The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-05

-Anoehor Oo1ogo-Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral--No More Contests = Another SUI
PRONE Judge-Minor Notcs-
Prom Our Own Correspondent
LANSING, Feb. II.
Last weeks storms kept most Of the
members here over last Sunday. SO work
VS. promptly begun with this week. and as
q consequence much has been done, al
though it may not show on the surface as
having been such specially busy week.
The time for the introduction of bills is
rapidly drawing to close. Next Wednes-
day t25th) will close the fifty days in which
bills can be introduced. and SO a large part
Of the work now being done is the prepar-
alton and introduction of bills. As they
are coming in a hundred per day. and the
sessions on the 25th will last nearly all
night. the number is bound TO be very
largely increased before the gate is consti-
tutionalE shut. and will no doubt be fully
equal to that Of the last session.
PRoHIBIToRY AMENDMENT PASSED.
1t seems to be for the present House to
pass measures that have been tried for
years, and as often failed. So with the
prohibitory constitutional amendment that
failed in both houses in 1881 and again in
1885, for the lack of vote or two. The
House joint resolution came up in COM
passed to the order Of third reading without
word Of argument ON either side. Next
day the hall was well filed with eager spec
tators. many ladies being present and when
the order was reached the measure was sup
ported by Messrs. Chapman, Black, Park
hurst, Mccormick. Marley, Watson,
Thomas and Campbell, and opposed by
Messrs. Wright. Brant, McNabb. Baker
Barry and Holman, and then the roll call
was ordered As II was known that ii
would not lack more than one or two votes
of the necessary two-thirds the call was
watched with breath!ess interest, and when
the announcement was made that II had
received just 81 votes and was carried, the
audience gave vent to loud cheering and
wild demonstrations for several minutes.
OF the 80 Republican members only two
voted no, and they were more Labor cam
didates than Republicans, while three were
absent.
Twenty-Five votes are needed to pass the
amendment in the Senate. OF these the
Republicans have IL, all of whom have
pledged themselves in caucus to vote for il,
but it is extremely doubtful if four Demo
Gratis or Greenbackers can be found to do
the same thing.
Following is the amendment as it passed
the House:
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to Article of the Constitution of thia
State relative to the liquor traffic:
RESOLVED by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the State of Michigan.
That there shall be submitted to the electorr
of this STATE, for their approval or rejection,
the following amendment to the Consttu-
ton Of this State to stand as Section 40 of
Article A.:
SECTION 40 The manufacture. gift OF
sale of spirituous. malt or vinous liquors in
this State except for medicinal, mechan-
ical, chemical or scientific purposes, is pro-
hibited, and no property rights in such
spirituous, malt or vinous liquors shall be
deemed to exist, except the right to manu-
facture or sell for medicinal, mechanical or
scientific purposes under such restrictions
and regulations as may be provided by law.
The Legislature shall enact laws with suit
able penalties for the suppression of the
manufacture, sale, and keeping for sale or
gift of intoxicating liquors, except as here
in specified; be it further
Resolred, That the said proposition shall
be submitted to the electors of this State
at the next spring election, to take place OF.
the first Monday in April, A. ID. 1885. and
the Secretary of State is hereby required tc
give notice of the same to the sheriffs of thu
several counties of this State in the sams
manner that he is now required to do in tha
case of the election of Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, and the several townships
and cities in this State shall prepare q suit
able box for the reception of ballots cast
for or against said proposition. Each person
voting for said proposition shall have writ
ten or printed, or partly written and partly
printed on his ballot the words: Amend
ment to the constitution relative to prohibi-
ton of the manufacture. gift, or sale OF
spirituous, malt, or vinous liquors and the
right of property therein-Yes;" and each
person voting against said proposition shall,
have written or printed. or partly written
aud partly printed on his ballot the words:
Amendment to the constitution relative to
the prohibition Of the manufacture, gift, OF
sale of spirituous. malt, or vinous liquors
and the right of property therein-No.
The ballots shall in all respects be canvassed
and returns made as in the election of Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
The consideration of Representative
Ford's bill to restore capital punishment
has been made q special order for Thurs
day, the Goth. Such bill almost passed
the House in 1881. and as murders are
growing more frequent in this State, it is
quite probable that the bill will now pass.
ANOTHER SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
The House on the 10Th passed bill,
yeas So, nays SO, for an additional Supreme
Court Judge. to make the terms of those
officers ten years instead of eight and to
increase their salaries from 81, 1000 to S.
900. This, if it passes the Senate, as il
will very likely do early next week. will
give State conversions an opportunity to
nominate two judges instead of one. AT
the present time the Supreme Court is
about the only body in the Strife having
an equal number of votes ON any test
case, and q tie is possible there on
any important question. Another member
is evidently needed. The hill presumes
that the power to reorganize the court rests
with the Legislature in accordance with
section of article 6 of the constitution.
It provides that hereafter the Supreme
Court shall consist of five Justices, one of
whom shall be Chief Justice. At the
spring election two Justices shall be elect
ed-one for eight and one for ten years.
At each second spring election Justice
shall be elected for q term Of ten years.
Vacancies which may occur shall be filed
by appointment by the Governor to hold
-.sI - II Ill