The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-02
House Members Have Not Yet De-
cided When Adjournment
Shall Come.
HOLMES LIQUOR BOND MEASURE PASSED
Votes Against the BIll
for Municipal Ownership In De-
troIt-Proposed Compromise on
Primary Election Measure-other
Notes OF Interest.
Ispecial correspondence.l


the expression of opinion made on
Representative Colby's proposition TO
indefinitely postpone the consideration
of the Combs concurrent resolution,
fixing the date Of business adjourn
ment for May 20. Representative Ram
dall's proposition 10 fix the date for
May Is and June was voted down.
A movement is on in the senate 10
take an adjournment soon until Sep
TENDER. Unlike former proposition
| 81 the same nature, this provides that
| the legislature shall not receive per
| diem during the interregnum. The
! argument Is that the latter session will
be necessary i'm ease the tax commits
sion loses It's ease against the Detroit
school board. The general opinion looks
! for the invalidaton by the supreme
court OF the adj valorem tax law.
Death overlook the Gruesel munich
pal ownership resolution providing for
an amendment 10 the constitution
enabling the Detroit common council
10 arrange for the purchase and OPP
| Grafton Of street railways in that city
! in the state legislature. 1t was de-
feated in the house by vote Of 81
\ TO "a.
By aikote Of so 10 40. the house
passed the Holmes liquor bond bill
through which sureties on liquor
bonds may be required to file a SEIZED
ule Of their property so that it may
be determined whether the bond is
sufficient. There is some talk 10 the
effect that the measure is unconst THU
! tional. because il permits local boards
TO call for statements OF the property
Of bondsmen when they may please
Some members think this optional
power is not legal.
The senators VINO are opposed to
the sweeping primary election bill
passed by the house, had confer
enee recently, and prepared what
they call a compromise bill. IL is
proposed that the bill shall provide
that all local nominations, including
those of county officials. shall he
made directly by the people, but that
Legislative, congressional and state
nominations, including those for gov
ernor, shall be made by conventions.
|
of delegates chosen at county CON
ventions. These county conventions
are 10 be composed Of delegates
elected directly. instead Of al mass
caucuses as has been done hereto
fore. Such a measure would probably
go through the senate. though o
number of senator's would fight. but
the compromise" is by no means sat
isfactory TO house members who are
at least, i'm favor of direct voting.
: After many weeks of talk. the
house committee on public health de.
1ni Ydssd to report the medical registra'
'N "hI'H a. ntss' ,tstIo,t - I. q
was supposed to be aimed al osteop
Amy gives that class OF practition
ers greater recognition than they on.
JOY under the present law. The hill
as agreed upon provides for an adj.
ultlonal member OF the board who Is
10 be an osteopath. and who il IN
examine applicants for certificates in
osteopathy, while other members arc
10 examine them in materia medica
and therapeutics.
owngato the nearness Of the onen.
ing of the trout season Nav I ho,b
houses rushed through the Rolton
bill 10 amend the general fish lao
and when signed by the governor an
Fishermen will he governed by its
provisions after May l. The most Inn.
I portant amendments relate 10 front
and should -be fully understand ~,
hshermen before starting in pursuit
! 81 the hnny tribe the frst,' of next
month. Heretofore Il has been law
mi 10 catch brook and speckIed
trout as small as six inches in length
but the law as amended limits The
minimum length TO seven inches
Another important amendment lin.
its the number OF trout 10 be coupnt
in one day by any one person 10 so
and the number 40 he taken nwnv
20 100 -.
Judging from The gossip and the
opinions expressed publicly I'm fhe
case brought by the Detroi1 . ohss,9
board against the state tax commis,.
sion the entire law providing for the
taxation ~ railroads on their valun. |
tion, may he declared invalid. n |
VIII be remembered that this law
was passed by the legislature OF 1901 |
and was the result OF the late Gov. |
Pingree's equal taxation agitation.
The plan adopted by the tax com.
mission is strongly opposed by many.
The house passed the tlint resoln.
ton permitting vote on n proposed
amendment TO the constitution. The
amendment would provide for a state
commission 20 fix freight rates.
OF IS food samples examined hv
state Analyst Dooliitle during
March, 30 were aduIterated. The
principal products found impure were
Jelly. milk and extracts. The month
~ bulletin Of Food Commissioner
Smith further shows that 20 defend
ants were convicted during the month
for violating the pure food laws.
From the returns received NJ the
secretary Of states Office Il seems !