The Detroit times., 1913-02-20
LEGISLATURE
MAY WIND UP
ON APRIL Is
Members Are Disposed to Keep
to Their Tasks and Get
Through Early
NO THIRD DETROIT
JUSTICE FOR 3 MONTHS
Talk of Borrowing S3,OOO,OOO to
Begin Work on Trunk
Roads
From a stan Correspondent.

LANSING, Mich. Feb. 20.-The Ogg
bin 10 give Detroit an addie4onal police
Justice passed the senate Wednesday
but without the clause for immediate
effect which had been included up 10
that time.
In view OF the well-deined opposi-
ton shown against that provision, the
five senators from Wayne decided not
10 push il in a conference held just
before the session. They agreed that
while Detroit is badly in need OF the
new Judge, from the point OF view OF
the public peace and safety or the
state. he is not wholly indispensable
for three more months.
When the bill becomes a law in its
present form, should it do so, the ex-
ira justice will be appointed by the
mayor subject to the confirmation OF
the council 10 serge till the election in
1915 at which his successor will be
chosen.
A similar bill introduced in the
house by Rep. Jerome, OF Detroit. has
advanced on the calendar 10 third
reading and probably will come up for
final consideration today.
ures being unloaded on IL by the vari-
Gus committees, the house is showing
more industry and application than at
any time up to now. 1t was decided
Wednesday TO hold both morning and
afternoon sessions today. That In the
afternoon will be taken up chiefly by
three special orders, on womh suf-
frage, the Glasner bill for medical
certificate OF good health before mar
riage and the Mcbride bill to prohibit
unfair determinations in the purchase
Of farm products.
The desire to get work done as
quickly as possible has become prev
alent poll OF about two-thirds or
the members taken in the last two
days showed all but four or five in
favor of setting date for final ad-
journment April Is has been suggest
ed. Many however think that 10 TOO
early.
Speaker Currfe expects TO call to-
gether the chairmen OF the more I'M
portant committees TO talk the ques-
ton over informally sometime today
or tonight The speaker. however, is
also very much interested In trunk
line highway improvement and he and
some of the other leaders OF the house
have worked out a plan which IL 1t
meets with approval may hold the Leg
islature till we'll along In April Rep.
Biard. OF Bay, and Newell Smith, OF
Gratiot, are two of the men who hive
been studying the question and the
first move was made yesterday in an
amendment TO the constitution pro
posed by Rep. Bierd to allow the
state to borrow $3,000,00 for building
trunk line roads.
The plan is TO have the amendment
voted on in the April election in time
for the legislature, il it is given the
authority to pass the necessary legis-
lation this session. The system or
lines TO be built would be that OF Sen
ator Alswede, the Progressive member
from Bay county, with some minor
changes.
Time Alswede plan now before the
senate in the shape OF a bill provides
for one cross-state road running west
and another north from Detroit; one
up the west coast and a central
north and south line and one the
length OF the upper peninsula. Upon
the suggestion of Gov. Ferris. the SEN
ate committee on roads and bridges
probably will add TO these road
north from Kalamazoo through Grand
Rapids and other towns. Big Rapids TO
Traverse City and another from De-
troit I'D into the Thumb district, TO
Port Huron and west TO Saginaw.
The house leaders express fears
that IL IL were not so before, these adj
ditions make the proposition too big
to be handled in the manner suggested
by Senator Alswede by the use OF pro-
ceeds from a motor vehicle tax.
They argue that since his bill calls
for a ;25O,0O0 appropriation to begin
work on. II Is inopportune at this time
when such large appropriations are
necessary for other purposes, and fur
Their that the work could be done bet
ter by having the money all on hanti
and not coming In slowly from taxes.
The house considered favorably In
he committee OF the whole the Cop
ey corrupt practices proposal TO
init and regulate campaign expenses.
numerous amendments were offered,
,ut none that seriously affected II
vas adopted. Rep. Warner, OF Leela-
lau. made an unsuccessful effort TO
ave Il apply only TO the large cities.
Among several others, also approved. !
vas the Middleton anti-treating bill.
Considerable time was consumed |
n a discussion and final adoption OF |
resolution 10 have an air and water |
purifying company OF Ann Arbor In