Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-03-05

STATE LEGISLATURE
Brief Chronicle of Matters OF impOrtantanCe.

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The way business was taken hold of |
and pushed OH Thursday really gave
the impression that the legislature has
awakened to the necessity for doing
some work, though minor bills were
chiefly considered That general
primary election law will be passed
is now evident, though a provision
that will continue state conventions
will probably be worked in by having
/ the law cover the election of delegates
by the people at large TO such con-
/ yentions, which is claimed TO be neces-
sary In order 10 formulate party plat
forms.
1t is also likely that each county
will he permitted to select its own
method of nominating candidates for
county offices, and If the people de-
eide in favor of continuing to nom
mate county, city and township of
ficers In convention that system will
be continued. Under such bill. 1t
follows, of course, that nominees
for congressman will continue to be
named by conventions.
The total of appropriations asked
has now been swelled TO nearly SS.-
zoe, 900. Senator Smith, chairman of
the senate finance committee to-day
gave out the following amended re-
port:
, Total amount previously
+ acknowledged ........ SIS, 065, JOS Gt
Additions
: Road making experiments 10000 90
+ l.. 5. experiment station. $4,000 %
Total ..................S 5000. 10S 81
D The governor has appointed Mrs
Mary G.. Spencer, of Lansing. as state
A librarian. The four-year term for
1 which Mrs. Spencer is nominated will
j. begin April next He has also NOM
o mated Arthur HILL Saginaw, to be
o member state board of forestry com
n missioners, term of four years. begin
+ ming July /, 1903; John II. Bailey, Of
Mackinac Island, to be member of
+ Mackinac Island state park commits
l. siou, for the term of ten years, begin
l. ming June %. 1903.
e Friday saw the senate without q
- quorum. and ended with no business
d done The house had quorum. bu
a the session lasted only about an hour
# two or three local measures being
L. passed The bills were two, relating
v to road systems in Arenac and MaSor
IL counties: bill amending the Saginaw
4. Charter as 10 collection of taxes, anC
X the bill creating the new township o
20 McEachern.
Il The sessions will he resumed at
ii o. m Monday. but the week at Ian
sing will probably not be a long one
r. on account of the Republican state con
10 vention and Michigan club banquet
10 which will take place in Detroit. Fri
y day 1t Is expected that nearly all o
nj the Republican members will atten
m these events. and that an adjournment
10 will be taken Thursday night.
n A delegation OF Lapeer citizens pro
r. test AGAINST the passage Of bill pre-
OF Niding cor an eplleptic euionY SUPP
II. w. A 20. -lase, OF the state insah
I'd ASYLUM ut Iapcer: John Hevcner. o
OF the board OF control j X Johnso
ly and County Clerk ! II Bidwell appear
cd before the committee to object t
". the removal OF the epilcptic patient
g. from the Lapeer institution.
in Friend Palmer worked for years I
of Get from the national government Il
es award to Michigan OF It's war claims
no but was never able 10 get any pa
he from the state for his work Repr,
| sentative DENLY has introduced r.
m, solution instructing the board Of ~
pr ditors to examine Mr. Palmer cilii
ne TO pay.
IL. Another labor bill provides that s.
ar week or any bousrholder's wage
shall be exempt from the provision
of for the glruiShce law. This viii pro
nv ably stir MP the Old light over ~
ed nshee proceedings.
ay Terry has introduced n bill provi
di ing for Il colortd regiment OF sta
he troops II is the same measure VIII,
on Representative AmeS fathegcd in l9
it ard which failed 10 pass
his The senate coniirmed the nomi
ay alton of James Mc\aughton, OF Cal
nj met. ana VIM. Kelly. of Vulcan.
ny members OF the board Of control OF {
ish College OF Mines.
Representative Dernis has reyiv
rs the bill To have women placed on I
no boards of control OF state inStit
rs tious where there are inmates OF I
81 weaker sex.
nj The bill appropriating $4,000
aoa the Semi-centennial celebration of
mo opening of the SauIt ste. Marie car
IN was passed by the house Thursda
Representative Lane will be able
oit leave Mercy hospital in about q
tho weeks. but he will not be able to
,ty tlru TO the legislature.
80 Condensed NEWS.