Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-02-07
FROM LANSING.
'ndence of the "Times."


of contested seats Mr.. Graves, of Calhoun,
was here on Wednesday, and presented his pc.
tition, which was referred TO the committee on
Privileges and Elections, who will report prob
ably on Monday next what the report will be
| don't know, and cannot as yet even guess.
The impression prevails here that the Fusion.
lists are going to get the opinion of Attorney
General Howard on the subject, who will un-
doubleday report adversely to Graves and then
they will throw the responsibility on Mr. How
ard (who is perfectly willing to take it). Speak.
ing Of the Attorney General, reminds me that
Gov. Parsons has laid him out handsomely.
The committee on the Judiciary requested How
ard to give them his opinion on the right of the
Governor under the constitution to appoint Cir.
cult Court Commissioners. Mr.. Howard in a
long and labored report evidently intended to
show that he had thoroughly Investigated the
subject, gave it as being clearly his opinion that
the Governor did possess the power. But un.
fortunately for Mr.. Howard he had overlooked
sec. Of art. 6 of the constitution. Gov Par
sons commencing with this article and taking
all the provisions Of the constitution connected
with the subject as they occurred in succession,
in a short speech of half an hour, upset Mr..
Howard's report so completely that the leading
Fusion members rose and expressed them.
selves convinced of the correctness Of Gov.
Parsons opinions. | think the immortal jake
will have to acknowledge he has been driven
down a steep bank.
The members who are in favor of donating
the swamp lands to the counties have hopes of
yet effectng it. AT any rate the Female Col.
lege game will probably be blocked; and, if we
can not have such legislation on the subject as
is desirable, think best not to have any, but let
them remain as they are.
The bill asking an appropriation for Muske.
gon River was introduced this morning; what
its fate will be we can't tell, but hope and think
we shall get considerable strength omit. Judge
Newell, from Muskegon, is here, and will remain
sometime, probably.
The members of the third house are begin
ming to come. Among the arrivals are J. H.
Harmon, Zachariah Chandler. Judge Crowfoot,
of Pontiac, &C., &c., but lobbying has not CON-
menced yet The resolutions of instructions
to Messrs. Cass and Stewart were passed thro
the Senate, this morning. after much clipping
altering, evading, amending, curtailng and add
ing. They did no know what they wanted
themselves the Wings wanting one portion
struck out, the Fusionists wanting it retained
and the old line Abolitionists mad as the
ID because they were not allowed to come
the Garrison or Wendall Philips on them. il
hope they will feel better now. The idea of
such body of men INSTRUCTING General
CAss !!!!!!!!!!!!
The House of Representatives is theatre
not exactly that, but comic show. Winchel
could get an entire new stock of comicalities if
he was here this winter.
Church, Lttlejohn, Parsons, and one or two
others of the Hunkers, all of the very best
stamp, and posted in the rules to dot, have
had the Fusion majority so often COMPOUNDED
entangled, and twisted up into all
kinds and varieties of shapes, that most of them
now when question is put, don't know wheth.
er they are in the Legislature or out of it, And
then the look of blank despair that Uncle Cy"
puts on when he sees the ENHANCEMENT com.
and knows that no devise or ingenui.
ty of his can bring them out of it: and that he
has to sit there and see coil after coil wound
round them, till they are bound hand and foot,
and can only get out of it by taking the back
track, next day. and unwinding what they had
lone wrongly the day previous. There is more
fun in it than there is in Christic's Minstrels.
TURNER, of the Eagle, is here, Assistant
Clerk in the House. He gets along very we'll
n the morning, but in the afternoon he does not
10 so we'll lowing, probably, to the fatigue he
las undergone in the forenoon). He makes
Mistakes in the journals-his tongue is thick
when he gets up to read, and there is a redness
Ind fiery appearance Of the face, indicative of
rush Of blood to the head. am sorry to say
hese symptoms do not abate in tho evening,
,ut appear to increase.
was with him at n ball, few evenings since,
nd the rush Of blood to his head was so great
hat he was scarcely able to get through the
EFT, and only accomplished it by being held up
t different intervals by the ladies and gentle.
nen who were in it. hope his health may i'm
rove. MoRT.