The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE
The Senate Again Turns Down
4 Lawton as Commissioner. =
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ?
Causes Much Speculation-The House
Will Adjourn Until Monday Evening
Other Matters of Interest in Mich
igan.

VIII AuJourn Onti mOHuay GSS"'"S
Other Matters of Interest in Mich
igan.
Lansing, Mich, Feb. 27.-Once more
the expected has happened relative to
a tax commission appointment. Gov.
Bliss Tuesday afternoon again sent to
the senate the name of G. ID. Lawton
OF Van Buren, county for place on the
tax commission. Sena.or Atwood,
Bliss campaign manager and chair
man of the committee on executive
business, instantly moved that the SEN
ate go into executive session. which
was done.
In executive session the senate
again turned Gown Mr.. Lawton's name,
this time the vote being % against
and 8 for confirmation. Senator Sow
ereign was absent.
Senator Helme, democrat, was the
only senator to change his vote. He
explains his action by saying that he
was afraid if Lawton was turned down
again the governor would nominate
an upper peninsula procorporation
man like George A. Newett or 7. B.
Dunstan, and the republican senate
would confirm him.
AS before, the committee on eXecu-
tive business reported out LawsonS
name without recommendation.
Some Of the senators talk as though
a last effort will now be made to land
Newett, while others are of the opin-
ion that GOV. Bliss will send in the
name of ex-Lieut. Gov. Thomas b.
Dunstan of Hancock
Gov. Bliss last evening declared he
would not again send Mr. Lawton's
name to the senate. Senator Helme
(dem.) says it looks to him as though
Bliss and the republican senators are
putting up a bluff to the end that Geo.
A. Newett of Ishpeming may become
tax commissioner. Republican sena-
tors who are supposed to be ION the
inside" say ex-senator Richard Mason,
formerly of the upper peninsula, but
now a resident of Ann Arbor, will be
next named by the governor.
The senate Tuesday afternoon
passed a bill amending the election
law so that the names of candidates
for presidential electors win be print
ed at the tops of the different party
tickets on the official ballots at presi-
Dental elections.
A bill was also passed amending the
law for labor lien on logs, so that
title will continue TO rest in the pro-
Queer even after they are shipped,
even though lley are paid for.
Senator Robson offered a concurrent
resolution that the state board of au-
ditors spend $500 a year for the next
two years in planting ornamental trees
on the capitol grounds. 1t was lost by
viva voee vote without debate.
The house Tuesday decided to adj
journ, the senate concurring, some
time to-day, until Monday night at 9
o'clock. In explanation, it was said
that many of the republican legislators
wish to. attend the republican state
convention at Grand Rapids next
Thursday.
Rep. Nevins tried to have the house
adjourn till Friday, saying that the
legislators would be criticised if they
adjourned over till Monday. His
amendment to the joint resolution
failed to carry however.
In the senate in the afternoon sew
eral solons tried TO have the senate ad
journ to early this morning. The prop
osition failed to carry, and adjourn.
ment was taken till l o'clock this aft
ernoon.
The judiciary committee hearing on
the bill to ratify the reorganization
Of the Pioneer Iron Co. is scheduled
for this forenoon, beginning at 8
o'clock. Several upper peninsula men
who are interested in the matter will
protest against the passage of such a
bill