, 1873-09-15

iitgh, and no .mon,bor of tl,o Federal Judluary
~ tliis state ranAn bcttor than lo In tito opinion
i 81 h's. fellow-oflzons. personaly, ho' in Of
striking p,rosonc",-hiB high forehead, uvcr
llnlr and long. grny beard giving him. II COM
maMlsng nnpoArnncc but ho iu unfortunately 40
crippled That whon lie Hta.tls Upon his feet, his
FORM IL Hcou to bo very 1nu0ll bent. 1liH COL
loaguc,
OF Mnskogon, ian Democrat. mid lumberman
o. extensive property and INFLUENCE III tho groat
pano-titnber regions, wl,ero ho resides. 1le ran
for OongreBa In 1908. against tho prcBont Soma
Tor, 1homna ". Ferry; rnaucceHsfnlly, OF course,
llc figures little In debato but haa prsineas-
Like MIR Of quick penetration.
Tho Sixth Distrtot Is represented by two far
morB, Aioasrs. Lysander Woodward, Of Hochcs.
tor. Oakland County, mud Ira D, Crouao, Of
Hartland, Livingston County.
Lit. WOODWARD
unitoB In himself the two interostH which aro at
odds In Illinois; bosides bofng y fartnor ho
was, until quito lntoly, a railroad President,
1Io Ia now n Director OF tho same road-the De-
troit l. Day City. Ho wau born in Connecticut,
iB 55 years old, and is quiot, unobtrusivo, but
Woodworking member, Neither ho nor his col
league lavo taAon part In public political life.
MIR. cnouBE
is by birth New-Yorlsor, mud Is I'll yenra DID,
T. ". dIdIlings, tall, ello'ly; bankor, Of Mon
TOO, and John Dtyino,. n sanilao lawyer. como
from the Seventh District.
sfn d1Dp1Nas .
1s OF the typo OF old English gput1en1on, delibor
ato In manner, oleanly-shaven oxcopt for n fringe
OF short whtto wtiskers, woarer Of unimpoaoh-
able broadcloth, and juHt tho man ono would tako
for Bnnk-Prosilent. uo is from Connecticut,
md III 69 yoars old.
WAS born In CANADA, 81 yonrs ago, Of Now York
pnrentH. 1Io toclnB to havo quietly practfccd law
most Of hia lifo in sanilao County; but ho Bat in
tho Lowor House Of the Legislature eighteen
years ago, sharing dosl with tho Mormon mon
arch Of Boaver Island, King straug; md III 1867
10 Was lnombor Of the Constitutional oonvou-
tion.
Tho Eighth District-tho most populous part
Of which lios In tho Saginaw Yalloy,-is repro
sonted by David II. Joromo, Of sagtnaw,--other-
wHo called Saginaw City by non-raBidentB, land
by Horschel Il. Hatch, OF Bny City.
Mr. JEROME
Is wealthy llardware-lnarchant. and hns boon
for seyon yenrs President of tho State Military
Board. no is native to tho State, aud is a. years
old.
ia n young lawyer, born 50 years ago In Now
York. md uoyor heretofore In public life, oxcops
rs t1e Jnsdgo OF Probate of Bay County. Both
Tho i boys" Of tho Commission belong to tho
Ninth District. They arc tho Hon. scth G. Moi
fett. Of Northport, Loolanau County, and james
e. povoreau1, Of Houghson. THOR ngea arc 80
and IS, respectively.
vas State Senator during the seasion Of 1912,
Is Of Michigan birth, aud graduated from the
University LnW-3cl00l In 1868.
MR. pEvEnAUx,
tho only representative Of tho Upper Peninsula
present, is odtor Of tho HouEhtou Gazeite,
He III Of Now York birth, aud is
hardly clasHiaablo politically, though 10
5at0s on: tho co'nmlssion as . Democrat:
Mr.. blofratt is q slight black-boardod, small
man, who will make speoch with both hands
jammod into his pookotB, and who took tho oath
OF membership with a cigar in his tingora. Mr.
Doverealx has o sort Of Bohemian air, tho dia-
1f t,1sn
moustacho; and, of Lis mannor, d Mnrk-rwan-
ish dclibcraton Of 6pooch md choice OK lan-.
guage. .-...
THE RoL1-OALL SHOWS,
then, that the average ago OF the Commission ia
about 4015. Now England sends Six Of it's mom-
bors, Connecticut taking three, and Vermont
New Hampshire md Massachusetts one apiece;
New York sends ls many AZ Now England; and
aud n Canadiau-born Yorker. Thirteen are Re-
publicana, hvo Democrats. Twelve nre lawyerB
tWo farmers and, Of bankers, merchants, cdi-
tors, aud lumbormon, there Is ono each.' Thcy
haze tsaon ola Of tier wGrk in decisive Way
daily progroas and thoir diHcuaaions upon cor
tain subjects, Wherein tho neod Of change has
long been, folt, arc beginning to become intcr-
esting and animated. Their session il not un-
Ikely to stretch fur into the autumn.
Work Of tho Constitutional Commits
sion.-Ab.trnct OF the Hill OF Flights.
Spcc1dt UtSpdtch 70 Ihe thttdI0 Tribune.
LANSING Mich, Sept 13.-Tho constitutional Com.
mission adjourned this morning until nIonaay noon.
Articles submitted to-day Legislative Dopnrt-
ment and cities and Villages together with bill Of
rights. The article On Legislative Department pro-
vcs that scnators soryo four years. to ba chosen ii.
cnnlally, alternately botwcen tho aud odd num-
bor districts. Tho House may contain ITO instead Of
100 as now representation districts to contain 5000
Inhabitants reappointnlont every five years al
aof+f
and members Of tho State Board Of Education rs vol
as Federal md principal county officers, In
eligible TO tho Legislature; bills may bs
introduced after nifty days In tho Leg
,satnro M on ,,. the Governors rccommenda.on
payment Of members to ro;nain as now; extra COM
pensation prohibited; no charger allowed for con-
IL the psssen ' foe
Religions scrytccs "a tho LeRsalsturo Is stricken o
lnture to provide for their incorporation by general
Law. Tha dono At tho last session. 1t prohibits
special charters for yagea but aowa them for cities,
tn tho mattor Of taxation, contracting debts, and lond-
Ing credit: Executive aud Lcsalntyo municipal
The bill OF rights is tho samo as recommended by
tho Constitution Of 1867 with slight naitionB and
changes. Tho main provisions fellows: Tho
Legislature revo4o alter any epecial privilege,
Froslom Of conscience 10 assured and support OF tho
clergy to b. purely voluntary Religious belief not
1mparing tho obligation OF contracts prohibited;
ro'elon or invasion: trial by Jury nsausod by tho
Legislature. which may permit. hyo-s1th vcslicts;
speedy tri counsel and compulaory rocosa for obtain
may prosecute defend In poraon by counsel un-
reasonable search seizure forbidder and warrans
nua on oath or airnation bs exact In description;
seconl trial 1nerits after acquittal all peraofs
baiablc, cxcopt traitors and mprderors no conyc-
fession; excessive bal fines, aud punishmcnts pro-
hihited; but deposons may bo taken before trial,
accused 10 present no ono compeabe to crinli1ato
himself; no imprisonment for debt e1cer. III casoB Of
fraud, breaches Of promise nnd OF trust, and
embezzemont: no Imprisonment for military hno
ln timo Of pence evory may bear III defel1so
Of hmacH and State military suhornats 10 tic civil
poweEs soldors not to bo 1uartoreu Inhabitants In
peace nor In war except according to law pcaceabo
gatherings and petitions to the Legislature Tor rodreas
Of grievances allowed; slaVury forbidden aliens to
property not to DO taken for pnbl'u use without juat
ssompsnSation' III MTina providing at a eouta .hau
tQriEal Anlrhi anYiilp ustica ahnll La nilnianrcd