The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21
LANSING
LETTER
GOVERNOR SETS MAY 20
AS SPECIAL SESSION DATE
Soldiers Bonus Legislation VIII Be
Enzcted At That Time; Both
Houses Rushing Work.
CTrom Stan Correspondent)


rush OF bills in both houses Is under
way and daily calendars OF pending
bills have grown to enormous size.
Committees worked overtime to re-
mort out all measures that they are
not willing to see remain In pigeon
holes. AS result the end OF the
period when bill still had chance
OF passage found an approximate total
of 300 measures pending before the
two houses. nearly all of them listed
for discussion in committee or the
whole. At that stage there were fewer
than so enrolled session acts that had
reached the governors office after
passing both houses.
800 BILLS NOW PENDING.
Many of the 800 pending bills are
bound to be lost in the shuttle in the
final days of work. much OF the time
Of which will be taken up with three
main lines OF action. These are APP
propriations, utilities and the new de-
partmental bills. The appropriation
bills have to go through and there
are dozens Of them pending. The uti-
lIties bills are numerous and practi-
ca!ly every one OF them involves
determined fight. with the fate of all
of them very problematical.
The only one Of these bills on which
either house had acted before the big
final rush was on in earnest was the
Glaspie bill to fix interurban rates OF
Of
of road operated The bill revamps
the existing Smith law and makes
special provision for the maintaining
of franchise agreements. The mouse
adopted this measure by vote or ~
to II after a stormy debate and sent
IL over to the senate.
Legislation to put into effect the
soldiers bonus payments voted Tor by
the people of the state in the election
April will go over to a special SEES
sion to be called by Gov. Groesbecf
for May 90. the day after the maj al
iournment OF the present regular ses
sion is had. This was decided upoi
as the tsafest and quickest means
assuring the validity OF the bonds U
he issued by the state and to get tn
bonrs money into the hands OF TN
veterans. No action could be take
until afte: May 4. when the constitt
tioral amendment takes effect. Pent
ing the passage OF the necessary iet
islation the many details or arranglr
for the payments and listing thos
entitled to them will be cared for.
is expected that the bonus Distribute
can be under way by July l.
pENouNcE PRISON AFFAIR.
The special committee investigate
of Marquette prison was reported @
to the house in singing commune
tion that recommended grand Jul
and court action to clear up 1.-The dirt
mess and prevent it from being co
cred up." Enormous losses to Il
state because of bad business met
dds which cannot be traced complet
lv because of the failure to keep Il
prison books properly and petty gra
ing are charged by the committe
THE whole history of the industri
operations at Marquette prison is tn
OF gross inefiiciency. money grabbiI
law violation and intrigue" the rept
declares. Removal of local infiuenc
Inv means of central prison board
control is recommended, together w
abolition OF the prison revolving ful
handling the business through arr
appropriations, installation OF unito
accounting. and the building OF a n
cell block.
Another special report, made
hotb houses. was that OF the CONN
tee which investigated the commun
council commission. Most or
original charges leveled at the @
mission when the inquiry was asl
for are not even mentioned In the
mort The principal criticism OF
commission is because it paid over
the national community council
vice the sum Of $132,246, which
Michigan's quota for that service
nayment Of $4,000 to the Amer
Legion is commended by the rel
90 heing the kind of service which
community council commission
designed to give. Other FUNDS v
used for legitimate purposes, the
mort says, and it adds that no c
inal or dishonest conduct occur
II recommends the abolishing OF
commission. though the bill to do
passed the house considerable
before the report was submitted.
ASK AID FOR SHIPPERS.
The house has adopted the mo-
school deficiency bill, against W
hard fight was made by Rep. G
and others because OF salary II
Tor faculty members during the
ceding two years
The senate's corporation TAX
got by the house committee OF
whole unamended in the face OF
fight. One amendment reducing
minimum fee for small corpora
from $50 to 5. was made In cor
An hut the house reversed