The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-27
Will Be Held at Lansing Thurs
day Afternoon to Consider
Proposed Law
ADMINISTRATION MEASURE
Will Be Presented to the Legisla-
ture This Week
Provides for Higher Compensation
Only Short Session Of the House
Held Today.

Lansing. Mich. Feb. 27.-(Special to
Calumet News)-The House was in
session but eighteen minutes this
morning when an adjournment was
taken until Wednesday.
Representative Ashley gave notice
that there would be a public hearing
on the workingmen's compensation bill
| Thursday afternoon at o'clock. The
Ashley bin differs somewhat from the
report of the special commission ap-
pointed at the last session, and an
other bill will be introduced by the
! administration this week.
Next Tuesday afternoon the presi-
Dental primary bill will be considered
in the House in special order. and it
is expected that delegations from all
parts Of the state will be on hand.
At caucus of the Democrats of the
legislature last night. f. O. Wood OF
Flint. was unanimously endorsed for
governor. straw vote was taken
on the presidential possibilities with
the following result. Harmon 4. Wilson
and Clark 4.
Compensation Bills.
Representative Ashley of Detroit
presented a bill yesterday providing
compensation for injured working
men His bill provides for an appro-
priation amounting to $4,000 to per-
petuate it's workings. Ashley's bill
would make the insurance commission
and the commissioner of labor the ad-
ministrative board.
1t is understood that another meas
ure has been prepared in the execu-
tive offices that differs somewhat from
the one introduced by the Detroit rep
resentatve. the compensation for in
iuries being set higher than that pro-
Vided in the Ashley bill.
In order, he said. that the legisla-
ture might not work in the dark, Rep
resentative Symonds of Menominee
introduced a resolution asking that
Attorney General Kuhn render an
opinion as to the constitutionality OF
giving the presidential primary bill
immediate effect The resolution ap-
plies to both bills carrying appropria-
tions and those without appropria-
tions similar resolution passed the
Senate.
Presidential Primary Bills.
Governor Osborn did not direct the
attention of the legislature toward any
special measure along the line of "A
presidential primary, but shortly after
he had concluded his message yester-
day. Representative Flowers of De-
troit introduced the administration
measure in the House. 1t was ordered
printed and referred TO the committee
on elections The measure introduced
by Representative Flowers is pattern
ed after the oregon bill and carries
with it an appropriation sufficient to
pay the expenses of each delegate to
the national convention. allowing 5000
for each.
Senator James II Lee of Detroit.
the father of the presidential primary
bill that was smothered in the conf
mittee on elections a year ago, resur-
rected his measure and presented il
before Senator Cark Mapes of Grand
Rapids could Introduce the administra-
tion bill, which is an exact counter
part of the one fathered by Represent
tative Flowers in the House.
The bill fostered by Senator Lee
does not provide an appropriation TO
pay the expenses OF delegates TO the
national convention but otherwise IL
is drawn along the same lines as the
administration bill. The Senate or
dered 1000 copies Of each bill printed
as It is thought there will be a big de-
mand for 1t out through the state.
supporters of the presidential pri-
mary bill claim to be assured of seven
teen votes in the Senate and are con-
ndent they will secure the two-thirds
necessary 10 give the measure imme-
date effect Sentiment in the House
seems strongly in favor of the bill.
With Senators Charles White and Guy
Miller leading the opposition to ii.
those who are lighting the proposition
believe that they will be able To mus
ter enough strength to prevent the law
taking effect before the state con-
vention.