The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
From a Siaff Correspondenf.

H'oM StdIT correspondent.
LANSING, Mich. March 12-There
Is trouble brewing in the legislature
ard IN this case the word brewing
Is particularly good.
The brewers put one overnight In
the center-in the house this morn
ing when a resolution was adopted,
6S to "a, TO reconsider another reso-
tuition passed at Monday evenings
session, fixing Wednesday afternoon
at 2, as the time for the taking up of
tie bill to prohibit brewery-owned
saloons as a special order.
The special order program was an
nuled and the anti-brewery measure
referred to the liquor committee.
The liquor committee is said to he
five to four in opposition to temper.
ance progression along legislative
lines. and is composed OF Representa-
tlves Waters, Perry, Straight. MaTtz,
Currie, Raudabaugh, Pearson and
Lord.
However. the result or the vote
taken on the reconsideration matter
does not indicate the real relative
strength OF the brewery and anti
brewery forces because there. was 4
general feeling that the workinen's
compensation act was OF paramount
and entitled to first con-
sideration. Ii is probable that many
who voted to reconsider, did not stop
TO consider the consequences OF al
lowing the anti-brewery bill to get
into the hands of the liquor COM
mittee.
A proposition to fix Friday at noon
as the time for closing all new busi-
ness and Wednesday. March 20, at
IL O'clock, for final adjournment was
before the house when a resolution
was carried compelling the house to
resolve itself into committee OF the
whole on a special order for the con-
sideration OF the workmen's compen-
sation act in accordance with previ-
GUS resolution.
The speaker called Representative
Smith, of Lapeer, TO the chair and
the house proceeded to read and pass
or amend section by section ut the
measure. The committee OF the whole
may wrangle over this bill all OF the
afternoon and then some.
Senator Mapes, floor leader for the
presidential primary proposition,
opinionated about noon that there
would be nothing doing in the tabIing
line today so far as the Ball bin Is
concerned and Senator's Murtha and
Miller are apparently firm in the con-
viction that there will never be any
thing doing in the line OF immediate
effectiveness' so far as the pugnaci-
Gus pacters are concerned. Senator
Miller expressed himself as cinch-
sure or all the bakers dozens except
ing Senator Leidlein. and the Sagi-
nav senator was not In evidence.
Senator James, of Hancock, who
is persistently on the job for all
things progressive has received the
following telegram.
Calumet. Mich, March IL, 1912
To Hon. A. W. James, Senator, Ian
sing, Mich:
CONGRATULATIONS to yourself and
ether members OF Legislature from cop
per country on your stand for presl-
Itentfai primaries and for rtvinx
measure immediate effect. Bipartisan
senatorial oligarchy are triumphant at
present, but they will hear from the
mere voters later.
(signed) JUDGE p. o'BRIEN
Two OF the feminine lobbyists for
woman suHraSe nave gone nome Dut
more are expected to arrive on the
scene today from Albion where q suf-
frage convention has been in session.
In special message TO the legisln.
ture. Gov. Osborn last night opened
the fight he has threatened against the
brewery-owned saloon In Michigan.
and the move is considered to mean
that the executive blames this inter.
est in large part for the obstruction
to a presidential preference primary
OF immediate effect.
Six other propositions. five OF which
are issues In the countrywide CAM
paign that is now being waged tor
government absolutely by the people,
are covered In The message. M
The governor goes further In cali
ing for legislation against the brew
ery-owned saloon. and asks the leEiS-
lalure TO curb the monopoly enjoyed
by the Michigan Bonding 4 Surety
Co. which is controlled by the brew
cries and which is on the bond OF
nearly every saloon in Michigan.
In connection with this feature OF