Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-04-03

ings. win come In rne rwo ana ou-,-
la.f cent classification. The lower
peninsula roads whose earnings are
i.'ss than $1,000 per mile and which
" III, therefore, come under the three
cent head are Detroit and Macklnac.
Detroit. Toledo and Ironton, Arcadia
aTd Southern. Manistee and North
eastern. Mason and Osceola. East Jor-
Ian and Southern, and Pontiac. Or
ford and Northern.
The consideration OF this substituts
Till has been made the special order
~ the senate for tomorrow afternoon
and II is quite probable that final
vote on the measure will be taken NJ
that time. There Is much speculation
rs to whether a majority OF the sem
ators stand by the report Of thu ma
.iority OF the railroad committee. Ii II
does. there IL little doubt from pre-
ent indications that the house wi
amend the bill 10y striking out the two
and one-half cent provision and re.
turn the bAl TO the senate for further
action by that body. A majority o'
Tie members OF the lower house alp
pear to favor the two and three cent
provisions advocated by Governor
Warner. IL is not unlikely that there
Will be some shrewd figuring by bo'h
81 les before this important matter -
finally disposed OF.
Owing to the fact that yesterday
was election day and all good citizens
remained az home to vote there will
be no session of the legislature until
late this evening. This is twenty-four
hours Inter than ordinarily. so this
week will be a short one I'm legislative
circles. IL is possible that the ways
and means committee of the house
may find time to conclude its consid-
GRAFTON OF the bill providing for the
establishment of binder Irvine plant
W the state prison at Jackson. This
bill was favorably reported 10y the
prison committee last week. and. be-
ing an appropriation bill, was sent TO
the ways and means committee under
the rules. There is strong probability
that the plant will be established. This
will open up a new field for the agri-
culturist of certain sections of Michi-
gan. Senator Il. w. jerks. Of the TWEEN.
tieth district, comprising the counties
of Huron and Sanilac. reports that
last season $50 carloads of fax was
shipped from his district TO the Irvine
plants of Minnesota.
Amendments TO Primary Law.
April 18th will be primary election
field day in the lower branch OF the
legislature. On that day the house
will consider as special order the
Dickinson primary election bill which
proposes several important amend
ments to the present primary law. The
author Of the bill met with defeat in
the elections committee, which, by
vote of six to four, amended the bill
as introduced. The provision for the
nomination OF candidates for United
States senator by direct vote was
eliminated. as were provisions reduc.
ing the number OF votes necessary to
be secured by the successful candidate
for governor from 40 TO 80 per cent
OF the votes cast at the primary.
Chairman Dickinson also made an I'm
successful effort to reduce from 20 TO
10 per cent the number of voters nee.
essary TO secure the submission OF the
question OF adopting the primary sys.
TEN in specified juridictions. Only
three OF the ten members of the com.
mittee were In favor of extending the
provisions OF the bill so as 10 require
that candidates for all state offices be
nominated by direct vote instead OF
having this provision cover only gov.
ernor and lieutenant governor as nj
present. Chairman Dickinson is not
cast down by the action of the com.
mittee. but is hopeful that some OF
the eliminated provisions will be re.
stored by the house when the matter
Is fought ont on the floor. 1t is claimed
that majority OF the elections con
mfttee OF the senate favor the inclu
sion OF candidates for United States
senator.
OIL Inspection
Speaker Pro Tenn Ward has secured
The passage by the house of bill Ge
signed To make managers OF oil com.
panies more amenabIe to the provis
ions OF the Michigan statutes govern
ing the inspection OF illuminating oils
Under the law as II now stands an
inspection cannot he made unless the
agent OF the oil company is present
and IL IL claimed that II not mfr
quentTy happens that the state inspect
ors are required TO await the con.
venience OF the agents. The proposed
amendment empowers the inspector &c
enter storage house at any time
whether the agent is there or not, and
inspect any oil he may find there that
has not been inspected. IL provides
n penalty for taking oil from the pack
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