Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-03-11
Soldiers Bonus
Put to Voters
Legislature Orders 1t Placed on
the April 18th Ballot.
(From Special Correspondent

(From Special Correspondent)
Lansing.-Critics of the present leg
iSative session who insisted it was
revise their opinions considerably
since the month OF March arrived
with it's breeziness. The latter quality
seems to have been absorbed by the
lawmakers and business-like air now
prevails in the capitol 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-
uple of the state. Figuring that the
|more quickly such a vote is had, as
long as II 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 1t would
be in time to be placed on the ballot
submitted to the voters, the PROPOSE
ton contemplates the payment to all
world war veterans, including sol
dies, sailors, marines and nurses, OF
SIS for every month of service. II is
estimated that this will call for
total of s3O,0O0,000
Believes v. s. Should Pay.
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 a bonus, 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
maintaining public and charitable hos
pitals, failed when the senate referred
the matter back to committee for fur
ther consideration. This matter has
the senate later ii will have to wait
until the general election in Novem-
Der of next year to get on the ballot.
4 Efforts of friends of the "eugenics
Nil and the full crew bill' to get
them through both committee or the
whole and on third reading In the
senate in one day were not successful.
both measures being set for formal
roll call vote at special hours later
The Davis "eugenics bill" would re-
Quire that all persons applying for
marriage 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.
Salary increase bills still hold their
power to precipitate heated debates,
as was exemplifled in the senate by
the bill to raise the pay OF supreme
court justices to $4,000. For three
weeks this bill was knocked about,
twice being sent oack to committee.
but finally II was amended to provide
$4,000 salaries for the justices and
I'm this form got through and went to
the house The bill to raise the sal
ary of the superintendent Of public
instruction from $4,000 to $4,000 also
has been buffeted about and at the
present writing has been amended
to the $4,000 mark in the senate, but
still has to go to- the test OF vote
on its final passage there.
Anti-Lobby Bill Killed.
\ One of the liveliest debates OF the
sSession 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 coDtended that 1t would hit all
sorts OF constituents who have a
healthy interest in legislation and ex-
nress Il TO members Of the Legislature.
Tn committee OF the whole Senator
Henty'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 10
10 13 vote.
Three mooted questions before the
present Legislature now seem to be
in a fair way OF being disposed Of by
compromises. They are the state tn-
come tax proposal. the moving pic
ture censorship plan and the state
fair. The latter will remain in Detroit
under the terms OF the administration
bill for the establishment OF a state
agricultural department. reported out
by the house state affairs committee
and now in the hands Of the ways and
means committee. Rep. Read, OF Kali
smazoo, has declared his opposition
td state control of the fair and may
Xead fight on this feature when the
%fll gets before the house.
Hss New Income Tax Idea.
The plan to compromise on a NOV
ing picture censorship has the sup.