The Yale expositor., 1905-01-20
Standing Committees APP
pointed and Bills Be-
gin to Arrive.
BURROWS REELECTED SENATOR
Primary Reform Measures At
tract Attention of the
State Lawmakers.
Proposed Amendment TO the Banking
Law-Opposition TO the Secre-
tary of the State Board
- of Health.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 17.-Both
branches OF the legislature are now
fairly under way, last week having
Witnessed the appointment of standing
Committees, employees, etc, and the in
Reduction of fifty or more bills. These
measures have all been referred to
Committees which will commence their
Ittings at once. Thus far no very i'm
6ortant general bills have been in
Hoduced. most of those in the hands OF
the committees being local in their
application.
Today, in compliance with the
mandate of the constitution, the two
Houses in separate session voted for
United States senator, and at high
noon tomorrow the senator's and rep
eesentatives will meet in joint conven-
Ion to ratify and confirm the vote
EAST today. Senator julius Caesar
Burrows received every vote cast in
The two houses and was, therefore, re-
Elected for the full term OF six years
commencing March 4 next.
Primary Reform.
Now that the committees have been
appointed. the legislators are com
pencing 10 discuss primary reform
measures to some extent. 1t is yet too
Early to predict exactly what shape
he legislation to be enacted on this
Important subject will take, but it is
fcident that. as in former years, there
b likely to be n sharp disagreement
Between the two houses as to the
germs of the bill. AS the matter
Hands at present, the senators, or n
Majority of them ut least, seem In
Mined to stand on the party platform
Relaxation in favor of a local option
Hw, while many members of the
Souse show n disposition to go sled
Epgth and stand for n primary meas
Ire that will he general for the entire
tate. There is little doubt that be-
Eore the matter comes up for final
fction an amicable understanding will
Sc reached by the two houses.
The recommendations made by Gov
grnor Warner in his inaugural that
Tovisions be made for fostering and
Extending the dairy interests of the
tate will probably be acted upon at
in early day so that the dairy and
god commissioner may enter upon the
work as soon as possible.
Bill of Representative Stone.
A bill drafted along the lines Of the
Eovernor's suggestions has been i'm
reduced by Representative Stone Of
Lenawee. The measure provides for
he appointment of two dairy instruc-
Ors to be attached to the dairy and
tood commissioners staff, whose duty
shall be to attend farmers Institutes
md kindred gatherings throughout the
tate and give instruction in butter
md cheese making and kindred
branches The bill seeks to provide
or the collecting of more authentic
larry statistics, to regulate the sale
II milk and cream in cities and vii
ages having n population in excess of
1000, and provides severe penalties
or keeping cows in filthy stables,
Delling milk from diseased cows, etc.
Governor Warner is cheese manu-
lecturer and he proposes to make every
sffort to put Michigan in the front
ink as a dairy state.
Detroit legislators and other citi-
ems have started a little agitation in
avor of establishing certain of the
tate departments in Detroit in lieu of
troviding additional quarters for these
departments in Lansing. The need
Or more room is very great, but the
resent administrations program Of
economy is likely to prevent an ap-
jropriation being made for this pur-
% a. ~
tate have never taken kindly to the
emoval of any branch of the states
BUSINESS from the seat of government,
% there is small probability that the
Detroit idea will meet with much
hvor among the legislators.
Opposition to DIR. Baker.
It appears that another attempt will
We made this winter to dispose Of DR..
H. b. Baker who has been secretary
q the state board Of health ever since
Is organization. There Is consider
,ble opposition to DR.. Baker, and al
yays has been for that matter, on the
art OF physicians throughout the state
Sliom he has vigorously prodded from
line 70 time for failure to comply with
he laws relative to the reporting and
treatment of dangerous communicable
Iiseases. There are others who OBJ
ect to the secretary because he wears
somewhat dilapidated pair of slippers
turing Office hours and does not keep
ia desk in apple pie order. The leg
stature will doubtless dispose of this
natter as its wisdom suggests, but II
nay not be amiss to observe that the
Upper and desk counts in the indict
nent are not altogether worthy of con
liberation, and furthermore that the
complaints of derelict physicians are
pt always the best grounds on which
, base action. II Is not always policy