The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

Representative WAYNE Countyl
business OF the session will neeessari-
~ be greatly broken In upon by Memo
rial day and the stirring events TO fol
low on Friday. when President Roose-
Welt i 10 spend about eight hours in
the city
The president comes 20 Lansing prl-
marily and particularly to deliver an
address at the commencement and
scmi-centennial exercises of the agri-
cultural college, an engagement which
ne made a number OF months ago.
Several weeks ago the legislature APP
pointed joint committee OF the two
houses 10 invite him 10 address that
body. ana lie has consented 10 DO SO.
The committees are making great
preparations 10 receive their distn-
gttished guest. although IL Is not ex-
pected Tint he will spend much time
nc tile state house on do more iu tile
way 81 experimenting there Than 10
express his greetings He viii make
set speech no the college in the aft
ernoou. speaking for one hour What
his subject will he has mot been dis
closed
Admission to Capitol 10y card.
The president viii arrive In Lansing
from indianapolis az 0l5 "a. m aud
will be escorted direct 60 the capitol.
where he will be presented by GOV
ernor Warner 10 the legislature In
Joint convention. At the conclusion Of
his brief address he will informally
receive the legislators and state otii-
Gals lnasmucb as II j. expected that
on that day Lansing Will entertain
the largest crowd that nas been with
In is limits since the corner stone OF
the state house was laid. away back
In 1872. II Is anticipated that the rush
for admission 10 the capitol during
the time the president IL there will be-
FAR In excess Of the capacity OF the
building II has therefore. been De.
termined that the admission TO the
building VIII be by card A military
display VIII be one OF the main feat
ures Of the day. a regiment 81 the In
fantry. together with divisions OF the
naval reserves. a battery OF artillery
and company OF cavalry having been
ordered 10 participate A guard will
be thrown around the building early
IN the day and no one without card
Of admission will be- permitted 20 pass
through the lines into the building
Good work Las, week.
Both houses ~ the legislature sawed
wood vigorously last week "A usual.
the senate Is somewhat closer up with
lts work than the house. owing to the
fact that business IL dispatched more
readily IN smaller body. but the lat
ter u doing Us best 10 keep abreast
of the calendar by holding two sss-
sions daily Much telling work was
accomplished in committee Of the
whole last week While the end " the
session may possibly be- In sight, no
definite date FOR hnai adjournment
VII be- fixed untll many important
bills now pending In the two houses
are definitely disposed or The close
drawing " the lines IN the senate on
the primary election bill may have
decided effect on the fate OF some Of
tho other measures referred To- n the
two factions array themselves for AMI
against other bills as they have on
the primary bill the session may be
prolonged
Deadlock On Primary Bill.
The prlmary bill was up FOR passage
In the senate last Wednesday. and the
result was an ominOus deadlock. As
reported by the committee the bill wss