The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-02-24
BILLS IN Which THEY FIGURE
Favor Direct Voting and Primary
Law Embracing All
Offices.
Bill Aimed at Christian Scientists
Attempt To BE Made to
Pass an Anti-Cigar-
cite Bill.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 21.-An impor-
Nant incident of the week as bearing
ilpon probable legislation is the action
OF n joint committee representing the
State Grange and State Association of
Farmers clubs. This committee met
ar this city and adopted resolutions
(which may be taken to fairly express
the desires of the farmers of the state
In the line Of legislation. First of all
the joint committee declared again in
Favor Of general direct voting and
primary law that viii embrace all Of
ices from governor down. As in
Minated last week it is not at all prob
hble that such a measure will become
n law. but rather that at an early day
u local option measure in the line OF
the Republican platform declaration
will he passed. Work on the bill has
made considerable progress during the
past few days and those having the
matter in hand hope to complete the
bill during the present week.
Numerous Other Measures.
The farmers do not, however by
any means confne their demands to
general primary law. There are num-
Erous other measures, all of more than
ordinary Importance. that they wish to
have enacted into laws. and the legis-
lative committees of the two organiza-
Hons propose to camp down in this
vicinity for the purpose of keeping
these matters before the legislators.
The tax commission. of course.
comes in for attention from the
Farmers. They desire to have the
number Of commissioners reduced from
i've TO three and the law amended so
that the commission shall confine its
work to the assessment and eoualiZa-
lion OF corporate properties only. The
Existing fee system of paying county
mhcials is abnoXious TO the farmers,
rho desire to have it supplanted by
The salary system. Strong efforts will
be put forth in behalf of the Holmes
bill regulating the use and speed of
automobiles on public highways. The
reduction of the width of country high
gays from four to three rods is asked
Tor. as is the state analysis and in
spection of all stock foods offered for
sale and of all wire fencing, the OBJ
feet OF inspecting the latter being to
see that it is galvanized so as to with
Sind the action of the elements.
Farmers throughout the state have
purchased fencing which rusted soon
after being put up.
Live Stock Experiments.
!. Tire two organizations are strongly
10 favor of improving live stock con-
WhOns in the state and they join in
teQuest that the legislature make an
appropriation of $4,000 to be used I'M
der the direction of the state board of
agriculture by officials of the expert
ment station in conducting live stock
experiments. They also ask that
provision be made for the appoint
dbent OF two state dairy instructors
Who shall be regular graduates of some
recognized dairy school and whose
5uty It shall be to instruct the dairy
men of the state. The grading and in
srect1on of grain, hay, seeds and fruit
offered for sale in the state is also
Included in the legislative program that
these two powerful grange organiza-
lions will urge upon the legislature
As part Of the campaign to be made
II behalf of these various measures,
subordinate oranges and local clubs
throughout the state will be asked to
cooperate to the extent of petitioning
their respective members of the legis-
allure in behalf of the bills named.
and the Joint committee will meet here
Igain early i'm March to take further
action in the premises. At that time
hey will look over whatever bills af-
fecting the interests named above that
may have been introduced in the mean
lime and endorse such as are salts
Factory. In cases where no satisfac.
tory bills have been introduced the
committee will draft measures for in
PRODUCTION.
Anti-Cigarette Bill.
Another attempt viii be made this
rear to pass an anti-cigarette bill
Niich makes It misdemeanor &c
bring into the state or sell herein cigar.
sttes or cigarette papers Senator
Sheldon of Ottawa, is sponsor for the
Attest measure. and it is expected that
Mrs. Lucy Page Castor. who has made
such a strenuous fight for bills of this
character before previous legislatures.
will be here again to speak in behalf
f the Sheldon bill.
The death I'm Detroit within the past
fortnight from diphtheria Of two chill
iren whose parents are Christian
scientists and who were not treated
BY a medical practitioner, will result
N the introduction by n member of
1,c, Detroit delegation Of bill to pre-
rent euch treatment as these children