The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-10
TEACHERS HAPPY OVER
PROSPECTS FOR PENSIONS


the governor school superintendent,
high school teacher, school commits
sioner. a primary teacher. and at least
one woman teacher He argued that
to put the administration OF the fund
In the hands OF teachers would en-
danger the interests OF taxpayers. He
was supported by Rep. Young. OF Me-
costa. who has introduced several
bills on school matters. Rep. Young
also proposed to reduce the limit OF
the salary which the board may pay
to it's secretary from $4,000 to 81 200
Freedom Of competition and local
lfgovernment as against centraliZa-
ton OF power and regulated monopoly
of public service corporations was the
theme OF a warm debate OF two hours
length In the house Thursday over the
Bavliss telephone bill No decision
was reached because the discussion
was cut short when the time arrived
for consideration Of the teachers bill.
The point OF contention was section
seven OF the giles law which the Bay.
liss proposal would re-enact TO give
the railroad commission the power to
say whether a new company may he
organized In a given community. Rep.
Taylor. OF Kent. offered an amend
ment to place the decision in a refer
endum vote in the city. town or town
ship affected. His efforts were strongly
seconded by Rep. Bricker, OF Ionia.
They sought 10 present all the areu-
ments applicable to the Democratic
doctrines OF home rule and free COM
petition.
The leading debaters on the other
side were Reps Bayliss, OF Chippewa,
and Copley. OF Detroit. who Is chair
man Of the committee on private cor.
porations which reported ont the bill
They argued for the regulation OF
rates and the abolition Of competition
IN public service corporations, like the
telephone business.
There il another bill before the
house reported 10 1t by the special
committee appointed to probe long
distance rates in the state and it rec
ommends the provision offered by
Rep. Taylor.
After nearly a half dozen ineffec-
tual attempts to set date for adj
ioHrnment.t house teek- from tho
table Wednesday and passed the reso-
luton sent TO II by the senate ten
days ago. It was amended. however,
TO read April IS as the day on which
To cease doing business and May IS
for final adjournment to give plenty OF
time for the enrolment and signing
OF all bills.
The house passed on third reading
with four unimportant ones the King
Wood senate bill to regulate the hunt
ing Of deer and other game and game
birds II was amended to allow the
killing by each hunter In season or
two deer, one of which must be buck.
The senate again ran through a
large amount OF work, passing 13 bills
on third reading and agreeing to sew
eral others In committee OF the whole.
Among the former were the Murtha
bill 10 set aside 100000 for the es-
adjustment OF a farm colony for cpl
leptics: that Of Rep. Montieth. passed
by the house, to put the regulation OF
city water and sewage systems under
the control OF the state board OF
health. and four banking bills. One
Of the latter is to make overdrafts
prima facie evidence OF intent to OBJ
tain money under false pretenses un-
less made good in 10 days Another
OF those passed was Rep. Henry's bill
10 require locomotives TO carry head
! lights which will make distinctly Wis
lille objects $50 feet in front OF the
engine SCOTT.