The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-14
OUR LANSING LETTER.
Mr. Lucs's Count ano how u Worked.


-Yes, IL il Just as expected" IL the
remark one hears oif<every side wher
speaking about the late senatorial con
test. However there is one person
who did not expect any such thing
Your correspondent in conversation
with Ex-Governor Cyrus G.. Luce OF
the morning preceding the caucus wa
informed by Mr.. Luce that everything
was coming his way, and that greaI
change in lis favor had occurred dur
ing the night before. Evidently Mr.
Luce did not figure mp the count JUS
right, or else another great change
soon took place in favor OF Senator
Stockbridge, ~ proved ut the caucus
that night, when the "hoss-fsrm err
soon downed the hay-farmer.
Another case of disappointed expec
tation was that of DIR. Baker who
claimed to hive sure thing on the
votes OF the house rs to the clerkship
of that body. His name was presented
to the caucus by Mr.. f. L. Kingland OF
Hazen. However Mr.. Tateum oil
Kent put Lewis M. Miller of Wayne
In nomination TO. the same flee.
Miller received fifty votes and DIR.
Baker only fourteen. The result was
a keen disappointment to Baker. as he
had claimed that he was sure of the
place. Miller had the written pledge
OF two-thirds OF the members and said
nothing. On the speakersbip ballot
there were G3 votes cast. OF these.
Tateum OF Kent received 43, McKinlay
IL, Wagner 1, Gordon 9, Buell. 2,
The motion to make the nomination
unapimons failed 10 carry.
The fight for Legislative postmaster
was for time about evenly divided
between the forces favoring Stephen
ID. Bingham the old time republican
warhorse, and for years postma ter of
the Lansing Office, and Mrs. NJ. Hazlett,
the well-known woman orator Of MIclii-
gan Kepublicanism, aud ex-clerk OF
the auditor generals Office. Mrs.
Hazlett won easily in the caucus show
ing that she had lost no time in talk
ing up members. Mr.. Bingham was
somewhat surprised to say the least.
Major p. Q. Stoner, a familiar figure
of many legislative sessions, was chosen
chief janitor The nomination of ell
crossing and enrolling clerk was re-
ferred to com mittee to be chosen by
the speaker.
At high noon Wednesday the usual
crowd had assembled around the en-.
trance and sides of the senate and rep,
hall. and in the galleries to
witness the calling to order and swear
ing in process. This last in the house
is tedious affair and most of the peo-
pie who could do so LETT before it was
over. In the house Rev. III. 8. Jordan
read scripture and prayed, aud Lyman
Brant, clerk of the last house called
the members to order, and started
affairs. 1t was after one o'clock when
the members went through the motion
Of electing a speaker. Mr. Tateum re
ceived the sixty-four republican votes.
and p. Is. Wachtel the % democratic
votes. Mr.. Tateum was escorted to tn
chair by Messrs. Wachtel, McKinlav
and Simmer. He made thirty minute
speech asking for short session.
In the senate Rev. @. 81. Beale acted
as chaplain. The young democrat A.
fred j. Murphy, private secretary OF
Daniel j. Campau, and secretary Of the
last senate, opened the session with all
the ease of veteran. Lieutenant
G overnor Giddings addressed the sena
tors in congrntulatory vein and Ms
usual with presiding officers earnestly
exhorted them to hard work and a |
short and busin ess-like session. ID. i.
Award of Glare, formerly q clerk in
the secretary OF STATES Office, was nomi
mated MS secretary of the senate. He
received twenty votes. Alfred J. Muir.
ply received the eleven democratic
votes. Daniel j. Crotty was chosen
secretary, and l.. v. Chilson,
city editor of the State Republican,
way selected rs journal clerk, James
Clark nj Wayne, bill clerks George
Il. Busy AZ sergeantat-arms.
Thursday many people were present
in the representative hall to hear tn.
messages of the two governors. The
two houses met in Joint session little
after two o'clock. Governor Winaus
made the usual review of the past two
years and recommended reduction of
taxation, praised tho consolidation. o.
the prison boards and asked that young
hiu hi'A ltt ionCcu pfiSOuoVS ue SeIhIu-
ted from the oil and hardened class
He asked that the Marquette prison he
abandoned as prison and used for
some other purpose. The state troops
we're praised. Building and loan asso-.
Citations should he placed under state
Tho last three legislatures
were scored for their uselessly long
sessions, caused he believed by too
much village and city legislation and
the free railroad pass system.
Governor Rich began by talking o.
good roads, and asked that tile subject
be given careful attention by the mem.
bers. He then went after the miner
electoral law and said the present laws
elections suited him we'll
enough. He thought more money
should he appropriated for the Worlds
Fair, and asked that the farmers of the
state have chance to show what they
could do. lie agreed with Governor
i'm recommending that the Mar
quette prison he Discontinued, and to
nae "A ma some sort of nm aavlum He