The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-01-13

ed at the primaries, but the Demo-
Gratis Will remain loyal to their can
didate.
Want Copies of Message.
Floods of letters are pouring intO'
the executive Offices asking for copies
OF the inaugural message of Gov. Os-
born. IL has attacted the attention.
of the country and demands are CON-
Ing from every state and from every
class. Students of political economy.
corporation lawyers, business men,.
politicians and officials OF every kind
are asking for It and the original
edition of $500 copies has been Or
dered doubled.
To Live in Lansing.
Gov. Osborn will make his home
in Lansing during the entire two
years of his administration. He has
leased apartments in the Downey
house in which he and Mrs. Osborn
are living and has also moved his;
private secretary and Office force
from the 500 so that his private bust
ness may be transacted from Lans.
ing. The saddle horses of the gov
ernor are TO be shipped at once and
the new executive is preparing to take
ulS usual tAtIClSe. he udb dlSO DtSh
making inquiries about the surround
ing country in fashion which indi-
Gates that he is planning long ram
bles through mgham county.
That Pardon Board.
Since the Pardon Board came I'M
Of the matter of expense and salaries
of the members which shows that
the work done cost the taxpayers
some goodly sums. The records
show that the board cost the state
27,607S7 during the last four and
one-half years. From July /, 1910,
to January l, 1911, the cost of main
tanning the board was $3,740.21. Fig
uring on the past years the cost for
the coming year would have reached
81 900 The secretary put in an ex-
pense account amounting TO 1885,
for the past six months, and in add
ton he received a salary of $3.50, his
yearly stipend being $1,000. Since
he became a member of the board in
1907. E. A. Blakeslee, the one re-
naming member of the original par
don board, has cost the state $9,471S7.
The law provides that the members
of the pardon board shall receive ~
per day and expenses, and there is
apparently no limit TO the number or
days the board shall be in session.
At some of the meetings held in this
city the state paid the hotel bills or
the members and in addition handed
each of the trio 81 per day for his
services.
Some Good Advice.
In his preliminary address to the
senate Governor Ross said:
There is only one matter upon
which | shall insist, and that is
that we work with all the speed
possible, keeping in mind the i'm
portance of the task to be perform
ed. Much of the criticism OF the
legislatures of the past has come
because of the length of time taken
in their deliberations Whether this
criticism was Just | have no means
of knowing, but / do believe that
with the elimination of the many
local questions formerly receiving
attention at the hands OF the legis-
lature we can make a record for
brevity, with efficiency, of which
we shall all be proud
Speaker Baker concluded his ad-
dress to the House: mo longer are
we chosen by the convention system
of delegated authority. For the first
time in the history of our state, all
the members of this body were nomi-
mated and elected by direct vote Of
the people Having reposed conf
dence and trust in US, they have
right to expect from us our best eff
forts for the public good
The Liquor Committee.
There was much speculation pre-
vious to the opening of the session in
regard to who would be named on
the liquor committee by the lieuten-
ant governor. This was largely due
to the stories circulated in the pri-
mray campaign that Mr.. Ross was
the candidate of the liquor interests.
He clearly proved by the makeup or
the committee, that the charge was
unfounded Senator George Scott of
Detroit, is chairman and the other
two members are Senators Bradley, OF
Greenville. and Watkins, OF Jackson.
| All three have had experience before
and have all made good The selec-
ton indicates that the lieutenant gov
ernor is going to be absolutely fair
on the liquor question and the COM
mittee gives satisfaction to both the
| drys and vets, who recognize that
the three men are both exceptionally
able and honest
Just Gossip.
OF course at this stage OF the game
one can gather all sorts of rumoTs
as to the lineup in the Senate to
balk the governors efforts in most
| any direction and If one was to Judge
by some OF the gossip, the special
feature of the Senate action will be
in that direction. But will It? There
are too many important things at
stake for that body to take. such q
| course. There will he warm times,
but the governor is persistent and
persuasive, as we'll as aggressive
There may be less opposition on the
part of the Senate than anticipated.
There are too many hard-headed men
of affairs in the upper branch to make
opposition a feature of their work.
| The suugaStQd phanoQq In tho mill.