The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-07
LANSING
LETTER
HOUSE SPEEDS UP. VOTES
TO ADJOURN APRIL 20
Death Penalty Bill Again Defeated;
Superintendent Of Schools to
Receive $1,000 in 1928.
tFrom stan correspondent

calendar has grown TO huge proper
tions. The amount OF work thus
placed in front OF them does not
cause the members to hesitate over
taking time for verbal battles over
many of the measure that come up,
however, and nearly every day has us
special attraction in the way Oh
nght over some bill.
TWO VOTES LACKING.
Several big measures fell by the
wayside as the result OF these fights,
chief interest being in the fate OF the
capital punishment bill, which was
revived by it's author, Rep. Hart, after
apparently having been disposed OF
for the session. The bill again re-
ceiyed a majority OF the votes cast
the ballot standing 40 to As, but II
still lacked two votes Of the necessary
FL to adopt It, Two votes had been
gained for the bill since 1t was up De-
fore. those of two members who mad
heen absent at the Marquette prison
fnouiry when the bill previously failed
with only 40 votes in favor OF 1t. But
Rem Dean. who stood for the Dill, was
absent on leave and Rep. Jewell, OF
Houghton. switched over to the oppo-
sition as the result Of an appeal by
mail from his wife to vote against tne
death penalty. Rep. Hart again hau
the hill tabled and may call 1t up once
more. but 1t is hardly likely that ne
can gain the vote needed to replace
that of jewell
The house killed the Holland S-hour
day bill by an adverse vote Oh 80 10
a members declaring in the course OF
the cebate that the present condition
of business in the state ana nation
was such that an S-hour law was about
the last thing wanted. The house also
tt,led the O'Brien bill to bring re-
ciprocal insurance companies unuer
the control of the state insurance ue-
partment, only eight votes 1avorins
the measure. Most members believed
that mutual companies would suffer II
this bill became law.
SALARY INCREASE VOTED.
A bill TO increase the salary OF SUI
ner,ntendent Of Public instruction
johnson from $4,000 to $4,000 year
was adopted by the house after a not
fight. but two attempts to give 1t I'M
mediate effect failed, the second one
losing by a single vote. third Ell
fort to bring the matter up again was
rnled ont OF order. Immediate enec'
was necessary 2 Supt. Johnson Is te
ret the salary increase during the
NEXT two years. II the senate concur'
I'm the house amendment which re
duced the salary from the $4,000 MARI
allowed by the senate the Dill VII
taLe effect next summer, but without
applying to the term OF Office wnicf
johnson will begin on July 1. The in
crease will therefore not be PAID un
I'll after July /, 1923.
Another important bill which ap
naars now to be lost is the income
tax measure, which was tabled alte
failing to receive 81 votes. Hous'
0ossfp has 1t that six members wn'
voted for II have changed their mind
and will vote against it now II 1t i
taken from the table. The bills spon
sors are marking time while trying L
line up 81 votes.
APPROPRIATIONS REDUCED.
To speed up the work of the ses
sim in the house, members finall
have begun to allow the attaching o
roll calls to bills ON which there is n
disagreement. About ten minutes
saved each time and long grist
hills on third reading is more readil
handled by attaching the names c
members present as voting favorabl
nm the bills which no one opposes
Sneed is a prime requisite If the LEI
islature is to get through its bushes
by April 20, the adjournment dat
adopted by the house as an amen'
ment TO a resolution to adjourn Apr
IL The senate is holding up the a,
iournment resolution to see II 1t
possible to have all the appropriate
hills ON the ways so that the date ma
remain unchanged after once beir
set.
The house ways and means commi
tee has reported out nearly all the b
appropriation bills and they will
considered together at an early Sc
sion, and sent 70 the senate att
adoption A slash in the budget 7
quests that totalled $5,750,000 W
made by the ways and means comm
tee ON seven state institutions, &
four normal colleges and three sta
hospitals. Other severe reductio
are TO come in the committee on ad
tionaI appropriation bills and 1t
expected that still more reductio
will be attempted on the floor OF
house and senate.
TAX LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
In addition to making these cuts
legislature plans to increase state
ceipts by the corporation tax
which now has passed the sena