The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-01
POT is STILL BOILING
Nothing Substantial, However,
Has Been Accomplished as
to Primary Elections.
ADJOURNMENT is YET FAR OFF
Grain Inspection Bill Now Before the
House-Talk of Legislature TAX
ing "A Recess Until Fall.

vigorously, buI lhuS Tar nollllnS SUI
stantial has been the result so far as
the senate is concerned. The friends
OF the Colby bill in the house declare
that they Will have that or nothing,
and not a few of them insist that they
will never vote for any sort of n COM
promise measure. on the other hand
there is much opposition to the Colby
bill in the senate. and a like proper
ton Of the members Of the upper
house are equally as positive in as
sorting that they will never vote for
the Colby bill In the meantime va
rious senators are working on a bill
that will be less sweeping in its ref
Ormation Of the present system than
the Colby bill, the desire being, it APP
pears, to retain the state nominating
convention, conceding, however, the
election of delegates TO such cOnven-
ton by direct vote instead of under
the caucus system.
Final Adjournment Uncertain.
Pending determination of this
matter all bets as to final adjourn
ment have been declared off. During
the past week two attempts have been
made in the house to secure the adop-
tion Of a date for the cessation Of
business, but both have been una
vailing, Notwithstanding the fact that
one of them fixed the time for final
adjournment as late as May %. The
house members are prepared to make
q stiff fight for their favorite measure
and are not inclined 10 consider any
final adjournment resolution until the
primary election question has been
definitely disposed Of. They think
they scent in any attempt to fix date
at this time for closing the session
scheme to commit them on this point
and then have handed out 10 them a
compromise measure which they will
be compelled to accept if they desire
any legislation whatever along this
line
The grain inspection bill which the
millers of the state want enacted into
a law, is now before the house, having
been reported by the committee on
state affairs 1t is being opposed by the
Detroit board Of trade. and a delega-
ton representing that organization
appeared before the committee and
spoke against the measure the day
before the report was made. The inn
preston is general that the bill will
meet the same fate here that a similar
measure encountered in the Illinois
legislature few days ago.
The movement TO establish a sepa-
rate institution for the care Of epilep-
ties has been abandoned. and what
ever additional accommodations are
needed for the care Of this class Of
unfortunates will be provided in con-
nectiOn with the home for the feeble
minded and epileptcs at Lapeer in
accordance with the original plan Of
the latter Institution. The forces
which were behind the movement to
establish the separate institution for
feeble-minded transferred their sup
port to the bill making an appropria-
ton for a working home for the
adult blind and succeeded in getting
through the senate n bill making an
appropriation of S137 600 for this pur-
pose.
Blind Men Impress Members.
A number of blind men of the state
recently appeared before the joint
committees in support of the latter
movement and made a decided i'm
preston upon the members. The bill
as passed by the senate provides for
the establishment of an institution to
be known as the Michigan employ
ment bureau for the blind, the object
being TO furnish the blind means for
making themselves more largely self
supporting. Of the total amount ap-
propriated. $1,000 is for a site, $4,000
for buildings, $4,000 for machinery,
etc, $1,000 for current expenses for
1904 and $4,000 for current expenses
for 1908. 1t is proposed to locate the
new institution at Saginaw, although
the place is not designated in the bill
The house has yet to have its say on
the proposition.
If the senate follows the example
set by the house, the people of the
state will have an opportunity at the
next general election to say what they
think about amending the constitu-
ton empowering the legislature TO
provide for fixing a schedule Of uni
form freight rates with a view to do
ing away with the discrimination
which it is alleged is now generally
practiced by the railroad companies.
Should the resolution pass the senate
and the people approve the project,
the matter Will be taken up by the
next legislature.
The house surprised not few care
full observers of legislation when. in
committee Of the whole, il agreed TO
the bill exempting not only real es-
tate mortgages and land contracts. but
all credits of whatever nature, from
taxation. The senate had previously
passed the Kelly bill which exempts
real estate mortgages and land con
tracts. but the house went il one
better. and that. too. without a dis
senting vote m committee.
Final Test Yet To he Made,
The final test i'm the house is yet to
Do made tho hill not having vet