Evening star., 1932-12-01
DEMOCRATIC RULE
MICHIGAN ODD|Ty
Several of Legislature Un-
horn When Party Had
Control Previously.
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Ey the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Mich December Il
Michigan. afte- next January /, will
/ fave Democratic Governor and q
Democrat.c-c Legislature, sit
ration which requires no little research
70 exactly duplicate in the States more
recent political history.
/ Several of the newly elected members
CT the Legislature were unborn when
the Democrats last controlled that body.
That was during the term of the late
Gov. Hazen S. Pingree, himself Re-
publican. who served two terms, from
1898 to 1900
the late Woodbridge N. Ferris, 1926,
who functioned with a Republican Leg
stature, however.
When William A. Comstock, unsuc-
cessful Democr1 tic candidate in the last
three preceding elections, takes office as
+: Governor a few weeks hence, he will
face with the new Legislature tasks ad-
:nitte1 on both sides Of the political
fence as Of no small proportions.
Tax Limit Amendment.
/ The same voters who swept him into
office also adopted an amendment to
the State constitution limiting the
amount OF taxation against property to
SIS per $1,000 valuation. II this law is
not overthrown by recount or by State
Supreme Court ruling, new forms OF
taxation must be devised
Then there will be the setting UP Of
q liquor control commission under terms
OF repeal amendment, also adopted
a. the November election. The Legis-
l3ture was empowered under the pro-
rosal adopted to establish a LIQUOR
control commission, who, subject to
statutory limitations shall exercise COM
plete control of the alcoholic beverage
within this State, including the retail
sales thereof"
The proposal will become part of the
State law. but the naming Of the COM
mission and the adoption of rules gov
erning its operations may be withheld
until such time as the eighteenth
amendment no longer bars the manu-
facture and sale Of liquor.
u No fewer than 10 commissions ap-
pointed either by the outgoing Legis-
lature or the retiring Governor, WILDER
M. Brucker, viii present recommended
tions to the new Legislature.
Costs Inquiry Commission.
One Of these will be the commission
OF inquiry into State goVernm entail
Costs, which will present numerous
bllls designed to reduce such costs.
There will be numerous other measures
oe3nng With problems created by the
economic situation.
Apparently appreciating the task be-
fore him, Gov.-elect William A. Com
stock has banned all speaking and So
cial engagements for the weeks before
he takes office, and for the entire month
Of January as well.
Many Of the newly elected Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature, on
the other hand, have been, in effect,
going to school" each week at the of.
fees of the State Central Committee to
hear the veteran Patrick H O'Brien,
former circuit judge and attorney gem
eral-elect, tell them of some of the
things they must do at the State
capitol.
The Democratic party" OBrien
tells those attending these "chautauaua
sessions" lis on trial. There can be
and will be no alibis You must create
efficiency in government and you must
effect economies. In q way these two
things are inconsistent, but you must
find way to harmonic them"