Charlevoix county herald., 1921-02-04

ing for fitting observance OF the day
each year In all the public schools of
| the state.
Representative Gowdy, Berrien. in.
troduced bill for payment Of an an.
nual salary not to exceed $1,000 for
| township supervisors in townships
having assessed valuation in excess
| OF $5,000,000. A bill sponsored by
Representative Fred B. Wells, Casa
county, would license pool rooms ana
soft drink places in the townships.
Salary Bill I'M Senate.
The judiciary committee of the ser
ate. by vote Of to 2, reported out
and recommended passage of Senator
Condon's bill asking an increase il
salaries of supreme court justices
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.
Signatures OF 20 per cent Of the
qualified voters to initiatory petitions
for constitutional amendments, is pro
vided for in concurrent resolution
introduced In the house by Franklin
Moore, st. Clair. The requirement is
now 10 per cent. MIR. Moore believes
that his measure would do away with
much of the crank legislation"
Governor Groesbeck is seriously
considering introducing military train
ing at the Michigan Industrial School
fnr nd tUn oh
year to West Point and Annapolis.
Appropriation Bills Appear.
The first of the biennial appropria
ton bills appeared in the senate late
in the week, and were referred to the
proper committees. The largest OF
those submitted was introduced by
Senator Penny and calls for the Uni
versity of Michigan appropriation OF
$4,715,O00 for 1921 and $3,975,000 for
1922.
There are many bills now in com
mittees OF both houses on which leg
islative battles are forecasted. One
is seen in the bill introduced by Sen
ator Wood, Detroit, calling for the re
peal Of the presidential preference
primary law, and another battle will
result il is believed from the bill in
troduced by Senator Bryant, Monroe
Lenawee district, asking repeal of the
state police
The Wood bill is the second attemp,
to repeal the present primary law
One was introduced two years agt
by Senator Tufts but did not get very
far as most legislators were reluctant
to tamper with it. Discussion has de
veloped among the lawmakers of a
general change in the primary in the
way of a combination primary and
convention system.
West Named BY Groesbeck.
Announcement was made last week
OF the appointment by Governor
Groesbeck Of Judge Howard H. West
Lansing, for 20 years on the Ingham
circuit bench, as justice of the state
supreme court to succeed Justice Flaw
ius l.. Brooke, who passed away sud
denly last week.
With the commission the Governor
sent the following letter to the Judgo
"Your appointment as a Justice of
the Supreme Court means much more
than the mere '~ercise Of executive
privilege.
1T is a belated recognition of the
splendid service you have rendered
the state-a service that has been
actuated by high conception of ju
dicial responsibility and administered
with a fearlessness that has won pub
lie APPRECIATION
Judge West will complete the un
expired term of Justice Brooke, and
this means that his name will be up
for nomination at the Republican con.
vention at Detroit on February L.
Justices Joseph B. Moore and Joseph
H. Steere will also be up for nomina
ton at that time.
To investigate Council.
A special committee has been an
pointed to investigate the Michigan
Community Commission, appointed
during the war to carry on patriotic
and relief work. II was maintained by
quasipublic fund and is now left with
balance on hand of $234,321.74.
Carol +. Sweet Grand Rapids.
chairman Of the Commission, issued
a statement to the legislature several
days ago urging an investigation of
the commission. The matter was
brought before the senate by Senator
Herbert Baker and Representative
Charles Culver, both of Detroit, in
troduced 1t in the house.
Four of the five members of the
Joint committee to investigate the af.
fairs of the Community commission
have been announced. Senator Baker
will be one of the two senate mem.
bers and Speaker Fred l.. Warner of
the house announced his selections as
Representatives Hunter, Miles and
Hart.
Representative Aldrich believes that
schools should hold their elections in
July instead OF September and has
submitted an amendment to the school
act to that affect Renraaantat;vo