The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-18
Gov. 0sborn's Program for Progress
Efficiency and Economy Has he
ceived Little Support From the
Representatives,.
Measures Demanded by the People
Have Failed-Adjourns Early,
Which Helps Some.
,From . star Consequently.

ord as one OF the great legislatures
i'm the state history. With the most
progressive governor the state ever
4 has had, II has failed to follow him,
and has deliberately thwarted him IN
some OF the reforms which he has at
tempted. In others, ii has been with
him. or the forty-odd measures which
he asked in his inaugural message, a
dozen or more will be enacted into
law. The rest have been either smoth-
cred In committee or dubbed to death
on the floor. Some good laws VIII
result, however.
Here are some of the principal
measures asked for which the legis'
lature has passed through both
(. houses:
Economy In state Institutions to
the extent OF cutting down general
appropriations and cutting out all spe-
cial appropriations which could be
dispensed with.
Commission to investigate general
taxation conditions.
Broadening the powers Of the state
tax commission. to allow adequate
appraisal of mining properties. Lord
\ bill.
Specific tonnage tax on vessels
hailing from Michigan ports.-Steven
son bill
Repeal of the mortgage tax law and
substitution of registration fee
Fowle bill.
Reorganization OF the Michigan Ma.
tional Guard to cut out gold lace
Z Stewart-Gan bill.
Abolition Of the ONCE OF commits
sioner of mineral statistics-Senator
James bill.
Creation OF ofice Of state fire mar
shal.-Ball bill
Stronger railroad cars.-Smith bill.
Taxation OF mineral reservations
Bricker-Holland bill.
Abolition of the state weather bu-
reau.
Here are some of the matters on
which the legislature has done hon
est work, but which have as yet fall
y ed of passage, as proposed:
Legislative investigation OF all state
Neutrality-suspicious. has investigated
Marquette prison and Kalamazoo asy
hum, and legislature investigated state
fair. Only the first committee has re
ported.
State account instead OF contract
system of work in state prisons
Perry bills. ----,--.- ~. &.
Regulation of express rates by
railway commission passed sen
J ate; now before house.
Two and one-half cent fare In up
per pensinsla-Hous bill for two
cent fares before senate Tuesday.
Fixed workingmen's injury com.
pensation and abrogation of fellow
servant, thoroughly threshed out. Will
probably result In action next SEES
sion.
Initiative, referendum and recall
Passed house: before senate Monday
APPOINTMENT OF a commission to in
\ vestigate liquor traffic-Passed sen
ate; killed in house.
n Placing game and fish department
IN hands of a bipartisan board OF
game protectors-Passed senate; now
IN house.
Inter-county road system-Provid
ed for I'm Miller bill, and killed. Mil
ler-Leidlein senate bill improving
present road law, is before the house
Central board Of control for al
state institutions. Defeated on &C
count of many local interests. Bill
for control of penal and reform insti
tutions passed house; killed In sen
ate.
Simplifying primary law-Flowers
house bill before the senate on specia
order Tuesday. Flowers bill, allowing
women to vote at school primaries
has passed both houses.
Uniform system of accounting
Lord bill, passed house: Is before the
Senate Monday. VIII probably pass
Free text books in schools-Strai'
uniform text book commission Dill
passed house; is before senate.
Legislation for protection OF wo
men and children laborers--Houst
killed bill forcing women to work
longer hours in laundries in summer
Stopping publication OF dishonesi
advertisements Oppenborn bill
much shorn, passed house and is II
judiciary committee OF senate. Hen
nv bill against immoral advertising
aiso much pruned, passed and sign
Cd by governor.
Here are the governors measures
+ that failed:
Corporation income tax.
Improvement OF court procedure
Civil service for state employees.
Four.year term for governor.
Executive mansion.
Abolition OF the state land office
state oil inspector and state salt In
spector.
Central state purchasing bureau.
Consistent policy Of grade separa
ton.
Use OF convict labor on the roads
Securing OF special income "a
state from water-power rights.
Laws to do away with the sale o
wildcat mining stocks.
Compulsory voting law.
Creation OF a state secret servic,
department.
Supervision OF stock brokers
Commission OF agriculture
The legislature passed only one bill
kiving more liberty TO saloon mel
This r. the Martz-Steyenson-Kemmer
ling bill. combination Of three ei
forts. II allows the saloons to remain
open on several holidays when the!
now have to close: allows the remova
Of license from one location to an
other. and allows administrators 4
carry on the business OF deceased ga
loonkecpers. on the other hand. tn
small unit bill Is dead, and bill pun
Ishing physicians and others wh'
abuse the prescription privilege ha
PASSED the house and Is before IN,