Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-21
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

Baird primary election bill, with one
or two minor amendments, by vote
OF = TO D. This is the same bill which
Rep. Galbraith offered in the house
and which was voted down by 10 to l3.
1t provides only for the direct nominal
tlon OF city, village and township
tickets. Slmons demanded the yeas
and nays on his aiaendment to include
candidates for governor. Fuller paid
no attention TO the demand. but called
a show OF hands, and the Slmons
amendme' was not considered. w e
voted FOL the Baird bill on its pass
age Simons explained. because II
would have been defeated If We had
not Then the primary issue would
have been absolutely dead, and tnere
would have been no chance TO collsluer
it after once being voted down. Now
we can cast solid nay vote on tue
result of the conference committee IL
we wish" The bill provides Tor the
direct nomination Of all candidates lor
office in all townships, villages anu
cities and of all delegates to county
conventions. All the caucuses OF al
parties must be held on the same DAY
throughout the state. Party registra-
tions are to be held three weeks Deiore
the caucus day.
The senate 10y a vote OF IL 10 <
passed the Sanderson bill, providing
for trip OF the governor ana sta'.
the president or president pro TEN. OIL
the senate. the speaker CT the mousse
and eleven members of tho legislature
TO AndersonVille, Ga, to dedicate the
monument which is to be erected 10
commemorate the death OF 100 Mlchl-
gan soldiers i'm AndersOnyllle prison
during the civil war. When the Dill
came UP for passage, Senator Scrlpps
moved to strike out all after the en-
acting clause. He was voted down
by vote OF II to 2-Scripps ana Scut-
len. Speaking upon his motion, Sena'
tor Scripps said: "Ihis junket contem-
plates the expenditure Of an amount
nearly two-thirds the sum approprl'
ated for the monument. The monu-
menc is worthy object. but the plan
to expend $4,000 or $1,000 to dedicate
a $4,000 monument located at so long
distance from Michigan is wrong:
hence my reason for the opposition to
the bill"
TIE senate committee Of the whole
considered the Adams liquor bill, per-
hitting the making of wine in pro-
hibition counties this afternoon. Sem
ator Bingham, on behalf Of the men
interested i'm the grape juice factories
in Van Buren, county, the locality this
measure affects. offered an anne. I'd
hinEf mi "
manufacture wine in local option
counties. but prohibiting them fro n
selling within such counties. Tie
amendment also provides that suci
products must not be sold at whole
sale within the county. Senatort
Bangham. Scripps and Brown fav-
ored the bill and Senator Woodman
opposed, endeavoring TO have acton
upon the measure indefinitely post
pGned. The bill was passed to third
reading.
After n stubborn fight by Rep. Hunt.
which consumed a good part of the af
ternoon. to provide for the appoint
mont of an osteopath as member on
the state medical board. the house
passed the Nottingham bill practically
as reported out by the health commit
tee. Hunt finally Withdrew his amend
ment to substitute an osteopath for
one of the two eclectic members. The
object of the Nottingham bill is that
Michigan may participate in the gem
eral movement Of the medical profess
sion of all the states to bring about
uniformity and reciprocity. so that the
licensed physicians of one state may
practice in other states. Six states
have laws similar TO the Nottingham
bill, and it is hoped that all will come
into line.
Representatives Galbraith. Herkimer
and Higgins were the only members OF
the house who voted to concur in the
senate's substitute for the primary
election bill. The substitute was re-
jected by a vote Of So to 3. On Rep.
Colby's motion, the speaker was au-
thoriZed to appoint a conference COM
mittee of three. Speaker Carton imme-
diately named Colby, Of Wayne, chair
man of the conference committee, and
Rep. Wade, of Alegan; III. T.. Powell,
of Ionia, were named as the other
members.
Two hours Of the time Of the house
were consumed In the killing Of Rep.
Shea's boiler inspection bill. The
measure proposed the appropriation of
$4,000 year for inspection, to be
carried on under the direction Of the
labor commissioner. A chief inspector
was provided for at $1,000 year, and
deputies at 81, 200 each. Talk about
your game-wardenship graft" said
Rep. Rodgers, that isn't marker to
the graft this bill would make posi-
BILE"
The committees OF the house and
senate having in charge the matter
of harmcniZing the two branches on a
primary election bill are Representa-
tives Colby, Wade and III. l.. Powell;
Senators Baird, Smith and Jones. The
house members are all strong for
primary elections covering nomina-
tons from governor down and senate
members are equally as strong against
1t.
The house ways and means commit
tee has reported out the St Louis
Worlds Fair appropriation bill. The
figure recommended Is $4,000. The
bill, when 1t passed the senate, pro-
vided for $4,000 An attempt Will
be made to increase the figure on the
floor of the house