The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-04-22
WILL BE VOTED ON
BY The PEOPLE.
Primary Election Procedure to
be Submitted to Party Vote
Question Of Apportion-
ment.
Lansing, April II.

The record battle OF the season, so
far, was fought in the house last
Wednesday, when the Double Ivory
primary bill reported from the cleo.
tions committee came up as the
special order for consideration in
committee OF the whole. The popu-
lar interest in the issue was mani
tested by such crowded gallaries and
areas as have not been had before
The entire session was given to the
sabject, the debate being upon the
motion of Mr.. Dickinson, of Eaton
county, member OF the elections
committee, to substitute his bill for
that reported by the committee.
More than twenty speeches were
made, for and against the PROPOSE
ton, and the discussion became so
earnest that some members claimed
attention not less than three times.
The debate was conducted for the
most part with dignity and good
temper, though two or three gentle
men might be accused OF speaking
unadvisedly with their lips when
they charged the administration
with interfering with the Legislative
prerogative. The constitution makes
the governor the adviser OF the leg
islature, and il he or any OF his Off
GERS have given advise to members
upon this or any other question, it
was an altogether suitable thing for
them to do; what all Administrations
have always done, and what all leg
islators usually desire that they
shall do.
The debate closed about half-past
six o'clock, when vociferous cries
demanded vote. The result was a
surprise to the supporters OF the
committee report, showing forty
seven to forty three for accepting
the Dickinson substitute. The COM
mittee then rose and the question
was taken in the house upon accept
ing the conclusion of the committee
OF the whole, and yea and nay vote
placed the substitute bill upon the
order OF third reading by tifty-three
toforty two, and the house adjourned
at seven o'clock.
1t was well understood that this
did not end the struggle. There was
the ordeal OF consideration in the
house, and then in the senate, with
efforts TO amend or substitute al
kevery step. and no man could foresee
the result. But in the interval be.
fore the assembling Thursday after
noon, an agreement was reached
through mutual concession and com
promise, by which it was hoped 9
united support might be secured for
"a measure which should reasonably
satisfy all views and assure what all
desired, reasonable, workable pri'
mary reform law. Accordingly,
upon reassembling, the house
promptly took up the subject anew,
reco sidered the vote OF the previous
session, and went into committee
again upon the Double-Ivory bill
The committee reconsidered its &C
tion and ado,ted an amendmen,
Incorporating into the bill the Dick
inson provision for party nomina
tions for governor and lieutenant
governor by direct ballot at thu
option OF the several parties 10 th.
state, as the bill already providet
, for such nominations for congress
men and legislators at the option o
the parties 10 the districts, and foI
, county officers At the option Of th,
, parties in the counties. The bill 81
amended was then passed 10 th,
house with but one dissenting vote
and the popular title was SO amende'
J so that itshould be called the Double
: Ivory Dickinson bill, and as such !
went to the senate.
In the upper house the new bill
! meets the Baird bill, which is cop.
OF the original Double Ivory bill
with q small addition OF ten lines
and the truce under which the bill
: sailed 30 smoothly through thehous'
gives assurance that the modihca
ton to which the house has 90 unsni
mously agreed will be acceptable =
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