The Detroit times., 1913-04-28
RECALL MAY BE
IN CONFLICT
With HOME RULE
Question of Workings of Amend
ment Arise After Hurried
Z Action
CUSTOMARY TACTICS
FEATURE ADJOURNMENT
Senate Notification Committee
Has Stormy Trip Prior to
End of Session
From a STAFF Correspondent.

LANSING. Mich, April zS,-lhere
lis possibility that the recall. ADOPT
ed during the closing hours or the
legislature. may be in conflict with
the home rule of cities In regard 10
the manner specified for holding re-
call elections. AS the bill was intro
duced by Senator Gittins, of Highland
Park, il provided that In conductins
them. no partisan ballots should be
used,
The old-time dyed-in-the wool Re
publicans OF the house, who did not
want any sort OF recall in the first
place, baked at this provision and
had substituted one whereby eacn
man shall run on ticket of the party
10 which he belongs The question
has not yet been answered as 10
what effect this will have in cities
like Grand Rapids. where by local or
dinance, all elections are non-partisau.
The progressive elements In the
house., offered little resistance TO the
change lest they arouse filibustering
tactics which would defeat the meas'
ure altogether.
When the bill went back 10 the
senate for concurrence, Senator
tins said the amendment was not sat
isfactory to him and that he would
accept it only because ii was brought
up at that late hour.
In accordance with the constitu-
tional amendment recently adopted
at the polls. the bill applies 10 all
elective officers except judges or
courts OF record and courts OF like
Jurisdiction. Signatures equal In
number TO % per cent of the next
previous vote for governor In the dis
trict affected are required for recall
and all petitions circulated must bear
a statement of the reasons why the
recall Is asked
No petition may be circulated
against a man In a legislative office
until he shall have served As days,
and for other Offices the time Is three
months. When a man is recalled. ne
continues the duties OF his position
until his successor is chosen and is
10 be considered candidate for re-
election unles he voluntarily with
draws.
The ballots used in such elections
shall bear a statement of the reasons
why the man was recalled. In no.
more than 200 words, and may bear
also a refutation OF the charges OF
similar length.
Before disbandine Saturday. mem
bers OF the Forty-seventh Legislature
effected an unofficial permanent or
ganization. The officers selected are
chairman. Louis heller, OF Lansing;
secretary. Stevens. Of Missaukee;
treasurer. Ashley. OF Detroit, and
chairman of the executive committee,
G. W. Smith of Lapeer.
Five To Go To Put-in-Bay.
Complying with a resolution adopt
ed aSturday. Speaker Currie appoint
the house OF representatives In the
centennial celebration OF Perry's nc.
tory on Lake Erie, which is 10 be
held in Put-in-Bay. Ohio. Those Sc
lected are Ashley and Copley, OF Do
troit Gray, of Isabella: Warner. or
Leelanau, and Hinkley, OF Emmett.
In its last session the house also
adopted resolution expressing az
probation OF the excellent work o.,
Rep. Hinkley, as chairman OF the
ways and means committee.
The last gathering OF the house
was at its close. as boisteroIs and
hilarious as the first was tense and
restrained when the question was on
the selection of speaker.
The rough house was crowded into
the very short time 1t took a com.
mittee. consisting of Senators Nea'
dock, McGregor. and Alswede to run
the gauntlet" to announce that the
senate was ready 10 adjourn. They
we're under fire all the way down the
aisle to the speakers desk and back.
Bills, paper bags filled with -four and
every kind OF harmless missile at
hand. was hurled at them.
Members who had not carefully
packed away their nles OF bills and
journals had TO go home without them
for every one In sight was torn mp
The paper was flying so thick that
part OF the time the committee was
completely hidden.
Adjournment was voted In the
midst OF the uproad. which soon quie.-
ed down and a small group OF men,
bers started singing Aud Lang
svne" They followed with the hymn.
God BE with You TIL We Meet
Again" while nearly everyone was
saying goodbye to fellow-members
\. thin an hour the hall was deserted
and another Legislature had dis
banded SCOTT.