Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-04-14

few mines and one stamp mill working
here yet. am working for the New
Jersey mining company. There is am
other mill to starJat Nederland shortly.
The Legislature Gets up I'm the Night
From The Lansing Republican,
It was rather singular train OF cir
cumstanees that led to a session ofsthel
house at half-past o'clock last Friday
When the two houses adjourned in
January for the long recess, the members
of the senate thoughtthat the house took
advantage of them in not allowing a re-
consideration of the resolution which
fixed the time of commencing the recess.
When the senate passed the concurrent
resolution for adjourning from Friday,
March so, till after election dav. the
house endeavOred to change. Here was
a fine opportunity for the senate to get
even with the house, which the former
was not slow to see and take advantage
,lor the mouse could not adjourn tor so
tohg time without losing pay, except
ny consent of the senate. The senate
was willing to have the legislature adj
Journ Friday, and the house at once con-
ceived the idea of adjourning at such an
hour Friday that the Representatives could
get away on the first trains and thus
gain the same advantage in time rs would
have resulted from an adjournment
Thursday. The house had serious dis
agreement about the hour of adjOurning
Friday, because the time that would be
convedient for the members from one
part of the state would be very incon-
venient for those from another. After
wasting about half an hour Thursday
afternoon in trying to get the house to
agree TO meet at o'clock, at s {: 30, or at
8. so that an adjournment could be Ell
fected in time for the first train, MIR.
Stone from RoScOmmOn moved to adj
journ to A: 80 A. NJ. Friday, with the
view of bringing the filibustering to a
stop. The majority Of the members,
| partly in sport, voted for the motion !;
and as the vote dissolved the house it
could not be recOnsidered a III
The house met in good faith and
promptly at the hour named. with two
| thirds OF the members elect i'm their seats.
Mr.. Hoyt put in an appearance at 4 4: 40.
Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Turck ut 4 90, MI.
Parsons at s: Is, Mr. Palmer at 5: 80. MIR.
Rowland five minutes later, Mr.. Ludlow
at 5: 40. 'Ni
Business was despatched rapidly and
the time well spent There was of course
a good deal Of sport. Mr.. Little surprised
the house by asking leave Of absence for
the committee on ways and means, of
which he is member but not the chair
man. The chairman was little delicate
he said, about asking permission The
house appreciated the point that it was
really leave of absence for Mr. G. D. Lit
tie that was hidden under all that meal
beg pardon, all that committeeman re-
fused to grant leave. Some one played
a good joke on three or four perpelua
hangers-on of the house by moving Il at
Messrs. Sc, B., H-n. and
james M-re, ST., members of the
third house, be granted indefinite leave
OF absence. Mr.. McGinnis wished leave
of absence for Mr.. Martin tor an hour,
which would have been fine thicg for
MIR. Martin but rather partial withal,
and Mr.. Ms request was disallowed.
All things considered, the 4:30 A. M.
session was q success, although it led
one member to get up at half-past o.
clock. at 2 o'clock, at 3 O'cock, but not till
D O'Clock at the next awakening. The
adjournment of the morning session was
made the occasion of another test OF
of strength i'm filibustering. Mr.. Sawyer
moved the call of the house: Mr.. McGin.
mis- moved the call of breakfast. After
spending 30 minutes in dilatory motions
| Mr.. COnely rose AMI said it was a mis-
take TO suppose that he was not in good
huInOr; he was never i'm better spirits,
and as for breakfast he did not want any;
he wanted to stay and work till noon.
and therefore moved to adjourn. Mr..
Hopkins rose toa question of privilege
he wanted his breakfast.
The Adjournment was finally reached.
after devoting one hour to a test of
strength between the various adjourn
ment factions of the house. The length
fIhls anti-breaEfast session was three
hours. and at its close the members COM
promised on all adjournment to the regu-
lar hour, $50 A. NJ.