The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-03-11
| LANSING
LETTER
LAWMAKERS SHOW SPEED
ON BONUS FOR SOLDIERS
Voters to Pass on $50. .ooo, 900 Issue al
April Election; AntI-Lobby
Bill 10 Killed.
tFrom Special corresponssni.l


Critics OF the prcsc.-a Legislative
session who IN T. "a 1t was making
slow headN 81 have had to revise their
cr.EN-s considerably .since the month
- March arrived with Its breeziness
The latter quality seems to have been
absorbed by the lawmakers and bus
iness-like air now prevails in the cap
itol building.
Speed marked the action of both
houses when the decision finally was
reached to have the matter Of sol
diers' bonuses voted upon by the peo
pie OF the state. Figuring that the
more quickly such vote is had, as
long as It is to be taken. the better
for all concerned, the proposed amend
ment to provide bonds for bonus pay.
ments was passed through both
houses in one day so that It would
be in time to be placed on the ballot
in the election of next month. As
submitted TO the voters, the PROPOSE
tion contempiates the payment to all
world war veterans. including sol
dies, sailors, marines and nurses, OF
SIS for every month of service. 1t is
estimated that this will call for a
total of s30,00O.000.
ONE DISSENTING VOTE.
Only one vote was cast against the
amendment in the legislature. That
was the vote of Rep. VIM. L. Case, OF
Leelanau county. And he voted that
way, he explained, not because he
does not favor apbonus, but because
he thinks the national government
and not the state should provide 1t.
An effort to also place on the April
ballot proposed amendment that
would permit townships to combine
for the purpose OF establishing and
public and charitable hos
pitals, failed when the senate referred
the matter back to committee for fur
ther consideration. This matter has
passed the house and II it also passes
the senate later 1t will have to wait
until the general election in Novem-
Der OF next year to get on the ballot.
Efforts of friends of the "eugenics
bill" and the full crew bilp' to get
them through both committee OF the
whole and on third reading in the
senate In one day we're not successful.
both measures being set for formal
roll call vote at special hours later.
The Davis "eugenics rill' would re-
Quire that all persons applying for
licenses must file physicians
certificates as to physical and mental
fitness. The full crew bill'' calls for
an extra brakeman on all freight
trains Of more than fifty cars.
LoBBY BILL Is KILLED.
One Of the liveliest debates of the
session marked the senate action on
the so-called lobbyist bill introduced
by Senator McRae, the measure being
killed by having everything after the
enacting clause stricken out. The
bill aimed to require the registration
of legislative counsel and agents who
attempt to influence legislation, but
Senators Henry, Brewer. Eldred and
others contended that 1t would hit all
sorts of constituents who have a
healthy interest in legislation and ex-
press It to members of the legislature.
In committee of the whole Senator
Henry's motion to strike out the body
of the bill prevailed by vote of 13
to 10 and the senate later, in regular
session, sustained this action by Is
to 13 vote.
Three mooted questions before the
present legislature now seem to be
in a fair way of being disposed Of by
compromises. They arc the state in
come tax proposal, the moving pic
ture censorship plan and the state
fair. Tho latter will remain In Detroit
under the terms of tie administration
bill for the establishment OF state
agricultural department, reported out
by the house state affairs committee
and now in the hands Of the ways and
means committee. Re2- Read, Of Kali
amazoo, has declared his opposition
to state control OF the fair and may
lead q fight on THIS feature wneh the
bill gets before the house.
LABEL MEASURE OPPOSED.
Charging that the passage Of the
Henxic bill. requiring labels stating
the contents of merchandise sold by
retail dealers Of this state would be
discriminatory against Michigan man
the Michigan Manufactur-
ers' association has protested the pas
sage Of the measure.
Fred L. Woodwork. state food and
drug commissioner. win ask the leg.
islature to enact law requiring pack.
ers to stamp their names ON all can.
ned goodE Such . measure would
enable the department to trace quick
~ the source Of impure or dangeroua
food supplies, Mr.. Woodvorth points
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