The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-03-23

snail come from the primary ScnOOl
fund. This is on the theory that the
teachers shall retire after 80 years
Of service but shall do such substi-
tute work as may be required by the
board of education. In return they
we'll be kept upon the pay roll at half
the average salary OF the city or
town in which she has been teaching.
Since the primary school fund may be
used for nothing but teachers salaries
it is considered fitting that this pen
sion fund should come from it.
War talk IN Lansing Is as general
as in Washington. Two members or
the House, one of the Senate and one
newspaper correspondent are men,
bers of the national guard and have
had their sabers ground to a keen
edge and their buttons polished up
ready for the fray. Rep Stewart of
Kent is a major commanding the
Grand Rapids battalion of the second
regiment. Rep. Gansser of Bay is q
major. Senator Collins of Bay is a
captain and Roy G.. Vandercook. news
paper correspondent, is captain
commanding Battery A, field artillery.
All are ready and anxious to go to
the front. where they believe some
thing is about to happen.
Sentimen in favor of adjournment
on April 10 seems to be growing in
the House and within week the
concurrent resolution already adopted
in the Senate may pass the House.
If Legislature does adjourn at that
M
important legislation will not have
been touched. Among the things left
undone will be the revision of the
taxation system, the revision Of the
primary law, the redistricting of judi
cial circuits. the redistricting of con-
gressional districts, and a large num-
Der of other important measures, all
of which are essential to the good
government of the state
The uniform probation bill prepared
by Tracy McGregor and Detroit at
torneys has been introduced in both
branches Of the legislature. 1t pro-
vides that persons who have commit
ted their first minor offense shall be
placed in charge of the probation Of
ticer to be appointed by each judi
cial circuit. In communities of less
than 100000 population the salary of
the chief probation officer is fixed
at 81 POO and his assistant at $500.
Paul II. Kink, clerk of the House,
was the hero recently when he en-
tered the House, pushing his baby
cab, in which was his little daughter,
born since the converting of the leg
islature. Paul was loudly cheered
as he made his triumphal entry and
the baby was Immediately surround
ed by members, employees and every
body else present.
Senator Mapes' bill providing that
school districts may pay to the par
ents of poor children So a week while
the children remain in school has
passed the Senate. This is one OF
the several measures before the legis-
lature which tends to tighten the
burden of poor persons while their
children are securing an education.
Senator Whites bill compelling
supervisors to make annual reports
of the financial condition of their
townships has passed the Senate.
Senator Millers bill which authorizes
the persons of one township to use
the public library and reading room
of another township has passed the
committee Of the whole.
Governor Osborn may not after all
have township named for him. Sen
ator Fowle has introduced bill pro-
viding for the organization of Osborn
township in Mackinac county. Rep.
McEachern of that county is opposed
to the bill because he declares it is
an attempt to reward some political
workers and is unnecessary.
Michigan may add another county
TO the SO ii already has. Rep. Nor
ford has introduced a bill TO organize
t county Of Forest, to be composed
OF six townships from Pressure Isle
and six from Cheboygan counties.
Rep. Rricker has introduced a bill
in the House providing that all rail
roads must so arrange their schedules
that passenger trains will connect at
all functions with the passenger
trains of other roads.
Senator Fosters bill exemptinc
from taxation private wood lots Of
not more than 20 acres In order TO
encourage forestry has passed the
Senate.
Re1. Wood has introduced a bill in
the house prohibiting piece work in
locomotive boiler shops in Michigan.
Rep Balls bill, which provides for
a state fire marshal, has passed the
House. This is a measure advocated
by Governor Osborn and IL is believed
will greatly reduce the fire losses in
the state.
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 ini,ia.
tive and referendum in state affairs
while Rep. Dunn has introduced
similar resolution providing for the
recall