The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
Edwards, Happier and Lucas Fare
Well at Hands of Speaker
Baker Of the State
House
IMPORTANT BlLlSARE PENDING
No Change Likely in Office Of State
Oil lnspector-Neal to Hold
Position for Some
Time Yet.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 11.-IIoughton
county representatives Jared very well
in the matter of appointments on the
house committees which were an
nounced 10y Speaker Baker yesterday
afternoon.
A. ID. Edwards OF Atlantic, repre-
Isentative from the third district of
Houghton county, was made chairman
of the committee on Mines and Miner
ais: a member of the committee on
Local Taxation and a member of the
committee on the State House of Cor
rection
Fred Happier of Lake Linden, repre-
sentative from the second district OF
Houghton county has been named
chairman of the committee on the
State Institution for the Blind, MEM
Der of the Labor committee and of the
Public Lands and Forestry commit
tee and tho state Capitol committee.
Anthony Lucas Of Calumet, repre-
sentative from the first district of
| Houghton county was named a mem
ber of the committees on Railroads.
Elections, the State University and
Public Health.
Many Bills Introduced.
| Rep. Farmer of Livingstone has pre-
sented bill providing for a tax of
one-f fourth mill on the dollar for the
benefit of the University of Michigan.
Rep. Graves of Adrian has put in
his bill providing for the abolition of
the pardon board.
| Rep. Reynolds of Hillsdale has pre-
sented a bill providing for the abolition
of the board of examiners of horse
shoers.
Rep. Bricker of Sena has come across
with his two bills. one prohibits the
sale or keeping for sale of cigarets or
the makings. while the other prohib-
its the exhibition in any form Of pic
lures OF a pugilistic encounter or the
advertising of such by means of pic
lures.
| Rep. Ogg has offered n bill providing
for the purchase of all supplies for all
state Institutions along the lines sug-
gcsted by Governor Osborn in his mes
sage.
| A New Junket Plan.
| Speaker Baker has a new scheme
for the trips of the various house COM
mittees to the institutions whose inter-
session which will do away entirely
with the junket features. He proposes
that he be authorized to send the
chairman of the several committees,
accompanied by member of the ways
and means committee. to visit the in
stitutions at a time when he deems
| that their absence will not interfere
with the work of the house. He be-
lieves that usually the trips can be
made at then end of week, rather
than when the house is i'm session.
! "A big business firm would not send
q delegation of ten or fifteen men to
inspect plant" says Baker, "and
can see no reason why the legislature
should adopt different policy. The
trips ought to be made without pre-
vious announcement to the institution
to be visited"
Although some members of the new
administration had hopes of ousting
Frank Neal of Worthwhile, from the Of
flee of state oil Inspector it has devel-
oped that under the provisions of the
statute there is only one way to sever
Neal from the state pay roll, and that
is to legislate the office out of business
as recommended by Governor Osborn
in his inaugural message.
In the act passed at the session two
years ago there is clause that pro-
vides that the governor shall appoint a
state oil inspector whose office shall be
two years from the date of appoint
ment, or until his successor shall be
lappointed and qualify. Inspector Neal
was appointed by Governor Warner
last August and unless the office Is
abolished by the legislature this win
ter, Neal will continue In the position
he now holds until August. 1912.
This is said to account for the fact
that a successor to Neal did not appear
In Governor Osborn's list of appoint
hents presented to the senate Thurs.