The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-02-08
Nj. Bond, Dem, , Of Wayne, offered the

II e3lste, IL ! eAtrelt = matter OF lpCt-4 4c,-
.sl2tl0n, with wAlcA The Constitution or
Congress OF tie United Sta.es should not
iltsrfere."
Nr. Don't, CDem-.) Of Wayne said the
Constitution never created slavery. twas
q local institution. and the United STATES
had no right 10 NEEDLE with L.
To please tie Democrats tie vote vas
taken lrs, OF the resoluiion-yess Sc nays
r.
The nays vera as oilows:
Messrs. Bond. Colgs,., Dor. Dusssau,
Forbes. Hare. Nay. McKernan Niles. o.
Grady. Pitts and wendell.
Messrs. Barrow. u. D. Howard and &or-
Ton voted yea on the resolution
The title and preamble were agre93 % by
2 vote or s. 70 Il. Tho second preamble
was agreed 10. Sc TO lg-all the Democrat.
voting nay.
NJ. Morton took occasion 70 make
speech about political preachers on every
corner decla'ning hell sud bate assins, the
Soa,h"
". Look amer voting FOR the resolution,
declined abou: the sectional can,lng.
puri,anical pseudo philanthropy OF New
England. and il vas quite evident that the
/ resolution could not have been put ito any
shape in which al th9 Democrats would
have voted Tor L. Like The Wings u Bos-
ton. who voted for Daniel Webster aner be
was dead and buried, : portion OF these
: Democratic members were determined 10
sho~ tbeir feaity TO The great divinity Of
thelc party worship, as iclg u lie monster
retained the sligttes. appearance OF icing
alive.
RECESS.
! The House have been determined Tor
come tine on having holiday. is num-
bers had been thinned considerably by the
absence OF the committees 10 the Asylums
SC. and nothing was wanting for weeks
recess except the concurrence Of the Sen
sue. But the Senate vera obstinate; aud
on Saturday morning the House got TO-
geIher at nine O'Clock voted themselves 9
recess I'll Wednesday, Instantly ad
jou-ned, and then scattered Ia all directions
Ike SO many rampant boys just lot loose
from school The Senate adjourned over
I'LL Monday
PERSONAL, INCIDENTAL, oaAIoRIcAL AND
caIT-cEAT.
Under this head We WI. put 10 gether
some thoughts we havs had abOu, the
House and Us doings. We may say some
foolish things but We will try not 10 be dis
respectful towards the House or any Of is
members.
Aud frst, wo deem It no dlsrespect 70 the
Houss TO say, that among its hundred
members. while there are many Intelligent
and sensible men, there Is not one who Is d
very frst-class man. By Grst-class man
We neaB one vino thinks. feels end wills,
on every subject and on al occasions. with
q power vastly greater than those arOald
hin. There are such men IL the world,
but they are not very plenty. Nature Is
not 0ountiful in multiplying her greatest
creations, Where one elephant IS born
there ara millions Of ANAL and ordinary
animals We are sure there IS no such man
ia the House. he could not have been con-
cea!ed, IL The renO,est corner, .or four
weeks, without having been discovered,
brought out admired AMI reverenced.
%. There Is no leader in the House OF
either political party. Some attempts at
dlctauon have been made, on both sides or
the House. but they have Leeu Instantly re-
PEELED by their colleagues The bare A.
tempt TO dictate shows man is unfit 10 be
q leader No man can become a leader by
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the Cheerful, voluntary homage Of his asso-
ciates. Il ia Is true now az It was hun
bred years ago, when Franklin wrote:
men e. % taught a. tao-gh yol Il SIT than net
And things unka ~ BE- learns- - tli1gs .o-s GOT
Sd. There are no very long, prosy speak
ers In the House The member who talks
longest Is Mr.. Chlpma", 0. Detroit. ana be
never exceeds an hour. HIS speeches are
mol without effect. but they are not sufIi-
GENTLY methodical and condensed 10 be the
most elective. He drives through tie
lines Of his enemy with force, and does
considerable execution, bat with SO little
system that neither himself nor the enemy
can certainly tell where he Will come out:
and be sometimes wearies himself By uu-
necessarily going over Ina sam9 ground
twice.
4;h. Members generally wer0 not at lrs.
disposed to lug in parry questions for dis
c1ssiou, but are becoming gradually train
Ell to it. Nr. BrocSway, of the Republican
side. and Messrs Chipman and Morton. Of
the Democrats, have set q bad example for
the House 10 this respect These discus
sons on party questions are unnecessary;
they consume time, delay business, are
wholly useless, and tend TO get up bad
feeling among the members.
9Th We notice that previous Legislative
experience, gives its p0ssessos quite az a.
vantage over the new members IN every
thing connected with parliamentary rules
ard modes Of proceeding. But on d gene
RAJ or abstract question, q new member
viii show what he has OF native power az
well as q veteran member.
jail. Az OpPOSAAAOI LoADeIs OF the
House are about one-quarJsr OF the whole
number, ami their influence IN legislation
is fully equal 10 that OF the average Of the
whole. They have no leader, and no line
OF policy marked out on the usual subjects
OF legislation and are found every day vo-
ting AID talking squarey against each
other
9Th. IN tho House there are forty-sIx far
ners, teing about one-half OF the whole
number, while the nulber Of lawyers is
only nine, which We should think was =
small proportion OF the whole This, we
apprehend, will give plain. practical cast
10 The legislation which may be adopted.
9Th. The Senate has thiTty-two members,
Of whom nine, or nearly one-lhlrd Of tie
whole body, are lawyers, eleven are farm
ars, and the remainder miscellaneous. The :
Senate IS the smaller body, IS less liable 70
sudden impulses and excitenents has