The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-02-22

the VIII uOuDlcsS secure large audiences. -
I - - Admission. 2j cents
ar PRoF. RYAN's LECTURE. On Thurs
d. day evening, Professor Ryan, commonly
known Is the weather prophet" in
- conformity with a unanimous vote Of the
ed House, lectured in Representative Hail.
D. some citizens and large number, perhaps
sd a majority, Of both Houses We're present.
r. Never having heard the famous Professor.
We had much interest in attending the
.. meeting He is 81 year, OF age, Of good
size, with sanggine-ucryOus temperament.
light hair, eyes and complexion. and hi,
s. pronunciation j. 50 strongly Hibernian that
d. IL Is difficult for a Yankee % understand
}. him fully. His head isiull 20 large in size
D. rather moderate in veneratiOn, bat large in
IL approbatiyeness and self-esteem. He
IA speaks prompt and quick, with earnesiness
= and bis gestures are animated He was
II present in the House during the forenoon
session. occupying chair on the floor at
the lefi of the Speakers desk with much
n propriety aud dignity.
by the appointment to the chair Of Hon.
i Mr. Williams, Of Van Buren, He was rs
= sisted by six Vice Presidents and fur
- clerks we're appointed 10 record the pro-
ceedmgs All these were Senators and
Representatives, but a. the list has NOT I
3 been handed % Us, We are unableto publish
p A. The officers having taken their .eaf- q,
committee Of two. Senators Howena and Mr.
. Monroe, conducted the speaker 10 The chair
who duly announced him 10 the audience ~.
the distinguished Prof.ssorof The Paw Paw
Valley.
Prot Ryan then addressed the ,ueetipo
Tor an hour. He stated that from his 1ou,l,
he had had clear views on the subject Of
the weather, but he had shrunk from the
responsibility Of publishing them. But in
IsoZ, 10 Ann Arbor having made some pre-
dIctlons verbally, he was taken by the arm
by Mr Miller, and led into the arms office
where be- put them IN shape first ia Irish
and then translated into Enslish-and they
were published 10 the world He recitec
them To the audience in the original Irish Z
as composed al the time. From this time C.
Toward be became known: was passed free
OH the railroad, made the acqnaintauc. or
Mr. Hosmer, Of the Aarertiser. who pub [
ilshed ms predictions, but was incrcdulous p
as 10 their iulillment; aud he has always !.
been assisted by DR.. Dufleld. who at one e
time took steps 20 Introduce his discoveries
TO the notice OF Lieut. Maury. who con-
quoted the meteorological department al
Washington u
lie gave history OF the seasons since -
1872 and appealed to his predictions CON al
corning them, ~ an evidence Of the truth IS
oil his science We could gather nothing 81
very definite as 10 his theory OF the weather.
lie holds that some days, az the first Of -
March, june September and December.
govern the weather until the next important
DAY and SO on. Thus, on the first dav Of F.
March next, if the wind be northwest. the 81
spring VIII bee cold, backward and frosty. and
IL VIII be of no use 10 plant early; and fit Al
be southeast the reverse The Equinoc- inl
tiaI storm next September will be- on the M
10Th day. That one day should govern 9th In.
ers' he thought was scriptural. and quoted
the first chapter Of Genesis, where the sun bot
and moon are declared to he for "signs and en-
seasons The dOings in Noah's ark "A 10 Az
the Falling Of the ruin after seven DAYS. &c. de.
had something 10 do with present predic- ma
ions Of the weather The conjunction of tia
The planets also had relation 10 the falling n.a
'i waters; hut for calculations on these he fru
was indebted to Prof Watson. of Ann Ar IIo.
Dor 5
IL seems the Professor has formerly pub Of
Ished book on the weather. and he wish =
ed the Legislature TO do something to help moi
nm get out a larger and better edition of ma. d
L. The subject was discussed hy the meet "
nS' and select committee Of thirteen was m
proposed to report but the chair read PER-
oint resolution instructing our delegation
q Congress to apply for a grant from Gov ''
of 500, 600 acres of swamp land. ~
nj subsequently, Mr. OGradv. of Mar ~
uette, offered a substitute. ordering 10 drai
90 copies of the Professors book. for the and
Sc Ol the Legislature 10 be- printed i'm the on q
.nSlish, German Holland Hindoo and In rec.
ian languages. The question of cOnstifu- betW
onality having been raised it was referred NJ 81
Mr. Griswold, of Kent, chairman of the wide
louise judiciary committee, and To Senator with
lowell OF the Senate judiciary committee. long
hese gentlemen did not make a formal re- bailt
ort but were understood 10 concur in the Tie
Nnl0n, that il the book treated Of the a sur
ea'her IN The past, the action of the Leg r rc
lature in purchasing the book would not reser
constitutional; but if it referred 10 the TIA
Gather IN the future, 1t would be: and rs E!S
'of Ryan said his book treated of the fu- -
re-, the constitutional question was con- ~
Tered as settled.
ne next point raised was where the mo-
should come from to pay for printing.
d the chairman of the House committee
ways and means having been called on.
stated that the State Treasurer was
out negotiating for the loan Of a million
q "a half for bounty fund, and ne had no
not but tho amount might be worked in
'ough this fund, by making the proper =
use ma The appropriation act ~
This matter having been arranged. il was
Pa agreed to take a collection for the
,iessor, ana the Sergeant-at-arms was
Tered to close the doors of the Hall while
vas beiu5 taken Senator JAY and Mr.
nroe having passed the hat, Sl3 so were
orted. andhanded TO the Professor by Mr..
nroe accompanied By neat and appro-
ale speech. The Professor returned his
nks' expressing much confidence in the
'ortance OF his scientific discoveries; A,
though, like Columbus and Fulton. he crn
;ht he laughed At in his life time vet he RAJ
c0uhdent that pOsterity would 10 him viii
ice; and he gave notice, that if any of Ma
members wished him him to lecture in -
good school house, or the basement
church, he would be ready to DO it at
Time Tho roaa.i,.r .b,r ,1--..-