The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
"MOists" Will Have No
Easy Time To Pass
Sensible" Bill
COMMISSION PLAN
is CRITICISED
Many Liberals Balk At
Creating New State
Department

(Stdr Correspondent Detroit Ttmcs)
LANSING. Mich. Jan. 20. Battle
lines are forming fast in the house
Of representatives over the sort OF
prohibition laws that Michigan Is
10 get In order 20 carry into effect
the prohibition amendment adopted
by the people las, November
Instead OF the previous assurance
that there would be easy sailing for
the Anti Saloon league bill In the
house there now is a general senti.
ment being expressed that big
fight over the measure IS almost a
certainty.
The outlook is for battle be
tween the moists" and the bono
drys." with the ranks OF tn
''moists" split because OF disagree
meut over the proposal 10 create "a
state department of prohibition and
individual objections 10 few Other
provisions OF the Anti Saloon league
bill.
Some oS the "moists" are ev.
pressing the fear that their ranks
may be dcp'eted and those OF the
"bone drys" Increased by members
now I'm list" who will 20 over 10
the other side on the issue of creat.
ing the job Of prohibition commits
sioner
While the house Is starting 10
argue over the issue. senator's are
not so closely concerned. as tho
senate will wait for the house 10
send over whatever kind OF a dry
bill II finally agrees on. before
tackling the problem. That az
least, Is the present plan II might
be changed later n the house fight
becomes prolonged.
The house liquor committee al.
ready has begun to look over the
two bills presented 20 1.-THE Wiley.
or AnttSaloon league bill. and the
Macarthur. or bone dry bill N is
expected that n will take the com
mittce members a few days TO di.
gest the contents OF the two bills
and figure on how they will take
up actual consideration OF the bill
they will report out 20 the house
Under the circumstances, II really
Will not make so much difference
what tho committee reports, as the
house will settle for itself each fea-
ture OF the bill il passes
Tho house committee decided to
hold all sessions on tho bills Jointly
with the senate liquor committee
The meetings will DC held on Tues
day Wednesday and Thursday aft
ernoons. following the sessions OF
the two houses. until the commit.
tees have finished work on the
bills. The initial meeting will be
hold next Tuesday afternoon.
Rep. Lewis. OF Van Buren, coun.
ty. the ORIGINAL dry county. Of Mich
igan. is chairman OF tho house
liquor cormit'ee To him has beer
delegated thc making ~ all an.
nouncer1snts rceard'ng the progress
of TIE committee work Rep Lewis
stated Wis belief today that the
house will pass whatever b'H the
committee rcpott7 out. no be *.
pccte thcre may le arguments over
some n Tho provisions
Liert Gov Dickinson. the dry
lvadcr n The legislature. Will keep
close watch IN the prorrrss Of the
joint committee work on the moist
and bono dry bils and VIII deliver
q moee- GO IN prohibition 10 the sem
ate about the time that body is to
take W the bill. In the event that
the house members get into a tanglc
over tho provisions Of the BILL the
lieutenanteovcrnor favors the pro.
duction OF compromise bill in the
senate and It's passage there. 10 be
sent ovgr 10 tie house instead OF
waiting for the latter 10 conclude
its own biil's complete provisions.
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