Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-03
STATE LEGISLATURE.
A NEW ELECTION LAW REPORT.
ED BY THE COMMITTEE.
Tuesday, June 80, Fixed Upon for
the Final Adjournmt 1.-THE Fair
Bill Through the Senate.


Bill Through the Senate.
The committee on elections OF the house
has reported the new election bill. 1t was
quite simple in its features. The booth
system is retained. There is TO be an
official ballot, adopted from the Australian
system, with the names OF all candidates
for office printed thereon, each political
party having column 10 itself On the
left margin OF the ticket is arranged in
order the names of all the offices from
governor down to the last coroner or con.
stable. Opposite these designations OF
| the officers are the names of the respective
candidates. classified according To their
politics-each party having its appropriate
| column. The voter receiving one of these
official ballots from the inspector, retires
10 booth and marks with ink IA cross in
front OF the name Of the candidate of his
choice. If he wishes to vote a straigh,
party ticket he crosses the name of his
party at the head of the column, and
thereby includes cIery name in it If he
objects to any or all of the nominations he
is at liberty TO write such names as he
may choose TO vote for, first striking out
the printed names IL is proposed to have
| "a StDtEdlt DldHh COLUMN 10
citizens who wish TO express their suffrages
in their own way. The tickets are to be
printed in the county, under the super.
vision of the Judge Of probate, county
clerk and county treasurer who are con.
stituted commission charged with the
duty OF printing on the ticket all the
names of candidates for Office Of as many
political parties as may have tickets nom-
mated at least six days before the election.
| Provision is made for the substitution OF
new names caused by death or withdrawal
OF candidates two days before the election.
and also for the safe delivery to the vari.
Gus polls and inspectors Of election, of the
requisite number OF ballots.
A concurrent resolution fixing the date
Of final adjournment on June 30 has passed
the Senate unanimously.
The senate passed the worlds fair bill,
| as received from the house, on Thursday,
the vote being - yeas to nays
A caucus Of the dem ocratic members Of
the house was held Wednesday. The var
| ous liquor bills were considered, among
them the bill Of Mr.. Orth. making the tax
on retail dealers OF beer and whisky
uniform at $500. BY vote of - to 10
the caucus decided not TO take up any bills
referring TO liquor legislation.
Detroit's now charter bill hangs fire in
the senate. 1t is in the hands of the COM
mittee on cities and villages
The general tax bill was reported Wed
nesday morning by the committee on
judiciary. with substitute which remodels
certain defects in the existing law, but
retains the system Of state collection
through the auditor generals department.
Mn Doremus Of the special committee on
taxation made an extended speech in oppo-
sition TO the substitute and in favor of the
bill, which returns to the county system of
collection of state taxes as was the rule
prior TO 1869. The result was that the
house by vote OF 60 10 II rejected the
substitute, thereby placing before the COM
mittee Of the whole the bill adapted TO the
| county system. 1t is understood that the
merits of both bills Will he contrasted in
the debate in the committee of the whole,
and it is not improbable that the county
system bill will fail TO be adopted, the
present system being preferred.
The congressional reapportionment bill
passed the house last week by "A vote Of So
TO -. in exactly the same form as re-
ceived from the senate. IL will undoubt.
edly receive the governors signature.
The counties comprising each of the new
districts and the total population of each
are as follows:
First-FIrst, second. third fourth,
fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth, tenth.
eleventh. thirteenth and fifteenth wards Of
the city of Detroit. Population l73. SAL.
Second jackson. Leuawee, Washte-
nav, Monroe, and the townships of Ply
mouth, Canton. Van Buren,, Romulus,
Sumptcr, Huron, Brownstowp, Mongua-
gon, Taylor and Ecorse and the city Of
Wyandotte in Wayne county. Population
| 1872. 30.
Third - Hillsdale, Branch, Calhoun,
Kalamazoo and Eaton. Population 172,-
800.
Fourth-St. Joseph. Cass, Berrien. Van
Buren,, Allegan and Barry. Population
| $50, sl4.
Fifth-Ottawa, Kent and Iopia. Popu-
| latioa 1884,
Sixth-lngham. Livingston. Genosee and
Oakland, the townships of Livonia. Nankin,
Dearborn. Hcdford, Springwells and
Greenfield in the county OF Wayne, and
| the twelfth fourteenth and sixteenth
wards of the city OF Detroit. Population
| 190 443.
| Seventh-Huron, Sanlac, Lapeer. St
Clair and Macomb and the townships OF
Crosse Pointe and Hamtramck in Wayne
county. Population Isl, AL.
Eighth uscola, Saginaw, Shawassee
and Clinton. Population 172. 342.
Ninth-Muskegon, Newaygo. Oceana,
Mason. Lake, Wexford Mdnistee, Benzie,
! Leelaaaw and Manitou. Population l49,
] 55S.
Tenth--Bay, Midland, Gladwin. Arenac,
| Ogemaw, losco, Alcoua, Oscoda, Crawford,
! MontmorencH, Alpena. Pressure Isle,
! Cheboygan, Emmett and Otsego. Popula-
! ton la Sll.
-Montcalm. Grstiot. Isabella,
/ Mecosta, Osceola. Clare, Roscommon,
/ Mssaukce, Kalkaska, Grand Traverse,
Antrim and Charlevoix. Population l67,-
/ 629.
Twelfth-Delta. Schoolcraft. Chippewa
Mackinac, Ontonagon, Marquette. Mero r