The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-01-11
GOVERNOR ASKS
FOR REFORMS
FAvoRs A BUDGET AND A CHANGE
IN COMPENSATION LAW
A BUSY SESSION LOOKED FOR
Legislature Will Have Many New
Proposals of General Interest
to Act Upon

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The session OF the state legisla-
ture which convened last Wednesday
at Lansing faces as big program
OF legislation as any like body since
the adoption of the new constitution.
Governor Sleeper surprised many
by his vigorous proposal OF new laws
and changes in the present ones.
Among the proposals that surprised
the state the most was his strong dec
laration for state budget system. II
was generally supposed that the
chief executive would dodge the is
sue and let the report OF the budget
commission drift to its own fate in
the legislature. This, the governor
refused TO do. He asks the legislature
to pass some kind OF bill that will
make a start towards a business-like
manner of spending the states money,
Would Continue Constabulary.
or the new things for which he
stands sponsor and for which he re-
spectfully asked Legislative action, the
following are the more important:
/. Making the Michigan state
troops, or state constabulary, per-
manent institution, the organization
having shown 10y it's work on a war
basis that II is essential to the prop
er enforcement OF law in the state.
2. Abolition OF any language 9TH
er than English in the schools OF the
state for the first eight grades, thus
taking up the cudgel for those who
want to eliminate German In the
schools and at the same time prac-
tically wipe out the teaching OF for
eign languages in the parochial and
other schools operated by religious
sects
3. Changing the. administration OF
highway-building so that the power
shall be vested in q commission OF
three men. appointed by the governor,
instead OF one, elected by the people
as at present.
4. Continuing the campaign
against venereal diseases, started as
war measure but necessary as well
in peace time Appropriation of at
least 100000 year suggested.
Would Alter Compensation Law.
5. Establishment OF full-time and
well paid county health officers in or
der that health organization suffi-
cient TO properly fight an epidemic
such as the FLU" can be secured.
6. Regulation OF commercial fish
ing in Michigan-control waters so
that citizens OF the state would be
insured an adequate supply OF fish
direct from the fishing grounds. in
stead OF being compelled to buy re
imported fish, after once having been
shipped out OF the state.
Z. Changing the workmen's COM
pensation law TO reduce the waiting
period; 10 extend the medical aid per-
iod; to increase the maximum and
minimum. and to raise the percentage
OF wages to be paid for compensation
I'm addition 10 the above. which
for the first time were suggested &
the legislature directly, Governo
Sleeper called the attention OF the
lawmakers 10 many matters OF pas
history. Penal institutional matters
he dealt with TO considerable length
and called attention to that fact tha
while the main object OF prisons WI J
reform. the institutions coulc be NJ Mo
selfysustsining even during the " emu
OF reformation OF the inmates hs ing
Wages should be paid thofand
inmates who work." he gamIls
those should be given toy {
or dependents. I,Iee. III,
Back Dry Nation, had farmt bef
Where state Instiye TO produce bri
which coald not bgfvalent in pro CIV
any revenue, or W by the institu VIII
duet to be cong sold" he said. liq'
tion they shoEtion Of the national Eel
He asked r6dment and at the
prohibition Iested that the present VII
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