Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-01
NOTES ABOUT The LAWMAKERS.
Mr.. Sellers and Union County Mich
igan's Semi-Centennial.

Mr.. Sellers and Union County Mich
igan's Semi-Centennial
Special Correspondence - Trie Tl.i.sanAy
L4,SsSo. March sl.-Now that the bill to
eake certain Territory from Kent. Montcalm
and Newaygo and organize the same into
new county to be called the county OF
Union is dead a few words IN regard 10
Representative Sellers course IN regard TO
jt may perhaps interest the readers of Tar
TgK6KAN Some who did not know the
facts have seen ft % ceusure Nlr. Sellers for
Introducing the bin. claiming that he did 1t
from a selfish motive and because he lives
aud does business at Cedar Sprngs, where II
was proposed % locate the county seat II
has been proved since the Introduction of the
bill that neither it nor the new county
scheme originated at Cedar Springs al all,
bat AZ Howard City where they are very IN
fortunately situated a. to their ability 10
reach thcir county seat. After the scheme
hai bcsu htleasl g Howard City and the
bl prepared. &c wa sent 10 Mr.. Sellers a.
the ouiy reprs sentative living within the ter
ritory embodied IN the proposed new county.
tie Introduced 20 a. ara honorable senator or
Representative WouId have done with any
bill affecting his district or any portion of it,
but without even ftvoriug the proposition
personally. When tho bin was reported on
the 18th. without recommendation. Mr..
Sellers having become Thoroughly convinced
that large malo tty Of his constituents did
not favor AZ passage. moved that It's further
consideration be indchniteiy postponed. The
motion prevailed and the ball = dead beyond
resurrection. and % -eefss that Alr. Sellers's
manly and honorable course shOnid bring
ana
censure from few. He ~ not only done
the manly thing in the ueE county
matter. but hs II an industrious.
careful aud valuable legislator As we'll.
When the Senate JOINT resolution for the
appointment 0f a commission Of SIX BY the
Governor and their confirmation by the
Senate. with an appropriation OF not tO ex-
ceed $500 to he used by such commission
ers in an appropriate celebration Of Michi-
gan semi centennial Co be- held at Lansing
on day to oe designated - the commis-
-l0ners. came up in the Senate on third read
inx to-day, 10 was thoroughly discussed and
hnslY tabled 20 await a fuil Senate. ~ 10 n
thought President Buttars will rule that a
two thirds vote is necessary % pass the reso-
luron. A. % - not m any sense Of the word
an appropriation of money for a private
purpose. SC can nOt need more than a simple
majority.
The senate to-day aaortad r. concurrent
dav evening IF thi4 week % wednesday ~
NEXT af the usual honr II meeting I'm the two
houses. it IS thought tirtt the House viii be-
disposed io put of the day for adjournment
until rrfdag Before cuncnrrinr IN the adop-
ton of the ra-oiufion. Atauv rate the mem
bers and officers ui1 sIl bave an opportunity
to vote next week.
Representative sellers. who Is on the Spee-
tsi Committee on -aprortiouuauts informs
u@ that the sub1rc. ts being carefully consid-
erred and gradually worked inta hi.I that
it - hopei VIII give satisfaction. Each
member IF the committee VIII strive to get
az the increase ~ rfrre=eufstinu for hi-
cCuntV or district ros-ihie. So that some
must rieid their Wishes snd therefore aH wil
not and csn nct be pleased with ans hiIl that
can nc-~ihig hp offered kent would ike
two Senators instead ~ one. and fve Repre-
senfativez nztead of fngr. hat while she IL
considerably iu exce=s ~ one senatorial and
four representative ii-triefs- according to
the rsffo that W.T. 'e decided on sire b iarge-
iy helow t0e population neesifd fer the in
cresse. and it rs MT possible f'r aer to se-
cure fhe socfuf s'euafor os 9th Represent
strive at this read r=fusant. She vii quite
hseiy reach taat eoiut .n sd
Ir.urs.