The Detroit times., 1917-04-11
BUDGET FOR
MICHIGAN
FACES CUT
Burdens of War. Make
Economy Imperative
Elsewhere
PRUNING KNIFE
USED LITERALLY
Agricultural Fair Aid
Is the First To
Suffer
BY W. .. CALNON


LANSING. Mich. April 1.-THE
war expenditures which II will bs
necessary for the state TO meet
have caused a wave OF economy in
all other matters TO sweep thru IN,
house OF representatives. Farmer
members are conspicuous in seek.
ing TO keep down all other ex.
penses They staged an economy
sersion yesterday afternoon n,
which the chief victim Was the agri
cultural fair commission
The senate had passed an appro-
priAtion bill calling for a total OF
$50, 900 in the next two years ~
state aid to agricultural fairs The
senate thought IL Was economical
when II allowed the $50. 900 for the
reason that the 1915 legislature had
allowed 800. 900 for the same pur.
rose
When the bill came up for pas.
sage in the house. however. Rep.
Clark. OF Ingham county, opposed
its adoption at all
There are dark days ahead Of
US" he said. The PEOPLE Of Michi
gan do not know what war may
mean TO this state and nation We
ought 10 be more than ordinarily
careful OF our expenditures In con
sequence and keep all the money
We can for the equipping and main
tanning OF our soldier boys. We
ought 10 cut out the trills,"
The bill was defeated on roll
cell. only Al members voting for a
while As voted no Later Il wns
tabled after a reconsideration. 60
there IL a possibility Of Hs belns
brought mp again in case It's friends
can corral 10 more votes for u and
bring the total TO the 81 necessary
10 pass q bill In the house.
Immediately after the fair bill
was laid 70 rest the house took ar
the Weissert bill 10 appropriate
900 10 pat up a statue OF MAJ
Gen. William Rufus sbAfteF. Of
Spanish war fame. in his native VII
lage OF Galesburs. Rep. Curtis %
posed granting this. on the SANE
ground. he said. az that taken Dl
! Rep. Clark on the fair bill tn,
vote stood ~ to 80 for the shAftri
bin. II being two votes shy OF IN,
NEEDED 81 Later II also was tabled
Appropriation bills for the stat,
schools for the deaf and for n,
blind and two or three others the
had passed the house a week 81
two ago. came back from the ser
ate with amendments giving the in
situations more money than N,
house had allowed The house. viii
itf economy spirit up. rejected
every one OF the senate amend
uients
The house passed the Culver III
&c provide for FIVE justices Of IN,
peace in Detroit. instead OF four
and also the Culver bill to give Do
troit an additional police Justice
These bills had been held bacF
while the house awaited the jud
clary committees action on the mn
nieipsl courts bill. The commItte,
having killed the latter bill the two
Culver bills. which had the SOLE
backing OF the Wayne delegation
were passed with roli-calls attached
Rep. Leo Taube. Of Detroit. wor
out when his cold storage bill cams
up for final action. There was con
siderable opposition among farmer,
70 some OF It's provisions and sev
ersl attempts were made 10 amen,
e. but none Of them succeeded. Or
roll-call the bill passed by a VOTE
of 65 TO %. II limits the keeplnI
Of food In cold storage to nv,
months. with An additional so day,
on special permits from the stat
food department. No goods taker
out OF cold storage when the tire
T. up can be put back In again
The bill IL a pure food measure AM
also Ia aimed AZ some OF the cause.
~ the high cost OF living.
Visitors to Michigan who want Il
DO any fishing will have TO pay 81
for an anglers license under the
Anderson bill. which passed n,
house after a battle over the size
o. the license fee. many wanting Il
make II 81.
The Root dog license bill. under
tho terms OF which dog taxes viii
60 into a county fund TO repay
farmers for sheep killed by dogs
was taken from the table and
passed after II was amended to en-
elude cities where the dog Tar
money goes into the police fund, as
In Detroit
A total OF - bills were passed
By the house. including half q dossL