The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-22

tlecock has been generously INDUCED
In by the two houses. Each has been
putting things up to- the other. The
antl-adminlstration forces IN the SEN
ate would send whit they knew was
an unsatisfactory bill 10 the house
with the fgurative message: Now
we have passed a bill on this subject
dear 20 the people; take the response
bllity FOR killing IL IL you want TO-"
and the house would promptly reject
the bill. pass a substitute and send the
latter back 20 the senate as def.
That's politics "as she Is played"
Notwithstanding all this and the
consequent tying up Of several mat,
tiers OF importance until the very last
days Of the session, large number OF
bills have been finally disposed or
The military bill was finally Ngreed
20 by both houses. II Is shorn. IA
passed, OF the provision for promotion
OF officers by seniority, for which the
state military authorities made a gal
liant fight but many other provisions
desired by them were preserved One
OF the provisions retained Is that the
state may cxpend total of not 20
exceed $4,000 per company for the
construction of armorles The bill
also provides for paying members or
the national guard for attendance
upon drills, the Compensation for this
service being graded according to
rank ~
To Reforest the State.
An important step has been taken
In the line of arousing the people Of
the state 70 the necessity OF doing
something IN The line OF reforesting
the state This step was the passage
OF the bin OF Representative Watt,
which provides for the appointment
by the governor OF commission OF
nine members who are 20 make thor
ough Investigation OF the subject and
report to the next legislature a com
prehenslye plan for reproducing the
forests OF Michigan.
Another important matter definitely
disposed Of, although adversely, is the
much discussed Davis BILL, which
sought to repeal the law taxing real
estate mortgages and other credits
from taxation. This bill passed the
house by decisive vote but was
strangled by the senate committee on
taxation. II would have been vetoed
by Governor Warner had II passed
both houses.
Conrt for Juveniles.
The Simpson bin providing n court
for Juveniles in each county in the
state, such court to bc presided over
by the probate Judge Of the county,
was also passed by both houses, 50
that hereafter Juvenile offenders viii
be handled as a separate and distinct
problem rather than IN conjunction
with and along tic Same lines as sea-
soned criminals. The bin was
amended SO MS to provide that in the
absence on the probate Judge the cir
cult Judge or the district may preside
over the Juvenile court
Tie bHl axiug the necessary details
for the convention which will revise
the constitution OF the state has also
been finally agreed 90. The two
houses were unable no ngtcc on this
matter until after 70 had been con
-iderod hy conference committee.
and even them there WIS prolonged
fight in The lower buuse over mo,
ton to adopt tlie report of This com
miitec Tho hIll provides for three
delegates from each senatorial district
or ninety six IN all candidates for
delegates viii bc nominated Aug l3,
the election VIII DE- held sept lT. Che
convention viii mcot oct - and tbo
Delegates draw pas at Che cate ~ $40
per day FOR q session 20 continue not
later than Jan "a. ana the coustm-
lion drafted g. 10 bo submitted % the
people Tor their approval on tile first
Monday ln April
Limited Liability Repealed.
The complete repeal ~ the Baltic
limited liability law Of 1905 has been
effected. both houses having passcl
the repeal bill 10y an emphatic vote.
such n bill was introduced Ia Tie sciir
ate. hut the committee on Judiciary
10 which 10 was referred held on ~
IL like grim death, whcrcupnn the
friends Of repeal had q similar bill
introduced iii the house and passed ~
that body. The latter hill was pat
through the senate with "a rush when
II was received from the house II
was not referred 20 q SENATE commit
toe but uhc rules were suspended aud
IL was put upon It's immediate pms
sage
Tho senatorial rcapportionment biil
which was the subject " the most
spirited and prolonged controversy ln
which the warning factions ~ the sen
ate have INDUCED this session, VIII he
come law The house change
three districts SIS as to make theh
quite satisfactory 10 those who Tong
the bill nj the senate These change,
nut the measure ln shape 50 that u
h generally satisfactory aud there
VIII be no further opposition I" i %
the upper house
Prison binder Irvine Plant.
A binder Irvine plant VIII soon he
established III Jackson prison. The
senate committee on finance and ap
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