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cial figures In the Office Af Auditor
General c. b. Fuller. deficit which
he points out can only be made up by
I direct taxation.
ASK AID FOR MOTHERS
Gov. Groesbeck appointed Attor-
ney Joseph A. Moynihan as Wayne
County Circuit Judge TO I'LL the unex.
| pired term OF George p. Codd, Con
gressman-elect The Governor was
visited by committee OF Detroit club
women interested in legislation pro-
viding aid for dependent mothers. and
he instructed them TO see that bill
is properly drawn up and submitted
10 the attorney-general and then the
legislature and assured them OF his
hearty cooperation in the matter.
The justices OF the supreme court
have filed protests against the pro-
posed removal OF the state law library
10 the new office building. claiming II
will be inconvenient The Michigan
Farm Bureau has invited its members
10 give their views on the proposed
soldiers s30,OOO.OOO bonus bill, also
the state income tax
New bills are not going into the
legislative hopper very rapidly thus
far. The most discussed new measure
OF the first week was Rep. Peter Len.
mons bill to prohibit aliens from own
ing firearms. The intent OF the bill
is 10 prevent foreigners OF criminal
tendencies from possessing sawed-off
shotguns Flint, which Is in Rep. Len.
mons district has had considerable
trouble with such foreigners. II is
questioned. though, whether the con
stitutionality of the bill would be
sustained If II is enacted.
FULL CREW" BILL UP
The railroad workers again have
had their full crew" bill presented
to the Legislature. Senator Byron
Hicks introduced 1t. Under the terms
of the bill freight trains of fifty cars
or more must have a full crew OF six
men. The provisions add one hagman
to the crew now operating such
trains. When a freight train is com.
posed OF less than fifty cars. crew
OF five men would be allowed. On
passenger trains the bill fixes the
number OF the crew at fve. Flagmen
must have at least years expert
ence In railroad work before being
permitted 10 work on passenger
trains.
Rep. Strom, OF Kent county. has in.
troduced a moving picture censorship
bill, to provide for board OF three
censors with an Office In Detroit The
bill is similar 20 that which failed OF
passage In the last legislature. Nov.
ing picture interests are preparing 70
combat the bill Notice will be placed
on all pictures shown in movie houses
that the films have been censored by
the Detroit officer assigned TO that
duty. The battle over state censor.
ship gives promise OF surprising that
OF the last session In bitterness and
also is more likely OF final pasasge
because OF the number OF women who
are backing the proposal and who
now are voters.
DEPENDENT ALIENS CONSIDERED
Rep. G. Oliver Frick. OF Detroit. |
who used 10 be the federal immigra-
ton inspector in Detroit. has intro.
duced a bill providing for the investi.
cation and deportation OF aliens now
being supported in public and cemi-
public institutions OF the state. Rep. |
Frick declares that the measure. II |
made law. will save the taxpayers OF |
Michigan hundreds OF thousands OF |
dollars year. The bill would require |
the heads OF state institutions TO ]
make and fle with the auditor general |
a report showing all aliens under their
charge, which information can be !
turned over TO the federal immigra- /
tion officials for action.
Immediate reforms in the handling
of state money are needed, IL has been
decided at a meeting OF members OF |
the house ways and means committee
and the senate finance committee,
with Gov. Groesbeck- II IN proposed
to put an end 10 the practice OF In.
going into debt on the
ground that emergencies demand II,
the state then having TO make up a
deficit. II the plan is followed out n /
will be necessary for the institutions
to present the emergency" TO the
state officials before they are allowed
TO make expenditures. The big deflcit
now existing in the state funds is
blamed on the failure OF the last leg.
islature 20 make provision for certain
running expenses OF institutions. the
theory being that the new budget
would be able 10 take
care OF them. But the debt TO the gen.
erai fund that existed was not wiped
out. states Auditor General Fuller.
FOR AUTO THEFT
Rep. Henzie, OF Iron Mountain. has
a Joint reeolutlon IN a.L