The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-30
PROBE STATES
WATER POWER
SOlOns Will Investigate Pres
emf Conditions.
VISIT TO INSTITUTIONS

Week, but the Start win De Made
Friday-Llquor Traffic Bills OF Ina
portance introduced In the Legisla-
ture-Favorstle Report on the Anti
Lobby Oil.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. 26-The solons
did not get away on their committee
visiting trip TO the several state insti-
tutions last week as they expected and
as stated in my last letter they in
! tended TO do Their intention was all
right, but Il was discovered that the
salary appropriation bill could not, un-
der the new constitution. be enacted
( into law 80 that the members could
draw pay for services so far rendered
| the state In time TO have pocket
money for use on the trip II the start
was made last week. IL will be re-
called that the new constitution makes
new provision for paying members OF
the legislature. providing a salary
OF $500 for a regular session.
| None Of this salary could be drawn.
however. until law providing the
necessary machinery was enacted.
This preliminary has now been dis
/ posed OF and the start will be made
on Friday OF this week at which time
the two houses will adjourn until Mon
day nIght. February s.
Water Power investigation.
The senate has decided TO have a
part In the investigation OF the water
power conditions which was inaugu-
rated in the house. as related last
week, having adopted resolution
offered by Senator Ward OF Mecosta
providing for a committee OF three to
act either In conjunction with or in
dependently OF the special committee
OF the house The senate committee
consists Of Senators War, Weter OF
Macomb and Anhut OF Wayne. The
two special committees have decided
TO cooperate and Chairman Curtiss OF
the house committee will be chairman
OF the joint committee. The work has
already been commenced and the I'm
vestigation will be exhaustive and is
expected TO result in the recommended
tlon by the committee OF laws designed
10 protect the rights of the state In
the premises.
Two liquor traffic bills OF import
ance, In view OF the fact that they
are generally accepted as embodying
the views OF the liquor dealers. were
introduced last week by Representa-
tive Clarken One OF them provides
there shall not be more than one sa-
loon for each 500 OF population and
that any retail dealer who is three
times convicted OF violating the law
shall thereafter be debarred from Sc
curing license.
The other measure seeks to indem-
Nifty dealers who are forced out OF
business by the adoption OF local OPP
ton In any community. giving such
dealer the right OF action in the cir
cult court and providing that what
ever damages may be awarded him
shall be assessed against the taxable
property In that district
Power TO Issue Search Warrants.
On the other hand, az coming from
the anti-saloon league, Senator Dick
inson has introduced bill which IN
vests magistrates with power 10 Issue
search warrants covering places where
II is suspected that liquor Is being
sold IN violation Of law This pro-
posed legislation IS designed 70 root
out alleged blind pics" IN local OPP
ton counties
Senator. Dicslrson has also within
the past few DAYS. d-Cnnsa into the
hopper three bills which hive for their
object the prohibition of tho manufac-
ture, sale or use OF cigarettes In Mich
igan One OF these bills makes II
misdemeanor for any person 20 use CT
garettes. but as there Is some doubt
as TO the constitutionality OF such a
prohibition as applied 20 persons who
have reached their majority. the sena-
tor has, IN another bill. embodied the
provision Of the Illinois law which has
stood the test OF the courts. This
bill makes Il unlawful for n person
under eighteen years OF age 10 smoke
cigarettes.
Antl-Lobby Bill.
The senate judiciary committee has
favorabiy reported the anti-lobby bill
recommended by Governor Warner
and It's consideration Is fixed for this
afternoon.
I In both houses there Is a desire on
the part OF the legislators TO know
more about the real facts relative 20
the cost OF school text books. the feel
ing being that these necessary articles
are too expensive. Senator Aitkln OF
the Sanilac-Huron district lead the
way by having adopted a resolution
10 investigate this whole subject, and
ne was followed By Representative
Ogg Of Wayne. who had the house
adopt a similar resolution. The Ohio
systom Of printing and furnishing
these books through dealers whose
profits are limited 20 10 per cent finds
much favor here.
Improved Primary nili.
Senator Dickinson. OF Eaton. who.