The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-22
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

Rep. Galbraith offered In the house
and which was voted down 10y 20 10 rs.
IL provides only for the direct n0mina-
ton OF city, village and township
tickets. Slmons demanded the yeas
and nays on his amendment 10 include
candidates for governor Fuller paid
no attention To the demand. hut called
a show OF hands. and the Slmons
amendment was not considered. we
voted for the Baird bin on It's pass
/ age SimOns explained. because II
would have been defeated " We had
not. Then the primary issue would
have been absolutely dead. ana there
would have been no chance To conslher
/ Il after once being voted down. Now
we can east solid nay vote on the
result OF the conference committee II
we wish" The bin provides Tor the
| direct nomination OF all candidates TOT
office In all townships. villages ana
] cities and OF all delegates to county
! conventions. All the caucuses oil all
parties must Ice held on the same day
| throughout the state. Party reglstr'-
tions are to be held three weeks before
| the caucus day.
The senate. 10y vote of IL to =
passed the Suuderson bill, proNldihs
| for "trip 81 the governor ANA stau'
the president or president pro ten. OF
the senate, the speaker Of the house
and eleven members OF the legislature
TO Andersonyillc. Ca. to dedicate the
monument which IL o. Ice erected 10
commemorate the death of 700 Michl-
gan soldiers ln AndcrsOnNille prison
| during the civil war When the bill
came up for passage Senator Scripps
moved 10 strike out all after the en-
acting clause He was voted down
10y vote of II To 2-Scripps and Scui-
len. Speaking upon his motion. Scna.
tor Scrlpps said: This iunket coutem-
plates the expenditure Of an amount
nearly twO-thrds the sum approprl'
ated FOR the monument The monu-
mcnt il worthy object. Int the plan
10 cNpcnd $1,000 or $4,000 90 dedicate
$1,000 monument located a. 80 long
! distance from Michigan j. wrong.
hence my reason Tor the opposition t.
the bill
rhc senate committee 81 the whole
considered the Adams liquor hill. per.
hitting the making Of wine n pro
| hihi.iou counties, this afternoon. Sen
atur bingham. ON behalf of the men
! interested ia the grape juice factories
| iu Van Buren, county. the locality this
measure affects. offered au amend
ucut providing that companies may
manufacture wine iu local option
counties. but prohibiting them from
selling Within such counties The
amendment also provides that such
products must not be- sold ~ whole.
sale within the county Senators
Bingham. Scrpps and Brown fay-
orcd the bilI aud senator Wouduan
opposed, cudcaVOrlng To have action
upon the measure indefinitely post
poucd The bill was passed 90 third
reading
Amer stubborn fight 10y Rep Hunt
which consumed n good part of tile ar
tcruoon. 90 provide FOR the appoint
mcut OF an oStcupath aS a member on
the state medical board. the house
passed the Nottingham bill practically
rs reported ont 10y the health commit
tee Hunt finally Withdrew his amend
meut to substitute an ostcopath for
one 81 the two eclectic members The
object II the Nottingham bill is that
Michigan NAV participate lu the zen.
sion OF al, the states 90 bring about
uniformity AMI reciprocity. So that the
licensed physicians at one state may
practice In other states six states
have laws similar 90 ITO Nottingham
hill. and IL j. hoped that all will come
into line.
Representatives Galbrlith. Icrklmer
ana Higgins were the only members uf
the house who voted 90 concur In the
senntc's substitute FOR the primary
election bill. The substitute WAS re-
icctcd 10y a vote OF :! 10 3. on Rep.
Colby's motion. the speaker was au.
thoriZed To appoint conference com
mittcc OF three. speaker Carton imme.
dlatcly named Colby, 81 Wayne chair
man Of the conference committee and
Rep Wade. OF Allcgan. IT,. l.. Powell
OF Ionla. were named ~ the othrr
members.
Two hours Of the time of the house
were consumed IN the killing Of Rep.
Shca's boiler inspection bin. The
measure proposed the appropriation %
$1,000 year for inspection. 90 bc
carried ON under the direction ~ the
labor commissioner \ chief inspector
was provided for az ~ 900 year and
deputies az - 2OU each. Talk about
Your game wardcnshlp graft" said
Rep. Rodgers. that isn't marker TO
the grafi this I'LL would make posi-
BILE"
The committees of the house and
senate having in charge the matter
II harmonZing the two branches on
primary election bin are Representa-.
tlvrs Colby. Wade and H. L. Powell:
Senators Baird. smith and Jones. The
house members are all strong FOR
primary elections covering nominl.
lions from governor down and senate
members are equally n strong against
IL.
The house ways and means commit
tee has reported ont the 81 Louis
Worlds Fair appropriation bill The
figure recommended j. $4,000. The
hill. when II passed the senate. pro-
Vidrd for Si25.OOO Au attempt Will
be made 10 Increase the figure on the
floor OF the house