1934: House Rules Panel Reviews Birmingham Bill to Expand State Detective Force

The House Rules Committee reviewed on March 12 a bill introduced by Rep. Birmingham to expand the state detective force by 10 personnel.

Birmingham said that the additional personnel must come from the Civil Service lists and not from other branches of the Department of Public Safety. He argued that the efficiency of the detective bureau would be improved by this process.

Rep. Frank J. McFarland of Dorchester supported Birmingham’s bill and opposed transferring personnel from the uniformed State Police force to the detective branch.