The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-04-14
WILL CONSIDER
PRIMARY BILLS
Files of the Two Houses
Fairly Loaded Down
with Measures.
THIS WEEK MAY SHOW RESULTS
Long Pending Controversy Over
Baird Bill Settlad by
Compromise.
Governor Warner Would Bring Mich
igan Private Banks Under the
Supervision Of the State
Banking Department.

Lansing, Mich, April lit now
looks rs if there would be something
doing along primary election law lines
in the very near future This week
promises tOdeyelope substantially what
the action Of the legislature will be in
this direction. Today the house will
outside the Ivery-DOuble bill, which
comes nearer rejecting the views Of
Governor Warner than any other m s
ure thus far introduced. 1t is ~
structed along the local option i. g.
laid down i'm the last Republican state
platform, and it is this plan that the
governor has consistently advocated
for months. He advocated it frankly
in every speech he made during the
campaign and has been equally as
frank i'm expressing his opinion since
his election and Inauguration.
Public Hearing in Senate.
In the senate n public hearing on
the general subject of primary cleo
ton law is TO be held Friday of this
week 1t is expected that this meet
ing will be largely attended. citizens
of the state generally being invited to
be present and express their views.
When these two discussions have
been held, it is probable that the at
mosphere will be so clarified that an
accurate phOphecy Of the rinal outcome
can be made. The files of the two
houses are fairly loaded down with
primary election bills which simply
differ from one another in glory, as it
were, SO that the taste Of the most
fastidious can be satisfied without
making it necessary for the lawmak-
ers to leave their seats.
Sportsmen who come to Michigan
each year from all parts of the coun-
try in quest of fish and game will be
interested in the announcer mt that
the long pending controversy over the
Baird bill, which prohibits the spring
shooting Of ducks, has LSen settled by
compromise The introducer of the
bill has consented to permit the
slaughtering of ducks in the spring,
providing the commencement of the
open season is changed from March ,
to March l..
Shortens the season.
This, il will be noted, shortens the
season thirteen days. The senate game
committee before which this compro-
mise was agreed to also decided to
permit the shooting Of redheads,
ducks, of course, not newspaper cor
feti =,
prohibits the killing of quail for a
period Of two years. and to limit the
number Of partridge taat may be shot
by a single hunter to fifty. Still anoth-
er provision viii protect song birds Of
all kinds from slaughter.
The discussion Of this bill developed
the fact that there was quite u gen
eral disposition on the part of meG-
bers of the committee to require trout
fishermen TO obtain license and pay
q fee. Some of them desired to make
this fee as high as SO for non-resi-
dents and 81 for residents of AIichi-
gan. This was believed by the state
game warden TO be excessive. No
amount was agreed upon, but Senator
Baird gave notice that he would in
troduce a bill making the fee - FOR
residents and 80 cents for non-rcsi-
dents.
Supervision Of Private Banks.
Although himself private banker,
Governor Warner is very much in
favor of bringing theseinstitutions un-
der the supervision of the state bank
ing department. There are several hun
dred of these private banks in Michi-
gan, and the governor is convinced
that the interests Of the depositors
would be greatly advanced 10y having
them under state supervision, subject
to examination, etc. He believe tAat
had such law been or .Ae statute
books during tho I.-J Few years sever
al disastrogs i.iures Of private banks
would Aa,e been avoided. As stated
in Il previous letter. several previous
attempts TO pass such a bill have been
defeated.
by way Of assisting the proper cele-
bratiOn of the fftieth anniversary Of
the completion Of the st. Mary's Falls
ship canal, which will take place at
Sauit Ste. Marie in July, the senate
has a bill making an appropriation Of
$4,000.
I'm Memory OF Eek Gov. Luce.
Arrangements are being made for
doing honor to the memory of Elk Gov
crnor Cyrus G. Luce, who died a few
days ago The two houses have ap-
pointed special committees TO arrange
for memorial service TO be held in
representative Fall on the 2Jth inst.
1t It's understood that United States
Senator Burrows, Congressman Wash
ington Gardner and Former Insurance
Commissioner Milo ID. Campbell will
deliver memorial addresses. Major
Campbell was private secretary 10
Governor Luce during his term as
chief executive.
Present appearances indicate that