FOURTH DAY. Lansing, Thursday, February 29, 1912. 2 o'clock p. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the Secretary. The President and President protem being absent, Mr. Moriarty moved that Mr. Cartier be chosen to preside as acting President. The motion prevailed. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. The following Senators were present: Messrs. Barnaby, Bradley, Collins, Conley, James, Lee, Mapes, Miller, Moriarty, Murtha, Rosenkrans, F. D. Scott, Vanderwerp, White, Wiggins, Acting President-16. The following Senators were absent with leave: Fowle, Kline, Leidlein and Watkins. Messrs. Foster, The following Senators were absent without leave: Messrs. Freeman, Kingman, Newton, Putney, G. G. Scott, Snell, Taylor, Vaughan, Walter, Ward and Weter-11. The Secretary announced that there was not a quorum of the Senate present. Mr. Collins moved that the Senate adjourn. The motion prevailed. The acting President declared the Senate adjourned until Monday, March 4, at 9 o'clock p. m. ELBERT V. CHILSON, FIFTH DAY. Lansing, Monday, March 4, 1912. 9 o'clock p. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. The following Senators were present: Messrs. Barnaby, Cartier, Conley, Fowle, Freeman, James, Kingman, Kline, Lee, Moriarty, Murtha, Newton, Rosenkrans, F. D. Scott, Taylor, Vanderwerp, Walter, Ward, Watkins, Weter, Wiggins-21. The following Senators were absent with leave: Messrs. Foster and Leidlein-2. The following Senators were absent without leave: Messrs. Bradley, Collins, Mapes, Miller, Putney, G. G. Scott, Snell, Vaughan and White -9. Mr. Moriarty moved that the absentees without leave be excused from today's session. The motion prevailed. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE SECRETARY. Pursuant to Rule 9 of the Senate Rules, I respectfully report that Senate bill No. 1 (file No. 1), Was received from the printer on Saturday, March 2, Senate bill No. 2 (file No. 2), Was received from the printer on Friday, March 1, and Senate bill No. 3 (file No. 3), Was this day received from the printer and they are on file in the document room of the Senate. ELBERT V. CHILSON, Secretary of the Senate. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The following message was received and read: State of Michigan, Executive Office, Lansing, March 4, 1912. To the Forty-Sixth Legislature of the State of Michigan: Gentlemen:-Entirely without malice, but in a manner so plain as to leave no room for misunderstanding, I wish to call your attention to the outrageous methods of coercion and intimidation being used to defeat the presidential preference primary bill which you have under consideration. The people of the State of Michigan and you as their representatives are entitled to know of matters that are inimical to popular government, and especially when odious acts are committed that are so bold as to cause a feeling of resentment on the part of every honest citizen. Senator Michael H. Moriarty, of the thirty-first district, came to Lansing with his mind fully made up to support a presidential primary bill. He discussed the matter and suggested certain changes in the bill. These were made and he privately and publicly expressed his approval of the measure. As soon as his attitude was learned in his district, Charles H. Watson, attorney for Corrigan, McKinney & Company, of Pittsburg and of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company, came to the Capitol post haste. He at once began a siege of Senator Moriarty with the result that that estimable and popular gentlemen was compelled to surrender. Who sent Mr. Watson upon his mission of coercion? W. J. Richards, Superintendent for Corrigan, McKinney & Company, is a candidate for delegate at large from Michigan to the Republican National Convention. Who are Corrigan, McKinney & Company? Next to the United States Steel Company they are the largest operators of Michigan Iron Mines. In Iron County, the home county of Senator Moriarty, they control the Armenia, Crystal Falls, Great Western, La Mont, Kimball, Tobin, Dunn, Baker, Blair, Tully, and Houlihan mines and other properties, making in all fifteen mines and explorations. It was clearly shown to Senator Moriarty that he could not live in that county and oppose those interests. These gaunt fingers of political and financial avarice took him by the throat and throttled him. His own iron mining property, the Sherwood, leased to the Republic Steel Company, would suffer. His law business would be taken away. He would be starved out. This high handed proceeding is enough to justify the passage at once of a presidential primary bill. The American people will rebel at such practices. Is there any wonder that the people are restless and insist upon protection through the medium of the best instruments obtainable for popular government? These reprehensible methods show clearly the length that intrenched privilege will go. It is the duty of the people to protect themselves by any lawful measures within their power. I tell you these things so that every free man in the Senate and the House of Representatives may act with full knowledge of conditions. It is as clear a case of the bullying corporations against the people as can be presented. Respectfully submitted, CHASE S. OSBORN, Governor. The message was ordered spread upon the Journal. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Cartier offered the following resolution : Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That from and after 12 o'clock noon on Saturday, March 9, 1912, the two houses of the legislature will transact no other business than for the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to sign enrolled bills for presentation to the Governor, and the entry of the same on the Journal by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the date of final adjournment of the Legislature shall be on Friday, March 15, 1912, at 12 o'clock noon. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Cartier moved that the resolution be laid on the table. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following message from the House was received and read: House of Representatives, To the President of the Senate: Sir: I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following concurrent resolution: Senate resolution No. 15. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Elmore Putney, of Sandusky, be named for the position of legislative postmaster for the special session, to succeed Erwin A. Cady, resigned. In the adoption of which the House has concurred. Very respectfully, The resolution was referred to the Secretary for record. |