The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-14
APPOINTMENTS
OF FERRIS ARE
CONFIRMED
Senate Meets in Executive ses.
sion TO Help Tax Commits
sion Out of Hole
SEN. FITZGIBBON WOULD
ABOLISH SALT OFFICE
Another Batch Of Bills Is In
troduced in Lower
House
From . SION Correspondenl.

20
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 14.--After an
attack upon some of the governor 8
appointments led by Senator Straight
In meeting OF the executive COM
mittee yesterday afternoon, the names
OF Thomas w. Kearney, and Orlando
j, Barnes as members OF the tax COM
mission and James Scully, Of Ionia, Is
railroad commissioner. were singled
out for confirmation by the senate IN
an executive session held for that
purpose at 1880 o'clock, last night.
The early confirmation OF these ap-
pointments was necessary In order
that there might be three members
Of the tax commission to sign the
railroad report required OF them by
law, Jan. IL, or tomorrow. The pos
sibility Of fight In the senate over
some OF the rest made II inadvisablc
TO- present them at this time.
Following the executive session
Senator Fftzgiobons, OF the Eleventh
district, introduced q bill to abolish
the oifice of state salt Inspector.
Senator Weadock. OF the Twenty
second district, introduced an appro-
priaticn bill for current expenses. new
buildings. repairs and other items for
the Michigan employment institution
for the blind in Saginaw. The total
of the sums asked for amounts 10
about $4,000.
Senator King. of the Twenty-ffth
district. proposed q bill TO allow mar
lied women 10 become members OF
partnerships and other similar rights
which are denied them by common
law. he also introduced two bills 70
appropriate for the state highway de-
partment $450,0O0 Cor the year 1914
and $650.00O for the year 1915 and
S150,000 to cover deficit.
In the afternoon, Senator Scott, OF
Detroit. introduced a bill fostered by
the Audubon society, for the purpose
OF lessening crime and raising the
standard OF citizenship and inculcat.
Ing the spirit of humanity" in the
coming generation Of citizens by a
system OF humane education.
II calls for not less than a half
hour OF such instruction each week
during the school, year in avery pub:
lie school Of the state. Birds, cats,
dogs, chickens and horses are some
or the domestic and wild animals
especially mentioned which the chil-
dren are 70 be taught to treat hu.
namely. $500
Other requirements are that the
discussion OF this phase OF the educa-
tional problem be given-a place In
all meetings or the state teachers as:
Eociation; that superlntendents shall
put II on the programs Of city and
county institutes, and that teachers
make certified reports of the instruc-
ton given.
Senator Alswede, OF the Twenty
fourth district. introduced two bills
IA Amendment OF the drainage laws.
The principal changes suggested are
10 let the counties issue bonds to pay
contractcrs as soon as the work Is
done instead of waiting till the money
has been collected from the owners
81 the land benefited, and to spread
the assessments against the improved
property over several years. ,s.
II have known contracts to 20 for
50 = rod, said Senator Alswede,
(which, II the contractor had been
sure OF getting his money promptly.
would have been bid down TO 81. The
saving IN this way would much more
than pay the interest on the bonds.
Then the present practice OF max
ms lump assessment to pay for
drains is asking too much OF the hold
ers OF these lands. In Midland county
alone. there have already been let for
this year contracts for 100000 OF
drains. II something isn't. done to
help out some Of the farmers up there.