The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-07
ADMINISTRATION FORCES
AND ANTS ARGUE On Bill
,con,In"ed from page oael.

: Cmnmins. Decker Edwards. Ewing,
Farmer, Fitzgibbon, Frallck. Gard,
Giles, Green. Henry. Jerome, Kap-
RSzF X III F
Leonard, Lord, Mcbride. McEachern,
McNaughton. Martz, Morford. Nor
gan, Morrison. Murray, Myers. Ogg,
liaudabaugh. Russell, Smith. Steven
son, Straight, Unsoeld, Walker, War
ner, Waters, Wheeler. Whelan, Will
lolshby. Wolcott, Yaple. Yeo.--5l.
Nays-Amerson, Baldwin, Ball,
bierd, Bricker, Chamberlain. Cham.
teis, Currie, Dunn, Dusenbury. Field,
FISH Flowers, Gansser, Glasner,
Graves. Hale, Haviland, Hlnkley, Hol-
comb, Holland, Jensen, Kalmbach,
! lucas, Mckay. McNitt, Millikin, Ar
thur Odell, Samuel Odell. Oppenborn.
I, Tear son. Perry. Rankin, Reynolds,
sharp. Stewart. Symonds. Taylor.
TUFTS, Verdicr, Wood, Woodruff,
Woodworth, Young, Speaker.
Rep. Ashley did not vote on the
irst roll call and when later his wore
was demanded ne voted nc 5till
laier he got another notion that
knocked the ether bunch into smith
Greens and he changed his vote to
( yes explaining that he did so be-
cause he didn't think II possible to
give the administration bill immedi.
ate effect.
The bill will come up for a third
reading and final passage, Thursday
morning, after the house convehes at
10. and II none OF tue members
get Moriartyized in the meantime
the measure Will be adopted so far
as the house is concerned and be
ready for senatorial consideration in
the afternoon
But there may be doings in the
meantime, There may be an opinion
from the attorney general 10 the eff
feet that the bill is glaringly uncon-
stitutional and would hold water like
basket not a fine straw basket,
but one OF the kind to look through.
In the committee OF the whole dis
cussion OF the measure Rep. Flowers
contended that il was absolutely un-
constitutional and that II passed the
legislature would have real uncon-
stitutional question confronting it
and not an imaginary one.
IL Is claimed tina, this measure in
question is unconstitutional because
II Is not in harmony with the request
in the governors message and would
amend the general primary law.
Another element that may enter
into the situation and have a tenden-
cy to eliminate the Lord bill, is the
possibility or probability that a new
measure may get into the game-a
compromise proposition OF the purely
preferential sort and one that will
simply provide an opportunity for the
voters TO express their choice for
president at the primaries in April.
one or the features OF the administra.
ton bill that looks particularly ugly
10 some, is the accredited agent
clause and a measure that did not
have this handicap, would probably
rpn faster and further into popular
legislative favor
Another setback to the original
primary bill, has been the seeming
ly somewhat complex system OF nam
ing the delegates and some mental
machinery has been almost squeaking
in the attempt to grind out the solu-
ton Of the problem.
The suggested compromise would
be relieved OF these weights, and
would just as effectively meet the de-
mand OF the people for an opportiln-
ity 10 express their choice for pfesi-
Dental candidates. The important
question, though, is as TO whether or
not such a compromise would be pop
ular enough 10 make the two.th!Tds
majority grade.
When the house went into session
-. - l.
the governor was read asking for The
passage OF a few bills OF minor i'm
poftaHee.
One OF the bills introduced IN re.
Spouse 10 The message, was for the
transfer OF something over $4,000
from an obsolete fund TO the general
fund OF the Jackson prison, 10 be used
in making repairs.
The rules were suspended and Ajs
measure was PUT on the air line Tor
immediate passage The real battle
was precipitated when Rep. Perry
moved 10 make the bill Immediately
effective. Some of the soions took
this as a trick TO put the Legislators
on record and establish q precedent
favorable to the administration pri-
mary measure.
The debate that followed was OF
the tropical sort and when the Qaes-
ton came TO q vote the yeas lacked
just one of making the measure I'm
mediately effective. There were So
yeas and although the speaker cited
that this was two-thirds of the pos,
sible 80 votes in the house, he said
that the constitution specifically
designated CO as the required number
and he declared the motion lost.
The other bills asked for by the
governor introduced wcrt-tu
the second reading and were referred
10 committees.
over in the senate the principal
business seemed 10 be the sssassina-
ton OF time with a view TO waiting
for the action OF the house on some
snrt,xariety or color of presiden.
tlai primary bill.
However, while this waiting game
vas being played. Senator Moriarty
continued to be the big and newt
eble toad in the senatorial puddle.
Mike" had received a telegram from
a portion OF his constituency. one w
=. Belden. attorney for the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron Co. which was read and
,rhi,b soId ohout tho 'nhOna pOnVpr-