The Detroit times., 1909-04-22
HOUSE DEFEATS
] STATE-W|DE PLAN
Primary Bill Il Considered For Four
Hours-Clauss For Advisory Note
On Senator'S Sustained.
(From a stan corresponden..)

LANSING. Mich, April 22-Mal-
colin j. Mcleod, internal revenue col
lector, and Thomas J. Navin, both OF
Detroit, arrived In Lansing last night
TO work In an EFFORT &c control enough
votes In the house today to eliminate
the provision In the primary law for
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. The solons re-
fused TO strike out the provision pro.
viding for an advisory vote on United
States senator and also refused 10
make the bill statewide In Its scope.
The vote on the latter proposition
was AZ TO AZ.
The house wrangled over the Dick.
inson primary bill for nearly four
hours. F. c. Miller, OF lonia. led In
an attempt to put through the senate
measure with as little change as pos
sible and he found he had a 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 the
question, majority OF the voters TO
decide. Champion contended that IL
was not fair TO force the plan on any
county. All efforts 10 change 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 officials
should be kept clear from politics.
This provision was struck out by a
vote OF SO TO "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 his mo-
ton TO strike out Ihe provision af-
fecting the United States senators.
He said the minority would select
under this system. LaHuis. OF Otta-
wa, held that IL Legislators could not
be trusted TO elect United States sena-
tors they could not be trusted for
envy 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 pcil with ipdigna-
ton. Straight. OF Branch. SAID the
people OF his county had not gone
crazy over primary elections. Poll
tics. he said, were rever so corrupt
as now.
The proposal 10 strike out the
United States senator clause was lost
by a vote OF 3s TO 46.
The statewide primary plar was
renewed 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-
vision was defeated. AZ to AZ.
The senate yesterday put through
final 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 fine OF from $95 To 500.
The rate for this advertising is fixed
at $50 per folio a 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 u TO 4.
These bills were passed in commit
tee OF the whole: Providing for liens
on the property OF mining companies
80 county or town agricultural So
cieties may vote TO sell real estate:
making Columbus day a legal holiday
1.-The 18th OF October; fixing the time
for electing members to the state
board OF education In April; requiring
the treasurer of the state board OF
education to put up surety bond of
$4,000. the state to pay / Ier cent OF
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.