The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-22

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Urom Our Own Correspondent
LANSING, Jan. 10, 1886.
Another two years has rolled into eter-
nifty aud your correspondent finds himself
seated TO TO write you Of the doings Of the
thirty third session of the Michigan Leg
lature, as he has Of the past three sessions.
ORGANIZATION.
| Promptly ut noon Of the 7th the two
houses were called to order, the Senate by
Lieutenant Governor Archibald Buttars,
who by virtue Of his Office is President of
the Senate, and the House by Daniel l..
Crossman, Clerk of the last House, whose
duty under the Constitution il Is to call the
new House to order and preside
until the new Speaker is elected As
very able presiding officer for the post
four years gave place to President Buttars.
SO Edwin s. Hoskins, who had been for
two years Assistant Secretary and for the
past six years Secretary, was called on to
give way to a new man. As no man ever
held the Secretaryship longer than he, and
but one (the Hon, James II. Stone) as long.
and as he leaves record of having always
filed the position to the satisfaction Of all
concerned. he can only feel in his retire.
ment that men may come and men may
CO." and that change is the order Of the
day in all official positions. The oath OF
Office having been administered to the Sen
ators- elect. President Buttars addressed
the Senate az follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE: We have
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the people of n great commonwealth. to so
legislate and shape their affairs that all. ir-
respective of their condition in life, may
be benefited by our abors.
do not think it is my province TO advise
or recommend any particular policy; but
simply, az your presiding officer, to ask
each of you to aid me In the proper en-
forcement of the rules and orders Of the
Senate, bear with my shortcomings, and
tender me your best counsel, SO that the
interests Of the people Of this great State
may not be impaired.
/ Hoping that all may fulfill the expecta.
tons Of their constituents. that every meas
ure Trimmed for the good of all only may
succeed, and that we may be blessed with
good health during our sojourn here, and
have happy return to our homes in due
time, ITenter on the discharge of my duties.
The election Of officers came next, and
resulted in the election Of oil the Repubh-
can nominees by vote of Is to IA for the
Fusion nominees, as follows
Secretary-Lewis N. Miller, Of Macomb.
Assistant Secretary-John d. Turner, OF
Kalamazoo.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-Fmnk
M. Howe, of Ingham.
Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk
Mrs. j. r. Jameson, of Ingham.
Sergeant -Arms-P. @. Stoner. of Me-
nominee.
First Assistant Sergeant at. Arms-W.
w. Williams, of Eaton.
Second Assistant Sergeant at Arms
Daniel G.. Crotty, of Muskegon.
Mrs. Jameson is the first lady ever elected
to an Office in either house Of the Legisla-
ture, although Mrs. Josephine Robinson,
of st. Clair, who has Just been elected
Postmaster of the two houses, held the
same position two years ago-and gave
eminent satisfaction.
OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.
! As the House is so evenly divided-52
Republicans to 48 Fusionists-and as two
of those, classed as Republicans, were
elected by the Labor party Of Detroit, con-
siderable interest conferred on the election
of the Speaker. many fearing that the Labor
element of the two parties might combin G
and prevent the election Of the Republican
nominee and possibly elect a Democrat.
This fear was, however, groundless, and
the election resulted in bringing to the
front the following:
/ Speaker -Newcolnb Clark, Of Bay.
Speaker pro tem.-L. Mcknight Sellers, Of
Kent.
{ Clerk-Daniel L. Crossman, of Ingham.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk w.
Hannah of Wayne.
! Assistant Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk
/ Carus +. Triplett, of Lenawee
Sergeant-at- Arms-W. IL. Dunn. OF Oceana.
Speaker Clark received 81 votes to AZ for
Lyman A. Brant, the Fusion caucus nomi-
nee, the two candidates being excused from
voting. Clerk Crossman, who was q Rep
resentative in 1867 and 1869, and has been
Clerk continuously since 1878, begins his
seventh term under peculiarly gratifying
circumstances, as he received the unusual
compliment of an even 100 votes-a unani-
nous election. On taking the chair the
! Speaker elect spoke briefly and to the
point.
PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
The election Of President pro tenn. Of the
Senate gave the position to Hon. James w.
| Belknap, Senator from the Ionia and Mont
calm district, who represented the same
district two years ago, and is one of the
members of the Senate.
THE MESSAGES.
The constitution requires the out
! going rs well as the incoming Governor to
submit to the two houses, in joint conven-
ton assembled, his views of the condition
and needs Of the State and her institutions.
No business Of importance was performed
on the second day Thursday, except the
reading of the messages, Ex-Governor
Begole leading off in a message an hour
long, and Governor Alger fol, owing in the
p. esentation of one occupying twenty min
utes in it's reading. Both were practical
and listened to by monster crowd, spe-
cial train load of the Governors family and
intimate friends being present from his
home, Detroit
THE COMMITTEES.
Both houses adjourned after the delivery
of the message to Wednesday morning
| OATH to give time for the formation of the
committees.
While Speaker Clark will have no trouble
to fill the position with Clerk Crossmans
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