The Detroit times., 1909-03-18
PRIMARY BILL TO
! be REPORTED BY
! HOUSE, THURSDAY
MILL APPLY TO ALL ELECTIVE
OFFICERS FROM GOVERNOR TO
coRoNER-ADWsoRY VOTE ON
U. S. SENATOR.
lFrom a staff correspondent.l

IA LANSING, March 1.-THE reyamp-
fd primary election bill which is a
blending OF the Dickinson and Colby
4 measures is expected to be reported
put Thursday by the house commit
Zee. Ii will apply to all elective OF
ficers from governor TO coroner, even
6 Including city aldermen. The United
States senator is to be voted for, as
m advisory step for the legislature,
the nominee getting the highest mum
Der of votes 10 be certified by the
secretary OF state as the successful
candidate.
Most OF the work in redrafting the
B bill was delegated TO Rep. Colby, OF
Detroit, who is trying to produce a
measure that will be acceptable TO
both houses.
If 1t is reported out this week the
intention is to place it on special or
der for some day next week, when the
house hopes to get this problem of
1ts shoulders.
In the senate, Fox of Mayville
thrust in a new bill providing tax
on personal property to apply as a
n lien on the same as soon as the board
OF review has passed on the assess
ments.
Senator Moriarty, Of the upper pen.
Ursula, introduced bill authorizing
verdict by two-thirds of a jury in
all cases, civil and criminal less than
felony.
These bills were introduced in the
senate:
BY Scott. of Detroit. changing the
time for payment OF fees ana commits
+; Bions collected by Wayne county Off
GERS to the last day OF the month.
BY Smell, or Highland Park, per
hitting his village 10 bond for $40.
boo to extend the water system.
BY Foster, of Gladwin. providing a
method OF changing school district
boundaries by joint action Ok city and
township boards
BY Taylor. OF Kalamazoo. to prevent
\ The deception and fraud in sales oil
paints, linseed oils and spirits OF tur
pentine.
The senate put these bills through
B final passage:
BY Smell. of Detroit to license Ice
cream dealers in ali towns OF over
\ 5000 population. The bill was giyeI
Immediate effect.
The bill by Representative Straight
Of Branch, fixing the salary OF the cir
q cult court stcnographer in mrs count,
TO $500, was confirmed without OF
position, also the one making the sal
airy $4,000 for the stenographer IL
lonia county, and the bill 10y MacKay
OF Detroit, giving Wayne county an
other probate Judge
The bill by Anhut, Of Detroit. wa.
reported ont all right which prohibit.
4 fortune telling and the like II wa
! turned into a football and after bcinl
banged about for some time with
variety OF foolish amendments We.
finally killed outright by a vote .
20 to 3.
The house passed the following bill
TO third reading:
Amending the primary school las
so as to require township school dlrec
+ tors TO make triplicate reports on tn
first Monday OF August of all receipt
and expenses IN his district TO n,
superintendent Of public instruction
instead OF TO the township clerk only
Amending the law relative 20 dis
orderly persons 80 that when the.
plead guilty TO this. 9ffense they shall
h not be fined more than $50 or not r,
exceed IS days in the Detr0it house @
correction.
Authorizing the publication OF l.25l
copies OF the 'con-con' manuals which
4 Representative Cultiss explained
xaeslA cost from SLIGO to S1,200.