Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-05-27
The State Legislature.
Lansing, May %, 1905.

Contrary To general expectation, the
house put over consideration or the
primary bill for week. Instead or
passing il at once as was thought
would be done. The committee on
elections unanimously reported the
bill TO the house last Wednesday,
with recommendation that IL be made
the special order for that afternoon.
There were many members, however,
including friends Of the bill, who OBJ
jected To snch hasty consideration,
largely in apprehension OF final ad-
journment being too much hurried for
the safety OF other measures deemed
important, il that subject should be so
early disposed Of. Accordingly,
motion to make 1t the sprcial order
for Wednesday, May "a. was adopted,
at which time the bill will b. passed
without any doubt. and without other
than mt re verbal amendments.
Relieved for the time Of that excit
ing topic, the house promptly found
another, In the vexed question OF mort
gage taxation. A bill to exempt all
credits from taxation was under con-
sideration as the special order Wednes-
day afternoon, for which substitute
was offered exenpting mortgages and
not other credits, and the challenge
which had been the subject of many
conflicts already, whether the tax a
ton of mort cages, or the exemption
of mortgages. is the policy most friend
ly To 1.-The poor man." was foug"t over
wit great vehemence for hours. Mr..
Waters of Washtenaw tried to engratt
upon the measure as an amendment a
feature OF bill introduced by him
ear in the session, 10 deduct from
the assessed valuation of real estate
the amount of any mortgage against
IT, but was voie ed down. 1t was half
past six when the battle ended with
the passage of the substitute in com
mlttee of the whole, and then its
passage by the house, tifty-nine to
thirtv.one The bill has now To try
jJS fortunes IN the senate,
Beth houses are indulging their
slaughtering propensitips quite freely.
and the mortalt, among the bills h
been such as TO give much satisfaction
to those who view the treat meit OF
the body polite about aS the christian
scientists view Of that Of the body
corpOreal-the less medicine the bet
ter. and none at all if possible. The
house killed the bill for board of ex-
amincrs for nurses, and then dld tn
same for that TO examine and license
surveyors. The senat' performed he
same office upon Baird's bill for a
state board OF examiners for butch r.
but afterward resusci ated and passed
il; aud now there is a club waiting
behind the door Of the house. The
senate strangled Senator LinSl"l :
joint resolution for, a conStiru iona
convention. also the Ii sley amend
ment to permit ratitical ion Of a con-
stitutional amendment by majority
and Senator Fyfe's joint resolution fo
an amendment tOfix specific tax OF
credits, after haying the previous weel
done the same to the house joint re-
solution for a. amcndmenU to pay
five hundred dollar annual salary Il
legislators The Heald bill provldin!
for a vote Of the people next spring OF
the question of Grating convention
for a revision of the constitution
which passed the house week ago
has been favorabiy reported by tn
senate committee.
The judiciary committee of the sen
ate having the cigarette bills II
charge, caIlenged by Senator Glasgow
TO report bill or see another intro
duced, called his band and won tn
stake. They reported out the Shel
dun-Ming substitute. and consente
TO It's being put upon its immediat
passage; AMI then we're able TO vote
down. sixteen to fourteen. Movin
.theu consideration they had tina
motion laid on the table, from whic
IL can never be pried off, and the rule
do not permit another bill TO be ir
troduced OF purport similar To one a
ready rejected. So patents who wa'
their boys saved from he ruin of h
vilainous device must move to Inc
lana or Wiscohsin, If fthey cannot Co
troll the deinded victims tn, mselves.
The Ely state high way departme
bill passed the house Tuesday witho
amendment, having previously pass'
the senate, and was sent TO the COVER
or, 1t provides for 6be appointme'
H., tha ooyarnnr with fhn Cansput