The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-07
Question Of Submitting Constitu-
tional Amendment Permitting
Women to Vote.
IT HAS COME BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
Last Appearance of the subject Was
Eight Years AEo-Proposed Ex-
tension OF the CapItol-A How
Aimed at 81. Joseph Marriage In
dustry.
Especial correspondence.l


revived at the present sci sion of the
legislature. 1t has been eight years
since the question of submitting 10 the
people the proposition TO amend the
constitution SO that women would
have the right TO vote just the same as
men was last brought up. During the
session of 1895 a lengthy and somewhat
warm contention over the matter was
INDUCED i'm by the republican mem
bers of that body. II "bobbed up Sc
4 Tenely" in at least half dozen gath
erings OF the republican caucus, but
finally received its quetus, and has
\ peacefully sumbered since The adj
yocates Of suffrage for women seem
now TO think that the time is about
ripe i'm Michigan for another effort TO
put through their notion Of reform,
4 and Representative Lowell, Of Berrien
\ county, has presented an amendment
/ TO the constitution i'm which the word
male" Is stricken from the list OF
I qualifications for voters Representa-
tive Lowell SAYS he is acting on behalf
of some of his constituents.
In the bill introduced in the senate
and house the sum Of S250,000
is appropriated for the proposed
addition 10 the state capitol.
The plans which have been suggested
include an extension of about 1870 feet
of the middle wing of the present
building 90 the west about $50 feet.
Representative Batchelder proposes
that the building be arched over the
driveway and walk which now run
along he capitol on the west side, the
arrangement being such that while
the addition will have n detached APP
pearance. il will not he necessary to
go out Of doors to enter il from the
main building. In the new building
il is proposed to locate a room for
each OF the justices Of the suprr ne
court, the state library and the at
torney general, and in the rooms now
occupied by these departments II Is
proposed 10 put the labor, dairy and
food and tax departments, which are
now located in different places.
Michigan may become n second New
Jersey as n home OF trusts and cor
porations, if bill, which is TO be in
troduced by Representative DENLY, of
Detroit, passes the legislature. In
brief the bill abolishes the S5.000,000
capitalization for n"1pora,to com
panies and raies IL to an indefinite
point, els the case in New Jersey.
us argued that Michigan corpora
tions have been vastly handicapped
by the low limit of capitalization and
also the inndequaccy OF provision for
the classification of manufacturing
concerns. Hundreds of corporations
that, il is claimed, would have incor-
porated IN Michigan, TO the pecuniary
OF the state. have been
forced TO incorporate in New Jersey
or i'm other states where the limit is
higher.
Under the present liquor law whole
saler dealers located in Michigan must
paw an extra license fee Of $500, while
and St. Louis beer manu-
facturers may sell their stun here
without contributing 10 county treas
uries in Michigan. j. W. Monroe has
a skeleton bill on the sub
iect. and he says he intends TO have IL
provide that foreign wholesalers shall
pay just the same MS Michigan dealers
Mr.. Van Zoeren is after the st. Joe
mill, The popular summer
pastime of taking wife on
short notice i'm Michigan will he
the bin passes. II stipuates that five
days notice must be given before mat
inclined persons can get
n marriage license. II also prohibits
marriages OF other than resi-
dent Michiganders.
The attorney general is preparing
for his fight with the Michigan Cen
trail, and wants more clerks. lie needs
more money TO pay for them. In bill
10y Senator Lockerby, il is
10 increase his salaries APP
from $4,000 10 whatever
he needs for the extra expense, not to
Exceed 10000
Both houses OF the legislature adj
iourne6 Friday until Thursday. Feb
-uary 10. Fully 75 have gone on the
annual visits TO state institutions. The
lawmakers have been in session four
weeks, but most of the work has been
merely preliminary. One thing. how
eyer bhs been thoroughly demon
strated. and that Is that the members
are Convinced that there has been TOO
much ncddling in local affairs by the
legislature. and there ought TO be
some provision in the constitution
which would al least give cities. vii
ages and counties an opportunity TO
know just what legislation Is proposed
n regard 10 their localities before the ,
are made law. II is simply
question what ought to-he done.
Memorial services for the late Sem
ltor James Mcmillan will be held by
he legislature on some day TO be set
N the last week OF February. II has
been decided 90 ask Senator's Alger
md burrows 10 pronounce the eulogy
On the late statesman. All Of Mich
gan's congressman and the state Off {
.ers will be especially invited TO At |