The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-06-12
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

Primary reform was shunted To the
side track by the senate Thursday, and
| the sO.callcd machine men won out.
| The question was whether the senate
| would Rccede % the request OF the
house that the Baird hill be- returned
Ia the house. the intention being tO
amend IL by putting In members OF
| the Legislature aud county officers. The
house members had learned that the
senators intended 10 appoint a confer
encc committee. In accord with the r..
| quest made last week. the senators
expecting to let themselves out la this
way, realizing that with the short time
! left In which to do business. no bill
could Dr agreed upon. Accordingly
the house Withdrew It's request for a
new conference committee. having be-
Tore the senate the request that the
| Baird I'LL hc returned. The long de-
bate did not change vote. ON the
| roll call the matter was referred 10
the committee OH elections 10y the fol
| lowing vote
Binder twins will not he made In the
| Jackson prison ~ the bin 20 establish
the plant was killed 10y the house on
! Thursday. So an appropriation OF 500
q
| present. The bin evoked warm de-
bate. 10 was noticeable thar nearly all
the farmers were IN favor OF the bill.
and Representative Shea declared. I'm
n strong speech that organized labor
also favored b.. The roll was called
| and the bin defeated 40 to ~. The
nays were: e.. ). Adams. Ashley. Aus
tin. Bolton. Brown. Campbell. Colby.
| faI.. A
| llallenheCk, Harley. IIcmans. Higgins.
Holmes. Hunt William Kirk, John
Lame. -. u. Lane. Lowell. Mccarthy.
Morricc. Ncwherry. Nottingham. Os-
born. Paddock. Petit Gardner.
Powell. Reynolds Richards l.. &. Rob
insou. Rodgers SlndcrSon. sheldon.
Siggins. Nundercouk, Wade. Walker,
AMI Oh" spcakcr-i2.
The Paddock hin to tax stepping ears
] j. luid lu rest ant careful rNaminl-
| ton uf DO shows that 10 would really
have accomplished little o. anything
had DC been passed The tax commits
SlUucrs have estimated that IL tho
sleeping ear companies would puy
taxes un their ears according 90 ear
mileage iu Michigan. the amount of
! ihcir annual tax WrGld hr about $40.
un. Since 1857 practically nothing
| hI, been paid o. the state ON this class
of property. tho legislature steadily re-
ruSlug to put through any measure that
would br effective. On the basis of
| computation given above. the amount
that The state has lost Ia sixteen years
since 1857 Is about SGiUODO.
Representative Dunn's hill providing
| that liquor dealers ON the 81 Clair
| Flats might escape with $50 %.
| Gems" r." and hc permitted 10 do bust.
ness six months la The year. failed a.
| pass In the house. Members figure
that II any deviation from the regular
$500 rule is made. IL viii create pre-.
ccd'ut that may result iu special lcgiS.
lat,pn for liquor men an over the state
VINO want 10 do business only par, of
the year.
Early i'm the session there was con.
test of the seat Of Representative Wer.
line the Mcnomiuec Democrat. l. Is
| customary in such cases for the !vgis.
lnture tu order the expenses Of the con.
tcstants paid Werlinc did not put
In his nill until recently. when he pre-.
scented mn account Of 500. Rcprcscu.
! iatiyo COlhy'S committee on elections
/
] amount q was allowed 10y ;hc house.
Among the bills passed was the one
providing for four additional oil inspcc-
tors. for which Inspector Iudson has
been lobbying. though 10 was intro.
duccd hy Senator GllZirr. and which
was defeated few days ago. Rodg.
crs. 81 Muskcgou. opposed &C.. saying.
1T D. an outrage that amy state cm.
plov, or head 81 department should
lobby here for such "a measure. and we
ought not 10 permit it,
The bill 10 reduce the number ~
members of the pardon board and In.
crease their pay has been passed 10y
both houses. the houses having put u
through on third reading this morn
ing Representative Morrlcc tried 90
have u amended 50 that the rate 81
| pay for members would Ice - per day
rs AT present. instead Of 81 as pro-
vidcd In the bill. but the motion was
defeated.
Some legal defects were found In the
act relative 90 manufacturing and mer-
| camille corporations passed and signed
| some time ago. These defects were
| remcdicd In the house committee on
| private corporations AMI the bill as
amended was rc-enncted on motion or
Representative DENLY. II IN expected
that the same action will be taken by
the senate early next week.
Tie Legislature will quit work next
Wednesday. June 10. with hnal al.
Iournment June Il. Such was the rcso-
luton adopted 10y the house wednes.
day aud concurred IN by the senate
Thursday.
Tie governor has signed the Not
tingham medical bill. containing the
amendment empowering the medical
board 81 registration To revoke the n.
ccnsc Of any practitioner who Inserts