The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-26
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Senatorial Contest-Thc First Bill
Odds and Ends.
From Our Own Cor espondontl
IANgING Ian II 1898

Odds and Ends.
From Our Own Cor espondontl
LANSING, Jan l3, 1888.
AS the business transacted during the
first weeks of legislative session is usually
OF the unimportant kind, one who thinks to
make very full or even interesting letters
daily doings of such body finds the task a
hard one, and it is quite likely that the read.
ers who try to be interested in such re-
ports find the task still harder one. The
ELECTION OF A SENATOR
Ia the one theme that has so far occupied
much-a longer portion-of the time and
attention of the Republican members of both
houses. AS the Republicans have a clear
majority OF thirty on joint ballot it is con-
coded on all hands that a Republican Senator
will be elected, unless the Republicans
voluntarily throw away the opportunity they
certainly possess by quarrels within the
party Or late years IL has been considered
that a nomination by Republican Legisla-
tive caucus was equivalent to an election,
the case of Senator Chandler, eight years
ago. being the only exception for many
years This time the case is not
nearly so clear, and while Senator Thomas
4th instant nominated at Republican
caucus, 1t was not a caucus of all the Re-
publicans, twenty-five members of that party
refusing either to attend or take part in the
caucus, so that Nh. Ferry will not only not
receive the solid vote of his own party, but
has the positive assurance OF quite a number
OF the absentees that he can never have their
votes These facts make the situation a very
peculiar one, which can only be untangled
after one and perhaps many ballots have
been taken As the first ballot must be had
by each house on the 10th inst, and as such
first ballot will not in all probability result
IN an election, balloting for United States
Senator by the Michigan Legislature will
most likely be In full blast when
this reaches your readers. II upon compar-
ing, in a joint convention to be held on the
nth, the ballots taken by the two houses
separately on the 10th, no choice has been
made, joint convention must therefore be
held at II IN. of each day until choice is
reached From the present outlook it seems
certain that an election will hardly be
reached without at least several ballots being
taken. UnGil this question is finally disposed
of, no great amount of legislation need be
looked for or expected.
FIRST Bill.
The first bill to be introduced in the Sen
ate was TO amend the laws relative to mar
riage II is to fit the Case of the white wom-
an who recently married the colored barber
and said and similar cases
MORE LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS.
Since our last the appointments of l. NJ
Miller, as Journal Clerk, and f. G.. Donald
son rs Corresponding Clerk, of the House,
9. w, Holden, Harry X. Read and James p.
Hewlett, as Committee Clerks, in the senate;
and Hal Parker, William III. Miller Fred
Aidrich, John A. Watson and Theodore T.
Chaplin, as Committee Clerks, in the House,
have been made.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Not single bill has yet passed either
house, and may not until the Senatorial
election is over
Ex-Judge Reilly, Of Detroit, who was de-
feated for Circuit Judge ag the late election
by small majority, has fled with the SEN
ate his request for recount of the votes in
the district, on the ground of alleged fraud
and error. The matter has been referred To
the Judiciary Committee
Gov. Begole has anything but q pleasant
task on hand OF course the Republicans do
not sympathize with him, while both parties
composing the opposition are displeased at
the way IN which he has divided his official
patronage so all parties are finding fault
with HIM before he has been half "a month
In Office Uneasy lies the head that wears
u crown" OBSERVER