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

pockets and make good the deficiency.
Now the commissioners are before the
legislature with bill which provides
that the money realized from the sale
OF the state building and other proper
ty at the close of the exposition may
be used toward making good to the
commissioners the sums advanced by
them. No one. l think, will say that
this bill should not pass. There APP
pears to be n growing sentiment that
if Michigan is hereafter to participate
with other states in enterprises of this
character it should, through its legis-
lature, make provision so that the state
can make rs good an appearance as its
sister states. The only alternative
should be to keep out of the matter
entirely. The state gains nothing,
but rather loses much by appearing on
occasions Of this character in shabby
attire.
State Board of Health.
The senate bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the state board of health has
come from the house committee on
ways and means in amended form. AS
amended the bill limits the annual eX-
penditures for clerk hire to Slo,OOO, the
present expenditure on this account
being $4,000, and limits the total eX-
pense of the department TO $1,000 per
wear. AS introduced the measure
placed no limit that could be expended
for clerk hire, the existing law being
followed in this respect. 1t is stated
that Representative Head Will en-
deavor to induce the house to still
further amend the bill by providing
that the secretary of the board shall be
elected by the board instead of APP
pointed by the governor. although
limiting the term of Office Of the secre-
tary to six years instead of leaving it
practically unlimited as at present.
The original measure placed the same
limit on the term. 1t is not believed
that Mr.. Heald will be able TO secure
the adoption Of his amendment, al
though he proposes to make hard
fight for il.
1t would appear from the nature Of
a bill introduced by Representative
Petit, who halls from the upper
peninsula where deer abound, that the
law providing a penalty for the acct
dental killing Of deer hunters has not
proved to be the success that was
hoped for in the way Of lessening
these distressing accidents. On the
other hand It has worked disas-
trously IN another direction. The
Petit bill seeks the repeal of the law
in question. the reason for de-
string repeal being that since the
enactment of the law persons who
have injured fellow hunters have made
1t their first business to get out of
sight rather than go to the aid Of the
injured hunter.
Case of Sanford n. butcher.
Governor Warner acted promptly
upon receiving complaint that Sanford
| N. butcher. one Of the trustees Of the
upper peninsula hospital for the in
sane, had been acting improperly in
connection with the sale of wood to
| the state for the use Of the asylum.
In substance the charges are to the
| effect that Mr.. butcher purchased
| hardwood stumpage from the Palms
! estate. OF which he was the local agent,
and sold the wood, through his brother,
| to the asylum Mt the substantial adj
vance of 80 cents per cord. Imme-
diately upon receiving the charges
| Governor Warner dispatched Major
LOOMS. his private secretary, to New
| berry with instructions to secure such
corroborative evidence as could be
found in the asylum records and else
where. It is the governors purpose to
institute the necessary proceedings
which the law requires in cases of re-
moval of officials for improper conduct
in office. UpoS learning of the filing
OF The charges SIR. butcher came ia
lansing and had an interview with
the governor. He admits the transac-
ton, but insists that the state was in
10 wise defrauded az it paid no more
| than the market price for the wood
He also admits, while insisting that he
has committed no legal wrong OF
crime, that his act was improper in
view OF the position he held as n mem
Der Of the asylum board.
Money for Agricultural College.
One OF the largest appropriations &c
be asked for from the present legisla
ture is that desired by the state board
Of agriculture for the use of the agri
cultural college. The board asks fol
$275000 for special purposes as fol
lows: For an engineering building
100000; for an auditorium ant
library, $4,000; for an addition to the
botanical laboratory, $4,000; for NOV
ing and repairing barns, $4,000. Th'
exceedingly rapid growth Of the college
during the past few years warrant
, and demands these expenditures il
the opinion of the members Of TIT
, board. The engineering department
has made particularly extensive stride
. and II is evident that something mus
be done to accommodate the rapidly in
creasing number of young men VIII
seek instruction in this department
The college has long since outgrowl
, its auditorium and library accommoda