The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
Damon M e asure Is
Aimed At Booze
Substitutes
THREE PROPOSED
LAWS ARE READY
Will Be Reported Out
In Legislature
Tomorrow

effective In Michigan was announc-
cd this noon BY the joint liquor COM
mittees. The bills will come earch
tomorrow afternoon.
I'VE have settled one point that
| has been AZ issue since the bills
were under consideration" Faid
Chairman Lewis, OF the house com.
| mittee. THAT Is the question OF
who IL 10 see 70 the enforcement
81 the dry laws. Some have favor,
cd tina attorney generals Office: 9th.
era the dairy and food department
. The governor has favored the food
commissioners. as he In the APP
poiniee OF the governor and works
directly under him
The committees have decided 20
place the enforcement in the food
department But We also have de-
cided thar the name OF the dairy
and food commissioner should b.
changed To be more in accord with
HIS new and larger duties. The
matter OF choosing such name Is
the only thing left"
This morning printed sheets head
% real prohibition" and contain
ing reprints OF four editorials from
The Detroit Times were placed On
tia desks OF all the members Of .he
Legislature.
With the house LIQUOR committee
prepared 10 report out favorably two
hills designed 10 furnish the state
with bone dry conditions as The re-
suit Of the prohibition vote OF last
November. Senator John A. Dar1od
OF Mt. Pleasant. came forward last
might with Etill another dry mcsA.
ure.
The Damon bin IL designed to
meet what some persons have
thought was loophole in the Reed
federal amendment prohibiting ship
IDents OF liquors into states having
prohibition laws. ~ was figured BY
ihose seeing the locpholt that adj.
yidnals who brought liquors In them.
selves for their own use would not
be receiving shipments. and that
there would be nothing 10 prevent
thirsty Detroltsrs from motoring
down 10 Toledo on hot days and
bringing back an auto full OF wet
goods.
Senator Damon's bill puts the lid
even on this scheme 10 get drinks
into a dry state II prohibits the
bringing OF liquors into the state by
any means. II prohibits the trans
rortation Of liquors thru any part
OF the state In any way whatever.
II prohibits the carrying OF liquors
by anyone And finally n prohibits
the possession Of LIQUORS by anyone
within the state. Specific excep-
tons are made. OF course. for the
medicinal. sacramento, mechanical.
scientidc and chemical uses OF
liquors permitted under the consti.
rutional amendment The Damon
lall il intended TO dry up any yes.
sige Of dampness that any one
might imagine could exist under
even a bone dry statute.
Senator Trip introduced n bill
10 exempt from taxation all credits.
Including bills receivable. accounts
and proru!eror, noPs not secured
by mortgage or lien on real estate.
Senator Foster introduced a bill
10 provide a mill tax Of three-tenths
pf q mill to furnish money for Stats
hospitals and sanatoria. Senator
Wood introduced two bits 10 estab-
lish closed seasons on whitefish Cor
s days prior 20 the spawning sea
ron and Irom Oct 10 &c Nov. ]
zach year.
Senator ". W. Smith introduced a
bin 10 appropriate $4,000 for the
purchase Of 200 acres OF virgin pine
Forest near lnteriochen, Grand
1raverse county. the largest orig
nal pine forest left in. the state, and
10 preserve II az a state park.
In the house Rep Thomas Reae
Introduced a bill 20 raise the salary
bf the state highway commissioner
from $500 TO t4.60O year and ap
bropriating $4,000 year for the
highway department Rep. Duig.
,eau intr1JOced bill that would
permit fishermen 70 nsh In any
dreams Of the state where they
could 20 In any kind OF a boat or
anoe, and would prevent property
bwuers troll keeping such Usher.
men aWay from the streams
a bill was introduced 10 allow tho
,eople OF Cbeboygan 10 vote this
prIng on whether IT not they want
o bond the city for $4,000 TO pay
d their present debts. The town
Beuiah. in Benzis county. wants
fsh hatchery and bill was puf
to appropriate $4,000 for one
Rep. Harris put IN . tul TO allow
ircuit court commissioners 10 near
lImony caFes in circuit court lis
riots that include ave counties
The senate passed the Foster bill
allow tho sale OF The site occupied
" the industrial school for boys In
,snsiug. rhs house passed three
minor bills and defeated one on
bird reading two votes less than