The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-06-21
Representative Simpson Makes
Enviable Record.

The following appeared in the kala-
mazoo Gazette last Tuesday Represen-
tative Simpson has made an enviable
record In the legislature, and Van Buren,
county is proud of him. We produce
the article from the Gazette in full,
knowing that it will be appreciated by
the readers of The Northerner through
out the county:
With the record OF having introduced
the greatest number Of bills and having
pushed nine-tenths of them, all he
cared to push, to a successful issue,
Nathan h. Simpson of Hartford, Is still
counted one of the most popular men,
bers of the 1907 legislature and looked
upon as perhaps the man of greatest in
! fuence on the floor of the house
Mr.. Simpsons enviable record was
gained by good, hard, conscientious, le-
gitimate effort. He came back for
another term with reputation for be-
ing a man of his word And because he
had the confidence of every member of
the house and senate, he did the greatest
volume of good work of any man In the
legislature. Though he had the great
est number of bills introduced and passed
he also fathered the most important,
aside from the railway commission, the
two cent fare bill and the primary bill.
Mr. Simpson introduced during the
session a bills. And a score of these
were passed. Among them is the bill
putting express companies under the ad
valorem basis of taxation, the military
bill, the juvenile bill, the delinquent
parents bill, the veterinary bill that
smothered out state wide differences
stretching over period of 10 years, the
bill making it misdemeauor to tauut
any person with having been an inmate
of any reformatory or penal institution.
bill for the repeal of the Bailee limited
liability law, a bill providing for the
study of the science Of agriculture and
manual training in country school dis
tricts. Appropriation for the county
normal institute, teachers institute and
West Michigan Normal school, and
bill to put the Van Buren, county off
Gals on salary,
ALWAYS HAS EAR OF HOUSE.
Practically all these were put through.
or else, in face of similar bills, Mr.. Simp
son transferred his support and helped
pass some other mans bill which stood
better chance of passing and provided
for the same general effect as his own
Whenever Representative Simpson takes
the floor he has the ear of the house.
He speaks briefly and to the point,
makes it point never to consume more
than five minutes in debate. But he has
his argument so condensed that it goes
home with a single blow. When at the
very end of last week he begged the in
diligence of the house for his veterinary
bill and asked that it be made a special |
order, contrary to all custom, his request !
was acceded to cheerfully and without |
a dissenting voice. And the result of |
his work on that bill more than justified |
the variance from the last days custom. |
WORK LAST SESSION.
Last session Mr.. Simpson made an en- |
viable record. His work was so appre-
ciated by the administration that his re-
ward was the placing of "A" troop of the |
Michigan National Guards in Van Blu |
rem county, Mr.. Simpsons home. He is
a military man himself, having served in |
Cuba and the Philippines. He went to
Cuba and saw service there with the Both |
Michigan volunteers, and on his dis |
charge enlisted in the 10th volunteers
for service in the Philippines. Here he |
was during almost his entire service in |
charge of the quartermaster's depart
ment under General Bell AS chief |
quartermaster on General Bells staff he |
was responsible for the supplies of the |
whole division, position more arduous
and exacting and full of possibilities of
defeat and almost disgrace than the most |
hazardous duties on the firing line And |
at that Representative Simpson more |
than once found himself and his supply |
trains in the midst of buzzing chorus
Of Mauser bullets. At home he is a |
farmer. He owns two or three big farms |
and is one of the most respected and con.
citizens of Van Buren, county. !
1t might even be said that Van Buren's
fighting legislator and Philippine and
Cuban veteran is the county's chief pride
in political way.