The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-04-10
that the plap
workable.


Tho new bill rso' iafa for En- can
10 consist or a chisi accountant. TWO
assistant accountants and three CLERKS.
AL 20 10 appointed ~ the governor.
grd this tnrcau Is 70 formulate npi-
form sys sm cf accounting and aa0il-
Ing to be adopted ty all slate las iiu-
tlons and deaartmenis. counties. cities.
township and school Districts. Tho
governor. secretary u state and the
chief accountant are constituted
board 10 csteaaine the number OF ok
aminera necessary % carry into effect
the provisions II the bill The salaries
4 81 The accountants, examiners and
T CLERKS end the expenses cf the bureau
are % be paid from the state treasury.
I but the state treasurer "a required TO
collect from each municipality. by way
OF Feimburaing the state It's pro rata
share OF the salaries and expenses.
Contract Labor IN Prsons.
There ls now little. n any dunht
+ that the Clarfcn bin to abolish cnn-
tract labor IN the prisons OF the state
VIII become q law. Although similar
! measures have been defeated at pre-
vious sessions Of the legislature. the
: Clarken bill he's been passed by the
( present house without a dissenting
( vote and bids fair to go through the
senate without opposition.
The bill viii not disturb existing
( contracts. but they viii be permitted
I to continue 70 their expiration. II pro-
I yidos for the selection by the governor
/ OF a board OF prison industries 10 con-
slst OF representative from the board
\ OF control or each OF the prisons.
/ This board IS to make n thorough in
vestigation OF the methods OF employ
ing convicis IN vogue in the prisons
OF the several states with a view TO
reporting for adoption by the next
I Michigan legislature a system OF prison
I Industries best calculated 10 promote
the interests OF the state and the well
fare OF the convicts and which viii
compete as little as possible with free
labor and the industries OF the state.
Threshermen's Association.
The State Threshermen's associa-
ton Is an orcanization with n large
membership which Is representative
OF all sections OF the state. II held its
annual meeting In Lansing last week
and considered numerous matters OF
interest to tho craft. The question OF
good roads and bridges Is one OF great
importance 20 the threshermen. mas
much as their heavy equipment cuts
1 quito a figure In the proposition.
Under the existing law the thresh.
ermen think they catch II both com.
ing and going and they propose 10
make n test case OF one OF several
suits brought against members OF the
association and have the supreme
court pass upon the constiutionallty
OF the enactment which holds the own.
er OF an equipment liable for damage
done 20 bridges without providing that
the owner be compensated for damage
done their equipment by the giving
away OF defective bridges. II was de
cidod 70 make an assessment upon
each member Of the association for tho
purpose Of creating a fund from which
to pay the expense OK the litigation.
The members are back Of the good
roads movement
No New Public Buildings.
One of the results OF the failure OF
the last legislature 20 assess n suf-
| ficiently large tax 20 care for the ap.
! preparations made and the general OK.
penses Of thc state government Is tho
declaration az The finance committees
OF the LEGISLATURE that no provision
viii 30 med FOR erecting new public
buiIdinrs or any kind during the en-
| suing two yeors.
Tho various state institutions VIII
be forced 10 worry along with their
present equipment IN this respect.
] Chairman Rice, OF the ways and
! means committee OF the house. rs still
OF tho opinion that the aggregate ap.
rroprlatluns az the present legislature
can he kept within sl0.00o.000. 9th
ers think II win go higher All arc
agreed however. that only absolute
necessities VIII be provided for.
n rs proposed 20 extend tho teach.
ing OF agriculture. domestic science
and manual training throughout the
state. q bin having been introduced az
/ The instlgailon ~ tho superintendent
Of public instruction providing that
| special courses IN these lines may be
/ riven IN school districts having n pon.
ulatim 81 lcsa than 5000 AZ present
this can - cone only IN districts hay.
ins a population Of 5000 or more.
Mllcrs Win Victory.
The Michigan Millers association
won o victory IN the house when Tint
body passed the Straight bll. reQuir.
Inc that every package containing
cereal shall be labeled 10 as 60 show
! the weight and contents ~ FIRST
agreed 10 the bin allowed variation
on per cent in the matter Of weight.
/ Before rersaEe this provision was
! eliminated and the bin was amended
80 % 20 make the penalty apply only
10 such dealers as knowingly soll'
packages nor MP % the legal standard.
This is dcsifnod TO protect The limo.
/ cont VfUl1fnr