The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
Business in the Legislature
to Come to an End
June "a.
DEADLOCK ON PRIMARY BILL
Settlement Near on the Make
up OF the Coming constitu>
tional Convention.
The Anti Cigarette Question wiz Not
appropriation for state
University Three Reap
porttonment Bile. -

Lansing. Mich. May est is pos
sIblo that the end OF the present legis'
lativc session may be in sight, A few
days ago the senate took from the Ia
BILE. where II had been slumberng for
a fortnight. Senator Peek's concurrent
resolution providing feg tnal adjourn
ment on June Is. routine business to
cease on June 6. This was amended
so as to provide that the regular bQsl.
ness session q sps two botises shall
come to an end on Friday. 1Ine "a.
and final adjournment be reached on
June %, the intervening days to be
given the clerks for clearing up the
business OF the session and getting the
late bills 10 the governor for his sigma.
ture. As amended the resolution was
adopted.
Primary Election Bill.
No particular progress was made
during the past week with the prl-
mary election bill The senate IL still
equally divided on the question OF re-
curing the successful candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor to
poll 40 per cent. or the total vote cast
at the primaries. The administration
forces paved the way for again test
Ing the opposition by introducing
through Senator Fyfe a bill providing
for the submission OF this question to
the people In the following form:
"Shall the electors or each political
party In this state be permitted to
nominate by direct vote it, candidate
for governor and lieutenant governor
without the requirement that 40 per
cent. or the votes cast by the party
shall be necessary for either OF such
nomlnatlonsf' The bin provides for
the submission OF this question AZ the
general election In April. 1908. This
would give plenty OF time for the lie.
termination Of the question before the
next nominations are made. This bill
will doubtless be reported out during
the present week. and there l. much
speculation rs 10 the attitude toward
submission 81 those senators who
have thus FAR opposed the elimination
or the 40 per cent clause
Constitutional Convention.
The conference committee appears
10 be ia a fair WAY 10 effect d settle
mcnt OF the differences existing he.
tween tie two houses on the makeup
/ or the coming constitutional conyen.
! ton Tie senate has declared for Il
1 convention composed 81 sixty dele
gates. while the house stands for l0o.
I II Il probable that the committee viii
4 agree on uinety.six. or three from
4 each senatorial district
The interests which made yigor-
/ Gus fight against the adoption 10y the
people at the election IN April last OF
the amendment 10 the constitution
] eliminating the prohibition OF the
/ teaching OF mechanical trades In
the prisons o. the state. have just lost
out HI j contest over another phase OF
the same campaign. The principal par
ties I'm interest were some manufac-
\ turers or chairs who desire 20 have
nullifed the contract OF the Reed
Chair company FOR the labor or a num-
Der OF convicts confined In the state
rcformatory at Ionia. These parties
requested Attorney General Bird TO
institute proceedings to have this con
tract declared void. this request being
made prior 10 the April election The
attorney general did not reply until
after the vote east at that election had
been canvassed and the result Official
" declared. when he took the position
that the constitution now provides for.
or rather permits. such contracts. At
torneys for the chair companies then
attacked the regularity OF the proceed
Ings. submitting the proposed amend
ment. claiming that the notice given
by the secretary OF state was insuf-
ficient and that the provision OF law
requiring Instructions 10 voters 10 be
printed IN various languages had not
been complied with They asked the
supreme court for an order directing
the attorney general 20 show cnnse
why mandanius should not issue 20
compel him 10 take steps 10 have the
contract declared void The supreme
court has refused 20 issue the desired
order. Although no written opinion
was filed ia the case the action Of the
court II accepted a. sustaining the
regularity ~ the proceedings. thus
ending an agitation TINT Inns extended
over number - years
Another Anti Cigarette Btli.
Tho defeat by the house last week
or the Dickinson antl-clgarcite bill
has apparently not disposed % that
question for the session. senator VII
liam Mckay Or Tuscola has now ia.
,roduccd sill equally "a drastic "a
is prnvs i3Hs. on the day following
The introduction of this bin the senate
passed senator klnnanrs bill, which
NOT only makes II M onense 70 sell
cigarettes 70 minors under the ngc u
~ years but Also mikes u mise