The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-05-19
END Of StS,IJl
NOW IN SIGHT
State Legislature Is to Ad-
journ Near First Day
of June.
PRINCIPAL FIGHT DISPOSED OF
Primary Reform legislation in
Position for an Early
Settlement.
Two Liquor Bills Sent TO the Morgue-
Constitution Is Still Receiving
Much Attention-State
Fair Bills.

Lansing, Mlcn., May lO.-SO 1ar as
primary reform legislation is con-
cerned. it now seems that lit is all
over but the shouting" The action Of
the senate in passing practically the
bill recently passed by the house APP
pears to put that matter in the way
OF early settlement The action OF
the senate was not taken without an
effort. As noted last week, the bill
reported by the senate elections COM
mittee and then re-referred to that
committee, was constructed strictly
along the local option lines laid down
In the last Republican state platform.
The bill finally reported by the COM
ant governor in the list of candidates
TO be nominated by direct vote, but
provided that unless Il candidate re-
ceived a majority of all the votes cast
at the primaries there would be no
nomination and a convention should
be called to make such nomination.
Majority Vote Eliminated.
The bill was in this form as agreed
TO by the senate i'm committee Of the
whole. Before the measure came up
for final passage, however, Governor
Warner, who had insisted that govern
or and lieutenant governor should be
included in the bill, eXerted his in
fluence and, with the aid of his friends.
brought about compromise, which
eliminated the majority vote PROPOSE
ton and substituted therefor pro-
vision that I'm order To be successful
candidate must receive only plural
ity of 40 per cent. of the votes cast,
otherwise the nomination shall go to n
convention In this shape the bill was
passed 10y the senate by a vote of 30
to Q Primary reform leaders in the
house assert that the latter body Will
accept the bill as passed by the SEN
ate If these leaders.are right in their
predictions. and the indications war
rant the belief that they are. this leg
islation viii be out of the way within
day or two.
Believing that the principal fight or
the session has been disposed Of, the
senators see the end Of the session and
have adopted a concurrent resolution
fixing May 20 as the date for ceSsa-
ton Of business and May 81 as the
date for final adjournment. When
this resolution was received by the
house it was tabled 20 await the final
disposition Of the primary bill. The
20 fDt fVo
to quit business at the earliest date
possible. so there is little doubt that
the legislature will finally adjourn not
far from June !.
Liquor Bills Put 10 Sleep.
Two liquor bills. so-called, which
have engaged the attention Of the
members Of the lower house to a great
extent during the past few weeks and
given the retail liquor dealers OF the
state many Il SleepleSs night were APP
parently sent TO the morgue few days
ago and the chances are that they Will
not he again heard from during the
present legislative session. These
were the Hudson bill. by which it was
sought TO apply the local option pro-
hibition principle TO townships and
wards, and the Mckay bill. which in
creased the annual retail tax from
$500 to $1,000 Both bills had been re-
ported favorahly by the liquor traf-
fic committee and the latter had been
agreed to by the house in committee
killed outright on third reading, while
the Hudson bill was simply re-referred
TO the committee on liquor traffic. from
which il was wreSted last week after
severe struggle. The committee will
doubtless see to II that the bill does
not reappear.
Still Discuss Constitution.
Michigan's moss covered and wealth
beaten constitution is still receiving
much attention at the hands Of the
lawmakers. If persistency counts for
anything. Michigan will some day pro-
vide for a convention TO make a gen
eral revision of the constitution. Moth
ing daunted by the numerous refusals
Of the electors of the state TO endorse
such plan, the house has again
! passed a joint resolution providing for
such a convention. This proposition is
to be submitted TO the electors at a
| special election to be held in April,
1906. Inasmuch as no other state mat
ter is to he voted upon at that time,
1t is hoped that greater number OF
electors than ever before will vote one
way or the other on this proposition.
BY way Of further increasing the
chances for the adoption of the plan,
the serate committee on constitutional
amendments has favorably reported
the Lindsey joint resolution proposing
en- amendment whereby a proposition
10 provide for general revision will
carry II Il receives n majority simply
OF all the votes cast on that particular
question. instead Of, as at present, being