The Detroit times., 1917-01-12
Would CentraliZe All
State Purchasing
Activities
SENATE TO VISIT
INSTITUTIONS
fhirty-three Proposed
Laws Now Before
Legislature
ny W. H. cALNoN,


state senate viii mold no real ses-
,ions next week. ihc senators de.
cidcd today but viii devote the
time to Visit, 10 state institutions
t6 ascertain their needs In an ap-
propriauon way during The next two
tears House members decided 10
continue 20 hold regular sessions
excusing from attendance those
member who arc on state tnstitu
iion committees Senate sessions
viii hr called on Monday Tuesday
and Frids, hat there is no chance
~ quorum beine resent on any
~ those days
rhe senate held only brief SEES.
sions both fhs morning and YES
ierdas confirming the appoin ments
~ Gov Sleeper announced yest.r
day aud hearing Tho titles ot several
new hiis read ono senate bin
asks s2oseQA for maintenance OF
he girls Industrial school at Adri.
An dufins- the-1ext two years and
y65.31r dditional for lard improve
men aud one new cottage
Senator 1ripp ,ntroduced lwo tax
bills. one taxing bonds half az
one per cent annually. instead of
he present tax of the same amount
assessed only once, The other would
wipe ou' the mortgage TAX law ty
eHempting from taxes all mort.
cages IN which not more than per
cent interest Is charged. and az the
same time making u Illegal 10
charge more than per cent
Nine new bills were introduced
in tho house yestcrday afternoon,
making total OF 35 TO date The
moet important ~ the new bills was
introduced by Rep Young and aims
30 create state purchasing depart
rcnt Under its provisions the gov
ernor would appoint state purchas-
ing agent to- twoy car term and
each state institution would name
p store keeper for similar term
The state purchasing agent would
bid for and buy the supplies needed
by thc institutions and distribute
them 70 tho store Keepers The
purchas sing agent would be given an
Office in the state capitol and CLERKS
20 assist him
The job would bo dang rous
one for a would BE- srafier 90 hold,
as thc alll provides TWO WAYS ~
which tho purchasing agent or any
OF his aides. or the store Keepers.
can break into prison ,or good long
terms The first wav is hv taking
rebates or gifts for the placing Of
contracts Two 10 avc years bo-
hind tho bars is the penalty for this.
The other wav Is by using any or
the state supplies for themselves
Two 20 ton years wearing Of striped
suits is prescribed for this And
no alternative of Hno is even men
toned
Tho purchasing agent and store
keeper viii 10 paid salaries and
must give bonds but the bin leaves
che amounts 'blank 20 be nlled In
later according 10 the legislatures
judgment il Is wishes to pass the
measure
Rep Person. of Lansing. intro
duced a bill 10 pave the way for the
100000 state once building planned
in bill introduced the other day
Persons bill directs the public do
main commission 10 sell 20 the
board ~ state auditors for 81
square block of land located three
blocks southwest of the capitol. and
approprlates the dollar TO pay for
H. The land Is part OF the primary
school lands. formerly was base
ball park and now Is used as a
playground by lansing children.
n seems as II there must be some
sheriffs and assessing officers OF
townships around the state who
have not taken seriously tho act
passed by tho last legislature order
ing them to collect a tax on every
dog In their districts and give each
canine nice metal tag 10 show
that he is In good standing In the
community Rep. Hall has put In
a bill adding an amendment 10 the
dog tax act 10 tho effect that sher-
IFS and assessing officers who fail
10 tag their dogs may be fred out
or ONCE.
Rap Gayde. OF Plymouth. because
of several fatal accidents In Detroit
suburbs caused by automobiles col.
lidiHE with heavy trucks, unlighted
a. night. has introduced bill pro
viding that every vehicle on state
and county highways after dark
must carry front and rear lights.
Penalties Of ninety days in Jail or.
\s2o fines are provided for violator-.
Abfogation of The common law
disability ~ married women To bind
thcmAclYce. or be- bound jointly with
their husbands for debts OF any
kind and sublecting their realty or
personal effects 30 surety for col.
lection by Judgment. IL sought by.
two bills. one introduced IN the
house Dy Rep Blinn and one in the
senate by Senator Scully.