The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-06-02
HE HAS PROMISED TO SIGN IT
With This Matter Out of the Way
Adjournment Is Near
at Hand.
Bill Giving the State Authority 60 Ex-
anime Books of Railway Com
pani~s Passes House-Ftre
Insurance Policy.

Lansing, Mich, May 30.-The long
agony is finally over. and as soon as
the state printer can grind out the Of
fetal copy for presentation TO the gov
ernor, Michigan will have a primary
election law. The substitute bill.
which was fully described in these
columns when it was passed by the
senate fortnight ago, was last week
passed by the house with a few minor
amendments. These amendments were
concurred in by the senate without dis
cusslon. Having repeatedly announced
during the past year that he would
sign any primary election bill the leg
islature saw tit 10 pass, Governor
Warner will attach his signature to
this measure as soon as il reaches his
desk. There are, as naturally might
he supposed, plenty OF persons who
find fault with the bill as passed.
Such would have been the case, how.
ever, with any bill that could possibly
have been drafted
Now that this matter is out Of the
way, the legislative decks are being
cleared for adjournment. 1t was hoped
that the end so far as the considera-
ton of bills. etc, was concerned might
be reached this week. but that has
been found to be impossible, so the
solons will keep right on with their
work until Thursday or Friday of next
week. Then work will cease. but the
legislature will be norninally in session
for ten days more while the bills
rassed during the last days of the ses-
sion are being prepared for the sigl2-
ture of the governor. Final adjourn
ment will be reached not later than
June 10. Had not Memorial day in
tervened the lawmakers might have
been able TO get away earlier. This
legal holiday, however. caused an adj
iournment from Friday last until to-
morrow afternoon. thus leaving very
little time for business this week.
Examination Of Railway Books.
After several Intellectual efforts due
TO determination on the part of
number Of representatives to amend
the bill in certain particulars. the bill
prepared by the attorney general Civ
ing the state authority to examine the
books Of railroad companies finally
passed the house with only thirteen
dissenting votes. The measure was
held up for several days because its
friends were unable TO master the nee
essary two-thirds vote to suspend the
rules in order to put IL on its immedi-
ate passa ge Once this was accom-
plshed and the question was on the
final passage of the bill. which was
designed solely to assist the state in
It's suit against the Michigan Central
Railway company to recover some 81
100000 Of back taxes alleged to be due
and unpaid. there was scurrying 10
get into the band wagon. only few
Of the sOlons caring TO be charged with
lining up with the company against
the state.
Thus far Governor Warner has won
out in his fight to place private banks
under the supervision Of the state
banking department. In committee of
the whole the house has agreed 70
the bill making this provision. but the
somewhat acrimonious discussion in
dulged in by the committee is accepted
as evidence that strenuous fight will
he made by the opponents Of the meas
ure when it comes up for final passage
tomorrow.
Fire Insurance POLICY.
Nearly n quarter Of century ago
the state. through its legislature.
sought to have enacted standard
form OF fire insurance policy which