Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-01-13
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
THE NEW BODY ORGANIZED
AND DOWN TO BUSINESS.
VIM. Aldrich Tateum. OF Grand Rapids,
Speaker ofthe House---Biil In the Senate
To Repeal the Miner Law---News.

The Democrats are out and the
Republicans are in power again in the
legislature of Michigan. The session
of 1898 has begun with whirl. In the
the Senate Alfred j. Murphy, clerk of
the last legislature called the body to
order and Rev. c. IL. Beale offered
prayer. The roll of members was then
called and the oath of Office admins
tered. The officers of the Senate were
then elected as follows-all being
selected by the Republican caucus:
President pro tenn, Senator Hopkins;
secretary, ID. +. Award, of Clare;
sergeant-at-arms, George ii, Bussey, of
Wayne; assistant sergeants-at-arms, ID.
G.. Crotty and John Let's; engrossing
and enrolling clerk, w. S. Carpenter, of
Ypsilanti; assistant, Mrs. Florence
Belts, of Detroit; postmistress, Mrs. NJ.
Adele Hazlett; assistant, Mrs. A. G..
Mosier, of Grand Rapids.
A committee was appointed to draft
suitable resolutions on the death of eX-
Gov. Baldwin. Senator Weiss gave
notice of bill to repeal the Miner
election law. Ex-Secretary Murphy
was granted S25 mileage and expenses
for calling order. Secretary Award
appointed as his assistants, +. V. Chill
son, of Oakland, assistant secretary;
James G. Clark, of Wayne, bill clerk;
George Frost, of Jackson, messenger.
Notice was given of contest for the
seats of Senator Jordan, of the 18th
district, and Senator Mugford, of the
Goth district; both were referred.
Adjourned.
Clerk Lyman A. Brant called the
House of Representatives to order.
Rev. Mr.. Jordan offered prayer. The
roll call showed all members present
and all took the oath. The rules of
the last legislature were temporarily
adopted. The election of speaker then
followed and resulted in the choice of
VIM. Aldrich Tateum, of Grand Rapids.
After he was escorted to his chair and
had expressed his thanks recess was
taken.
Upon reassembling the House pro-
ceeded with the election of officers.
l.. NJ. Miller, of Wayne, was chosen
chief clerk, and j C. Stoner, of Lans-
ing, sergeant-at-arms. The chief clerk
appointed s. +. Cook, of Alger, Journal
clerk; ID. S. Crossman, of Ingham, cor
respondence clerk; M. l.. Munson, of
Eaton, financial clerk. A committee
was ordered appointed to report resolu-
tons on the death of ex-Gov. Baldwin.
After other matters of minor import
had been acted upon the House
adjourned.
The second days session was not
marked by any important business ex-
cept the reading of the governors
mpsSaueS In the sonata n resolution
to shorten the legislative SESSION was
laid over. Senators Weiss, Hopkins
and Turnbull were appointed com
mittee on the death of ex-Gov. Bald
win. The acknowledgement an
nounced several appointments. Recess.
In the House notice was given of
several bills: To prohibit the use of
free railroad passes by state officers,
Legislators and the judiciary; to pro-
vide for better inspection of steam
craft; to amend the election laws of the
state. Several appointments were
made by Speaker Tateum. The COM
mittee on contested seats was also an
nounced. Recess.
A Joint session of the Senate and
House was held and committees APP
pointed to wait upon the outgoing and
incoming governors. As the honor
able gentlemen entered the chamber
all members of the Legislature arose
and remained standing until their
visitors were seated. Cows. Winans
and Rich came first, side by side, then
the supreme justices, followed by the
state officers. The messages were then
read and received with marked atten
ton.