The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-01-28
LANSING
LETTER.
FIRST STEPS TAKEN FOR
CREATION OF NEW BOARD
Early Enactment Of Reform Legisla
tion Looked For; Would Repeal
Primary Law.


ing the i..ree-day adjournment. steps
'r.gIrd obtaining immediate action
On Governor Groesbeck's plan for re-
organization Of the state government
we're taken. Gov. Groesbeck In con.
ference & with Lieut-Gov. Thomas
Reed and Fred L. Warner. speaker
of the house, decided to abandon
plans for steering committee made
up Of members of both houses, and
bills were presented providing legis.
lation to work out the changes as
outlined in the governors inaugural
message.
CENTRALIZED POWER
AS now proposed, the bill to create
the administrative board would abol.
ish the budget commission, the office
of budget director, the Office of state
purchasing agent and provide for
a state architect to supervise the
construction and repairing of state
buildings. The bill for the auditing
of the states accounts provides that
the au6itor-general shall be the au-
ditor Of all accounts pertaining to
state institutions.
Under the plan outlined. the admin
istrative board would be composed of
the governor, who shall act as chair
man, the secretary OF state, state
treasurer, auditor general. highway
mi. ct INT ~
public instruction. In this way ad-
ministration OF state affairs will be
centralized In the elective officers. IN
both houses, the bills have been re-
ferred to the committee on state af-
fairs. A two-thirds vote is necessary
for passage OF the measures, and both
become effective upon passage and
approval.
STATE CONTROL OF FAIR
The board OF directors of the Mich
igan State Agricultural Society at a
meeting held in Detroit last week.
voted unanimously in favor of state
management and control of the State
Fair and John S. Haggerty was nam
ed as chairman of committee of five
to open negotiations with the Legis-
lature to formulate arrangements.
The Detroit meeting of the board of
directors was attended by 20 of the
"a directors. Gov. Groesbeck recon-
mended in his message that the state
take over the State Fair and operate
it for the best interests of the state.
1t is generally accepted that the
governors proposed department OF
agriculture. besides absorbing the
duties Of other state agencies. will
also take over the, State Fair and
make it true exhibition of the
states standing and progress in agri:
cultural pursuits. The transfer to the
state will involve real estate assessed
at $2.00O.000 and buildings valued in
the neighborhood Of $1,0O0,O00. Many
new additions are also looked for un.
der state control.
INSPECTION TRIPS MADE
Informal announcement has been
made of the designations of I. Roy
Waterbury and William H Wallace
from the board OF agriculture. The
terms of both expire next December
and should their designations be &C.
cepted, it will mean the naming OF
their successors in next springs cleo
ton. Nominees will be named at the
Republican State convention to be
held Feb. II. in Detroit. The upper
peninsula is making a bid for a place
on the board for John A. Doelle, Mar.
quette. secretary-manager Of the Up
per Peninsula Development Bureau
Others mentioned are T. F. Marston,
Bay City and C. B. Cook. county
agent for Oakland.
During the adjournment period
many of the committees were away
6n inspectional trips. and with the
reconvening of the session this week,
the legislature was faced with much
legislation to provide for changes
recommended. Senator John w.
Smith, chairman of the committee on
penal institutions. has plan for a
complete revision of the system for
handling men and women in the state
prisons. Sen. Smiths plan has the
approval Of Gov. Groesbeck.
WOULD AsoLisH PRIMARY
Senator Arthur Il. Woods, Detroit,
win introduce bill asking the repeal
of the Michigan presidential prefer
ence primary act Immediate abolii
tion Of the Michigan Community coun.
ell, regardless Of whether the legis-
lature investigates its affairs. is urged
In the senate by Senator Herbert
Baker and in the house by Represen-
tative Charles Culver. both OF Detroit.
Senator. Woods bill to repeal tbs