The times., 1893-03-03
The M. P. S. A. MEETING

Inc Michigan Political Science Assoo;o
a,oi convened at Ann Arbor on 'Tuesdav "
aIfrnoon, FEBRUARY 21. The meeting Svas
caieG 10 order at 2 o'clock by Judge Edwa rd
oanil' or Lansing, the president. ""'"
Inc leading paper of the afternoon was
,I"1 nI Wy Tue eminent jurist, Judge Thomas
IA. M Gooley, or Ann Arbor, upon the subiect
,rr reueral taxation of State-bank Currency J,
aonoot p"pel "f tt discussed the constitutional
sI,a. aopeIS G vi tne question only. 1t maintained
that congress mas power to Law and ooiiaot
taxes but that this power ;c ~" ,ono,'se ~o,,ooe
power No revenue was expected fron, tto
H. WlO per cent. tax upon state-banlx orrro,o'.
J. he purpose of the act was to force tba ra'
thenient or the notes. Plainly then tho lou
was unconstitutional. The iudio;oru ~
however powerless to nullfy the law for
! cannot question the motives of tbe iaa,s-
lGtlve G department in their passage Of an sct
ine iacK on the part of Congress of ammo.
ciatloh OF their responsibility as internretars
Vi Tue Tue constitution, was deplored.
non. L. Y. Sherwood of Plymouth. stata
oanh ..1, examiner, followed with a paper nnon
l Daiih,hote Currency" in which he advo-
t oa'eu tlie uolng away with currency of botb
cr"roro,, @ il"''ln na'loi'al DankS and having the
'"i,orTy no T., 'sSueu by the national government.
WIN thc annual address of President CabiII
IN Wilich ne presented what in his oninion,
should De the aim and scope of the naljticai
scJence association. 1t was An abIe addrass
of counsel. '''iu "oIus
H.. ~ ne paper OF the evening was presented
py L. h. Barkworth, of jackson stato rer
Tesentatlye, upon the subject s.Sbouid
united States Senators be Elected Inv tha
cope! Ihls gentleman answered the
Iuesuoll most emphatcally in the affirma-
I'VE I'VE DaSlhg his main argument upon the
lac. , InaC under this system there would be
less opportunity for corruption.
meauesuay morning the session was
opened with paper by T.. w. Meddaugh
attorney of the Grand Trunk railway ,,rn,,
the subject, "The Interstate Commerce
ACT; It's purpose, practical operation. partial
lailure, ana the reason. with suppestione
TOT lts Improvement" The speaker main
taihea that the law had met with partial
SUCCESS III steadying rates and doing away
largeiy with discrimination. He advocated
the adjustment OF the anti-poolipg clause
in the law. s 'i""'o
Mr. >. L. Shaw. vice-presdent of the De-
'rolt Board of Trade, presented a paner
upon Ihe Interstate Commerce Act; from
the snipper's standpoint" The speaker
nearby favored the law. The discussion
-. VIZ p"0o.ioh WAS opened by Prof, II.
u Adams, statstcian of the Interstate Com
inerce IW commission, who was followed by Il.
w. craig, president of the Detroit Board of
Trade. A'~ Va
Inc regular business meeting followed
the discussion. 1t was decided that the an
nuai meeting should be held upon the third
FRIDAY OF October of each year. The next
meeting Will be held in Detroit. The fol-
ioWihg osncers were elected to hold until
the next annual meeting: President, Hon.
Edward Cahill, of Lansing; vice presidents,
heV: George ID. Gillespie, ID. D., of Grand
Rapids, w. Il. Quimby, of Detroit, Perry
E. Powers, of Cadillac; Secretary, Professor
+. M. Taylor, of Ann Arbor; treasurer, j.
N. Mcbride, of Lansing; executive commit
tee, Washington Gardner, of Albion, Austin
George, of Ypsilanti, and A. G. Slocum, of
kalamazoo. Notice was given that an
amendment would be made to the constitu-
tion, at the next meeting, providing an as
sistant secretary, and Frank ii. Dixon. of
Ann Arbor, was elected to hold the office
until that meeting.