The true northerner., 1899-03-08
HATN|LL THE SENATEDO?.
1t Is Thought by Some That the
Atkinson Bill May Be
Amended.
IS SENT TO TAXATION COMMITTEE.
Governor Invites Prominent Railway
Attorneys tn Uphold Their Views
I'm Test Case Before supreme Court
-General Political Gossip at the
state Capital.
Especial correspondence

- Especial Correspondence
lansing March 6.-It is the plan OF
the antis, if the Atkinson bill is TO be-
come law at all, TO send il TO the gov
ernor just exactly as il came from him.
There is much speculation as 10 the
fate of the bill in the senate. Many be-
lieve that that body will send back
bill proposing a different system, and
on the noncurrence of the house
conference committees will be appoint
ed and the result be a tangle similar 10
the one that ended in the passage of
the Merriman bill two years ago. If
the bill passes the senate at all, il will
be without amendment. if the antis
have their way. in order that all the al
legged unconstitutional features may be
retained and the governor be compelled
TO take the responsibility for the enact
ment of a worthless law. BY vote of
% to the senate voted Thursday after
noon TO send the Atkinson bill TO the
committee on taxation.
IA Gov. Pingree is so anxious for thor
Rough test of the principles Of the Atl<in-
Xson bill that he has invited prominent
railroad attorneys to take part in the
discussion of cases before the supreme
court begun by himself to test these
uestions-Ashley Pond, attorney of
the Michigan Central; Il. j. O'Brien.
of the Grand Rapids d Indiana, and Ben
ton Hanchett of the +. & p. NJ The
cases involve points the railroad at
torneys have contended were uncon-
stitutional.
The session of the lower house Thurs
day afternoon came near being the dull
est on record. but the general order
brought out Represe tative Dicllinson's
amendment to the military law, maxi
ing colored men eligible to membership
in the state militia, and Representative
Howell's equal suffrage, both Of which
were made the subjects of the widest
oratorical efforts. The former was fa-
vorably considered on all sides and
passed, but the equal suffrage question
occasioned a two hours debate with
no evidence of any result being reached.
Finally a compromise was reached when
ON motion of Representative Chamber
lain the bill was made the special order
for the evening of March IS. While the
on the equal suffrage bill Representa-
tive Heineman had one of the pages
take a vote Of the ladies present on the
floor of the house. There were 30. but
six did not vote. and the others stood
Is 10 ) against the bill.
The democrats will have some eX-
cellent timber from which to select
candidate for supreme justice at their
convention to- be held at Kalamazoo
this week. Among the names mem
toned are those of Judges Allen b.
s@4fofse. of Ionia: John w. McGrath Of
Detroit. and George H. Durand. of
Flint. each of whom has made an en-
viable record on the supreme bench;
William &. Howard. Of Kalamazoo:
Judge George l.. Yaple. of Mendon;
John Power, of Escanaba and several
others who have attained excellent rep
utations at the Michigan bar.
The latest story is that Col. Irish will
be named as railroad commissioner.
and the story comes direct from the
governor himself. Hopeful efforts are
being made to secure for Col Irish
commission in the reorganized regular
unteer regiment but apparently the
governor is not sanguine that such eff
forts will be effective. and the railroad
commissionership is a possibility i'm
the event that a further military career
is not open to the colonel
The cause of the proposed Ohio. cen
tennial celebration and northwest ter
= ritory exposition. to be held at Toledo
in 1902-3. was given great boost
Thursday so far as Michigan's pros
pective share in it is concerned. A
delegation of about 30 prominent cit
izens Of the Buckeye state were here
Thursday. They were received. ban
quetted and given hearing in the
house in the evening. \ Michigan COM
mission and a liberal appropriation to
enable this state TO take part i'm the ex-
position are looked upon as probabili-
ties.
On motion of Senator Monaghan the
senate Thursday adopted joint resolu-
tions expressing sympathy with the
French people in the death Of President
, Felix Faure, the early history of this
state being so Intimately connected
with the French nation as to make such
4 mark of respect eminently fitting.
"a copy of these resolutions will be for
Harded to the new president Of the
French republic, through its duly ac-
4 credited consular officer at Detroit.
JASON.
Boom i'm the Iron Region.
o Marquette. March 4. - The Mar