The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-04

hours eacn day, and thaf the employees
did ~ object 20 the long hours as
long - they were paid for Sunday.
He also cites the long established pre-
cedent and claims that during the leg
islature Of 1907 when Speaker Baker
was a member OF the house. he did not
object to drawing his pay for seven
days OF the week.
The speaker must now get along
without the promptings OF the clerk.
who used 10 help the speaker OF this
and former houses in solving the in
tricate problems OF parliamentary pro-
ceedines The committee on judiciary
attempted 10 compromise the situa.
ton. but the speaker states that he
will NOT sign any vouchers for any
clerk calling FOR more pay than six
days a week
Will Reduce Number Of Employees.
In response 10 Governor osborn's
special MESSAGE 70 The senate, COM
mittee a that body headed by Sem
ator Kingman recommended a reduc-
tion OF four ianitors and four commit
toe clerks This reduction will sin
leave the senate with forty-eirht emf
ployees twenty moro than the govern
on deems necessary. The senate has
not set acted on the recommendation
Of the committee The question OF
PATRONAGE b hard one. and each
senator stands ready 20 concede re
duction u the number 81 employees
as long as his own personal appointees
remain in position, but there IS no
! question thar the reduction will b0
made during the coming week.
Abolish State Boards.
Representative Warner will prob
ably introduce during the coming week
the administration measure abolish
| Ing eighteen state boards who now
have control OF the various state I'm.
sututions and substituting therefor
central board. composed OF three men,
bers. who viii be salaried officers and
must give their entire time and at
tention TO the management Of the state
institutions
| This bin has the hearty endorsement
/ OF Governor Osborn aud is modelled
/ after similar laws now in force govern.
! Ing the state institutions OF Illinois.
Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri This
/ measure rs very drastic and radical
II is aimed 10 do away with tho in
| efficiency and extravaganza which has
existed in some OF the state institu.
| tons.
Considerable opposition can be cx.
/ pected towards this bill Tho mem
bers OF the various boards. contractors
and others, who have prohtted by tho
operation OF the present law will NOT
miss a chance to attack and influence
the members of the legislature against
| the measure.
Revision OF Tax Laws.
No one car forecast at this time how
far the legislature viii go In reyamp-
| lng the tax laws. Representative Lord.
who was secretary OF the tax commits
| sion until he became "A member of the
! legislature, rs looked upon as author
fly on tax matters by his colleagues.
Their confidence In him, however.
was somewhat shaken when the MEM
| Der from Wayne county introduced a
resolution which admitted that the
1 property OF the state was undervalued
This section. the members maintained,
was an admission which would be
eagerly taken up and made use OF by
the railroad companies. who are con.
| tcmplating attacking the tax laws Of
! the state on the grounds that the prop,
| erty OF the state Is not assessed M It's
true cash value and that the railroads
are being assessed in excess OF their
true cash value.
Nothing has yet been done towards
the introduction OF the corporation IN.
come tax BIN favored 10y Governor Os-
born. although the attorney generals
department Is now busy DRAFTING a bill
along these lines The sentiment in
the house IS divided as TO the adyis
ibility and constituilcnality of the
proposition. and this Ga encouraged by
the corporation LOBBYISTS
The tax commission has been re-
organized. with Commissioners Thomp
son as president Commis !aner GEORGE
3 Horton of Fsuitrilse Ieuawoo
county former mae.r ff ie state
Grunge. has succeeded Commissioner
Hoyt az Oakland county a member ~
the commission.
Women suffrage
A number ol g0 lccisu wem
lobbyists have hrN iu tics
tender feeiur ta
with a view Of stlie he
favor Of q constitution
10 be submitted to thh Rttse
spring election, fHycrin WOMEN M
fragc The resolution is now Lctere
the house, and some acton cn b y
expected during the COMING weck
This resolution will probably rasg The
legislature. and the Issue o, equal
voting rights OF both sexes viii be
placed squarely before the voters OF
tho state nj the next election