The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-30
REFORM MEASURE
SCORES IN HOUSE
Initiative, Referendum and Recall
Score First Round in Adoption by
Committee of the Whole.
From a stan Correspondent

ludicrous little bit OF overreaching,
the opponents OF initiative and refer
endum in the house showed Rep
Woodruff's concurrent resolution for
a constitutional amendment through
committee OF the whole yesterday al
ternoon while its friends were won
dering II some one had not been lay
ing u pitfall for IL TO tumble in. A
keen parliamentary ruling by Rep.
Mcbride, chairman for the session,
coached by Clerk Paul King, did the
business.
The resolution was taken up In
special order, as reported out by the
committee, with the petition percent
ages increased from 10 TO 20. Rep.
Dunn tried Intellectually 10 get the
percentages reduced TO 10, and then
the friends OF the measure decided TO
take II as Ii was and pass II II pos
sible. .....
Speaker Baker took the floor in the
| interest of the measure, asking the
members II they were afraid TO give
the people the right to say what they
wanted 49,.
Rep. Yeo moved TO strike out all
after the word Resolved" His mo-
ton lost, having only IL votes in its
favor. and Clerk Kings facetiously
announcing 13 against II. Then when
Rep. Ashley moved an amendment to
the resolution, he found that he was
shut OF by q ruling that the defeat
Of the motion to strike out amounted
TO adopting the resolution.
A resolution for an amendment to
al Iruy fVnfN In PA n N a
amendments was adopted without
much discussion. The required per
centage has been raised to 25 by the
committee on revision OF the consti-
tuition.
On Rep. Dunn's concurrent resolu-
ton for an amendment providing for
the recall, the only objection was
raised by Rep. Clark, who tried to
insert an amendment making II i'm
possible to recall member of the leg
islature within four months OF the
time when he took ONCE, allowing
him to go through the whole legisla-
tive term.
II Is expected that the resolutions
will come up on third reading at the
earliest possible date, and that there
will be a fight. Concurrent resolu-
tons require 81 votes In the house
and % In the senate.
Following the disposal OF the spe-
cial order. Rep. Stewart brought up
the central board bill on reconsidera-
ton under call Of the house. The bill
was defeated Tuesday.
Rep. Lord substituted section,
making the bill apply only to penal
and reformatory institutions, cutting
out charitable institutions and insane
asylums. Rep. Stewart finally en-
dorsed the substitute, stating that he
was willing to yield something to get
the central board system tried out for
two years, In the firm belief that the
people would then demand q central
board for all the institutions men,
toned In the bill. The bill was re-
referred to the committee. however.
the vote being IS to AZ, and a recon
sideration being defeated. II was
agreed that when the bill is reported
out of committee, II will be placed at
the head Of general order, SO there is
possibility that II will go through
In It's amended form before adjourn
ment
The bill regulating chiropractic
doctors died shortly after the noon
recess. The amendments tackled on
In committee were so drastic that
Reps. Flowers and Warner. who had
consented to make the fight for tho.
chiropractors, acceded TO the striking
out OF all after the enacting clause.
The committee substitute for the
Martz holiday saloon bill, the Stew
enson bill, allowing administrators to
carry on business under the license
Of deceased saloonkeepers, and the
Kemmerling bill, allowing transfers
from one location in a city to another,
were put over for the day.
These matters were given some
hard work by the house in committee
OF the whole. In addition, the Miller
bill, allowing banks in suburban ter
ritory, which comes into the city, TO
do business although their capltaliza-
ton may not be up TO city standard,
was ironed out so IL will pass com
mittee OF the whole today. This bill
particularly affects the State Bank OF
Fairview.
A bill by Rep McEachern, prohibit.
ing the use OF public drinking cups,
except where they can be cleansed
was approved, but may have hard
shedding on third reading, as there is
some belief that the manufacturers
OF patent drinking fountains and de-
structible cups are interested
Rep. Glasner's bill allowing all
counties In the state the privilege,
now enjoyed by Wayne county alone,
OF sending inebriates TO cures at state
expense, was approved.
Rep. Gansser asked that his bill for
state wide boiler inspection and
licensing Of engineers and firemen be
made special order He received a
quick rebuff from Rep. Lord, who
said that there was too much i'm.
portant legislation on general order
TO allow minor matters to be showed
in ahead, and that II any locality
wanted inspection, IL could get IL by
local ordinance, as Detroit has done.
Gansser's motion was defeated.
Although 1t was only three weeks 10
the end OF the session, round dozen
bills were introduced.
| Among these were one by Rep.
Bricker, appropriating s21, 900 to buy
tools and materials with which TO al.
low convicts in the three state prisons
TO improve the roads leading to the
prisons; one by Rep. Kalmbach allow.
ing trust companies TO be organized
in cities OF less than 100000 popula.
! ton with $4,000 capitalization. In.
stead of 100000 as now required:
and By Rep. Cummins TO provide for