The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-03-31

STONE BILL CRUDELY DRAFTED
DR.. Frank w. Shumway Succeeds
Or. Baker on Board Of
Health.
Representative Bosley's Antitrust
Bill Introduced in the Low.
CT Rouse-Michigan Owns
Much Property.

Lansing, Mich, March 2S.-Last
weeks test vote on the question OF
direct nominations Of all officers from
governor to coroner" would seem to
Warrant the assertion that the pres
ent legislature win not pass any such
measure. although it can lie depended
upon TO carry ont the pledge laid down
n the last Republican state platform
and give the electors of Michigan
genuine article Of primary reform
During the discussion Of the special
order which involved the fate
Of the Stone direct nomination meas
IRE, those legislators who assumed to
speak for the administration made it
clear that the platform promised to en-
act a primary reform legislation, but
made no such pledge rs to a direct
nomination law. Governor Warner, it
will be recalled both before and since
MS election has repeatedly spoken
against the enactment of such law
as is demanded by the extreme pri-
mary reformcrs. sO-callCG. directing at
tention 10 the fact that the demand
which found expression in the Stone
bill was far more radical ana far
reaching than that which had been
given ear To by any other state lcgis-
lature with the possible exception of
those Of one or two OF the southern
states.
Was CTudeIy Drafted.
The Stone measure, which had the
Endorsement of the state grange. was
admittedly crudcly drafted. Its OPP
ponents declared that it contained
more holes than a skinner. 1t was
favorably reported by a majority Of
the house committee on elections. and
when it was reached rs a special or
der last Wednesday motion to re-
refer IT to the committee provoked Il
lively discussion. It was during this
debate that the declaration was made
that an extreme direct nomination bill
could not pass the house. and the vote
on the motion to refer would indicate
that such is the case. 1t was we'll
Known that once referred the bill
would probably never again make its
temperance. and it was sent back to
the committee by a vote Of - to IL
all but seven members being present
and voting
1t is not unlikely that some of the
provisions of the Stone bill will be in
corporated i'm the measure which will
finally become q law. There is plen-
r. of material for use in drafting q
bill which will meet the approval of
majority Of the legislators, several
having been already introduced and as
many more being in sight. There is
little doubt that out Of this wealth of
material there will come measure
that will be Il vast improvement over
The present law even in the minds OF
the extreme reformers and that will
Fulfill the platform pledges of the par
ty.
Bakers Successor Named.
The new law governing the opera
Hons Of the state board of health is
now In effect and a new secretary of
the board has been appointed. The
man who will succeed DIR. Henry Il.
Baker, who has been secretary of the
board for nearly thirty-five years, is
DR.. Frank W. Shumway. of Williams
ton, who has for several years been
the medical member Of the state board
OF pardons Or. Subway is capable
and energetic and will no doubt give
q good account Of himself
The usual biennial controversy over
the exemption of all credits from tax
alton Is again in sight. Senator Doher-
ty's bill providing for such exemption
having been favorably reported by the
committee on taxation. 1t is probable
that the bill will pass the senate, but
its fate in the house is problematical.
inasmuch rs some strong influences
are working against il there Former
Tax Commissioner Dust has endorsed
the measure as being in the interest
of business men generally. arguing
that it would stimulate business and
building.
Bosley's Antitrust Bill.
Representative Bosley's antitrust
bill reference to which was made by
me recently, has been introduced. 1t
seeks TO restrict and prohibit unlaw-
full and unfair discrimination and COM
petition in the sale OF articles, com
modities, goods, wares and merchan-
disc between the different sections.
communities or localities Of the state.
and provides severe penalties for viola
ton Of its provisions. The bill has
been drafted with special reference to
the Standard oil company, one of its
main purposes being to do away with
the pleasing habit of the octopus of
squeezing a competitor by dropping
prices to starvation rates in commune
ties where the latter has built up n
trade, only to boost the prices sky
ward when the competitor has been
disposed of.
In his annual report to the state
board Of agriculture President Snyder.