The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-23
LEGISLATORS PLAN
To MI TILATE
0RMSBEE BILL
CERTAIN soLoNs ARE LOADED
WITH AMENDMENTS FOR FIGHT
ON LIQUOR MEASURE, WHICH
BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON
(From a s.atf Correspondent

(From a Staff correspondent.)
4 LANSING, Mich, March 2S.-Some
Legislators are loaded up with amend
ments for the Ormsbee bill revising
the general liquor law which is Oh
special order for this afternoon. The
plan by some is to butcher" the bill
making It an obnoxious measure.
Attempts will be made to raise the
license fees all along the line. to cur
out the maintaining of warehouses and
agencies in dry" places and TO pro-
vide sharper restrictions on drug
gists. The license fees received in
each county under the original bill
is divided so that one-Quarter goes
TO the county fund. while three-quar-
tiers is to be turned over by the coun-
ty treasurer TO the towns, villages and
cities In proportion to the fees re
ceived in each. An attempt will b.
made to change this so the fees shall
be equally divided. The permission
given for the authorities OF townships
villages and cities 20 extend the open
8 ing time OF saloons until after mid
night will be clipped out Of possible
The liquor fight was started last
night by Rep. Burdick. OF Antrim, who
made a motion that the house liquor
committee be required to furnish a
list OF all the petitions offered against
the Ormsbee liquor bill and have II
ready for the house by > o'clock to
day. Instantly Fouche, OF Allegan
was on his feet with a motion TO table
1t. and this was carried with rush
which ended that matter and the peti
tions are smothered IN the committee
Another liquor bin attracting much
attention is on for consideration III
the senate. IL was introduced Oh
Jan. 90, by Senator Ming. or Cheboy
gan, and il would be an original
liquor law IL enacted. 1t provides for
a license on the manufacture and sale
OF all kinds OF fermented liquors by
the authorities OF townships, villages
and cities in addition TO the state
license. but not TO exceed $500 year.
Local option counties are exempted
from its provisions.
The house passed these bills on
third reading:
For the election of six members
as the state board OF agriculture at
the spring election next month. two
for two years. two for four years ard
two for six years, and thereafter two
10 be elected every two years at the
spring election. The time was chang
ed from July to Jan. 1 as the begin
ming of the term.
To compel the labelling OF each ball
of binder Irvine. showing the material
:t is composed OF, tensible strength
and the number of feet TO the pound
with a statement OF the name of the
manufacturer. importer and jobber:
limiting the salaries or commission 20
officers, agents or employees OF life In
sursnce companies by requiring that
IL shall be based Oh the amount of
business produced; requiring foreign
afiidavits to be certified by United
States consulgeneral OF his deputy;
revising the law for the regulation
and control of the home for epileptic
and feeble minded at Lapcer
The following bills were introduced
In the house:
BY Bierd, of Bay, for a general re-
vision OF the laws creating the labor
bureau. It provides for the appoint
ment by the governor OF labor cora
missioner within 80 days after this
bill becomes law and four-year terra
instead OF two as now. The various
departments are retained.
BY Flowers, OF Detroit. for the Gre
alton of another new department ami
the appointment OF public domain
commission" consisting OF five mem.
bers, as follows: Auditor-general,
land commissioner. Encouragement
and two TO be appointed by the COVER
nor, one from the board OF regents and
the other from the board of agricul-
ture. Their duties will be 10 handle
all public lands. Sales are TO be made
through this commission but all mir
eral rights are reserved TO the state
The bill further appropriates $4,000 Z
year TO carry It out.
By +. G. Miller, of Ionia, rohihitiny
the marriage of idiots. feeble minded
and those afflicted with dangerous or
infectious diseases.
BY Odell, of Oceana, appropriating
$4,000 for the Newberry asylum
By Sanders, OF Ingham. regnlatiR@
fees TO be paid To county clerks In
ehancery cases.
BY Ball. of Berrien. creating anothcr
set of offlcers---a state fire marshal ~
a salary OF $4,000 year: chief as
sistant at $1,000. with first deputy at
81 500 and the second deputy at 81 500
The senate put the following bills
through third reading: To exempt the
United States Benevolent society OF
Saginaw. Michigan Home and Hos
pital association OF Grand Rapids the
National Protective society OF Bay
City and the American Benevolent so
ciey of Traverse City from the law 70: