The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06

Gus state institutions. FISH, mining in'
terosis. e,c. arc making The necessary
visits 10 the Institutions and other in.
forests and thus Informing themselves
as 10 their conditions ana needs.
In addition 20 the committees
named. 4 representative Of the nnan-
cial committees Of the two houses Is
visiting each institution and the mem
bers OF the special Joint committee
which is charged with the very Inn.
portant duty or investigating the wa.
ter power question are journeying 70
several sections Of the state IN quest
OF knowledge This feature OF the
work OF these committees. with the ex'
ception of the special water power
committee. will be completed this
week and the regular routine work OF
the legislature will be resumed next
Tuesday evening
Has Big Job on Hand.
The joint water power committee,
by the way. finds that Il has undertake
en- big Job The more the question
is looked into the more Il expands.
Nothing daunted however, the com
mittee intends 10 make It's invesliga'
ton very thorough so that the legisla.
ture may be enabled 20 deal with the
question intellgently. In the prosecu
ton OF It's work the special committee
has invoked the aid OF the federal gov
eminent. and Chairman Curtiss has re.
celyed letters from President Roose-
veit and Secretary Smith OF the de.
partinent OF commerce and labor en-
dorsing the movement and pledging
aid.
The first really exciting debate OF
The session was had In the senate last
Tuesday over the anti.lobby bill intro
duced az The instance OF Governor
Warner Some opposition TO the bill
In the form presented was manifested
and there were some senators who
were evidently not IN sympathy with
any bill on This subject. The matter
was discussed for several hours dur
ing which Two or three amendments
were made for the bill One Of these
amendments Includes state officials
who appear for or against proposed
legislation Affecting their respective
departments and forbiddlng the max
ing ~ appointments conditioned on the
support or opposition of a legislator In
connection with such a measure The
| bin was sent back 10 the judiciary
committee and viii be taken up for
further consideration when the legis
laure rccontenes next week The In.
dicaiions are That the bill will be
PASSED IN some form and may finally
be moro drastic IN some Of its pro
| Visions Than when introduced
Dam IN Lake Superior.
Michigan has taken hand in the
proposition now before congress
through the activity OF Congressman
I.orimer. OF Illinois. which has for It's
object The construction OF dam in
Lake Superior which viii have the ef
feet of materially impairing the water
power OF 81 Mays river for the bene
~ OF the Chicago drainage canal. Gov.
crnor Warner directed the attention OF
the legislature 20 this matter by spe
| cial message IN which he urged that
The interests Of Michigan lie In the
preservation and development OF all
the water pow or available within the
borders OF the state and suggesting
that the legislature protest vigorously
against any attempt 10 destroy for all
useful purposes approximately one
half the power available in ST. Mary's
river at Sault ste Marie.
The message was followed by the
introduction OF "A resolution by Senator
Fowle. OF Sault Ste Marie. making the
formal protest suggested by the gov
ernor. II Is claimed that there f. No
necessity for the project urged by
Congressman Lorlmer. inasmuch az
United States engineers have perfected
plans for the construction of two new
locks. the use OF which viii give tho
government all water needed without
interfering with the power OF the
river
Crusade Against tuberculosis.
Michigan has joined enthusiastically
in the crusade against tuberculosis. A
campaign designed 60 educate the PEG
pie With regard 10 this great menace
W hWiAAAh AhN AfAu tho ANAH3 ~ Noln
batting Il Is under way In various
l,arts Of the state and promises TO be
come general The latest manifesto
ton OF the movement in the introduc
tion by Representative Wood. OF Jack
son. Of bill which includes tuber
culosis In the list OF contagious dis
eases over which municipal health
boards and local health officers hav.
general control
The btu provides for the microscope
ral examination OF the sputa OF sus
pectod persons and for the isolation
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