The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-29
AT THE CAPITAL.

Still Urged - Legislation for Grand
Rapids-SaIaries Of Supreme Judges
-EulOgie. orr the Dead Senator
The New ScnatOr-MOrc Officers
Odds and Ends.
LANSING, April 90, 1881.
Both houses began their weeks work with
short sessions on Monday evening, and have
worked faithfully since until to-day, when the
Senate worked less than ali hour and adjourned
until Monday evening, while the House ground
along through the forenoon session on bare
quorum, and then, Immediately after reassem-
bling for the afternoon session, adjourned
until half-past 2 Monday afternoon.
These Sunday adjournments OF two
to three days are gradually grow
ing upon the Michigan Leg stature from session
to session until they are more plenty this ses-
sion than ever before. TIE fact that man ac-
cepts a nomination and election as Legislator
Is no sure proof that he will give up his bu,i-
ness at home and put III six or seven days per
week for his country's good aud his own profit
or loss, so it is coming to be an open question
If more work would not be accomplished were
1t generally understood that they would do as
they do III the New York Legislature work
four days in each week. and no more. That's
about all tney do, or will, work in the Michigan
Legislature.
A large portion of the
APPROPRIATIONS
that are really expected to be made this session
have now passed one house or the other, and
many OF them both houses. This week has
helped to clear up some Of the struggling bills
OF this sort, the House having passed the SEN
ate bill appropriatlng SS3,3O0 for the State
Public School at Coldwater Tor two years, and
the House bill appropriating SCI 400 Tor re-
pairs, renewals and additions needed at the
Michigan (kalamaZoo) Asylum for the Insane,
S4S 0U0 of the amount to be used in putting IN
new and improved heating apparatus.
1t IL understood, also, that the Governor is
anxious that the Till appropiiating S4OO, OOu
for the new Insane Asylum should pass, as lie
recommended i'll his message
STILL WANT PROHIBITION.
From 1000 to 1900 petitioners are each day
sending up to the Legislature their PRAYER that
the proposed prohibitory amendment may be
submitted to the people in 1882, and the sub
ject Is far from having been dropped. Indeed,
there are many who now think that those who
voted "no " before will now vote for the sub-
mission in 49,
FOR GRAND RAPIDS.
Two bills OF special mter.s st TO Grand Rapids
have passed both houses during the week, one
to revise and amend the charter and the other
relative 10 the Superior Court of the city.
bill to increase the salaries of the Supreme
Court Judges from 1000 to $4,000 was acted
oil by the Senate, on Wednesday, and. after be-
ing cut down to $4,000, was passed-l9 to Z.
On Friday 1t was recalled from the House On
motion of Senator Edsell, was reconsidered,
and, after two-hours' fight, during which
much PLAIN talk was heard on both SIDES was
defeated by vote Of IL for TO IL against, 70
the probabilities are that no change will DC
made this session.
EULooIsTIC.
The Senate met on Tuesday evening. as per
special order, to pay its last respects to the
memory of the late Senator Lewis Durkee, with
a good-slzed audience in attendance. Senator
Tooker, of the committee to draft resolutions,
presented brief but appropriate resolutions
and moved their adoption. Addresses of eulogy
upon the dead Senator were then made iy SEN
ators Patterson, McGurk, Caphs, EdselI,
Strong, Brown, Farr, Gibson, Winsor, Kilpat-
rick, Chandler and Billings. The resolutions
were then unanimously adopted by a rising
vote. In sucb a number OF speeches there was
necessarily somewhat Of the spread-eagle, yet
all were good and some were excellent.
ONE VACANCY FILLED.
AS indicated In our last Senator-elect Andrus
came here late last week with certificates from
the Clerks of both counties in his district show
ing that he had 1863 majority. These certf-
Gates were presented, anu referred to the Jul
dietary Committee. On Wednesday Messrs
Epson, Patterson and Caplis, majority of the
reported in favor OF his admission
but the others of the committee, Messrs Dick
srman and Farr, refused to concur III the re-
port. The report OF the majorlty was accepted
and adopted without even call OF the roll and
Mr.. Andrus was sworn in-two weeks in adj
vance OF the distii:t canvass The person who |
shall be elected IN the Fifteenth district next !
Monday IL expected to be sworn in on Mednes-
lay following, OH the same conditions.
MORE OFFICERS.
Gov. Jerome has at last nominated Rail- |
Dad Commissioner, or rather rcnominated the |
present one. On Thursday the Senate. i'm ex- |
,cutive session, confirmed: VIM. B. Williams, |
IF Allegan, Railroad Commissioner for two |
years Vim. NJ. Mcconnell and Augustus c. |
Baldwin, OF Pontiac, Trustees of Eastern |
Asylum for the Insane for six years Charles |
iIpp, of st. Johns, Inspector OF State Prison |
or six years Bella w. jerks. of St Clair,
member state Board of Education in place of
Baxter, resigned; John j. Grafton, OF Ionia,
Warden OF State House OF Correction for two |
carr. The first appointment is said TO be a
to at least sixteen men, every
ne of whom thought he was specially fitted by
firth, education and experience to just fill the
ill.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The House, OH Friday adopted a resolution
f congratulation to Speaker Moffett on ac-
cunt Of q brand-new daughter 1T his house.
strange to say, the resolution was offered by a
achelor, Representative q. VI. Hopkins of
Wayne, and the query ~ what he knows about
iris OF that age.
The House some days ago adopted resolu-
ION to meet at half-past . instead of 10 each
lorning until further notice, but the Senate
cry promptly laid similar resolution on the
able this morning.
The first appearance OF green grass upon the
apitol square makes the farmer members of