The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

anu next morning, llttle business was
done. During the sitting members
slipped out one nc time 20 catch
trains. until 80 iO:3O only ~ were left
ana IA the lightest opposition would
Kill any bill with only that many pres
cni. au Adjournment was taken Con
dltiunS appear 90 be- more favorable to
an early date for final adjournment
than at any time during the last
month. There are fewer bills ON the
general order than az any tine FOR
several weeks. AMI IL looks ~ II all
business being seriously considered
could be- cleaned up inside of week
or less, ~ soon a. the primary election
bill Is out of the way. The fight on
this measure bids fair To hc warm
one aud may prulong the session
Whether compromise can Ice made
or NOT il the burning question. Some
aver that no compromise can hr made
and that the effort viii he wasted
even IL state and county conventions
are retained This week will develop
the situation more clearly, but the re-
suit of the struggle ending fayorahly
Co any hil of worth being enacted Is
doubtful
The law u regard Ia the liability OF
employers FOR accidents to their men
from defective machinery i now 80
constructed that masters may set MP
in defense the knowledge Of their men
that the machinery WAS not safe. Rep
rcScuiativc Shra's Hill providing that
such knowlr'lge on the part of an cm-
ploycr should not constitute valid
defense in damage eases came MP uu
third reading in the house saturday,
aud Representative Paddock. OF Char
lrVniN. offered uu amendment proVid.
Ing that ~ the employer did not know
thr machinery WaS defective he could
not Dee held liable. The amendment
WIS adopted. hut Shea did not Try dee
put the bin through. fearing that WITH
Ga" small number present 30 might fail
of passage. lie will uy Co pas> @
later
senator S,ripps rose to q question
of personal privilege Tuesday and
stated his views ou the conduct oi leg
l,latNr business. lie told his coli
leagues % combination had been form
eel against him. with the result that
state business was Suffering lie con-
cludcd by telling the gentlemen who
were opposing him that his appeal was
taken before the tribunal OF the state
| OF Michigan. lie then moved that his
art museum bill hr taken from the
| committee on elite. ana villages. There
WAS no discussion of the motion, but
the senators 10y their votes, showed
that Mr.. ScrippS'S appeal had made no
difference In the sentiment 81 the ma.
iority. the motion being defeated.
For the first tim" in many years a
railroad company comes to the lcgiS-
laturr with request Tor the passage
OF bill which would practically raise
passenger rates. These rates are now
! fixed according 90 earnings In the low
/ or peninsula. the rates being -. > -
ana . cents mile. +. 4. O'Bricn who
! h attorney FOR the Grand Rapids \ In
! diana. asks the house railroad commit.
| tee Go report hill which would knock
| out the provision for fares ~ = II
cents. leaving them either at or .
| cents ndcr Us present rate 81 earn
| lngs. the Grand Rapids a. Indiana has
10 carry people ut > - cents. and the
| proposed change would give that road
the Scent rate.
II j. proposed, 10y the terms of a bill
10 h. introduced by Representative 10.
/ seph Grcuscl. Of Detroit In u few days.
| 20 enable Detroit to bond itself for the
| sum OF Sj.mn,UD0, ana To institute con
| demnatiun proceedings Tor the ne
| QUESTION OF The tracks and overhead
| equipment Of the Detroit United Rail.
| way. The purpose 81 the bill r. to ac-
| qulre the tracks. etc, and then lease
/ them to the person or persons tender
! ing the lowest rate OF fare. not to eX-
cecd. however. three cents for each
| passenger.
ON Tuesday twenty senators held a
0f a primary election reform bill. II
was said after the meeting that they
| decided To refuse To support any other
measure which included the selection
" candidates for governor or state Of
iicers 10y any method other than that
| provided for In the convention system.
| They did not decide whether 10 sup.
port the measure offered 10y Baird OF
Saginaw or one Of two slightly more
liberal bills prepared 10y Kelly Of Mus.
kegon.
by vote Of - 10 q. the DENLY cor
poratiOn bill was passed 10y the house
| Tuesday. This Is the measure for the
Introduction OF which DENLY was ac-
crscd OF being the representative of
the corporations. There was no word
ct opposition spoken OH the floor. and
the amendments moved 10y DENLY him.
self were accepted without word.
one limits the capitalization to ST..
OhOOo. and another cuts ont the pro-
vision that one corporation may hold
the stock Of another.
In committee Of the whole. the house
Tuesday put through the bill knocking
ont Game Warden brewster. the bill
being amended so that II In no WAY
changed the status OF Game Warden
Chapman.
The house passed what was once IN,
Bnngham bill NJ Co corporations hut
which o. now principally made up uf
the ideas Of liepr, tentative Denly. The
hill was amended. the limit 81 capital
ization being fixed 40 S2j.1pn.0Do. ana
provision permitting one corporation IA
hold the stock or bonds az another be-
lng knocked out
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