The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-03-30
TIE LEGISLATURE, PARTICULAR
lN THE HOUSE is FAST q,
GETTING DOWN TO REAL
HARD WORK.
THE DECISION TO ADJOURN APRIL
10 MEANS A SPECIAL SEES
SION OF THE LECiSLA-
TURE.
tt is Admitted That Many important
Bills Cannot Be Taken Care
of at This Session.
BY Toby Candor.

uenCy To De observed. Last week IN
stead of adjourning early in the fore
noon of Friday, the house went into
session at a. m. and sat through
until 3 p. m. Then it voted to adj
journ only until Monday at p. M,
instead OF p. M, as has been Gus
tomary. The senate also had quo.
rum Friday morning, a somewhat un-
usual occurrence.
The decision to adjourn April 10
means special session of the legis-
lature as it is admitted beforehand
the legislature can never handle the
great grist of bills now in and espe-
cially those bills which are of vast
Importance dealing with the railroad
rates, taxation matters, express rates,
employers liability and many other
things the people are demanding.
This special session will come
either in November OF the first of
January when il viii also be posi-
bic TO reapportion the state for con-
gressiOnal districts as the congress
will doubtless have acted by that
time. Governor Osborn is considering
now which time will be for the best
interests and greatest convenience OF
all, but has not determined definitely
upon the tNdCI time.
A whole lot of legislation relative
10 convicts and law breakers gener-
ally is before the present legislature.
Among the important bills is that of
Senator Virgins which will provide
that perso rs cow cited of crime,
upon showing gooG cause, shall be
provided with state aid for the pur-
pose of appealing their cases. Sena-
tor Watkins has introduced another
bill to change the system of paying
convicts in the prisons for overtime
work. At present they are paid ac
cording to the earnings of the prison.
Senator Watkins bin provides they
shall be paid overtime in accordance
with the line they work and the
amount of work they accomplish daily
but their earnings are limited to II
cents day for overtime.
No little talk is TO be heard not
only among the politicians al the
capitol but ont around the state over
the refusal of the senate to permit
Senator James Murtha, of Detroit, to
make his reply to the charge of Gov
ernor Osborn. For an hour or more
the accused senator and Senator
Fowle INDUCED in a parliamentary
sparring match in which every other
word uttered by Murtha was met by
a point of order by Fowle. At last
the senate voted against Senator Muir
tha's resolution which had been Of
fered for the purpose of having some
thing definite to talk to and the ac-
Cused senator was given no oppoT-
tunity to make his speech
St. Patricks day was observed in
strange fashion in the legislature. At
the main door of the house stood
the door tender clad in overalls. across
the front of which was a big placard
which said "No pay for 81 days Re-
suit of six days pay" This was
side winder at Speaker Baker, who,
by Directing to paying the employees
for seven days according to the Gus
tom. put the matter into the supreme
court where it still hangs.
In the senate with Senator John
Leidlin, a German in the chair "Hi.
lee Hi-loo." was sung as an appropri-
ate anthem for st. Patrick's day
Afterward. shamrocks and Irish flags
were distributed to all the members.
Michigan sportsmen from every Sec
ton of the state have been to Lam
sing to appear before the joint game
committee in the interest of game
legislation Almost without exception
they favored the placing of the game
warden's department under a non
partisan commission of five, the cut
ting out of spring shooting and max
ing uniform seasons for all kinds of
game and also the hunters license.
The farmers protest against the hunt
er's license, but as this Is merely
nominal. il is believed when they
understand it a bit better they will
approve also.
Sneaker Baker took occasion re-
Gently TO put stop to some of the
racket which has disturbed the SEES
sious OF the house since 1t convened.
ue announced from the chair that the
house was there expected to do busi-
ness and those who came into the
house for other purposes must keep
Quiet He declared il they had bust
moss 70 talk over there was plenty Of
room outside in which to do II.
Senator Lee has introduced reso-
lution permitting the governor to APP
point a commission of three men TO
supervise the erection OF an addition
TO the state capitol, the addition to
be TO permit enlarged quarters for
the supreme court and to cost $4O0,-
00n.
The Jerome bill, providing state aid
for the families of convicts, was killed
by the house. the chief argument
used against it was that the family
of a man murdered would be left with
nothing while the family OF the man
committing the murder would be cared
for by the state.