
Mace of the present city school
boards.
Two bills favored by the Michigan
Dental Association were introduced In
the house, Monday night, by Rep.
Mckay. One amends the liquor laws
for the purpose of permitting dentists
to buy alcohol in dry counties with
out first obtaining certificate from
a physician. The other makes more
severe the qualifications required OF
persons who wish to study dentistry.
Among other things 1t requires that
a prospective student must have had
three years in an accredited high
school before he can be admitted to
a dental college.
Rep. Ball wants to regulate all re-
ceptacles used for fruits on vegetables,
and introduced bill to regulate the
size Of boxes, crates, etc. A bill
providing for the establishment OF
agricultural, industrial and trade
courses in the high schools of the
state was introduced by Rep. Dunn.
Cities OF less than 10000 inhabitants,
which under the present statutes can
not establish free libraries and read
ing rooms, will be empowered to es-
tablish these institutions IL a bill
amending the laws, which was intro
duced by Rep. Smith, becomes law.
Rep. Myers wants to protect trees
growing on public highways by pro-
viding severe punishment for those
who injure them.
Rep. Martz, Of Detroit, takes q
crack at bucket shops, in a bill which
prohibits the telegraph companies
from transmitting the messages OF
these firms. Rep. Woodwork intro
duced bill prohibiting the catching
of wall-eyed pike and pickerel in the
waters OF Saginaw Bay during the
months Of March and April.
Rep. Leonard introduced bill for
a separate naval board to handle the
affairs of the naval militia.
A concurrent resolution for an
amendment to the constitution which
might have nullified the home rule
law was tagged by Senators Miller
and Collins when IL came up in COM
mittee of the whole in the senate Of
the whole last night, and was refer
red to the committee on constitutional
amendments. The resolution was In
troduced by Senator Barnaby and pro-
vided for submitting q constitutional
\ amendment giving the laeialatttro