The Detroit times., 1912-03-29
wOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ONLY
REFORM MEASURE TO GET
RECOGNITION AT LANSING

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preventing the uncorking OF the
bottles of speech and eloquence.
This motion was lost by a vote OF
80 TO a., and Rep. Rankin OF Wash
tenaw. one OF the lessening honored
few who wear the emblems OF pa
JrtOttsm and sacrifice, rtIe- little bfets4
buttons, was called on for the speech
that was known TO be concealed Win
in the walls OF that Prince Albert
coat. which is said 10 be a sign ulat
can be relied upon.
This veteran, whitened win tue
frosts OF years but still erect anu
vigorous. did deliver a speech In taVor
OF the submission OF the proposed
amendment, and IL was Cracker
Jack, too. He put II squarely up 10
the legislators that Il was not up 10
them TO determine the merits OF the
equal suffrage proposition, out tha1
IL was up 10 them TO give the people
a chance TO decide that matter. 10
substantiate his claim that there was
an adequate demand for SUBMISSION
he gave figures TO show that some
thing like 100000 men and women oil
Michigan were favorable TO the cause
AS the old gentleman concluded ne
was given a hearty hand
After IL was all over. the shout.
ing" included. some one dlscoVereu
that owing 10 journal error In re-
gard TO the suspension OF the rules TOT
the vote on this bill. the measure hau
mot been legally passed,
Rem. Flowers moved for recohslu'
Grafton and a debate followed
Finally Rep. Warner came TO the
rescue by saying that there was NJ
question as to the sentiment Oh tue
house in regard TO the question uhufl
discussion and held that the only
thing that was necessary was 10 GOT
rect the journal He made MOTION
m that effect. IL was carried, and the
effects of the false alarm were ais
PEELED. - ~
message was received from the
governor asking for a bill 10 amend
the law relative 10 the regulation OF
Tho sire OF the mesh in FISH nets. II
is held that the existing law does an
iniustice ~ the fishermen because the
nets shrink and do not hold out III
measure when the game "arueh aP
pears on the scene.
Chairman Ogg OF the CITY corpor~
tions committee, made taVoraDie re
port on the concurrent resolution ~
submit m amendment TO the cohs'l
tuition that would enable cities anu
villages 10 amend their charters WIN
out having general revisions.
The house adjourned until y rri
day morning. .bo
Tn the senate this afternoon the
senator's who have been leading the
"simple life" and taking things easy
took a sudden notion to have some
much-needed exercise, and they pro
ceeded to engage in a strenuous game
of ten pins with reform measures as
the pins. One by one they set them
nm and with vim and evident rehsn
ruthlessly rolled the balls of legisla
tive mower and knocked the pending
legislation pins a-sprawling.
On motion Of Senator Ba naby oil
the constitutional amendments com
mittee. the initiative and referendum
resolutions were taken from his com
mittee where they had been iced by
the majority.
The senate went into a committee
Of the whole with Senator White in
the chair
The initiative and referendm mat
tiers were taken up and on motion OF
Senator Miller these dangerous-from
a-reactionary-s standpoint innovations
were safely safeguarded.
Senator Fowle moved that the pro
posal to initiate constitutional amend
ments by direct vote OF the people, be
stricken out all but the enacting
clause. This was not a proposition to
cut of the head Of the measure but to
cut of all but the head, which Is not
particularly different In Killing enec'
tiveness.
The resolution prevailed, Is to 10.
Senator Fowle then moved to per-
form a similar surgical operation on