The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-09

The only Legislation accomplished by the
Senate on the 26th ult was the passage Of bill
TO recharter Saginaw City. The House did no
business except to discuss some bills In commit
tee or the whole. The vote on Senator was bar
rem of results, and also failed TO indicate any
thing OF the future. But one vote taken,
and only eighty-seven members were present
and voting. Palmer had "a; stockbridge, q;
Willetts, o; Crosby. 2; Ferry, * and Lothrop,2 ~.
THE following bills, to have immediate
effect were passed by the Senate on the 27th ult:
Senate bill allowing mutual insu ance companies
or other States to do business In this state.
Senate bill amending act DAB OF the laws or 1881 rel
alive 10 highways. Senate bill amending sections
1898 of the compiled laws relative TO the public
health. The following bills passed the House:
House bill to amend section OF act 25l, approved
June June TO- 81 relative to protection Of game;
of constitutional amendment TO in
crease the salaries of State officers.
Senate bill to repeal act 265 of 1881, relative to
Register OF Deeds in Shiawassee county. Senate
bill 10 change the name OF Ncttie Ii. Fisher To
Nettie u. keefer resolution that smoking In
was adopted. The resolution of representative
Adams, calling for full statements OF their
affairs by cooperative and mutual benefit assoc
Citations, was taken from the table and sent
to the Committee on Insurance The
following bills were laid the table, having
been reported adversely from committees:
House bill to repeal sections IL and 10 and
to amend section 20 OF an act providing
for the assessment of property and the
levy and collection OF taxes thereon
House bill TO amend section IL OF above act and
to add new section, No. no; House bill TO abol-
ish the Law and Medical Departments Of the
University of Michigan. Thirteen ballots for
Senator were taken during the day, making sew
enty-four in ALL The voting started out with
Palmer, 80: StockbTidge, D. Willis, IL: Lothrop,
AZ; balance scattering. On the ninth vote Stock
bridge tied Palmer, the vote standing 33 each,
and from that to the close he led. The thirteenth
and last vote stood: Stockbridge. 80; Palmer, 3D.
Both houses adjourned over till March l.
The long struggle over the Senatorship
was brought to a close on Thursday, the LIST inst
On the eighty first ballot Thomas w. Palmer OF
Detroit, received rs votes and was declared
elected On the preceding ballot Col. +. Ii.
Stockbridge had his name withdrawn, and all
his support went to Palmer. The final vote
stood: Palmer, rs; Stout, 40; Ferry, 2; Champlin,
/. The scene was most exciting. Cheer upon
cheer was given. Handkerchiefs and hats were
thrown in the the air, and all known
to the enthusiasm. Senator Palmer appeared
before the convention and returned thanks. He
accepted with mingled feelings of elation and
characterization at his election and depress-
ion through deep sense of the great response
bility. His first duty would be to his country
and then to his State. In this he would know no
East, no West, no North, no South. He should
ever endeavor to be the Senator of the people.
Four years ago Chandler and Bagley were here
similar occasion. Now both are
gone. He was reminded of the couplet,
Men may come, and men may go,
But go on forever.
ne tnaJ Wnlle men may come anu
men may go, the great principles of the Repub-
lican party would go on forever to victory and
success Col Stockbridge also appeared and
thanked the convention for their support. He
congratulated them, and pronounced himself
pleased and satisfied with the result-Thomas
Wetherell Palmer was born in Detroit, Jan. 25,
1880. He was reared in that city, where he still
resides. He is graduate of the Michigan Uni
versity. In .1S48 he travelled on foot through
Spain and South America In 1851 he engaged
in business in Wisconsin, but was burned
out. In 1853 he returned to Detroit, and shortly
after went into the lumber business, which, with
the purchase and sale of pine land has been his
avocation since. He is now Of the firm of Charles
Merrill a. Co., also of McGroft & Montgomery.
of Muskegon, and the owner of several mills In
the upper country. He operates 600 acres near
Detroit, and has large vessel interests. He
defeated for the nomination for Governor Of the
Jackson Convention in $780, and refused to per-
nit his name to be used at Kalamazoo in 1882.
He was State Senator In 1S79-80
ROUTINE legislation of a dull and unim-
portant character occupied the attention Of the
Legislature on the ed inst. The Senate passed
bills to incorporate Menominee and Springport,
and reincorporate Dexter, and adj
journed over to the 5th inst. The
House tabled resolution to compel the Fish
Commissioner to retain the dismissed Superin-
tendent, Portman, until the Legislature has fin
ished the Investigations of the charges against
the commission, and passed bills to submit to
the people constitutional amendment to allow
u Supervisor In the Upper Peninsula and to in
crease the salaries of the Circuit Judges.