The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-07
HOUSE TAKES UP
LIQUOR BILLS
Three Measures Are Being Consid-
ered-Bill TO Place Time on
kilograms Is Passed.
(From a stan corresponden,.)

LANSING. Mich, May 7.-Threo
liquor bills are on special order In the
house today. The Warner-Crampton
measure which provides Fer revision
OF the general liquor laws, the bill by
Sanders. OF lngham. fixing fine and
Imprisonment fer any person convict
co OF selling or giving liquor To minors,
and the bill by Burdick. OF Antrim pro-
hibitiIg the use OF all Intoxicating
| liquors on engines or cas-, whether
steam OF electric. are being considered.
The house had squabble yesterday
over Senator Dickinson's liquor bill
providing for the search and seizure
/ OF places. The measure was consid-
erably mutilated before being passed.
The provision making the warrants
continuous was limited to "A hours.
with an additional clause that a new
warrant could issue after IL hours.
There was a long contest over exempt
ing private residences, clubs and so
cieties. but they were finally omitted
from the bill. The bill was passed In
committee and adopted in regular SEES
sion. Ii will be considered on third
reading later.
The bill by McNaughton, of Kent,
which provides home rule FOR coun-
ties, as amended, was passed 10 third
reading.
There was sensational side play
when the bill by Rep. Green 10 re-
quire a record on each telegram re-
ceived was taken from the table on
Green's motion. F. {. Miller suggest
ed that IL be laid over as Rep. Curtisa
was absent and il was through his
efforts il was defeated before.
Three or four members said Rep.
Curtiss was III from a cold and would
not be back this session and the bill
might as we'll be disposed Of. buzz
Of excitement followed but no one OBJ
jected strenuously and he bill was
put through.
In just IA minutes the house passed
l3 appropriation bills in committee OF
the whole. The following are the
amounts: Northern State normal
school. s102 $50; Michigan state pris-
on, $4,000; TO complete the heating
plant; northern asylum for the insane,
S43. 900; eastern asylum for the In
sane. $4,000; omnibus bill, $3,500,00o;
Michigan state prison. s4,T50; school
for the blind. Sl23.250; Central Michi-
gan normal school. si64.O00; employ
ment Institution for the blind. $4,000:
western state normal school. sl74.000;
Marquette prison. $4,000. The bill by
Senator Shields. of Howell. authorizing
the state board OF auditors TO borrow
$3.50 900 was agreed 10.
After the mortgage tax bill had
passed the house. Guy Miller. OF De-
troit, put in a protest claiming IL was
dangerous to the public. This is the
senate bill by Taylor. OF Kalamazoo.
Miller held II violated the constitution
because the senate bill was not print
ed and placed on ,the desks OF the
members Ave days before action was
taken He asked that his protest go
on record to define matters should the
courts pass on the question The t.
as amended and adopted by the house
must be passed upon by the senate.
The senate last night passed finally
the bill by Anhut. of Detroit, providing
for the separation OF grades OF rail-
roads and public highways. II also
passed Anhut's bill protecting the
state I'm escheated estates. In addition
To placing such property under the
care OF the secretary OF state and
state treasurer, the land commissioner
is included with the other ;wo officers,
the three becoming the trustees OF all
escheated property.
One other bill introduced by Sena-
tor Anhut was passed by the senate
II lessons the cost in ejectment cases
before circuit court commissioners
The senate also passed the bills for
the compulsory education OF children,
defining more closely the duties OF tru-
ant officers. for the regulation OF sher-
iffs fees. and for the appointment OF
nrobate registers