The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-18

as good as any in the state, he con-
tended, thereby standing up for the
biz town Of his home county.
Rep. Flowers. OF Detroit, and Rep.
Edwards, of Houghton. both house
veterans, declared they can not
drink Lansing water and would have
TO buy bottled water il none was
available in the house Rep. Stey-
erfson recalled that the house tried
four years ago TO gel along with
Lansing water and did so until the
early spring freshets came along
when II srrt Il rush order for water
from the springs at Mt Clemens II
only cost cents a day per member
TO get bottled spring water, he said.
On. an aye and no vote the recon.
sideration was defeated. the older
members OF the house being con
spicuous in their stand for the inn
ported water supply.
Would Display Flags.
Rep. Charles Houghton, OF Bay
City. then offered Il resolution for
The house 10 spend enough money
to buy $50 small American flags TO
riace on the desks in Representative
Hall. The resolution was referred
TO the committee on military affairs.
Chairman Culver, of this committee,
{ aid after the session that the COM
mittee would hold public meeting
20 ascertain the sentiment for flag
display
Salaries OF $1,000 a year for the
justices of the state supreme court
are asked in bin introduced by
Rep. Flowers. The present salaries
are $1,000. Rep. Flowers also intro
duced a proposed amendment 10 the
constitution TO include supreme jus
tees among those who can have
their salaries raised without waiting
for he expiration OF the terms 20
which they were elected. This would
make effective the raise TO $4,000.
t. the bill is passed by the legisla-
lure end the amendment is adopted
by the people. IS soon as the vote
vas recorded.
Ask Appropriations.
Appropriations OF Sl11115.60 for
each OF the next wo wears were
asked By Rep. Ormsbee for the Mich
igsn School for tho Deaf. together
with = special Appropriation OF s93
1S5. of which S51.e5o is for dormi-
tory and hospital building For h.
state normal college, At Ypsilanti,
appropriations II s250.o00 for 1918
ana $4,000 for 1919 were asked in
bill presented by Rep. Crawford.
together with $4,000 for special
purposes Rep. Lewis introduced q
bill asking a special appropriation
OF s19.T2573 for the lonia state hos
riial. for repairs and improvements.
Rep Wood oiuced bill reUeY.
iug lessecs or occupants of buildings
from the necessity OF paying rentals
when the buildings are destroyed. or
rendered unfit for tenants Rep.
Flowers introduced a bin allowing
probate courts having registers 90
name one or more deputy registers,
the salaries of the latter 10 be fixed
by the county super visors
Rep Thomas Read introduced "a
bill TO provide road funds OF sa25 600
for each Of the nex' two years. with
which the state can parallel equal
amounts contributed BY the nation.
al government The Read bill pro
poses that counties and townships be
called upon for their share of the
state fund according to their wealth.
Counties " herein tho trunk roads are
only one mile per 100000 Of assess.
% valuations would be- called rpOn
for % per cent OF he road building
cost Others would pay so 30, &C or
80 pes cent secorol,He to che .sige -of
heir increased valuations They
also will be- called upon TO con.