The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-06-07

from the house are far from brlgl I
in fact the indications are that the
deadlock in the senate over the 40 per
cent. clause will not be broken at ills
session ut least. The friends of tie
bill show no dispc s.tion to compron.sa
on Il less percentage, believing that
tie person receiving the high st num'
Der of votes regardless of what per.
contage OF the total vote cast that
numbermay he, should be the nomin c,
and the opponents of the measure hold
firmly together for percentage pro-
vision. SO there you are. Unless all
signs fail in dry weather this is about
the shape the matter will be In when
final adjournment is reached, the adj.
ministrationists, so-called, having de-
cided not to press the bill submitting
the 40 per cent. provision to a referen.
DUN. 1t is very broadly limited around
the governors office that If theprimary
bill is not passed at this session, the
legislators will be given an opportunity
to pass it at special session to be
held some time next spring. This ses-
sion would cost the taxpayers from
$4,000 to $4,000, but Governor
Warner finds justification for this ex-
penditure in the fact that the enact
lnent of the proposed law will effeet
saving Of 100000.
Railroad Commission.
No progress was made last week
with the railroad commission bill. 1t
is in just the shape in which it was
introduced, although at the conclu ion
Of the hearings fortnight ago it was
generally understood that it would be
materially amended before 1t was re
ported out by the committee. The
work of making the amendments will
take much time and as the end of the
session is not far distant it will not be
surprising if this bill also. falls by the
wayside. This much is certain. Some
very tall hustling must be indulgel
in If measure of the Importance Of
this one is perfected and put through
both houses in time to permitefnal adj
journment to be reached before the
glorious Fourth of July. 1t is rot i'm,
probable that a compromise bill may
be prepared so that the opposing
forces will be able to get together with
out much trouble But there is Little
indications that a bin as compre-
hensive as the one now in the hands
of the committee will become law.
Military Reorganization.
The bill recognizing the military e.
fn1n! ie.l, ,.ff
been bone of contention in botA
houses since early in the session, his
finally been revamped so that it is in
shape fairly satisfactory to all parties
concerned and in this shape ii | ids
fair to become law. There was
much time devoted to the bill before
it passed the house. Then the senate
committee on military took. it in hand
and did tricks" to 1t. Now conces.
sions have been made by both sides.
the principal change being the elemina-
ton of the provision for promotion by
seniority, and the senate is likely to
pass the measure this week
Mining Corporations.
by the terms of bill passed by The
senate with but one dissenting vot5
last week every mining corporation
organized under the Michigan statute
is given power to purchase, ho.d and
convey all such real estate as the pur
pose of the corporation shall require
This removes the limit on the timber
holding rights of mining corporations.
The necessity of the change lies in the
timber needs of the companies and the
fact that timber is becoming very
scarce. The companies must, there
fore, devote vast tracks to forestry
purposes in order to make provision
for their future needs.
tiMe Constitutional Convention. -..-
An attempt was made by the con-
ference committee to get together last
week on the provisions OF the constitu-
tional convention bill, but without
avail. The rock on which the repre-
sentatives Of the two houses split Is
the number Of delegates which shall
constitute the convention. Just at
present they are only four apart, but
1t may be several days before the diff
fercnces are ironed out so that the
bill can be reported to the two houses
for action. 1t seems to make a whole
lot of difference whether the conven-
ton Is composed Of ninety-six mem
Derst or 100 members.
Change of Venue Repeal.
One Of the two laws enacted by the
last legislature which quite promptly
went to the bad in the view Of the
public generally has now beenA re-
pealed so far as the two houses are
and inasmuch as Governor
Warner recommended repeal in his
message the bill will be signed as soon
as it reaches him. This is the change
Of venue law which provides that
judges. must order the trial Of cases
removed to another county whenever
either party in interest SO requests.
1t was supposed that this repeal bill
would be one Of the first measures
passed by this legislature, but 1t was
permitted to linger in senate com.
mittee room until now. The other law
whose repeal was recommended by the
governor Is the so-called limited Ia
bility statute, which Is still In the
hands of a senate committee. where