Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-11

state institutions were located hut
gave the Institutions little or 40
thought or attention. The standing
committees having in charge the In
tcreStS of thtSe Institutions viii. of
course. make Nis.,S to them. and
while they are away hills in which
members of these committees are iu-
crested VIII not lac cons drrpd This
prOloHgs the session. AMI ;lr only
smrdN Tor this cc.Giiion lie, i'm >ome
'ulo that VIII require all of This visit.
,ng 10 hc done M ,ir same time and
Ice over with. The goas-you p'case
system that prevails lrngthcn~ the
'csSioIl many days.
Recommendations NoticcI.
Already ,hrcc measures commend
~ 10y GovcrEDr l. Us. I'm his iuuugur-
M message have been Nuuticpd. and
bills on Tie subjects viii shortly he
Introduced. one of these provides for
The appointment of cuWmi-Si,n To
arrange Michigan exhibit at tie
PHn-Americ0p exposition tO be- held ut
.'unalo This Year. and applopriatcS
>l0.Onn for that purpose: tie >ecCrd
seeks 90 encourage The dairy interests
If thc state. the object hc'Ug 20 ma
rally increase the number of dair-
les and the acreage devoted 10 dairy
farming: and the third provides for
Hppuiulmen, of Il state fire marshal,
the object being 10 reduce fire waste
THd rTUS fUSSTTTT TTS TTTJTTTT'F TITUS 1T tfTU
iat". lust what tn details of these
proposed laws VIII hr j. not Yet
known. n none Of The measures have
been perfected 1t i understood that
the fire marshal hill VIII not seek To
tax the Insurance companies for the
support of the bureau. for that would
tend 10 increase rather than lower in
>IWance rates. but will provide thar
these expenses bc paid ont of the re-
taliafory fees collected hy the inSur-
ance commissioner and now turned
into the general fund Of the state.
There * already tall, of Il movement
- relieve HE supreme court. lie ne
ccS>i>tN fur furnishing this relief has
hcol apuarcnt for Il number of wears.
and strenuous effort, have been made
i'm his direction
Work {. Too Extensive.
ina' the work of the supreme court
is altogether too extensive To permit Of
..c p' sent Justices giving adequate
consideration j. generally conceded.
such concession is certainly made 10y
all who are familiar with the Situa-
lion There j. little reason 10 believe.
however. thlt the plan of establishing
au intermediate court viii ever sue
caed ~ the October special session
of the lc. stature Governor Hiugree
recommended that 70 again he submit
led m tbe pr.ple. hut hi. message was
given uo consideration For This real
son another plan is suggested and
l.at * ro have Tho legislature in-
,.r..,.e rhr uumhpi.. of .,nrcn,. ms
tcrS from five fo seven l. i, prob-
phle tlat This idea viii he given at-
teuiiru .Iul,uo tl,o. ura.out session
rho St,te hoard ,f corrections and
Charities +, moro th.,u ,y,r. rurhoti..
u.i~ ,e,. I'm ft. recommendations nl,t
tEe tiua. h.uored custom Of cvhirftirr
.r.uyfrt. I'm tlin. p.i.n,i. of The stat.
ID. visitors fnr .,r .i,ln,i..f,u f.. az "a
conn. ,.. ,I.rd,u,l nr.t Io,sf D., sinh
fc.t,.t to uI,r. Discrimination II r.f
.r,lfill, abandoned as . derout re-
sl.cct of the propri,tf.> world srom in
sl,arr~t tb.u the board Sov~ thlt ncr-
crlI visitors should Lc confined ID
fln~r f,rttlu. of f.e pri.npS NOT nj
the time occupied 10y the cou,ici~
This Recommendation Is hacked m. o..
iIiF tl.fit'i OI tft NtIIINtlHl ASSOC 80 Ion
OF MJrJep~. which adopted re-ulu-
tors cau3emung ,hc practice. staff
iu. HAT M" indiscruuipatc admission
q, women aud chilGrru is especially
FOR rca.ou~ that VIII >u.-
gc>t themselves To- the reader.
In oo,urIiuucr with Law.
The LAW makes IN the duty Of the
board of corrections and charities to
submit t. The legislature it, views con
corning institutions with which il has
10 dn. The above recommendation Is
made i'm compliance with this law. a>
f., the further recommendation that
there bc enacted a law that will make
provision whereby the inmates OF the
penal aud reiormIlory institutions Of
thc state can aid in the >uppri of
their families. many Of whom are NOW
thrown on The counties for support
durn" their imprisonment. or the
ram e. OF persons oh.ed Ivy IN ~ IL
they have 40 families ui their own. ami
10 provide Il small amount To be % let
tile couNic themselves when they are
DISCHARGED. 80 that they VIII not ne
compelled 10y proNr'1N 90 seek out Tier
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