The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-31
Absent Voters Amend
ment Proposal Also
Approved
AID SOUGHT FOR
LANSING SCHOOL
veral Remedial
Measures introduced
In Senate

au,illCls streak Tucsdas aiiefpo 10
Nnh t4 result hat ire hci bids
X 10 thru IN the lsi7 session were
passed and sent 10 The senate where
;nr work Of actual laV-nlaklns has
been proceeding slowly 4 total ~
,feht bits went thru sailing ia TIE
house while one la.lfd ~ two votes
ana WAS fabled for The time aeins.
she senate thus Iar has had only
lbsee ILLS reported our Of commit
tte. and ol heso Two carry atpro-
tiatons end mad &C. be sent to be-
nnance committee before beng
placed on the calendar for consideta.
ion in committee OF the whole sen
ate cormittees. however, have ruch.
led down 20 work ana b IS cXpt ,tu
that The lawmaking grind viii be IN
full blast at both ends of .he D.
ilcl before the week Is over.
The bill 10 provide 10 Circuit
Judges Tor the courts in Detroit. IN
stead Of the present six judges, WAS
The most important one passed b}
the house 1t went thru by vote
O. 7e 10 and an immediate Eject
clause was tackled or so that II vii
be possible for the additional four
judges 10 be elected in April al the
same time that the pres NJ six are
UP for regular terms
Another OF the bills passed in the
house is that Of Rep. Flowers 10 PRO
vide a deputy register tor the pro
bate court In Detroit. II permits one
or more assistants, according 10 need.
This bill passed UNANIMOUSLY. Three
minor bills repeating local FISH acts
were passed without dissent
Two proposals - amend the con
stitution also were passed by the
house one seeks 10 allow drainage
districts 10 issue bonds for drain
age purposes. This amendment has
been before the people twice, meet
ing defeat each time BY narrow mar
gins. II lost by 5000 last time. not
being generally understood is advo-
Gates insist. Drainage districts 10
some parts OF Che state cover sew.
eral counties and . is contenccd
that the only way they can got
swamp lands drained is 10 have pro
Vision made for all concerned 10 get
totether in having the work done
and in paying for IL.
The amendment 10 widen The
scope of the absent voters act vas
also passed by the house. II was
amended so as TO include everyone
in the service of the United States
or the state. as well as railway and
vessel employees away from horne al
election time. The amendment made
in the house would permit not only
soldiers and sailors in the service
Of the state or national government
and railway mail employees, 70 vote
away from home. but now includes
lifesavers. coast guards and all 9th
crs in The state or national employ
IL also would permi. the Legislature
.ateT 20 further extend the scope o.
the act.
The house failed by two votes Il
pass the Robinson 5ill 10 have pro
vision made out OF estates for the
care OF monuments and cemetery
lots Il then was tabled and its an
thor viii try 10 drum up the neede'
votes from the ranks Of the mem
hers absent When the vote va
taken
The house also passed a resolution
presented by Rep. Daigneau. OF Pen
ton lIarbor. 10 have a committee o
three named 70 see II some Of tn
state printing cannot be done al tn
state penal institutions nus savin
the state money on us printing bills
A total OF Is new bills also appear
cd along with two more proposal
o. amend the constitution RcI
Culver. OF Detroit. proposed In on
bill that all high schools in the stat
establish courses OF military trair
n,p, the course 20 De optional wit
M, pupil rac school board OF
cials would he suojcct 10 remoys
from oaicc % ihey failed 10 install
he Voursc
Rep. iiOuRhton introduced bi
q, pen ion employee OF cities {
mere tban 1000 population WI
have worked IS years o. more 10
~, city They would be pensione
az 90 pcr ceni or more OF the sa
aries the, received Rep Newkir
Introduced bon 20 pension circuI
judge on lull pay liter IS years O
service REP QHlaiol introduced
bill 10 have $4,000 let's OF the con
tiled laws distributed and Rel
i'osch put in one 10 have 10000 SET
oisiftbutod
N Rep, Warner proposed In hil
hat county supervisors b. paid 10
not more than six days work a
April OF special meetings. Ref
lewis introduced bill to proven
haegage trucks being lef' In the Wa
81 passengers getting on or o.
trains he would'have fines of 81
~ 500 a. jail sentences Of 10 to q
days indicted on any one who leave