Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-17
GARDNER MAY GET 1T
y
he Is III LINE FOR suRRoWs'
MANTLG.
Gov. Rich May Have To Call q Special
Election 20 Choose a Secretary Of
state-c Congressional Succession "
be Decided Soon.


Candidates In Plenty.
Lansing correspondence: II is not inn
probable within the next few months
Gov. Rich will be called upon 10 appoint
q new Secretary. of State. A Republican
leader Of Kalamazoo County, from which
Senator-elcct Burrows comes, says there
is but little doubt his county will favor
the nomination for Congress of the Rev.
Washington Gardner. who was appoint
ed Secretary Of State by Gov. Rich last
March and elected in November. Sccrc-
tary Gardner has frequently been men
toned as v Congressional possibility. and
it il not improbable he will enter the race.
He declines TO say whether or not lic
will be candidate, desiring time to con-
slider the matter. Should he get the sup
port OF his own county, CALHOUN, his nonl-
ination would be assured by the aid or
Kalamazoo, as each of the other counties
will have one or more candidates. The
race for Congressman Burrows place 10
on in earnest. In addition TO Gardner
the claims of Senator Clapp, of Battle
Greek, are being urged and still another
possible Calhoun County candidate Is ex-
Senator Charles Austin, also of Battle
Greek. In anticipation of the elevation
of Burrows John NJ. q. Smith. of Eaton
County, has for some time been keeping
an eye on the main chance, and he has
taken the field When the special cleo
ton to fill the vacancy is held many ne
lieve ex-Gov. Luce will be Branch Coun-
tvs candidate despite his assertions ne
is out of politics forever. If this declara-
ton holds good the county may ask for
the nomination of Lieut--Gov. Alfred
Hillsdale County are those Of State Sena-
tor Oscar A. James, Col. r. J. March, ana
Corvis NJ. Barre, all Of Hillsdale Kala-
mazoo County, it is said. will have NO
candidate, and the outsider who can Sc
cure the support of his own county and
that of Kalamazoo also will be nom
mated.
Gov. Rich will not decide about calling
a special election for some days. IL left
to his own devices he will not incur tho
expense of special election TO fill the
vacancy, but will leave it to be filed at
the general election the first Monday IN
April. The wishes of the voters of the
district will 90 far toward determining
this, however.
After recess of four days the Legs-
lature convened on Tuesday afternoon
and settled down for the consideration
of the important business of the session
Lieutenant Governor Mines and Speaker
Gordon announced their standing com
mittees. Donoyan, the lone Democrat,
was given the Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Federal Relations, and was
made a member of the Committee Oh
Ways and Means. Marquette prison,
State capital, State affairs, State Nor
NAL School, local taxation and education.
Notice was given Of the introduction of
several bills, notable among which is
one to provide for the uniform taxation
of church property. Another provides
for the taxation of palace and sleeping
car companies The Governor made the
SLOWING appointments: Adjutant Gen
sal, Charles l.. Eaton. Of Paw Paw;
Railroad Commissioner, :. X. Billings, of
Genesee; Quartermaster General, George
nj. Devlin of Jackson: Inspector General.
Joseph Walsh, of Port Huron: Dairy
and Food Commissioners, CharSss Il.
Storrs, of Muskegon: members OF mo
State Board of Agriculture, Franklin
Wells. of Constantine, and Q. j. Monroe.
of Sonth Haven; member of the Board
of Trustees of the Northern Michigan
Asylum, Wellington w. GUNNER, Of
Cadillac; member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Michigan Asylum for Danger
Gus and Criminal Insane, Ed Greed, of
Allegan; member Of the Board of Con-
troll of State Public Schools, NJ. Il. Rum
sey, of Leslie. IS
Senator Mclaughlin, Of Detroit. on
Wednesday gave notice that he will in
troduce bill which proposes caucus
law for all cities having population of
20 900 or more. The first appropriation
bills introduced ask for $4,000 for each
of the years 1895 and 1896 for the Agri-
cultural College, and $1,000 per year for
the support of farmers institutes. A bill
was introduced appropriating 100000 for
the Mining School 1T Houghton until the
regular appropriation is available.
joint resolution proposing an important
amendment to the constitution relative
to the qualification Of voters was noticed
by Senator Mclaughlin. 1t provides that
no person who is not able to read and
write the English language shall be per-
mitted TO vote in this State. Bills for the
taxation of all church property and to re-
peal the law permitting Catholic bishops
to hold property in trust were introduced.
Representative Robinson, of Houghton,
gave notice of bill to compel the rail
roads Of tho upper peninsula to reduce
their rates OF rare from D 10 d cents per
mile and also to reduce their freight rates
so as to conform to the rates paid in the
lower peninsula. Representative Hilton
gave notice of a bill to compel railroads
to sell 50O-mile tickets for SO and to re-
move the restrictions as to their use which
are now in force. Representative Camp
bell introduced joint resolution to sub
NIT to the people constitutional amend
ment making the re-enactment of the law
providing for indeterminate sentences Of
convicts. A grist of reapportionmcnt
bills, have been prepared, and vast
amount of Legislative business is in de-
cidedly embryonic condition. Senator
Smalley introduced a bill repeating the
law permitting Detroit Justices of the
peace TO send female childen to the House
of the Good Shepherd. A joint resolution
has been introduced i'm the Senate appro-
priating $4,000 for placing a statue of
Michigans great war Governor, the late
Austin Blair in Representative gallery at
the national Capitol; also a bill for taxa
ton of all church property.
Minor Stnte Notes.