The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-20
LIQUOR N EAS j RE
INTRODUCED BY
CLARKEN
PROVIDES WHEN DEALERS VIC
LATE ANY OF LIQUOR LAWS
THIRD TIME THEY SHALL BE
INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE.
From a stan Correspondent


day. The house passed reso!uti II
giving the capitol postmaster an extra
S. for services during the organl4a'
zion OF the legislature,
Guy Miller. OF Detroit. tried 10 put
through resolution. permitting one
member OF the ways and means com
mittee 10 officially accompany each OF
the other regular committees on visits
TO the state institutions, but was shu'
on by Morrice. OF Emmett, with mo-
ton 70 lay over one day, which carried
promptly This is the old plan TO IL
sure all the members iunket trip. as
the ways and means committeeman
would. without such authority be LETT
cut In the cold. but IL i expected II
will be adopted eventually.
on motion OF Baker, OF Cheboygan.
the speaker is authorized 10 appoint a
committee OF three 70 gather data
from the library and other available
sources In relation 10 the recording
OF land transfer documents under the
Torrens system for use by the mem
bers when that bill comes up for
action.
\ strong petition came in from citi-
zens of Crawford county. asking for
the enactment OF a law TO prevent the
killing OF deer In that county for the
next five years.
Seven more bills were added TO the
house list BY Sanders, OF lngham,
amending the act relative TO county
jails. by giving authority 10 boards OF
supervisors 10 require prisoners in
county jails 10 work on highways
roads and bridges or in quarries UNI
der the supervision of the sheriff. who
may be authorized by resolution OF
the board 20 work prisoners a long
distance from the Jail and keep them
outside ii deemed best to save eX-
perse OF sportation, the sheriff 10
be paid from county funds for these
extra expenses: by Waters. OF Sag
NAV. requiring the labelling OF white
lead. paints, flax seed oil and linseed
oil manufactured or sold in the state;
by Clarken, OF Detroit, amending the
liquor law by adding two new sec.
tons; the first provides that when
persons engaged in The liquor business
violate any OF the liquor laws OF III"
state upon conviction for the third
time they shall be judged ineligible
TO ever engage in the liquor business
In the state. and no municipality or
civic corporation shall accept the
bonds of any such convicted persons
The other section prohibits townships,
cities, or villages from accepting bonds
on liquor business 10 a greater num-
Der than exist at the time this amend
ment takes effect until the popula-
m each a.
loon; after this one may be added for
each additional 500 or fraction there
Of He also fathers another bill that
will give liquor dealers fair compensa-
ton in cases OF local option or
prohibition and by suit In the
circuit court the liquor dealer
can collect for the value or
his business from the people who
voted him out of business by the adop-
ton OF local option, but such suits
must be started within one year after
the cause OF action has accrued Ste
venson introduced bill for the taxa
ton OF water crafts on the tonnage
basis. making 1t 10 cents per net ton
mage In lieu OF all other taxes and also
one compelling passengers on railroad
trains 10 pay one and one-half rare
when they fail to have a ticket; by
Henry. OF Calhoun, amending the act
regulating the sale or transfer Of
stocks OF goods in bulk by fixing il so
the owners will have to make known
only what they owe on the stock or
merchandise instead OF their entire
Indebtedness
The speaker made the following APP
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alarms, August 4. Bush. OF Detroit,
second assistant, John J. Holmes, OF
Eaton Rapids. and third assistant,
Harris Smith, OF Keweenaw.
Senate 10 Busy.
Senators introduced the following
bills: Wetmore. OF Cadillac. increas.
ing the inheritance tax collectors
from three TO four. The attorney gen
eral believes another man on this job
will bring the state 100000 in rev
enue.
Moriarty. OF Crystal Falls. wants
Iron county In the single school act
of the upper pensinsula, Since 1901
sll the other upper peninsula town
ships have been under this act but
Iron was left out in the cold.
Dickinson, OF Eaton. gets In with an
anti-cigarette bill prohibiting their
sale or use, with $50
fine or 80 days In Jail Another bill
will soon be offered for fear this
won't stand the test and will be pat
termed after the South Dakota law.
The supervisors of Aranac county
ask the senators for reasonable
bounty 20 be offered for killing bears
10 save the sheep industry. Comment
ing on this, MacKay. OF Detroit, said
the bears OF his district had been
proving on lambs.
\ committee OF three was created To
the water power grants
aud cooperate with the house commit
tee President Kelley appointed Ward.
OF Stanwood, Weter. OF Richmond and
Anhut. of Detroit, as such committee
Aitkin. OF Croswell, Mapes OF Grand
Rapids and Taylor. of Kalamazoo.
were appointed as the committee to
investigate the price of school books
Bird Submits Suggestions.
Attorney General Bird sent his re.
port to both houses OF the legislature.
calling attention To the needed
Ranges in existing laws and outlining
what the legislators must do 20 put
the new constitution in working shape.
The following sections. he says, re-
quire immediate legislation u
Providing an appeal in criminal
cases giving women the right 10 vote
In certain cases, for instance ON ques-
lions o. taxation when they are tax
payers. providing salaries for mem
bcrs OF the legislature under the $500