The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-05
KILLING OF BONDING co.
BILL BY SENATE MAY MEAN
A THIRD SPECIAL SESSION
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i-dNti III the dlitIhoOu the otOli
substitute was taken from the table
and passed bk vote eflf=te -s=iHst
erruISn---
Tbe Verdler house bill relative TO
the amendment of city charters, was
passed
Senator Cartier moved TO take the
bill 10 permit the spearing OF steel
head trout from the committee to
which Il had been referred. but the
motion was lost and the steel heads,
anyway, have reason TO realize the
genuine value OF senate.
A message was received from the
governor asking for a bill relative TO
the protection OF birds, the message
being in response TO n house resolu-
ton introduced by Rep. Anderson at
the morning session. The Anderson
bill to provide continuous closed
season for quail until 1915, was then
received and passed.
Flowers accompanied by cards from
Gov. Osborn, were distributed amonG
the senator's.
But the senate is prosy place. The
fellow who wants a show mat VIII
give him show for his money,
should attend the house vaudeville
where he can take in an all-star per-
Torrance with a variety OF stunts 10
suit a variety OF tastes.
Thursdays program included one
round gloveless, blowless and blood
less. bu TERRIBLY tonguey go be-
tween Speaker Baker and Rep. Stew
art. little usual comedy by Rep.
Whelan who can't help being funny
any more than school girl can help
liking ice cream sodas-a- Touch OF
drama and near-tragedy by Rep. Kan
kin and Rep. Woodruff, rough-house
feature with papers and baskets In
the air and wild and woody tumult.
and some other numbers.
The Baker-Stewart late unpleasant
ness came on in the morning and has
already been related. but the after
noon had its particular sensation. too,
when Rep. Rankin, chairman OF the
special committee. appointed Wednes-
day TO investigate the expense ac-
counts OF state officials, was called on
for report.
The other members of the commit
tee were Rep. Arthur Odell and Rep.
Catlin. The report made bad charges
against one or two state officials who
had evidently been dining at finger
bowl and grapefruit eat shops and
sleeping OH brass beds with ultra soft
mattresses.
After the report had been made.
Reps. Warner, Bierd and Jerome pro-
tested that il was not fair to make
charges unless names were given and
IL was alleged that a report OF that
kind cast a suspicion on state officers
in general A motion was passed 10
return the report 10 the committee
with the request that the names be
given Of the men against whom
charges OF extravaganza had been
made.
After some elaboration Chairman
Rankin reported that inasmuch as the
investigation had been incomplete and
did not cover state officials in gen.
eral a majority of the members OF
the committee did not think IL fair to
publish names and declined TO do so.
A red hot discussion followed in
which Rep. Rankin and Rep. Wood
ruff were the red-hottest participants
and II was not until the speaker APP
pealed TO the house TO give the elder
ly legislator from Washtenaw the
courtesy OF, hearing that the noisy
amuckness subsidized and the chair
man was permitted to complete the
stating of his case.
Rep. Warner had previously moved
that all reference 10 the report OF
this committee be expunged from the
records OF the house and at the con-
clusion of the unladylike definite the
-, tVf,VN tod hU n
vote of "a to IS.
An attempt was made TO fix the
time OF final adjournment for B.
Thursday, but the motion to suspend
the rules for that purpose was lost
Later in the afternoon message
came from the senate to the effect
that that body had concurred in the
original house resolution TO set noon,
Friday. for business adjournment and
next Wednesday noon for final ad-
journment.
Rep. Dunn moved TO have the COM
mittee, TO whom the matter had been
referred. discharged from further con-
sideration of the bill TO abolish the
Office of salt inspector.
On motion OF Rep. Glasner, the mo-
ton was tabled.
Rep. Dunn made a similar motion In
regard 10 the bill 10 abolish the office
of oil inspector, Rep. Glasner made
another similar motion in regard TO
the Dunn motion, and the house simi-
larly as before. did a tabling act
A message was read from the gov
errfor asking for a bill TO amend the
game law, and accordingly and
promptly Rep. ANDERSON introduced his
bill TO protect quail until 1915 and &C.
cCmmodatingly the house suspended
the rules and passed the measure.
Beautiful flowers were distributed
.anong the representatives, souvenirs
from Gov. Osborn, and Rep. Gard
arose TO announce that ne had been
commissioned BY the chief executive
10 convey TO the house his excel
lency's appreciation OF the lower
body's Wednesday action In It's reso-
luton OF sympathy and good wishes
One of the fun-making features oil
a funny session was the presentation
of a cute little red lantern TO Chair
man Waters OF the house liquor com
mittee. The presentation was made
by Speaker Baker who said something
about the gentleman from Saginaw
having been lost the night before.
Rep. Dunn introduced the follow
inC resolution, which was a fine com
pliment for the governor, and which
was passed by the house:
Resolved, BY the house OF rep