The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
House Recess Prevents
Vote On Bill This
Week
PRISON FARM
MEASURE PASSED
Encounters Stiff OppO-
sitiOn From Rural
Members
BY W. L. CALSoN.

tStdH Correspondent Detroit Times J
LANSING, Mich. March 24.-As
soon "a adjournment had been
taken In the house yesterday out OF
respect to the memory OF Mrs
Woodbridge ". Ferris. Rep, Charles
FLOWERS became the center OF a
crowd Of angry women Some we're
present TO listen TO the house de.
bate and act upon the Flowers Joint
resolution TO have another vote on
full women's suffrage in November
1913. Others wanted to watch the
fate OF the teachers pension bill
The women were more than disap-
pointed when they found that the
suffrage resolution. the first one on
the calendar for action. now goes
over to next week.
Rep. Flowers himself had been
dubious as 90 the chances OF the
suffrage resolution. which needs 81
votes 90 pass. when only about so
% the 100 members OF the house
were present.
During the>-day the house passed
eight bills on third reading. Ave OF
than being appropriation bills for
state institutions The daily battle,
which has become feature OF
house sessions. vas over the Brow.
er bin TO appropriate money with
which TO buy $500 acres OF land
north OF the city OF Jackson for ai'
extension OF the Jackson prison
farm system.
Rep. G. J. Reed. Of Jackson coun-
~, led the ngh, against the bill.
Some Of the older farmer msmbers
backed him. Rep. Brewer. OF Jack.
sou City. declared that not 10 pass
the bill would mean step back.
ward In prison reform work Rep.
Jones and Jerome. Of Detroit. the
first a member OF the prison com.
mittee and the latter chairman OF
the ways and means committee.
which allowed the appropriation.
spoke strongly for the bill On nnal
roll call Il passed. 81 10 Is Rep.
Brewer then asked for an immediate
effect clause. requiring a two-thirds
vote. II was lost. only 81 voting
for a. Brewer obtained a reconsid-
GRAFTON. and declared that the state
would lose money on options unless
tho bill was given immediate ef
feet. Rep. Jerome made the plea
stronger and on second vote the
clause received 81 votes. the exact
number required 10 pass II.
Another battle was staged over
the bill 10 require that railroads
must give men a hearing before dis
charging them on the complaints OF
spoilers" producing the latter
against the accused employe al the
hearing. The bill finally was passed
~ TO IL
The Welsh nff4 IN provide that
counties may establish work farms
for shorttsrm prisoners brought on
an echo OF the Jackson prison farm
nsht. Rep Root offered amend
Rtnts 10 include workshops and
factories along with farms In coun.
ties adopting the plan. In a sar.
castle speech be declared that
farmers should not be the only ones
&c have prison competition.
Rep. Welsh surprised Root and
Others by accepting the amend.
ments and declaring they made his
bin even better,
This will give the prisoners work
10 do when the snow IA on the
ground and there Is nothing doing
or the farm" he SAID
with the ground cut from under
ttem by this move the biNe oppo,
nonts said nopsfns and the bal
went thru with rolicall attached.
Senator Scott has introduced a
pair of proposed constitutional
amendments in the senate 10 pro.
vide that cities may extend over
county lines and TO provide for taxa
ton under such circumstances. The
amendments are designed TO pave
tho way for the possible annexation
BY Detroit IN the future o. Royal
Oak and adjoining land In Oakland
county. north OF the present city