The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-05-03

lNA III ilil tAtfFutNI b-A HltIkltS.
sn,nn Hop. tor acnpportionmrnt.
Notwithstanding the nuniherous hills
that have been introduced TO 7, appor-
ton the state into Cougressiona! dis-
tricts, there is small nope tina, any
changes viii be made IN the present
npportionment. Each congrc, man
who was elected by heavy majority
last fall will he quite content with
repetition of that maiority. and while
one or two of them can see an orpor-
runity for desirable change in their
districts, yet If the work of readjUst-
ing Is once entered upon there Will he
10 telling where 1t VIII end, so in all
probability it will be determined to
leave wei enough alone.
New Normal school i'm Doubt.
Whether IN additional normal school
will be established in W stern Michi-
gan, rs provided i'm the Kelly bill, is
prCblemGtical. Notwithstanding the
fact that the bill has already passed
the senate and bids fair 10 &c through
the house. 1t is stated on excellent
authority that each Of the three nor
ma schools already established has
ample accommodations for quite 4 few
more stud ats than are now enroll O.
and there is a strong probability that
the biz. ii passed viii run foul of the
governors veto. The appropriation Of
$4,000 provided for in the bill is, of
course, simply an entering wedge
Gov. Bliss Calls Halt.
Governor Bliss has called sharp
and sudden halt On what had the prom
Use O. developing into a widespread
evil. It was little thing in its in
ceptiOn but had in it the elements OF
rapid ana widespread growth. This
was the enactment Of special laws in
crcasinS the compensation Of election
inspectors. \ bill affecting one Of the
townships OF Wayne county was
promptly and very properly vetoed the
executive taking the position that a
multiplicity Of special acts on this sub
ject was undesirable, and that if the
Increase was just and proper it might
better he provided for in general act
applying 10 inspectors generally. Once
started on their blitheSOme way, these
special acts IN whom none OF the legis-
latorS save those from the locality af-
fected are Interested, having Il habit
Of inSidiOusly spreading until all the
sections Of the state are gathered n
under their ever-eXpanding folds,
whereas If the same proposition were
presented in Il general bill. it would
be slaughtered ut one fell swoop. 1t
is through special acts that so-called
crafts and undesirable legislation are
fastened upon the people
Less Money Appropriated This Session.
Appropria ,oin bills are now sulfi-
GENTLY far enough advanced to war
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budget VIII fall several hundred thou
sand dollars below that Of two years
ago. Chairman Dingley, Of the ways
and means committee. states that the
appropriations thus far agreed to az
gregate $3.527 ,29O.94. In addition to
this there will be the general-purpOse
bin. carrying approximately 81, 900, 900,
and various other bills appropriating
a total of about $420.000. This will
make n grand total Of $5,947 800 "a.
The aggregate of two years ago was
about $1,000 600. The amounts asked
for by the various institutions and in
tereSts this year We're unusually large,
and It WAS only by the most persistent
efforts Of the finance committees and
leaders, COUPLED with constant admOni-
tons from the governor, that the total
has been kept down to anything like
respectable figures.
General Game Bill Finally Passes.
The general game bill as finally
passed by the house permits each hunt
er TO kill three deer if his aim is good
enough to bring them down, the num-
Der originally provided in the bill be-
ing only two, and the limit fixed by
the present law being five. The quail
season for the lower peninsula is from
Nov. | to Dec. 10, and in the upper
peninsula from Oct. | to Nov. 30. \
special season for partriGges north of
the Bay county line was fixed from
Oct. to Nov. 20. The spring shoot
ing of ducks is permitted.
Display of the Flag Optional.
The Randall bill providing for the
display of the flag over election booths
on election and registration days has
been amended by the house so as to
make such display optional instead OF
compulsory. as originally provided A
concurrent resolution authorizing the
governor to designate June II as flag
day and issue a proclamation calling
upon the people of the state to gen
orally observe it has been adopted by
both houses.
Pontiac and the State Fair.
The action of the executive COM
mittee of the state agricultural soci-
ETY. i'm selecting Pontiac as the place
for holding the state fair this year was
what may be called distinct shock
to Grand Rapids, which was so con
fident that the committee would decide
to go TO the second city again this year
that the matter was practically al
lowed to go by default. Grand Rap
ids processes not to be at all concerned
about the matter, but she protests this
fact SO much through the columns Of
her newspapers that there is a Turk
ing suspicion on the part of the public
that it is something of case of sour
grapes. The bill appropriating $4,000
annually for the next two years for
use by the society for premiums on
Michigan products has been signed by
Governor Bliss, and the money will be
offered to the best possible advantage,
the programme committee having been
instructed to arrange classes open to
Michigan products alone. No part Of
this fund can. under the law, go to
outside parties.
Factory Inspection Legislation.