The Yale expositor., 1905-04-28

until the fate or the ELY Dill is ue-
termined.
Thus far only one name has been
! mention cd in connection with the office
| of state good roads commissioner. This
| is the Game of Ex-senator HOratio 5.
Earle, Of Detroit, who has been the
foremost good roads enthusiast in
Michigan for a number of years, and
who has expended n large amount or
personal funds in demonstrating the
proposition to farmers and others.
There is little doubt that he will re-
ceive the appointment II the bill
passes. Mr.. Earle, by the way has
recently announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for govern
or in 1908.
Affect Genesee County.
Among the proposed amendments to
the constitution voted on and adopted
at the recent election were two which
affected Genesee county alone. One
OF these makes it possible for the
county named to vote its circuit judge
compensation in excess Of that paid
by the state If it sees fit to do so, and
the other provides for board of coun-
ty auditors. In all the other counties
the electors who gave these PROPOSE
tons any attention at all voted for
them on the theory that if Genesee
county desired the changes she ought
to have them. Now, however, the re-
turns show that while the balance Of
the state saddled these amendments off
onto Genesee county, supposing they
were desired. GeneSee county itself
cast n majority against each PROPOSE
ton, but she will be obliged to accept
the unwelcOme gift bestowed upon her
by the other counties.
The movement TO have the private
banks Of the state placed under state
supervision has been given a notice
able impetus by the failure few
days ago Of the private bank Of NJ. l..
Stewart d Co. Of OwOsso. This was
one of the oldest private banks in the
state, having been in existence for
more than forty years. 1t transacted
vast volume of business, and the
latest reports from the receiver indi-
cate that the failure is a very bad one.
Governor Warner and Banking Com
missioner Moore are vigorously urging
the passa &c Of this bill and are conf
dent that the change will be made not
withstanding the fight that is being
put up by majority of the private
bankers OF the state. 1t is proper to
state in this connection that the gov
ernOr has received from several Of the
Il.
letters favoring passage Of the bill.
Fierce Fight in the Senate,
The senate witnessed the fiercest
fight of the present session last Tues
day when Il quietus was given the
Martindale bill providing for the regu-
lation of foundries. The bill was a
union labor measure and stipulated a
long line Of improvements and conven-
fences for the protection and comfort
of employees with which foundries
should be equipped. The contest on
the floor lasted the entire afternoon
and was n most lively departure from
the ordinary course Of things in the
upper house. For the past few ses-
sions the practice has obtained among
the senators to thresh out these mat
tiers in committee and to work under
substantial agreement when the
measures made their appearance on
the regular order of business. This
saved time and talk. On this occasion,
however all friendship ceased and the
most refreshing scrap witnessed in the
south end Of the state house in several
FIN Ixv
put to sleep by a majority Of / vote.
The friends of the bill are now pre-
| pairing an amendment to the state fac
tory inspection law whereby they hope
to accomplish some of the objects
sought by the defeated bill.
Anti-Cigarette Bill.
Another measure Of general interest
that has apparently been put to death
by the senate during the past few
days is the Ming anti-cigarette bill,
which triumphantly passed the house
This bill was favorably reported by
the senate committee on public health,
but its enemies succeeded in having It
referred to the committee on judiciary.
For some reason the friends of the bill
openly charged that this meant death.
maintaining that the judiciary COM
mittee was hostile and would never
report the bill out
The State Agricultural society Is
again after state aid for the state fair
For many years this aid has been
asked, but 1t was not until four years
ago that the fair officials succeeded in
securing an appropriation Of $1,000 for
I,he payment of premiums. Now that
the fair has been permanently located
at Detroit instead of being continued
as n peripathetic exhibition to be
knocked down to the highest bidder
from year to year, the business men
Of the metropolis are to make strong
pull for an appropriation OF $1,000 a
year for premiums and an additional
allowance of $4,000 for transporting
TO Michigan and re-erecting on the
state fair grounds, the Michigan build
Ing on the exposition grounds at st.
Louis As compared with the aid