The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-01-21
AT THE CAPITAL.

business Begun-The New Apportion-
mcnt-Rcgardt0g a Land GRANT
Bills Begin tn Conclude Cooley
Annual Meeting Of Michigan Press
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Survey
Ors.
LANSING, Jan. To- 1881.
Owing to the fact that the adjournment spoken
Of in my last, TO give time for the selection OF
the committees, did not end until Wednes-
day evening, the amount of business done last
week by our law-making machine was very
small, yet the preliminaries are now all COM
pleted, and the wheels are supposed to begin to
turn faster this week. The main business of
the session on Wednesday evening was the an
nouncement of the standing committees
THE NEW APPoRTIoNMENT.
The matter OF the appointment OF Com
mittee on Apportionment, to act under the new
apportionment our State must have under the
late census, is now agit ltlng both houses OF the
Legislature, each having tried within day or
two to designate such a committee, and each
stumbling az TO how large it should be and how
many members shall be given to the Upper
Peninsula, the point that is known to have
made more growth and to be- therefore, more
directly interested in the benefits Gn increased
representation than the Lower Peninsula. One
proposition Is to make the committee consist of
two from the State-at-large and two from each
Congressional district, while the other Ii to
make il just half as large.
WANT THE GRANT EXTENDED.
Both houses have adopted resolutions, which
the Governor has forwarded to our members OF
Congress. asking for the extension of the time
designated by Congress for the construction of
a railroad from Ontonagon village to the Wis
consin State line, for period of Fix years
from Jan. /, 1881 and for continuance OF the
land grant made to the proposed road.
FIRST BILLS.
Senator Greusel, of Detroit, intoduced
the first bill i'll the Senate on Thurs
day (regarding Detroits police government
and Representative Campbell, of Marshall the
first one in the House, on the same day (re-
garding costs in Circuit and Supreme Courts,
but who Will Introduce tho last or how many
will come between, is a conundrum that "no
fellow can find out j."
JUDGE COOLEY.
Both houses united in the adoption of CEN
current resolution urging upon the President
the appointment to the Supreme bench OF Hon.
Thomas NJ. Cooley, whose appointment seems
to be desired by men of all parties and in very
many of the leading cities throughout the whole
country.
MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Michigan Press
Association, held in the Senate chamber OH
Tuesday, was not largely attended, only sixty
llNo ulcinDels oelllB pIebtllt, yet III was an III
teresting and profitable meeting. After gen.
eral discussion upon cutting rates on legal adj
vertising, and on advertising done for adyerlis-
ing agencies. and many other points of inter
est to publishers, the committee appointed one
year ago for the purpose reported, through ex-
Senator Shepard, of Cassopols, Till upon the
laws OF libel which is to be urged upon the
Legislature, and which should pass, as the law.
upon that subject are now like jug-handle
"all on one side The association also
adopted resolution requesting the Legsla-
ture to repeal act No. 1872 of session laws OF
1879 which provides a punishment for SANDER
and which its introducer now admits was
framed to tit one of bis particular cases OF
hand, and which Is also an unjust one.
| The association then elected the following
officers for the ensuing year;
Presi1ent-C V. DeLand, Saginaw Herdld
/ Vice Presidents-Geo. T.. Sanford, Lansing
Journal James NJ. Shepard. Cassopoiis Vlgi
/ liant; Orno Strong, Nashville NeicS.
Secretary-Edwln 5. Hoslins, Bellevue Ga
/ zete.
Treasurer-E. f. Grabill, Greenville Iade
J pendent
ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS.
! The State Association Of Engineers and Sur
veyors have held a two-days' session here th
week of interest and profit to themselves the,
claim. OBSERVER.