The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-03-10

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not been pushed by their projectors 10
die the death. This, he thinks, will
result two years from now in bringing
important measures to an issue earlier
in the session. Present indications are
that important tax and election meas
ures will have early attention. a hear
ing on primary election bill has been
set for March ID. and it is expected
that this much mooted legislation will
be disposed Of during the present
month. Thus far only one Of the
numerous primary election bills intro
duced and projected has been reported
by the elections committee. Others are
nearing completion, however, so that
both houses will have plenty OF this
particular style of legislation to en-
gage its attention shortly.
Successor 10 DR.. Baker.
AS predicted last week the health
board bill has passed both houses, the
vote in each house being practically
unanimous. lnasmuch ms the bill has
been given immediate effect Governor
Warner will soon be called upon to APP
Henry b. Baker. who has occupied
that office for more than thirty years.
Who the appointee will he has not de-
veloped. In fact, when Governor
Warner left for Washington last week
to participate in the Roosevelt inaugur-
alton ceremonies he had no idea. il is
said, whom to select for the place, but
intimated that he would request the
members Of the state board of health
to recommend Il half dozen eligible per-
sons so that he might have at han1
qualified material from which to make
the selection. There has been some
! feeling on the part Of some Of the old
| er members Of the board because the
new law takes the appointment of
| secretary out Of the hands Of the board
and gives it to the governor. The plan
suggested would 90 long way toward
creating Il better feeling in this regard.
Prison Contract Labor system.
! Representative Manzelmann of Do
troit, has completed and introduced his
! bill, designed to do away with the pris-
on contract labor system. According
TO the terms Of the bill he convicts
will work on state account only. the
product Of their l"hor TO he used in
state institutions. or the c0nvicts may
be worked at crushing rock for high
ways, etc. 1t is especially desired by
the author Of the bill that the use Of
machinery in the prisons he reduced
/ TO the minimum The convicts are to
be divided into three classes. according
to disposition. ability and health. and
the labor of those in the first grade is
to be directed with special reference
| to equipping the convict So that he will
be able to maintain himself and family
by honest industry after his discharge.
"even though no useful or saleable
products result from his labor" The
primary object of the labor Of cOnvicts
of the second grade shall be the pro-
duction of articles Of use TO the state.
Third grade convicts are to be those
of impaired physical condition and
they are TO be employed ut work that
will tend to improve Their health rs
much rs possible. Further provision is
made for cOmpensating good conduct"
prisoners for their labor. 1t is con-
templated by the bill that these CON
victs shall be paid according to n scale
of wages to be fixed by the warden. but
the aggregate of these wages is not to
exceed 10 per cent. of the total earn
ings of the prison. Prisoners who are
deprived of good time for infractionS
of the rules of the prison are also to
lose 80 cents for each day so lost. the
sum deducted for this reason to be used
only for the purchase of books or for
the benefit of the convict's family.
The needed appropriation for carrying
out the provisions of the bill is not
named, although such an appropria-
ton is necessarily contemplated by the
measure.
Holmes Automobile Bill.
Animated hearings have been held
during the past few days on the
Holmes automobile bill, which is in
state affairs. Automobiles generally
regard the bill as too eXacting in re-
gard to speed limits, which are fixed
at eight miles per hour in business
sections of cities and villages. twelve
miles in residence portions and fifteen
miles on the rural highways. 1t is
considered probable that the limits will
be raised to ten. fifteen and twenty
miles respectively. and that the OBJ
noXious badge features will he elmin-
ated. 1t was thought by some that
the various tags required would make
a chauffeur look like n prize winner on
a race circuit.
The much discussed bill extending
the usefulness of the dairy and food
department to the dairy interests OF
the state has passed both houses and
been given immediate effect The work
of carrying the new plan into effect
will Immediately be entered upon Ivy
Commissioner Bird. who declares that
the best Informed dairymen of the
state will be secured for inspectors
and instructors. so that the best pos
sible results can be secured from the
operation of the new law.
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