The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-12
However, 1t is Believed By Friends
OF the Governor That His
Slate Will Be Con-
firmed
EXECUTIVE SIMPLY WAITING
Fur Promises to Fly II His Men Are
Not Aecepted-More Bills Intro
duced, Including One by Rep.
Anthony Lucas.

Lansing, Mich. Pan. lin spite OF
all talk to the contrary the Osborn ap-
pointees will be confirmed
Governor Osborn is to be backed. un-
less something slips suddenly. by the
house and by the senate in all his
measures In the senate those who do
not like some of his appointees de-
clare they are willing to put it up to
Osborn and let him stand for the re-
suits. When the votes are counted
on the Osborn slate il will be found
that his appointees will have not less
than seventeen and perhaps as many
as twenty votes for confirmation.
Osborn Has Trump Card.
Osborn on his part expresses himself
freely.
Il don't care whether they confirm
my appointees or not" he says. "The
Republican party has pledged itself to
clean house. The Democratic party
pledged itself likewise. If the senate
now wishes to stand in the way of this
house cleaning they only put n black
eye on both parties, while as soon as
the legislature adjourns 1 shall simply
exercise my prerogative and remove
from office these men, preferring
charges where necessary. In this way
the credit for the house cleaning will
be given To the governor when. as a
matter of fact, IL should be given to the
party which carried these pledges in
its platform. Now the senate may do
as 1t chooses, but these appointments
will be made, If not now, then later,
when the senate is out of the way"
This phase of the situation seems to
be i'm the minds of more than one sem
ator and it is not altogether improb-
able the whole slate may go through.
New Pardon Board Members.
Governor Osborn will name DIR. J.
T. Bradley of Eaton Rapids and Fred
:. Russell OF Hart for members of the
pardon board to succeed the two MEM
bers whose scalps the executive has
just secured. This at least, is the un-
Outstanding here. DIR. Bradley was
four years auditor general of the state
and n candidate i'm 1908 for the repub-
lican nomination for governor Judge
Russell has been circuit judge and was
a member of the constitutional conven-
tion.
Some members are proposing TO alb
olish the board. but others are con-
Vinced the board is a necessary part
of the state government, but are in
favor Of change in the law which
will allow each succeeding governor
TO name at least a majority of the
hoard. on the theory that he has to
rely upon their advice in many import
ant matters and they should be men In
whom he has the greatest confidence.
To Prohibit Treatir
Although both wet and dry MEMBERS
of the legislature have e$p. cssed a
willingness to avoid liquor legislation
at this session, II is bound to bob up
serenely and in most radical forms. a
bill is now in preparation which pro-
hibits treating and il goes the limit 1t
goes even to the extent of prohibiting
fellow from treating his best girl to
Ice cream soda or from one friend buy
ing another n cigar. 1t Is proposed to
go the limit in order that none may
raise the cry of class legislation and
nave the ACT kDOcktQ out OH THESE
grounds. Other radical dry legislation
is also proposed so that the liquor
question seems bound to be before the
legislature anyway
Lucas Introduces Bill.
Representative Lucas of Houghton
introduced a bill providing for the
raising of the jurisdiction of justices
OF the peace to causes involving $500.
Three Marriage Law Bills.
Young as the session is. three bills
already have been introduced in the
legislature which have to do with per-
sons who contemplate marrying. one
oil the bills is to make IL unlawful for
u white person to marry n person of
Negro blood, or a monaghan. Chinese
and Japanese being specifically named
as prohibited. Another bill would re-
quire both the intended bride and
groom to appear at the county clerks
oiice when marriage license is de-
sired. This bill is to prevent intended
grooms from falsely stating age Of a
sirl too young to be legally married
Nep. Verdcr, of Grand Rapids. intro
duced both bills.
Ihe third bill, sponsored by Rer
rlasner of Barry, would require that
All persons intending to marry produce
health certificate before license tc
marry Is issued.
New Accounting System.
Practically providing a new account
ing system, not only for every depart
neht, commission and state institution
"u' Tor every office in SO counties OF
."e state as well. the bill introduced
ny Rep. George Lord IN craata tho ~.