The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-18
State Solons
Determined to
Finish Today

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 1s-AP-lts
decks cleared OF major conuoyer-
sial bills, the legislature was deter
mined to conclude It's special SEES
sion before nightfall today,
II had given Governor Kelly or
assured him most of the things for
which he asked in 1900 word mes
sage and 81 bills. Fewer than 20
bills, in varied stages OF progress
through the House and Senate. re-
NAMED to be acted upon, with lead
ers confidently declaring they could
see no obstacles to quiet, orderly
windup.
Only two administration bills
we're stranded. One was controver-
sial child labor bill which oppon-
ents said was improperly drawn in
the first place. made worse by
House labor committee amend
ments, and scrambled still further
by floor amendments, before it was
defeated in the house yesterday.
The other was a revision OF child
adoption laws. for which the house
judiciary committee said it could
see no immediate need.
Ready for Governor
Already in the governor hands,
or about TO reach them, with house
and senate approval, were the bulk
Of his far-reaching juvenile delin-
quency control and veterans reha-
Utilization programs.
The budget was taking form al
the 3i,600,000 level Kelly had
approved, about 100000 in ex-
cess OF the current years expend-
iturss. Many of the budget bills al
ready have been passed, and the
others were nearing completion.
mostly awaiting the Strengthening
out OF differences OF opinion be-
tween the house Nand senate which
leaders said were not serious.
In the field Of veterans care.
Kelly had the assured passage OF
a measure creating a state Office
OF Veterans Affairs, to help men
and women returning from the war
and their dependents, too, to solve
their problems. The office also will
provide liaison with multiple fed
eral agencies dealing with veterans
affairs. but will be bound by the
law to refrain from acting as lob.
by for a soldiers bonus. A confer
ence committee ironed out differ
ences in salary OF the veterans
director last night, agreeing to a
$500 annual salary, the last obsta.
Gle to its passage.
Also nearing completion was a
bill establishing special election
procedures to make it simpler for
persons in armed service at distant
posts to vote in the fall election. II
was shorn Of an amendment which
some members described as de
signed to assist Frank d. Mckay
OF Grand Rapids in his fight for
another term as Republican ma.
tional committeeman.
Fund Esrmarked
A 100000 fund was earmarked
to provide medical hospital and
education aid for returning veter-
ans, and multiple laws had been
amended TO accord to the men and
women OF this war privileges in
Guiding veterans preference in gov
ernmental employment which were
accorded TO veterans of prior wars.
Kingpin of the juvenile program
"a revision OF the juvenile code
which among other things makes
parents responsible for the proper
training of their children-and a
batch of companion bills providing
experimental state-local visiting
teacher services for problem
children in the schools; strength
ening school attendance laws; al.
lowing local expenditures for nurs.
cry school, child guidance clinic
and children's center projects; reg
ulating child placement services
and strengthening statutes for
placement of delinquent or neglect.
ed children in state institutions,