The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-03-16


Woodwork has introduced one in the
House providing for an amendment &c
the constitution to permit of the ini'
tiative and Rep. Dunn has introduced
similar one to provide for the re-
call.
In the senate, Senator Rosenkrans
has introduced a bill providing for
an amendment to the home rule bin
to permit of the initiative and re-
call and non-partisan primaries for
cities.
For the first time in Michigan's his
tory, the governor is making use OF
a secret service bureau. Governor
Osborn has at his disposal some OF
the best detectives in the state and
he is using them wherever he feels
there may dishonesty in office or un-
fitness to hold office. Under this sys-
tenn it is extremely doubtful If Mich.
igan will find any blots upon the ad.
ministration of Osborn for everybody
is exceptionally busy walking the
chalk mark.
Rep. Woodwork in the House has
taken the bull by the horns and has
introduced a concurrent resolution
providing for an amendment to the
state constitution to give the initia-
tive and referendum in state affairs
while Rep. Dunn has introduced
similar resolution providing for the
recall.
Senator Virgins proposes an
amendment to the constitution by
which the legislature shall be EN-.
powered to pass laws providing min.
lmum and maximum rates for rail.
road, express, telegraph, telephone,
electric light, water. gas, power com.
panies and all other public utility
companies.
The senate committee on federal
relations has reported favorably on
the Mapes bill appropriating $15,000
for a statue of Zach Chandler for the
hall OF lame at Washington 1t has
now gone to the committee on finance
and appropriations and is likely to
receive favorable report from there
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the erection of statue of Zach
Chandler in statuary hall at Washing
ton has been reported favorably by
the senate committee on finance and
appropriations and bids fair to pass
the senate.
The firemen's pension bill defeated
in the House earlier in the session
has been reconsidered and a substi.
ttrto OFF Il
constitutional amendment shall be-
come separate section OF the basic
law. The substitute has gone to COM
mittee
Taking law suits on speculation
will be thing of the past if the bill
introduced by Senator Kingman pass
es. This provide a heavy penalty
for the attorney who in any way in
Inmates he will take suit on a
percentage basis.
Rep. Dunn of Sanilac, has introduc-
ed a bill providing for the establish.
ment of agricultural, industrial and
trade courses of study in all high
schools.
Rep. Anderson has introduced a bill
to abolish the board of arbitration
and mediation which heretofore has
been supposed to settle labor disputes
in Michigan.
Rep. Wood has introduced a bill
giving to the governor the full con-
troll over pardons of convicts and
providing that first termers shall au-
toma tically be released on parole up
on the expiration of their minimum
sentences.
The Jerome bill providing an an
nual appropriation of $4,000 for the
support of the families of convicts has
passed the House without dissent and
without argument.
David FitzGibbons, elected in the
Second district of st. Clair to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of c..
NJ. Green has taken the oath of office
and his seat in the House.
The Bricker bill to prohibit the eX-
hibition of prize fight pictures is dead.
The House killed it by vote of Al
to SO so the moving picture shows
will still continue to reap their ha.v-
est from the showing of glove c'n-
tests.
Judge F. ]. Russell, recently ap-
pointed member of the pardon
board after Governor Osborn's big
shake up surprised everybody by get.
ting married Judge Russell is 40
years of age while his bride, Miss
Cecil Eddy of jacksonville, CAL, Is
but %.
The Flowers bill demanded by Gov
ernor Osborn by which an expert tax
commission will be appointed to in
vestigate and possibly revise the tax
system of Michigan has passed the
House. Rep. Lords fight against the
bill failed
Senator Conley of the twenty-frst
district has introduced his first bill.
II provides that the state board OF
health and the governor shall have
power to at any time call out the
militia to enforce quarantine.