The Detroit times., 1913-02-03
No Place In State for Counties
TO Send Petty Of
Tenders
NAY USE PROPOSED
FARM FOR INEBRIATES
House Speaker Currie to Name
Important Committees : =
Tonight
From . stan Correspondent.

Ian olNO, MloA,s-beD, o. speaker
Currie Will Announce tonight the sew
eral important committee appoint
Inents held over from last week, in.
GLIDING the two representatives on
the commission TO Investigate the ai-
fairs Of the Pere Marquette railroad;
two others to assist Rep Martz. OF
Detroit. In probing the question OF
tolls charged by the telephone com
panies or the state, and nye mem
beers OF the joint committee 10 report
on the advisability Of establishing
refOrmatoTy for short-term prisoners
similar to the Detroit House of Cor
rection.
SO many such special bodies have
been formed that II Is feared they
will interfere with regular legislative
business Chairmen OF standing com.
mittees have already complained OF
dificulty In finding times for meeting
when some member or other does not
have q conflicting engagement, The
general opinion 10 that as few more
special committees as possible should
be created.
The state organization OF sheriffs,
chiefs Of police and prosecuting at
torneys Is back OF the movement to
get some sort OF reformatory for
persons committed for terms of less
than six months. It's president. Rep,
Bayliss. Of Chippewa, introduced the
resolution calling for report on the
suhject.
Many boards of supervisors. too.
have expressed their approval In pc.
titions 10 the Legislature. These OF
iicials say the need for such action
is urgent since the management OF
the Detroit House OF Correction can
celled contracts with ~ counties last
September. BY the contracts, prison
ers were received and cared for at q
charge OF St.25- each per week.
That Is no longer possible. 80 we
must have something TO take its
place" said Rep. Bayliss. Saturday.
'Of course, we can keep the men in
the local jails, but there Is no dis
ciplinary or Feformatory effect In
locking man. ub In idleness--rather
the reverse
Counting the fare OF the officer
and everything. 1t used to cost us
about SCI to send q 90-day man 10
Detroit from the 500. when we could
have boarded him &C home for S45
The greater expense was incurred
FOR his good.
II have been told that reforma-
tory and the farm for inebriates pro
posed BY Rep. Leonard, OF Detroit.
should be combined. Perhaps that
would be entirely feasible, have
never believed In calling the drunk
ard . criminal, but then suppose
that that term should not be apphed
10 many ut least who commit misde-
meanors and are sentenced for short
periods.
TT has been suggested. too, that the
work done be 10 print books fer use
in the public schools and again that II
be Quarrying These and dozens or
other questions will have 10 be con-
sidered by the committee.
"One thing that appeals TO me Is
10 group the counties and havo one
establishment for those, In the south
end and another further north, II
would be more convenient and per
haps In long run cheaper"
II was only during the last week that
the legislature really got down TO
business, and even then the subject
Of chief Interest was the somewhat
extraneous one OF turning an Kay on
the troubles OF the Pere Maruuette
railroad A Democratic resolution TO
that end was passed by the house. re-
considered and tabled Monday night,
and similar one went TO its death In
committee Wednesday. more COM
prehensiye substitute switched n for
the glory Of the q. o. p. passed the
senate Thursday and the house FRI !
day
The Fitzgibbon bill 20 abolish salt !
Inspection started the week by being /
adopted by the senate and finished by |
being set for inaf consideration by the |
lover house tonight. This is the last |
dny Of the time allotted by Governor |
Ferris IN which he would not insist |
81 the confirmation OF the new In
spectOr's appointment
Tuesday the house unanimously
afopted the resolution to ratify the
popular election OF United States
senators.
Wednesday much time was taken I'm
open hearings by committees on the
home rule, bLmonthly payment OF
wares and blue sky bills. Upon the
insistence OF Rep. Martz, OF Detroit,
the house decided to take shy at tho
phone trust.