The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-04-11
REP. MIDDLETON RESENTS THE
CHARGES AGAINST HIM IN
RESOLUTION
REFERS TO WARNER AS MODERN
GOLlAH
Short Ballot Measure Fails to Re-
ceive Sufficient Votes and Is Dead
For Present Session. Boiler
Bill Passed House
10y Gurd M. Hsyes.l

Rep. r.. L. Middleton or Flint caused
another senation in the house when
the explanation of his interview charg-
ing liquor interests in the house with
cutting the Appropriation of the School
for the Deaf 10 punish him for activ-
ity in opposition to the liquor traffic,
was read few days ago.
Middleton opened with an attack on
Rep. ID. q. f. Warner whom he styled
the champion of the liquor interests
and the modern Goliah of the legis-
lature. Il was very much surprised TO
learn OF the resolution put in by Rep.
Warner" said Middleton. IL think the
condemnation in Mr.. Warmers reso-
luton was unjust and unfair. Ii
seems to me that this modern Goliah
of the house who for several years has
posed as the champion of the liquor
interests and now posing as injured in
nocence, has seized this opportunity
TO stir up opposition against me and
put me in false light with my fellow
members in the house.
Rep. Newell Smiths bill amending
the soldiers exemption act to put the
burden of exemption upon the state
rather than the local assessment fell
by the wayside i'm the renewal Of the
old legislative fued between Rep.
Smith and Rep. Moore. Those two
members have ben in several tits re-
Gently and when the Smith bill came
up Rep. Moore dragged out his ak and
proceeded to do job of decapitation.
Rep. Moore had plenty of assistance.
The house had just given the old SOL
diers $4,000 for a trip to Gettysburg
and was in particularly patriotic
frame OF mind and after Rep. Moore
had made a stirring address, sentiment
seemed pretty strong against the
Smith measure. The motion to
strike out all after the enacting clause
prevailed in committee of the whole
and Rep. Smiths attempt to resus-
citate the measure on record vote
On the question OF concurring in the ac-
ton OF the committe, was a failure.
The boiler inspection bill which has
been presented in other sessions and
facetiously termed measure to create
jobs and to further the intrests of the
boiler insurance companies, has passed
the house. In order to get the votes
however. the hackers of the measure
exempted about everything but fire.
less cookers and incubators.
AS usual, the farmers vote was OBJ
tanned by exemptions. Under the bi |
the traction engine, which experts in
sist is responsible for so per cent of
the boiler failures involving the loss
of life and the limb, is not included
under the provisions of the bill, and
lest there be some indirect reference
10 the farmers motive power unit, the
bill was further amended to apply to
all power used for saving wood,
drilling wells, threshing and all other
agricultural work.
vote, the Mobile bill, relative to the
regulation of fraternal insurance COM
panies, was defeated in the house.
Friends of the measure announce that
they will renew their fight in the near
future and express confidence that
they will be able to pass it, although
enemies of the proposition are exceed
The bill places fraternal insurance
societies under state regulation. re-
quires the officials to make statements
to members as to the exact standing of
the finances OF the organization and
oblige the establishment OF rates
which will provide stable insurance.
Friends OF the proposed short bal
lot which would enable the governor to
appoint all state officers with the ex-
ception Of lieutenant governor, were
unabel to muster the two thirds vote
in the house required to pass the re-
solution to submit this constitutional
amendment, and the proposition is
dead for the present session.
The house passed the Mobile bill
introduced by Rep. Ashley which regu.
lates fraternal insurance societies.
lobbyists have spent considerable time
trying to kill this bill in the house.
Speaker Currie and several other vet
Grams voted against this progressive
measure.
The bill introduced by Senator King
which Is intended as companion to
the Odell free text book bill, has been
passed by the senate. The King bill
requires publishers who sell books in
Michigan to give bond that they will
sell them as cheap here as they do In
other states. Senator Straight opposed