, 1873-12-26
MICHIGAN.
The Attempt to Introduce Homc-
opatlly Into tho University.
4 Receiver Appointed for tho Detroit,
Mi1lstlllo & Indiana Railroad.

by tho Michigan Legislature, or ratlcr BY |
powerful faotion Of thst boiy. to foroo
CHAIR or HOMEOPATHY
into tho Medical College Of tho Uuiyorstty Of |
Michigan, contrary to the wiahoB Of tho Rogonts
Of that institution, havo given rise to Herios OF
most Interesting and Important SUITS and tl.o |
end Ia not yet rcnohcd. Not only from tho ln,-
portnnt constitutional questions involved, In
which tho stato Of Michigan Is moro immpdiatc-
ly concerned. bat from tho welghty educational
interests Affected, 1t Inns become Of vital i'm.
portnncc to tho wllolo Northwest.
Tho question is now not 80 much, Whnt pnr.
tiou1ar school OF medicine Hhall 10 taught In
this college? rs,
WHO SHALL RULE THE UNIVERSITY
Wore it only D Kilkenny-cat-aght botwocn tho
A!!orath!sts aud tho Homoopathists, many who
now tako q deep interest In tho rcault would
calmly nwalt tho end, contont to let tho longer
taIl win, only earnestly wishing that the end
Of this unproatablo contest might soon come, so
that peace would again reign in tho University,
leaving the authorittos to turn their unesturbcl
attention to ttie moro important mattors which
prcss upon thom from every side.
But tho question Ia ltB present form is, 7 ro-
peat, Who is to rulo this univorslty9 Is 1t to bo
loft to bo driven 1ithor and thithcr by
every gust Of popular passion and preiu-
d!ce7 IL ii to bo thrown into tho political
whirlpool Qf not cosspoo1) at Lanaing,, to
as oflicc-aooking policy or popular clamor may
direct2 Or Is its government to DO loft In tic
hands OF tho Regents, Whose wiso rule noodB no
other praine tnnn tho qulot, steady, Jet rapid
| Yraw.i Which has characterized tho history OF
Tho UulvolsIty7
10 bring tlis matter clearly beforo tho minds
| Of The TRIBUNE roadolB, will givo brief
| HISTORY or THE CONTEST:
Defora tho adoption Of ZIG Constitution Of
| 1851: tho Rcgonta Of the University woro ap-
| ponted bY the Souato OIL tho nomination Of tue
| Governor. It was aoon found that this placed
tho real rntc Of the University in Tho hands Of
the Legislature. whilo it nominally rcmaincl
with tho Regents.
70 remove this difficulty, It vas provided BY
that Constitution that honcoforth tic NcSonta
! should DO oloctcd directly by tue people, ,-ouo
| being choHen from each Senatorial DlHtIict,-
and tho general and complete control was placed
| in their hands. In tho words Of the Conskjtu.
ton: Tho Board Of Regents shall havo general
supervision Of tho University, md direction and
eontrol Of Ill expenditures from tho um'ersity
AS early as 1866 q law was pnssoa By tho
Legislature, requiring the Lizard Of liegoNts to
appoint i Professor Ut Homeopathy.
THEN THE BTaUuoLR BEGAN.
After long g-coutnued efforts to secure tho up
lna1e, in 1869, to the Supreme Court for man-
danlus requiring tho nogon,s to comply with tho
Inv. Tho Regents roslstea this application, on
the ground that tho law was unconstitutional, IA
that instrumont Ind expressly given them COM
plcto direction and coarrol Of tho expenditures
Of tho University.
Tho Supreme Court waa equally divided on
tho question Of the oonstitutfonality Of the law,
aud tue maudamuH was, Of course, denied.
This brings tho cass down to the law enacted
by the Legislature lass wintor, which ia tile pres
Ths law ,eqai!ss. IN st} stronger terms than
any Of the preceding acts. that tia Regents
BlEALL APPOINT TWO HOMEOPATHIC PROFESSORS.
Tho present Board Of Regents took tho mnttel
into consideration last June,-n full account oi
Uhich appeared In TnE TRIBUNE at that timo.-
aud. lilso tho previous Eoards concluded that ut
nttompt to teach two hostile theories Of medicine
III tho saMo college would be inexpodi0nt, II mol
dangerous; that tue law was Unconstitutional
aud, without their sauction. utterly void aud
tholcfo1e, they rofused to entry out tho law. 81
tho ooors Of tho University Toro agaln closet
The Attorney deioral detarminod to mako
aank-moyenlont on Tho Regents thls limo b.
bringing tho question
nEronE CIRCUIT COUNT
Ia that way gaining two chancna Of success III
| Ao mado application to Judge Crau:. Ut thi:
county, for writ OF Mnrdanlus to enforce til.
law. SO much for tho history Of the case UP L
this time.
To-day the case was argued, and, eyon It moth
ing had been at stnke, tue array Of lega! talon
upon either side would have n,alo it o day lon{
to ho remembered III Ann Arbor.
Judge Lawrence, Of tns placo, and D. Darwin
tho Legislature; willie tho Board Of Regent
was oven more atly ropresonted.by Judge Gharle
!. Walker, OF Detroit {kant Professor Of LAW /,
lhe Uniyersity), aud ex-Goy. Fclch, Of AM
Ayhor.
at the trial to-day, tho attorneys for IL,
Legislature relied mainly upon Tho law; uhi
those Of the Regents claimed: iirss that til
Circuit Courts have no Jurisdiction to Issue til
. desired writ; second that tho law was unconst]
; tuttona,
When Judges Lawrence ard Walker 1ad con
cluded tleir arguincnts it was decided to sub1,,t
tht caro without further discussion. Judg
. Crane then delivered
Ills DECISION,
substantially as follows:
ITO my MUD. this question, while it is O
vast importance, not only to tho University. bu
to tue Legislature md tile people, that !. shonlt
questions Which can a'nd ought 10 10 sottlea onl
! by tho Btprenle Court. Aud moreover. 1t is, i
my mind, question Of grave doubt whethor ttht
Court has II right to grant aucl, writ and, /
view Of thoso facts, I feel it my duty to deny III
| ! writ"
Tlis decision, Of COURSE does not reach th
| point at issuo, and the question will NON b
brought before tho Supreme Court at tile nes
term, when it will probably be definitely and for
:, ever settled.
: AHoritEn DAHKnurr nA1IinoAD.
Another road has followed IN the wny alread
pointed out ami SO successfully pursued by til
, Northern Pacific Railroad At least, 30 til
t lion. G. Y. N. Loshrop Of Detroit, told til
, Circuit Court Of this county to-day. Flo re
,, la.ed TINT tho Detroit, 1Ii!lsdn1o l. Indian
, Railroad Company had given to James +. 10
mud Henry r. Baldwin, Trustees, ko., tn
| mortgages 10 secure debts to the amount q
SAo00oD; aud that road, under its preson
, management, could pay neither psineipp
!, nor interest and therefore,. he prayed th
, Court 70 appoint Receiver TO take chaseo Q
this road for tho benefit Of tho holders Of thos
: > mortgages. Upon evidence that tho writ Q
complaint Ind Lecn served upon tho Presdon
OF tic road, Christian +. BULL, ESQ.,. and ~ IL
: Que appeared to object on bohaf Of tile 1lallroa
Company, Judge OsaMo granted tho desire
,, orlor, aud appointed Edwin =. Uhl, or Ypsant
, as Receiver, with full powers. Q. 4. ".
! The Eucalyptus Trcc--A Treo thu
: Destroys TTulnrlu.
Efpn. the Lvmao. Telegraph.