The Yale expositor., 1915-01-28
ANTLCIGARETTE BILL INTRO
DUcED IN HOUSE BY REP
REsENTATIVE HULsE.
NEW HIGHWAY BILL OFFERED
Senate Out of Business All of Last
Week While Members Visit Var
ious State Institutions.
[By Gurd M. Hayes.l

A. Hulse, of st. Johns, presented a
measure Thursday afternoon, making
1t unlawful to manufacture, sell or
give away the paper cubes within the
borders of the state.
1t was believed that no one would
have the temority to come forward
with an anti-sigarette bill this session,
but the popular Clinton county repre-
sentative did not hesitate to brave the
laughter of his colleagues when he sent
the measure into the legislative hop
per.
Before Reading Clark Hayden had
finished the first reading of the bill
cigarettes were produced by members
in various parts of the room and in a
few minutes Representative Hulse
was surrounded by a halo of tobacco
smoke.
Representative Hulse defends his
anti-cigarette bill by saying that he
has no objection to pipes and cigars
but that cigarettes stunt the growth
and mental development of young
men. However, the Hulse bill applies
not only to young lads but men of
mature years. Two years ago Repre-
sentative Dunn, of Sanilac, introduced
a similar measure and the chests Of
the anti-cigarette adherents swelled
with pride when the bill passed the
house. However, their period OF ex-
altation was very short as the state
affairs committee in the senate err
fused to report the bill out. 1t Is not
believed that the new anti-cigarette
bill will pass both houses, but it will
furnish plenty OF fun for some of the
members when it comes up for consid-
Grafton IL it is ever reported out by
the state acairs committee of the
house.
A bill providing for the examination,
registration, regulation and licensing
of chiropodists was introduced by
Representative Charles Flowers of
Detroit. Under the provisions of this
bill the foot manicurist will be placed
under the jurisdiction of the state
board of health and will be licensed
the same as BARRIERS. 1t is understood
that the bill will be amended later so
as to include manicurists as well as
chiropodists.
An important amendment to the
highway laws of the state was intro
duced by Representative Charles Cul-
yer, of Detroit. 1t is Culver's idea that
money for the construction of
good roads should be apportioned not
by the amount of good roads construct
ed but on the assessed valuation of
the county. 1t is said that this would
give the counties adequate return for
the amount they are forced to pay in
| taxes.
Representative Schmidt of Reed
City, offered an amendment to the
tax laws so that taxes may be paid
on one per cent basis as late as
February 10, whereon the one per-
cent promptly begins January 10 at
the present time. He would also ex-
tend the final day for the payment Of
taxes from March l to March 10.
1t is Representative Schmidt's con-
tention that the average mans fin
ance are at the lowest ebb immediate
ly following the holidays and he be-
lieves that the business men as well
as the working men will be interested
in having the time limit for paying
taxes extended a few days.
Under the present law police Off
GERS and sheriffs are not permitted to
act as probation officers and Repre-
sentative Warner of Balding intro
duced a bill amending the probation
law so that sheriffs and police officers
may serve in this capacity.
Farmers who work out their poll
tax will hereafter be credited with
i 81 per day instead of 81 if the amend
ment offered by Representative Ly-
man C. Root of Allegan, is made a
part of the general law.
Representative ID. II. Hinkley, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee of the house introduced a bill at
the request of Auditor General Fuller
to reimburse the general fund for
money draw during the part two years
by the three prison boards. Marquette
prison has drawn $4,000, Ionia 1885,
900 and Jackson $4,000.
Representative A. d. Edward of
Il Houghton offered a bill making an
appropriation of $112,22S.75 for the
4 Michigan Home and Training school at
Lapeer for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1916, and s6S,164.S7 for the
following twelve months.
A petition was presented to the
house signed by $50 tax payers of
Ionia county asking that the state tax
commission be abolished. The petit
ton was signed principally by tax
payers In 'Otisco township and they
set forth that the tax commission did
not use good judgment in assessing
their property. They insist that the
tax commission be abolished entirely
or steps taken to amend the law so
that the state commissioners cannot