Telegram-herald., 1891-02-10
new ELECTION LAW
Senator Bastons Comes TO Ths
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LAssfsG, Feb s.-Ihe Senate has had
thrss days in vnieh u repent It's folly
in trying 10 hold . session Saturday.
No quorum appeared at $50 bat those
who appeared proceeded 10 enact one
OF those parliamentary burlesques for
which the Senate Is fast becoming
f4mouA After il became apparent
that there was no possibility OF getting
. quorum, the Senate adjourned. Ii
the proceedings had stopped there.
there would have been nothing funny,
but the grave and reverend Senators as
sembled themselves again at 2 p. M. for
another session, and actually beat the
record BY holding two sessions In one
day. They rather beat the constitution
and parliamentary law besides. The
constitution permits less than . ma
lorty To do only two things-adjourn
from day TO day and compel the at
tendance OF absent members. la par
llamentary law aud practice an adjourn
ment always closes the DAYS session,
that being the very meaning OF the
word both by derivation and usage. In
spite of law and constitution both they
beat the record for industry by getting
ia two sessions N one day. With such
senate as that 70 compete with the
House will have to "hump ITSELF to
keep up.
Senator Bsstom will soon introduce
o new election bill. This bill provides
that the tickets be printed by the county
clerk at the eounty's expense. State
tickets are to be printed on pink tinted
paper and county tickets on white and
deposited in separate ballot boxes
similarly colOred. All the party tick
cts are TO be printed on one sheet of
paper. but in separate columns. each by
itself. THIS dispenses with slips. No
tickets are to be allowed outside of the
polling place. The railing, gates and
booths are TO be the same as now.
When man enters the portals he first
meets the clerk, who dlspenses the
tickets. The party challengers are
also here. IL he passes muster he gets
one ticket bearing the initials or the
clerks He then goes into the booth
and prepares his ballot. IL he spoils
one he may get another by
returning the first one TO
the clerk. when 1t IS de-
stroyed without examination. TX he
desires TO vote straight ticket, he
stamps it opposite the party name. Ii
ne perfers to take il mixed. he stamps
n mark opposite the name of the can
didate of MS chosce. He then goes To
the box with his ticket so folded as to
show the clerks Initials, but TO conceal
the ticket. When the tickets are can
vassed. the straight tickets may be
counted in the old way. The tickets
are delivered by the county clerk to
the inspectors of elections in scaled
packages and not opened until the time
for voting arrives. To insure correct
printing, the tickets are to be published
IN two papers before printing. Such are
the essential features of Senator Bas-
tones ball.
The new game law, soon to be intro
duced, Is pronounced 10y Ed. III. Gill
man. of Detroit, TO be 4 daisy" As
Ed. is a model sportsman, the law will
probably be acceptable TO his class.
whether it suits the ordinary citizen or
not. An appropriation viii be asked to
pay the warden and fair salary to
deputies. who will probably number
fifteen, with power TO act anywhere IN
the state. The new law will contain
clause imposing tax OF twenty-five
cents on all rods and guns, which will
greatly assist IN bearing the expense Of
the warden and deputies. An effort will
be made to prevent the shipping
OF game out of tue State and
give Michigan sportsmen full sway.
Whether the proposed tax ION all rods
and guns" will stand the test OF the
clause of the constitution which pre-
Scribes that "all assessments hereafter
authorized shall be on property. at it's
cash value" Will Lave 10 DE determined
10y the Supreme Court.
The extreme reformers Will soon have
another cud to chew on, in the shape
of proposed Appropriation of $4,000
for the establishment of a State Nor
msl school in the Upper Peninsula.
The investigating committee left Tor
Coldwster this morning. They begin
their work tomorrow.