The Detroit times., 1909-04-23
HOUSE DEFEATS :
STATEWIDE PLAN
Primary Bill Is Considered For Four
Hours-Clause For Advisory Note
On Senators Sustained.
From a stan Correspondent

LANSING. Mich. April 22.-MM'
colin ]. Mcleod. internal revenue col
lector. and Thomas J. Navin. both OF
Detroit, arrived Ia Lansing last night
10 work in an effort L. control enough
votes in the house today 10 eliminate
the provision in the primary law Tor
the nomination OF candidates for the
United States senate at the primaries.
Yesterday the Dickinson bill. with
amendments from The Colby measure.
was before the house. This solons re-
fused 10 strike out the provision pro-
yiding for an advisory vote on uniteC
States senator and also refused 10
make the bill statewide iu It's scope.
The vote on the latter proposition
was AZ TO AZ.
The house wrangled over the Dick
inson primary bill, for nearly four
hours. +. c. Miller. OF Ionia. ed In
an attempt To put through the senate
measure with as little change as pos
sible and he found he had difficult
task 10 accomplish. Champion. OF La
peer, did not like section IL. which
makes the primary mandatory IN all
counties AT the next election. but after
that permits any county To vote on .he
question a majority OF the voters 10
decide. Champion contended that II
was not fair TO force the plan on any
county. All efforts To chanse this
part OF the bill failed. The bill IN
cludes the primary election for circuit
judges. Champion moved TO strike
this part out. saying these onciais
should be kept clear from politics.
This provision was struck out by
vote OF 36 10 "a.
The statewide test was brought on
by Fields, OF Chippewa. who moved a
substitute 10 include all state Officers.
Fields withdrew his motion. while
Flowers. OF Detroit, renewed bis mo-
ton TO strike out The provision ar
fecting the United States senator's.
He said the minority would select
under this system LaHuis. OF Otta-
wa. held that II Legislators could not
be trusted to elect United States sena-
tors they could not be trusted for
any other duties. Newkirk. OF Wash
tenaw. said IL the United States sena-
tors were elected ly the legislature
many men would buy the seats. This
made the solons boil with indigna-
ton. Straight, OF Branch. said the
people OF his county had not gone
crazy over primary elections. Poll
ties he said. were never so corrupt
as now.
The proposal to strike out the
United States senator clause was lost
by vote OF So TO 46.
The statewide primary plaE was
and Speaker Campbell In a
speech on the floor. opposed the plan.
He said he did not believe in any re-
dictionary movement. He contended
that the present plan was creating
factions and splitting the Republican
party TO pieces. He said the idea does
not come from the Republican party
but from those who are attempting
TO destroy it. The state wide pro-
7ision was defeated. AZ 10 AZ.
The senate yesterday put through
ANAL passage the bill by Kline, of Ad-
olson. compelling all railroads to pub
iish the latest time tables In a news
paper In each city or village through
which the lines run. Failure 10 com
ply means A fine OF from SIS tn 500.
The rate for this advertising Is fixed
at $50 per folio year In the daily
papers and SIS In the weekly papers.
The bill by Dickinson for the search
OF places and seizure Of intoxicants
was also passed by a vote OF II to 4.
These bills were passed in commit
tee OF the whole Providing for liens
on the property OF mining companies
so county or town agricultural So
cieties may vote to sell real estate:
making Columbus day a legal holiday
the 18th OF October: fixing the time
sor electing members To the state
hoard Of education in April: requiring
the treasurer OF the state board or
education TO put up surety bond OF
SAC. 900, the state 20 pay l per cent OK
the cost thereof: making supervisors
and highway commissioners fence
viewers In cases OF necessity: giving
authority TO township boards TO grant
public utility franchises after approval
by majority vote Of the electors.