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

house Of representatives had an IN
s0u< trtoas streak Tuesday afternoon.
4 with the result that the FIRST bills
- 60 thru In the 1917 session were
voxned and sent TO the senate. where
~ work q actual iaw-mAking has
Beeu proceeding slowly. A total OF
eight hills went thru sailing, In the
house. while one failed by two votes
.nnd was tabled for the time being.
The senate thus far has had only
three hills reported out OF commit
I: 1oe, and of these two carry appro-
X ps1ntions and had TO be sent TO The
4 nnnnce committee before being
\ psnced on the calendar for considera-
b I'm q ccmmiftse OF the whole. Sen
NE committees. however. have buck
~ down 70 work and Il IL expected
4 1nat The law.naktng grind viii be in
f6u1l blaSt ~ both ends OF the cap
? 1fcl hsforv The week Is over
The bill TO provide 10 circuit
1udyes for the courts In Detroit, in
Z ctoed OF the present six judges. was
Ne most important one passed b.
htha hcuss. II went thru by n vote
! u u 70 2 and an immediate effect
\ clause was tackled on 90 that II will
- possible for the additional four
sudoes 10 b. elected In April, a. the
tame time that the present SIX are
mp for regular terms.
Anothsr ~ the bills passed In the
/. house 10 that Of Rep. Flowers TO Fro
& vide deputy register for the pro-
bate court IN Detroit II permits one
or more ASSISTANTS. according TO need.
+ This bin passed unanimously. Three
minor bills repeating local nsh acts
wete passed without dissent.
Two proposals. 10 amend the con-
Ntf1fu1<0n also were passed by the
house. One seeks TO allow drainage
districts 20 issue bonds for drain
axe purposes. This amendment has
been before the people twice, meet
ins defeat each time by narrow mar
Gins. II lost BY s.0o0 last time. not
b<ins generally understood. tie adyo-
Gates insist. Drainage districts in
4 some parts Of the state cover sew
efal counties and 3, Is eontended
that the only way they can get
- amp lands drained ID TO have gaFel-
vision made for all concerned 10 get
together In having the work done
and in paying for II
The amendment 10 widen the
scope OF the absent voters act was
< Also PASSED by III. house. II Was
ams nded so as TO include everyone
N The service Of the United States
vf the state. as well as railway and
vessel employees away from home al
election time. The amendment made
ia the house would permit not only
soldiers and sailors in the service
90 The state or national government.
and railway mail employees, TO vote
away from home. but now includes
.lnsavers. coast guards and all 9th.
's.f In The state or national employ.
Il also would permit the legislature
alter 10 further extend The scope Of
Tie act.
The house failed hy two votes TO
EA-s the Robinson dill TO have pro
sis.cn made out OF estates for the
care of monuments and cemetery
lots. Il then was tabled and It's au-
dior win try to drum up the needed
votes from tho ranks OF the mem
hefe absent when the vote was
taken.
4 &c house also passed a resolution
presented by Rep. Daignean. OF Pen
ton Hsrbor. TO have a committee OF
three named 20 see II some OF the
sih;v printing cannot be done al the
s.aL1 penal institutions, thus saving
lbs state money on It's printing bills.
4 total OF I6 new bills also appear
40 n,ong with two more proposals
4 .send the constitution. Rep.
cu.ysr. OF Detroit. proposed in one
GE llat all high schools In the state
rsi~plsh courses OF military train
nae. the course to be optional with
Tbs pngilg The school board ON
3 cials would be subject TO removal
K ifcn ofIioe II they failed 70 install
llic c0rrsc.
Ron. Houghton introduced a bill
e pension employees OF cities OF
rac1e thar $4,000 population who
have worked 20 years OF more for
ths city They would be pensioned
NJ 90 per cent OF more OF the sal.
;ries they received. Rep Newkirk
intfodaced a hin To pension circuit
icdees on full pay AFTER Is years OF
ftrvfce. Rep. Quintet introduced a
bill 20 have $1,000 rets OF tho com.
filed laws distributed and Rep.
bosch rut IN one 10 have 10000 sets
distributed
Rep. Warner proposed In bill
That county supervisors BE- paid for
. not more than ain days work AZ
April or special meetings. Rep.
. f<eis introduced bin 10 prevent
s heesase txcks being ief, In the way
K 81 pass>nrorr getting on or on
80 Ne would have tines of SO
~ = jail ssntsnces Of 10 to 30
- e ~ one vbo leaves