The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-12
Session of the Legislature Will
Come to a Final End on
Thursday Next.
PRIMARY ELECTION 1MBRoaLIO
'bfttie Hope for the Enactment Of Amy
Kind of a Law Binder Irvine
Plant Bill.

far as the transaction of business II
concerned, will be at an end. The tive
houses, after a number of spasmodit
attempts to get together, finally de
cided late last week to cease doing
business at high noon tomorrow anC
bring the session to final end next
week Thursday. The interval Is al
lowed for closing up the business done
during the rush incident TO the last
hours Of the active session, preparing
and printing bills for presentation to
the governor, and clearing the clerks
desks generally.
The house would not agree to any
proposition providing for adjournment
until it was fully satisfied that there
was positively no hope Of securing the
passage of satisfactory primary cleo
ton bill. After the failure of the con.
ference committee to agree on bill
some two weeks ago, various schemes
were discussed with view to framing
bill that would be accepted by the
two houses, but all to no purpose. The
house sent request to the senate for
another conference committee, but
withdrew the request for the reason
that it was rumored that the senate
proposed to make use Of it for the pur-
pose of burying the entire subject.
Upper House Forced to Act.
The withdrawal of this report served
the purpose of forcing the upper house
to act on the request of the lower
body for the return of the Baird bill
which, as passed by the senate, pro-
vided for the nomination by direct
vote Of candidates for township, viii
lage and city offices only. 1t will be
recalled that the house sent this bill
back to the senate after amending it
so as to include all county, legislative
and state offices. It's return was de-
sired by the house so that it might
make some concessions and thus
persuade the senate majority to con-
cede something for the sake Of enact
ing a primary law. The senate, how
ever, after debate which lasted
practically all the afternoon session,
sent the bill to the committee on
elections by q vote of IS to Is, thus,
as is generally believed ending all
hope of the enactment of any sort of
a primary election law at this session.
The election committee is hostile to
the movement and is expected to keep
a firm hold on the bill. There is n
rumor to the effect that the senate
will, before the session ends tomorrow
fhn hill haal- RI thn
in the shape it was in when previous
ly sent to that body, leaving the lower
body to accept or reject it as it sees
fit. There are many who believe that
the house end of the conference COM
mittee made grievous mistake when
it declined to accept the senate's Of
fer to include the legislative offices in
the bill. Many members of the house
now wish this proffer had been ac-
cepted and that much of step taken
in the direction of the complete re-
form they advocate.
Binder Irvine Plant.
The proposition to establish a plant
for the manufacture of binder Irvine
at the state prison at Jackson. which
Is one of the most important measures
considered by the present legislature,
Is likely to be given another twist
during the closing hours of the SEES.
sion. This bill, which carries an APP
of 100000, passed the
senate by goodly majority, and was
the subject for prolonged and
spirited debate in the house before be-
ing rejected by that body. Only forty
Of the representative voted for the
bill, while forty-one recorded their
votes against it. The principal OPP
position to the measure was the large
amount of money involved and the un-
certainty of the success Of the project.
As drafted the bill provided for the
sale of the Irvine to the farmers at
cost. This provision alienated some
votes, and for this reason an effort will
De made to pass the bill after amend
ng it. so as authorize the prison board
If control to fix the price at which
he Irvine shall be sold.
One Of the most important bills
passed this year is the so-called Den
,y-Bangham bill which raises the limit
If capitalization of corporations or
yanized under the Michigan law from
Is. 600. 900 to $25,O0O,OOO. This meas
Ire had scarcely become law before
{ was brought to the attention of At
orney General Blair, who, after
careful examination Of its provisions,
decided that ii was unconstitutional
as it's title was not sufficient
v broad. Nothing daunted, the friends
If the measure set themselves to the
ask Of preparing a new bill with
ample title, and this was
passed by the house and will
pass the senate today.
For Improved Highways
Possibly step has been taken In
he direction of improved highways by
he enactment of law creating the
,ffice of state highway inspector. This
official is, by the terms of the bill,
required to give instructions to COM
in the art of good road max
ng. I said that this law is possibly"
/ step in the direction indicated, the
reason for the qualification being the
;emi-official announcement that this
bill is also unconstitutional. Warning
IF this probability was given the legis-