The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-02-24
BILLS IN WHICH THEY FIGURE
Favor Direct Voting and Primary
Law Embracing All
@@ Offices.
Bill Aimed at Christian Scientists
Attempt To He Made to
Pass an Anti-Cigar-
&c cite Bill.

tant incident of the week as bearing
upon probable legislation is the action
OF joint committee representing the
State Grange and State Association of
Farmers clubs. This committee met
III this city and adopted resolutions
which may be taken to fairly express
the desires of the farmers of the state
in the line of legislation. First of all
the joint committee declared again in
favor of general direct voting and
primary law that will embrace all of
fees from governor down. As in
timated last week il is not at all prob
able that such a measure will become
law, hut rather that at an early day
a local option measure in the line of
the Republican platform declaration
will be passed. Work on the hill has
made considerable progress during the
past few days and those having the
matter in hand hope TO complete the
bill during the present week.
Numerous Other Measures
The farmers do not. however. by
any means cOnfine their demands TO n
general primary law. There are num-
erOus other measures. all Of more than
ordinary Importance. that they wish TO
have enacted into laws. and the legis-
lative committees Of the two organiza-
lions propose to camp down i'm this
vicinity for the purpose of keeping
these matters before the LEGISLATORS
The tax commission. of course.
comes i'm for attention from the
farmers. They desire to have tho
number Of commissioners reduced from
five to three and the law amended so
that the commission shall confine its
work to the assessment and eQualiZa-
rtion Of corporate properties only. The
]eHisting fee system Of paying county
officials is abnoXiOus to the farmers.
who desire 10 have II supplanted by
the salary system. Strong efforts will
be put forth in hehalf of the Holmes
bill regulating the use and speed Of
automobiles on public highways The
reduction Of the width Of country high
ways from four to three rods is asked
for. rs is the state analysis and in
spection Of all stock foods offered for
sale and Of all wire fencing. the oh
ject Of inspecting the latter being TO
see that it is galvanized so as to with
stand the action Of the clements
Farmers throughout the state have
purchased fencing which rusted soon
after being put up.
Ifxa Twno.;,,,o.,e
The .twJ Jp- 506I sinS are strongly
FIJI favor Of improving live stock con
dftions in the state and they join in a
request that the legislature make an
appropriation of $4,000 to he used u1i.
der the direction Of the state board of
agriculture by officials of the expert
ment station in conducting live stock
experiments They also ask that
provision he made for the appoint
ment of two state dairy instructors
who shall he regular graduates Of some
recognized dairy school and whose
duty it shall he to instruct the dairy
men Of the state The grading and in
spection of grain. hay, seeds and fruit
offered for sale i'm the state is also
included i'm the legislative program that
these two powerful grange organiZa-
tons will urge upon the legislature
AS n part Of the campaign to be made
I'm behalf Of these various measures,
subordinate oranges and local clubs
throughout the state will be asked to
cooperate to- the extent Of petitioning
their respective members Of the legiS-
lature i'm behalf Of the bills named
and the 'oint committee will meet here
again early In March to take further
action in the premises. At that time
they will look over whatever bills af
.ecting the interests named above that
may have been introduced in the mean
time and endorse such as are salts
factory. In cases where no satisfac-
tory bills have been introduced the
committee will draft measures for in
PRODUCTION.
Anti-Cigarettc Bill.
Another attempt will he made this
year to pass an anti-cigarette bill
which makes ii misdemcanor TO
bring into the state or sell herein cigar
cites or cigarette papers. Senator
Sheldon of Ottawa. Is sponsor for the
latest measure. and it is expected that
Mrs. Lucy Page CASTOR. who has made
such a 'yenuous fight for bills Of this
character before previous legislatures.
will be here again to speak in behalf
of the Sheldon bill.
The death I'm Detroit within the past
fortnight from diphtheria Of two chill
dren pose parents arc Christian
s. 4 and who were not treated
<1nedical practitioner, VIII result
m the introduction by n member Of
the Detroit delegation Of bill to pre-
vent such treatment as these children
were given by Christian Science heal