The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-06-09

the IOSdl IcpTSoeulullNe Is luhcn lOl
whatever the bill may be and the
measure goes through with a rush. IL
any event, 1t would seem as if the peo-
pie Of HOughton county, or Of any
township or city In that county, know
far better what they desire and are far
more capable to legislate in their OWL
interests than legislators who reside
hundreds of miles distant in the south
ern part OF the state and have never
set foot IN that county.
The change will never come about
probably until we have Il general re.
vision Of the constitution, and the PEG.
pie of the state appear to be 10th
to provide for such revision, prefer.
ring apparently, to content themselves
with finding fault with what we have
which every one possessing any
knowledge of the situation knows tt
be Anticipated and inadequate for pres.
ent needs.
Question of Good Roads.
The question of good roads is alto
getheF likely TO be extensively agitatec
IN Michigan hereafter, and it is eX.
pected that rapid advances in the line
OF road making will be made through.
out the state. The people, hayins
amended the constitution so as to per
NIT of the giving of state aid in the
construction Of roads, the bill creating
O state roads department has beer
passed by both houses and signed by
the governor, who has appointed ex.
ri nf IN
tToit state highway commissioner. Mr.
Earle IS easily one of the most enthu.
siastie advocates of good roads in the
state, and he can be depended upoI
to make the most of his opportunities
in this connection. There will be nc
section of the state to which the ad
vantages of good roads will not be
brought home in a manner calculated
to bring results.
It is proposed to construct a mode
road between the city of Lansing anc
the Michigan agricultural college. II
Is figured that more people from differ.
ent sections of the state travel over
this three and half miles of road
than traverse any other particular
piece of road. Thousands of citizenl
from all over Michigan visit the college
annually, and it is proposed to give
them an object lesson in road construc
ton. The college board, township au
thorities and the city of Lansing will
contribute a portion of the expense
of this work, and the remainder will
come from property owners along the
highway. Michigan will be represent
ed at the forthcoming session of the
National Good Roads Congress, TO be
held at Portland, Ore, the governor
having named r. ID. Chaplin and d. V
Huss of Detroit and A. c. Bird of Ian.
Sing as delegates TO that body.
No Exhibit at jamestown.
Present indications are that Mich.
igan will not have an exhibit at the
jamestown exposition, the house hav.
fng smothered the senate bill which
appropriated $4,000 for that purpose
Speaking of appropriations suggests
the thought that the omnibus appro.
priation bill, which provides for thu
general expenses of the state govern.
ment, will carry total of $1,500,000
as agreed to by the ways and means
committee. This bill makes an appro
priation for all the expenses of the
state government not otherwise pro
vided for and is consequently the las
appropriation measure to be consid
cred. The sum named is $4,000 les.
than the amount estimated to be nee
essary by Auditor General Brady. L.
e.. ~, 4
ed for this purpose two years ago. II
cannot yet be stated how much this
years aggregate appropriations viii.
exceed those of 1908. One of the larg
est institution appropriations is thai
for the soldiers home, which, as fin
ally agreed upon, gives that institution
500, 500 for 1905 and $780, 600 for 1906
OF the sum appropriated for this year
S77,50O is for new buildings, hospital
being the principal need provided for
Whether the legislature will provide
for the compilation of new index &c
the compiled laws OF Michigan is prob.
lematical The bill providing for this
WORK failed by one vote TO pass the
house, The vote was reconsidered and
the bill tabled with a view to making
another effort to pass it.
Another bill that appears to be IL
a precarious situation is that which
makes the appropriation for the state
fair. 1t is alleged that legislators from
localities which failed to secure the
permanent location Of the fair, and
from other localities which support
rival fairs are opposing the measure
The senate has headed of the
Adams joint resolution, which pro
posed the submission OF constitu
tional amendment giving trial judge,
power TO disfranchise, in their discre
ton, persons convicted before them o.
pfferses az primaries or regular cleo
lions. The Measure had already
no oaad fho houoo