The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-13
HOUSE WORKS
TO 6 O'CLOCK
State SOlOnS Are LabOring
with Much VigOr.
PRIMARY BILL IN SENATE

Of Past week-ormsbee Liquor Gin
Is Acted Upon BY the House Com
mittee.
Lansing. Mich, March 9.-Both
houses o. the legislature addressed
themselves TO the work "a hand with
unusual yigor and enthusiasm last
week, holding prolonged sessions and
accomplishing excellent results 50 far
as the dispatch Of business IS con-
ccrned. The house devoted great
deal % time 10 Che consideration OF
bills ID committee OF the whole. work
ing rirht mp 10 6 o'clock.
The senate took up the Dickinson
primary bin and kept right at IL
through an afternoon and evening and
tho succeeding forenoon. standing right
by the Job until the bill was finally
disposed of on third reading Having
got the habii" q IS predicted that tho
solons viii not weary with well doing
and that business wiz continue to be-
dispatched with an promptncss con-
slstent with the proper consideration
OF the important matters that come up
for consideration and action.
Action Was important.
The action of the senate in passing
the Dickinson primary election bill was
possibly the most important action OF
the week. this bin being, OF course.
OF widespread public interest and con-
Germ. The main provisions Of this bin.
which was passed with but FIVE neg
alive votes. are that there shall be
but one enrolment day, which shall
obtain throughout The state, and be
the FIRST Monday ia April, election day
Two general primary days are nxed
one tho third Tuesday preceding the
April election and tho other the flre.
Tuesday IN September.
The effort made to have The bin
provide for two additional primary
days for the city 81 Detroit was moi
successful, but q concession was made
whereby the primary polls may be kept
open until 10 o'clock p ~. IL Detroit
The bin makes the primary system
mandatory on al counties which have
thus far adopted Il. on an cities hav-
ing a population in excess Of 10000.
and on an cities IN which one party
has adopted Il. Further than this. II
Is required that the question Of adop-
ton be submitted to the voters OF all
other counties at the general election
in April, 1910,
Nominations Made Mandatory.
The nomination OF governor, lieuten-
ant governor, candidates for congress
and candidates for the legislature is
made mandatory, and II is provided
that candidates for circuit judge shall
be nominated az primaries when such
direct vote is petltloned for. The bill
further makes IL mandatory that an
advisory primary vote 10 be taken for
candidates for United States senator
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
couple with this feature OF the bill a
provision which. In effect, required all
candidates for the legislature 20 agree
in writing that they would II elected,
vote for the candidate OF their party
who received the highest number OF
votes in the primary. For this was
substituted a provision that the candl-
dates receiving the highest number OF
votes should be certified 10 the legis
lature es The candidate OF their re-
spective parties.
The proposal 10 make the bin state
wide IN iis application and 10 include
all nominations from governor 20 cor
oner was defeated by vote Of II TO
.. and substantially the Same vote de-
feated the further proposal that all
state officers be nominated az prima-
ries There are some who think the
provision relative TO certifying the can
dldates receiving the highest number
OF votes at the primary 10 the legis-
lature az the candidates OF the respect
i've parties for United States senator Is
unconstitutional. their argument being
that such provision precludes the
possibility OF any other person than
those certified becoming candidates be-
fore the legislature for this Office.
The house will take this bill up for
consideration az an early day
ormsbee Liquor Bill.
The so-calied Ormsbee liquor bill
which has created quite a furore
throughout the state, the result being
the fillng OF very numerous protests |
against It's passage. has been acted
upon by the house committee on liquor
traffic and reported out for printing
As reported. the bill Is In vastly dif-
ferent form than rs introduced, the
committee having devoted several ses- I
sions TO It's consideration and having /
made numerous amendments thereto /
All this refers 90 the ormsbee bill
amending the general liquor law. Tho
other Ormsbee BILL which had for itE
object the doing away with the county
local option law. still lies concealed IN
the committees pigeon hole and Is
likely TO remain there.
The main bill as amended by the
committee provides that II a saloon
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