The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-08
HEARINGS
OROEREDon
MOVIE BILL
Much Interest Manifest
In Proposal To
Censor Films
PAID BUDGET.
BOARD PLAN FAILS
House Refuses To Pay
For Services Of
Experts


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LANnQo. Mich. Fob. s.-The
ASoes % Representatives finally has
1selAsd that IT. state affalra ocm-
m1stDs posoessss plsaty Of brains
enough - handle the matter a pro
du01nG Q eU TO establish Q state
budget system. rhs last effort 90
have . yotnt senate and house com
mitfss 20 over the subject and pre-
sent q bill by March 81 wa killed
by being rsfsrrsd TO the state Affairs
committee. which already has bud
sst bin before IL
Tho nrst suggestion fos . paid
budget commission 10 work for the
rcxt two years wa defeated bAfore
~ actually came up for confederation
and the house than slaughtered the
compromise suggestion of commits
sion to consist OF three paid mem
berr and three senators and three
representatives. This was killed by
eliminating the three els . day com.
missiouerp and ieft the proposal
open u have the Joint senate ana
house commission.
Rep Drowcr advocated . resolu-
ton TO name such q committee. Rep.
rsmes u Jerome and Rep. Charles
Flowers, Of Detroit. opposed the
idea. Jerome moving 10 refer the
whole matter 10 the state Affairs
committee which has . budget til
ready for consideration. As q result
OF the argument thcre were only
few scattering noes" TO the refer
ring OF ths resolution 10 committee
ALI. ,no latter now Is in a position
Ia 20 ahead with it's preparation OF
q budget system bill.
The house committee OF me whole,
without lebate and. without obyec.
tion Of any sort. passed on the third
reading the bill 10 repeal the presi-
Dental preference primary law. Two
other minor bills also we're sent on
To third reading.
The house state Affairs committee
announced that II will give n public
hearing at o'clock next wednes-
day evening on the bill proposing
censorship In Michigan on moving
picture films. From the number q
letters received By the committee
and by members there appears To-
be widespread interest In this bill
and 30 the hearing was scheduled In
order that all who Wish may attend
and be heard from
The senate passed It's Hrst bills
Of the session " ednesday afternoon.
three minoc bills OF slight interest
Foing thru and being sent 10 the
house. on committee OF the whole
the senate advanced to third reading
the bill TO provide state once
building In lansing After a long
argument over what 10 provide In
extending the right Of absent voting
The senate laid the whole matter
over.
The senate ccnnrIned the reap
lointment ~ John Hnlbrook. ~
lansing. 10 the board OF control Of
the school for the blind, sent in nv
Gov. Sleeper.
Another rush OF new bills came
IN each house wednesday Afternoon,
n total OF 30 being recorded. Half Of
them were amendments Of minor or
technical nature.
One introduced in the house by
Rep. Evans 10 believed 10 be aimed
az President Emeritus Snyder, OF the
Michigan Agricultural college. The
bill provides that no salxry or other
compensation be paid 10 any faculty
member OF employs who is on The
retired hst or who In not avtivcly
engaged In NJ. A. Z. affairs. Former
President snyder now IL paid s2.5oo
year BY the M A. c.
Rep. Flowers introduced q bill de-
signed to raise 10 $500 the annual
salary OF Game Warden Charles
Daniel " Wayne county The
supervisors were unable 10 pay
Charley" sn increased salary be-
cause Of the state Law. so II Is pro
posed TO amend the law and leave
IL up 10 the supervisors 10 pay ~
high an $500 II they want to.
Rep. Welsh introduced q bill to
permit the establishment OF work
farms for prisoners In each county.
The bill provides that the work farm
thaIl be la charge OF . nou-pzrtisan
commission OF Ave, named by the
county supervisors, and a superin.
tendent appointed by the commits
sion. Short time prisoners, serving
Elk months or less, may be sentenc-
ed 10 work on the farm anil any
prisoner who runs away may be CIV
en- q double sentence when recap
tured. Tho bill also provides that
counties which do not have work
farms may contract for the care OF
prieoners on work farms Of counties
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Rep. Leland introduced a bill to
nov hunting parties OF four to eight
- Nm o6s srtrs deer Tor food; and
DnRtiss % moro than eight TO kill
80 sEtra deer for food. Extra II.
nsuSs fess Of e cents each vii be
0gu1rVd Aor such parties and they
u1Dt ahip - hides Of the deer IT,
- stafs game warden. who may