The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-21


The senate has killed the Dill 10
raise the salary of the presiding CIT
cult Judge of the state $1,000 year.
II passed the Sink bill prohibiting the
scalping OF amusement tlckets anu
the Hamilton bill to compel the teach'
ing OF the constitution In all schoois'
II also adopted the Wood bill 10 com
pei Wayne county to elect It's ueie
gates 10 political conventions a.
primaries. In committee OF the "hoie
the senate had battle over the pan
TO allow counties to issue ianu ap'
stracts. but the measure went Oh u
third reading.
INCREASE COMPENSATION.
The house has adopted the McDoh'
aid bill to increase the maximum
workman's compensation, from so'ooo
to $1,000 and clearly defining what
shall constitute injury under the law
II also adopted the Culver bill 10 al
low chiropractic practitioners their
own examining board. The Dill 10 re.
ouire school districts to employ schooI
physicians and nurses was deteateo
by the house.
New bills continue to come In de-
spte the lateness OF the session. ohe
that was rushed along in the mouse
aims to provide $4,000 for THE family
of Harold Anderson, state trooper
killed while pursuing bandits near
Noyi. State troopers do not come uh'
der the compensation act. Another
, new bill proposes tax OF one cent
, gallon on gasoline used for motor
fuel.
The state tax rate is beginning 10
, have its inning in the Michigan iesis
. lature. the various appropriation pilis
/. being the vehicle by which 1t may De
/. iudped The ways and means commit
A tee OF the house of representatives
I and the finance committee oil the sen
ate. after long and careful considera
h ton, are reporting out the piiis "hio'
z carry appropriations or the sta,e
e money. The committees are "oins
4 their best to economic and are SLASH
e ing the budget requests heavily. Inc
IS general prediction in Lansing Is ina
g the total expenses, of the state TOT INT
& next two years will be reduceu iioi'
e thirty to forty per cent OF the oris'h'
- estimates made last January.
II $500, 900 SAVINGS EFFECTED.
10 Leading in the reductions-ah
w from an unexpected SOURCES III
m secretary OF states office. Expense
%. NJ the latter have been STANDARDIZED
* recent years and no one looked ioi
d. decrease there, especially as IN
n. du, 'as Of the Office have been Vasti
m increased by the last two legislature
of But Secretary OF State Charies d. ~
m Land opined that he could run III
he denartment for the next two years
he inst about one-half the amounts es'
en- mated to be necessary ana sugees''
tu- TN the legislature that more Una
Id xeoo 600 could be cut from his nee'
sg. for 1921 and 1922. Secretary DeLai
rig Furthermore indicated that ne ca
,se have the work of his department dol
1t as efficiently under the fifty per &c
on cost system he suggests as al cou
no done otherwise. The legislator
troubled by mounting costs IN eve
direction, and inspired with desi
~" IN raduce state expenses whereV
vi nossihle. now are looking towards OF
-, or state departments with an ihqu
rty ing eye. emo
=" Automobile men have been freque
visitors to Lansing to register OBJ
~ tions TO the Henry bill in the sena
80 ewhich would require 50 "driveawa
~, tax for every new machine deliver
90, Inv direct driving from the factory
80 the Mace of sale. 1t is estimated u
80. more than $4,000 cars year are
hot livered in this way in Michigan.
ing, TO REPLACE coNsTA6uLARY.
port The senate has passed Senator +
ices rester's bill providing for a depi
OF ment of public safety. This is one
WITH ,ba new departments advocated
'nu Gov. Groesbeck in his enort 10 pl
rect state business on new basis.
orhi safety department measure inclu
TIC" tho establishment of a state pc
hodv to succeed the constabulary.
W hill TO abolish the constabulary
my nassed by the senate recently.
my cause OF this fact the fate OF
.ne safety department bill was thou
oun by some to be in jeopardy in
a re. senate.
. -. senator Hicks has introduced
'ne designed to stop any leaks in the
~ bibition enforcement act that m
oe result from the recent decision OF
T T state supreme court in egard to SCI
and seizure. The court held that
49,. section of the Wiley act affee
~. |, ~ search and. seizure was uncons
80 t,onal and haste was made by 5
80 tor Hicks to put in his bill giving
y 70. courts the right to issue search
o-,m rants when sufficient evidence is
,rrad mitted to satisfy the judge tn
. Tho warrant should issue.
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