The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
Not Expected To BE
Ready Before Next
Week
SEVEN MEASURES
INTRODUCED
Rep. Nanderveen Is
.Unseated In Rap
ids" Contest

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third w.ek OF The 1917 Legislature
opened Monday night with session
OF The house mat lasted only hsir
hour Seven new bills made their
appearance. bringing tho total of
house bills 70 date up 20 A..
The measures mosi looked for
those providing the machinery 20
carry into effect tho statewide pro
hibition amendment adopted last
November by popular vote, arc sfiil
being held in allowance, however
Rep. Merlin Wiley OF the 500
member OF the house liquor commit
toe and one Of the attorneys who
worked on the Anti Saloon league
bill that practically WAS completed
last week. does not expect il TO be-
ready for introduction before next
: week. Rep Wiley will introduce
this bill
Il think It viii not be ready this
week" he said today Altho it
might be in shape along about ri
day Judge Person Is making the
final draft of il and is putting on
the finishing touches AZ present"
II Is understood that The league +
hill viii adhere 20 the allowing OF
importations Of liquors By indiyidu
ais for their personal use. and viii
also adhere 20 the limits preyousl.
announced. Of one pinr Of whisky a
month, or one gallon ~ wine. or
three gallons OF beer
The house last night voted 10 IN
seat Theodore vanderveen. OF Grand
Rapids. one OF three Democrats from
that city who were sworn In on the
first day OF the session. and give
his sea, 10 Aid. George WEIGH Re
publican The vote followed the re-
port OF the recount committee which
spent a solid week counting over
the votes cast by Grand Rapids elec.
tors for the legislative members.
welch came out OF the recount with
1ss lead over vandeEveen. the other
two Democrats retaining their plu
ralities over their Republican com
retitorE.
Speaker Rice. IN brief talk,
thanked the members 81 The recount
committee aud praised the work as
the best OF the kind ever performed
BY house committee. Both the
winners and the losers in The race
were satisfied with the totals after
the recount. he said and none Of
them had been satisfied with the
original count
Rem. Leighton introduced q hil
calling for an appropriation ~ sle4.-
7S0 for new buildings and equipment
at the Newberry state hospital Rep
Hallet introduced bill asking
sils.2ol90 for building and special
purposes az the Kalamazoo state
hospital Rer ward put IN a BIN
asking FOR The Central NO NAL
school. al Mt Pleasant Siis.565
each OF The next two years Tor main.
,ensnce. $685. for an athletic Geld
gymnasium and other purposes next
year. and sG5.0no Tor charging the
school facilities in 1919.
Rep. Ewing introduced a BIN 30
fix a standard tread Tor draft leiehs
used outside cities and Villages 0r
the highway The bln would make
the Michigan standard tread -four
feet eight inches between runner
and make. 10 Illegal 90 as, any other
tread. penalties Of S. go sa1 fine ~
fye 20 % days iu Sail being provided
by the measure
Rep Hulse introduced bll 20
authorize the governor 20 al va.
cancies in the office ~ msnco ol
the peace
A comprehensive soil survey o'
Michigan. 10 ascertain the good and
the worthless lands nov waste In
the state. Is "a BE- provided cor n
a bill that Is being drawn Hu here
TO carry out ideas expressed hy
former Gov Ferris IN bis exsrgufa
message 20 This iegslanfe' Th,
work Is 90 be done BY Tho state
Feologlsi's department. according 70
the present plan. AID probably vt
take several years 20 tHish T. 8.
figured that Il viii cost sioe1o o
more u year 90 conduct b. bnt tha
II wifi supply the state with info
nation as 90 iis unused lands taa
viii be OF much more value Than
costs 20 get II also will bcir th'
state 90 halt the selling uu'siaN
Michigan of worthless lands ma ihi
state 60 unsuspcctins purchasers
Il thought.