The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-02

L bni makss noumstion b. direct vote
compulsory; requires Ueot1ops signso
By &C least 900 voeors rvprssentine
| forty legislative Districts. thus insurins
q state wide acceptance on the part Of
the candidate. IL Is provided that the
primary election take place in the No
vember preceding the January In which
the actual election Is 10 be held In
the legislature. The bill calls for
party enrolment. but the Independents
voter Is given a chance by provision
that IL the voters party has no candi-
date he is 10 be given the ballot OF
his choice. An unusual feature or the
bin Is the provision that instead OF
plurality OF all the votes cast In the
state nominating the candidate. such
nomination shall be determined by the
plurality OF votes cast IN plurality
OF the senatorial and representative
districts OF the state.
/ Nomination In Caucns.
II candidate does not receive the
vote OF 80 IL per cent of these dis
tricts the nomination is then TO be
made In legislative caucus, as under
the present system. Provision Is made
for notifying officially tho members OF
the two houses OF the legislature OF
the names OF the successful candidates
upon the several tickets voted at the
/ primaries, and only these successful
candidates OF the respective parties
can be voted for in the legislature, I'M
less party is required 10 nominate
| by caucus as above stated. The in
PRODUCER Of the bill explains that pro
vision IL made for taking the vote By
representative districts IN order to keep
the proportion OF power as 1t Is at pres
ent. IL plurality OF the votes cast
In the state were TO nominate the
great ccntcrs OF population would have.
n decided advantage In the contest
Indeterminate Sentence.
There is likely TO be quito a brisk
fight over the retention OF the indeter-
| inmate sentence law, which has been
on the statute books for several years.
The system has met with much oppo-
sltion during the past year or more
many circuit judges taking strong
grounds against II. Ono OF the prin-
cipal opponents OF the present law Is
Judge Edward u. Kline OF the Wash
tcnaw circuit, whose opposition IL
doubtless reflected In a bill offered by
! Representative Newkirk OF that county
to repeal IL. A singular feature OF the
situation Is the fact that only few
years ago the electors OF the state
amended the constitution so that they
might have an indeterminate sentence
law. and at that time practically
every one who gave the subject any
attention was enthusiastic In favor OF
the system, which has worked salts
factorlly In n number OF states.
Teachers Employment Agency.
Among the interesting bills which
have found their way 20 the clerks
desk is that or Representative l.. l..
Kelley, providing for the establish
ment of a state teachers employment
bureau In connection with the depart
ment OF public instruction, and Joint
production OF Senators Bland and
Keyes which seeks to establish the
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TEN in Michigan.
There appears to be need for some
method OF procuring an additional sup
ply OF teachers In this state, com
plants coming from numerous sections
OF the state OF inability 10 secure COM
| petcnt pedagogues. one reason for
| this dearth OF teachers Is alleged 10 be
the mlserably low salaries paid. The
department OF public instruction has
| called attention 60 this feature OF the
case for quite few years, Michigan
being behind Its sister states in this
respect. The department OF public In
structlon aims Co improve the quality
OF teachers through a bill requiring
that principals OF schools be graduates
OF the state normal school.
Bili TO Danish Bucket shops.
I Representatives Fouch OF Allegan and
Woodruff propose TO do what they can
toward lettering the morals OF certain
citizens OF Michigan by removing
temptation from Them The former
has introduced bin which seeks 20
Danish so-called bucket shops" from
Michigan by providing heavy penalty
for persons who operate them, while
the latter has a measure which. II
passed. viii drive all slot machines
from the state.
4 bill which Is Attracting consider
able attention ~ that OF Representative
Thompson OF Manlstec, one OF the FIVE
Democrat members OF this legislature.
II Is an 0ntl-pass bill which applies
10 officials OF every name and nature
from governor 10 coroner, and includes
every manner OF gratuity In the way
or railroad passes, telephone. telegraph
and express franks. Not only this. hut
the bill makes Il an offense for any
OF the officials named therein 10 permit
any discrimination 60 be made IN Ms
favor IN rates OF the nature mentioned
The officials Included are all elective
or appointed by the state. county, city,
village and township officers. The
penalty for violation Is loss OF office
and a fine 81 from $500 70 $1,000. TIE