The Detroit times., 1911-02-16

printing the palpably dishonest auNet
tisements OF INVESTMENT s"in9 1,,,ls a,
/ who seek 90 betray the readers conn
dence in the integrity OF the press,
7 Gov. Osborn's inaugural recommen
4 ton that was denounced by the oince
| eat ia three Detroit newspaper offices.
! (From a STAFF correspondent.)
LANSING, Mich. Feb. l6.-Rep. c.
A. Oppenborn's bill holding publish
ers responsible for grossly misleading
or improper advertisements which
they allow to go into their papers, was
reported out OF committee In the
house yesterday afternoon, and will
come up In committee OF the whole
today. The bill as originally intro
duced merely made the advertiser re-
sponslble, but Oppenborn came TO the
conclusion that publishers were TO
! blame for the misleading stun that Is
! allowed TO go into their papers, AMI
altered his bill Ii is now on the lines
! or one introduced in the Massachu-
sets legislature. Rep. Henry's bill
preventing immoral advertising was
also reported out
The house put in O busy session In
committee OF the whole yesterday aft
ernoon. Among other bills passed TO
third reading was one by Rep. Rankin,
of Ypsilanti, forbidding fraternities
and sororities OF secret nature in
high schools. The bill stirred up a
lively discussion, but Rep. Rankin
stuck sturdily to his point, telling ex-
periences while superintendent OF
schools in various cities, and reading
letters from leading educators
throughout the state The bill makes
pupils who remain members OF fra
ternities subject to expulsion. and i'm
poses a fine OF $50 on teachers who
fail to help enforce the law.
The substitute for several employ
ers' liability bills reported out by the
committee on labor, of which Rep.
Ashley, of Detroit, Is chairman, was
re-referred to the committee after a
discussion.
Rep. A. Ward Copley's bill placing
maternity hospitals under the direc-
ton OF the state board OF corrections
and charities, was passed to third
reading.
The house passed Rep. Yaple's bill
amending the general railway law so
as TO put baby carriages and go-carts
on the same footing with bicycles as
substitute the word hospital for asy-
lum in the names of the various in
situations for the insane.
Speaker Baker had the usual and
pleasant experience OF being upheld
by the house yesterday In a ruling
pertaining to the junket proposition.
Rep. Currie. chairman OF the confer
ence committee Of three appointed to
meet a similar committee from the
! senate and arrange for concerted &C
ton as to getting Information on the
needs OF state institutions. reported
| that the committee had been allowed
to get on the senate band wagon and
send members of the ways and means
committee with members OF the SEN
ate finance committee to get the In
formation. Rep. Currie proposed a
new house rule TO cover the matter.
to the effect that the committee on
ways and means be permitted to send
Its members, no more than three on
any one trip, to get the necessary in.
formation, and that when circum-
stances seemed to demand, members
OF the committees on the various In
stitutions might be sent at the week
ends by a vote OF the house. He ask
ed suspension OF the rules and Inn
mediate adoption OF the rule. Rep.
Holcomb Immediately proposed sub
stitute resolution that the investiga-
lions be made by the members OF the
institutional committees themselves.
He was promptly ruled out OF order,
appealed from the ruling, and lost by
vote of AZ to AZ. The rule pro-
posed by Currie was laid on the table
for the customary five days. 1t prob
ably will be adopted.
The house had another wrestle with
the reciprocity question, the apparent
object being TO keep the matter In sus-
pense until the national senate has
done something with il. and the neces-
sity Of putting the Michigan legisla-
ture on record has passed
Rep. Raudabaugh's resolution favor.
ing reciprocity came up again, and
he tried TO have II placed on immedi-
ate passage, but was outvoted. Then
Rep. Catlin, who had resolution op-
posing reciprocity succeeded in hav-
ing Raudabaugh's resolution referred
to the committee on federal relations.
Raudabaugh and Catlin are both from
Ingham county and both Democrats
having been swept In on the Hemans
wave last fall. The difference in pol
icy arises from the fact that Rauda.
baugh lives in Lansing city and Catlin
on farm in Webberville, and they
do not wear the shoe on the same
foot.
| Rep. Lord introduced resolution,
which was adopted, directing the state
tax commission to furnish such ex-
! PLANTATION OF it's workings as needed
! by the committee on general taxation,
and also It's recommendation as to
needed legislation.
Senator Guy Miller shocked numer-
Gus persons In the senate chamber
yesterday afternoon by Offering a reso-
luton which commenced: Whereas
the committee appointed by the presi.
dent of the senate has been investi
eating certain charges" Senator
Bradley gTipped his chair and Sena
/ tor Moriarity plowed his hands
| through his hair, but about this time
the secretary had read down to the
part OF the resolution which asked
that allowances be made for steno-
graphers' fees.
| IL is expected that the committee
VIII report at the opening of the
afternoon session today, and the mem