The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-20
Rep. Dunn's Bill Would Make 1t
an Offense TO Handle Even
Makin's
0RJECT Is TO STAMP
OUT TRAFFIC. FOREVER
legislature On Second Lap,
Reaches the Bill-Swap-
ping Season

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 20.--A sweep
Ing measure-to kill the cigarette. busi-
ness In Michigau- Win be- Introduced
IN the house of representatives TO
night or tomorrow by Rep. Dunn, OF
Sanilac. II Is to prohibit the manu-
facture, sale. keeping for sails. barter
or giving away OF cigarettes, cigarette
papers or wrappers or substitute Tor
them prepared for the purpose OF, be-
ing filed with tobacco for smoking.
In commenting on the need for such
an act Rep. Dunn said: ''Thc present
law against furnishing minors with
cigarettes or the makin's' is not en-
forced Indeed II would be hari
matter TO carry 1t out fully. This
hill is made as strict as possible Ia
order to stamp out the traffic alto
eether, so that there will net be the
same dificulties In the way of its en-
forcement"
The bill is modelled after the In
diana law. The penalty prc-ided for
the first offense Is fine OF from $40
to $50 and the costs OF prosecution;
on other offenses fine OF s1C0 10
$500 and costs or Imprisonment for
not more than six months.
The bill does not apply TO jobbers
doing an interstate business and sell
ing only 10 customers outside the
state.
The legislature is entering upon the
second zap OF it's course. Its DELHI
erations from now on will be OF a
somewhat different character Up to-
the present, attention has been given
chiefly TO the introduction or bills. In
that each man could follow his own
Tree viii
Starting out, as most OF them did, |
with a liberal non-partizan attitude, |
the members found nothing to disrupt
them for the time being. Everybody |
has marveled at the peaceful way the
elephant, donkey and Bull Moose
we're travelling the same road togeth
err In the good American fashion.
the harmony OF actual conditions was
somewhat exaggerated. or to be moro
exact. the situation exaggerated itseS
through so much discussion
Now. however, conflicting elements
are showing themselves. With sew
eral bills In each house reported out
Of committees and placed on general
orders 20 be taken up line by line
and discussed on the floor, attention
IL being given to the different fea.
Various opinions and interests are be
ing focused on particular points OF
legislation with the natural result that
harmony disappears.
In other words, the cross currents
Of forces through which every bill
must pass to become a law have
act In. When their own pet reforms
run on TO snag, many Of the meu
make q bugaboo out Of 1t and send up
wall about the reactionary organiza.
ton Of some powerful interests hav.
ing Il In for their proposal.
The mutterings OF such walls have
already begun Undoubtedly some o. /
the plants are right, for this legisla- !
ture il not unique In having been
purged either OF reactionary elements 7
or the influence OF special interests.
whatever enactments come from II
WILL be through the pull and haul and
swapping of votes which Is the ordi-
nary course OF representative govern
ment. fa
E However, the progressive leaders in
each OF the three parties still conf
IDENTIFY assert that the forces they rep
y resent are irresistable; that the re.
forms they stand for rJnnot be stot--
ped, or II by any chance they should
be blocked, the faction or party re.
sponsible would be swept on the polit-
ical map or Michigan
Just how far this will be true re-
mains to be seen, but II Ii fairly ev:-
dent now that whatever statutes are
placed on the books will pass at their
face value, so many alert and car
able members are watching for jokers
that II viii be hard matter for them
20 get by without being given pub
Iicity. SCOTT.