The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-02-24
FAyORS REFORM.
Bill 70 Adopt Civil Service Moth
DDS in This State.
A synopsis OF Its Provisions-Fight
between the Governor and Sem
ate Continues-PinErce VIII Not
Withdraw Luce's Name.
Especial correspondence.l


;isan state civil service commission to
consist of three members, appointive
by the governor and to be confirmed
10y the senate. each 10 draw salary of
$4,000 per year and expenses. The conf
mission and governor are 10 draft rules
! ,or classifying the service. and it is
JADE the duty of the commission to as
.pdly as possible bring all offices,
'aces aud employments in the public
,rvice into the classified service. The
III exempts from the service elective
seers, officers confirmed by the SEN
10 the heads of any principal depart
and their deputies and secretary
stenographer of the governor and
&r9rs An appropriation of $4,000
,-s-l-asked for the carrying out of the
law.
Gov. Pingree has won the first round
m his fight with the senate over his nom
nations, two of his appointees having
been confirmed. The vote was far from
unanimous and the discussion in execu-
tive session was heated and protracted.
The nominations confirmed were Fred
vi. Case. of Three Rivers. as inspector
general, and A. c. Bird, of Oakland. as
member of the state board of agricul-
ture. Two more nominations are still
hung up and Gov. Pingree in an open
letter has refused to act on the sugges.
ton that he withdraw the nomination
of eN-Gov. Luce for place on the prison
BOARD. He says Luce's exceptional quail
sfications are conceded and that they
are in no wise impaired by his position
ON the silver question. He proposes to
force the senate to act on the nomina-
ton
The fight between the governor and
the senate has been further intensified
10y the introduction of a bill requiring
the executive to send in his nomina-
TORS to fill vacancies during the legis-
i~uve session. If such nominations are
not made before the final adjournment
OF the legislature the incumbents are
10 continue in Office until the next ses-
sion. 1t is believed that Gov. Pingree
has decided to wait until after the SEN
ale adjourns, and then to name Prof.
Bemis. formerly of the University of
Chicago. to be commissioner of labor.
A inrge number Of new bills are di-
rected at corporations. One OF them
seeks to repeal the special charters of
the Michigan Central and Lake Shore
* Michigan Southern Railroad COM
fpanies, and another provides for the
taxation OF express companies, the rate
Eejng one dollar on each 800 of gross
earnings in Michigan.
\ special committee of five will be APP
pointed by the house 10 investigate and
~eport on complaints of violation of the
Jaw governing freight charges by rail
road companies. Correspondence has |
been had with aggrieved shippers and
the committee will go into the subject
thoroughly.
Il is understood that a resolution will |
he offered in the senate authorizing the |
a pp0in tment of n committee to visit the |
soldiers home in Grand Rapids and /
make careful examination of the man
agement of the institution. IT is al
legged that there is cruel treatment on
the part of the management.
hs1as making sweeping reductions in
Official salaries have been noticed in the
senate. They make a cut of $1,000 Il year
in the salaries of supreme justices. and
from $500 to $500 in those of the heads
of bureaus and deputy state officials.
The maximum salary of department
clerks is fixed at S720. reduction of
$3.50. a proportionate reduction is pro-
posed in the pay of employees of the
house and senate. A still further saw
ing is sought to be made by board
which provides that during the next
tw3 years no state publications, except
ahc laws Of the present session and the
red book. shall be printed.
a bill was introduced into the lower
house of the legislature Friday morn
ing by Representative Peters, of lsh-
peining, which, if il passes, will enable
the pugilists to pull off their mills in
Michigan. 1t legalizes fighting with
fiye-ounce gloves under the auspices of
athletic clubs in buildings owned by the
club, or which they have occupied for
one year.
Representative Widoc has a bill that
will provide that all railroad companies
shaft issue 500-mile and 1,O00-mile
I icsscfs, good for family or firm at
cost of $40 and 500 respectively on roads
iR <zbc lower peninsula aud $3.50 and
" respectively on the upper PENN
Sula roads. This bill is intended as n
s.(5mgroniise measure when the railroad
fight warns up.
The supreme court in case from /
Clinton county has decided that it was
,$r snicnt OF the legislature to put upon
,tte county the burden for extraordinary |
services rendered to prevent the spread
of contagious diseases and for the care
OF ,ndirent persons afflicted with such
disease.
Representative Kelly has offered
resolution asking for the appointment
Of a committee OF Eve TO investigate the
purchases that have been made for the
curious state institutions during the
mast four years. In the resolution II is
stated that Michigan products are dis
criminated against by those who make
1be purchases for the institutions.
Among the bills noticed or introduced
in the legislature last week were the