The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-01-29


Week, but the Start Will Be Made
Friday-Liquor Traffic Bills of I'm.
portance introduced in the Legsla.
ture-Favorable Report on the Anti.
Lobby Bill.
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 10 do. Their intention was all
right, but it was discovered that the
salary appropriation bill could not, UNI
der the new constitution, be enacted
into a law so that the members could
draw pay for services SO far rendered
the state in time to have pocket
money for use on the trip if the start
was made last week. 1t 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 dawn,
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 g.
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 a 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
10 cooperate and Chairman Curtiss of
the house committee will be chairman
of the joint committee. The work has
already been commenced and the in
vestigatiOn will be exhaustive and is
expected to result in the recommended
ton 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 op-
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, as coming from
the anti-saloon league Senator Dick
inson has introduced a bill which in
vests magistrates with power to issue
search warrants covering places where
it is suspected that liquor is being
sold in violation of law This pro-
posed legislation is designed to root
out alleged blind pigs in local op-
tion counties.
Senator Dickinson has also, within
the past few days. dropped into the
hopper three bills which have for their
object the prohibition Of the manufac-
ture, sale or use Of cigarettes in Mich
igan One Of these bills makes II a
misdemeanor for any person TO use ci-
garettes. but as there is some doubt
as to the ccnstitutionality Of such a
prohibition as applied TO persons who
have reached their majority, the sena-
tor has. ip another bill. embodied The
provision of the Illinois law which has
stood the test Of the courts. This
bill makes II unlawful for a person
under eighteen years of age to smoke
cigarettes
Anti-Lobby Bill.
The senate judiciary committee has
favorably reported the anti-lobby bill
recommended by Governor Warner
and its consideration is fixed for this
afternoon
In both houses there is a desire on
the part of the legislators to know
: more about the real facts relative to
the cost Of school text books. the feel
ing being that these necessary articles
are too expensive. Senator Aitdn OF
the Sanilac-ujron district lead the
way by having adopted a resolution
to investigate his whole subject. and
he was followed by Representative
Ogg of WAYNE, who had the house
adopt q similar resolution The Ohio
system of printing and furnishing
these boo through dealers whose
profits are limited to To- per cent finds
much favor here
lrpr wed Primary Bill.
Senator Dickinson. of Eaton. who
as q mem ~ Tie last house was
The chsnfI fhc primary election
bill which ed ihe views of the
udmir iu reduced The pri