The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-02
LEGISLATIVE LORE
The Junketers' Return From
"Our" Peninsula.
Attorney Generals Opinion on the
Constitunai Amendment-Don-
ovan Talks OF Newberry.

respondence. the storm oil
Tuesday, the salons OF Michigan
drifted back TO their places In
the state capitol. The members OF the
iunketing party, although somewhat
worn by the hardships of travel and the
dissipation entailed by the wholesale
hospitality OF the donizens OF the north,
eliminating in the elaborate banquet
OF the Alger Club, at Detroit on Monday
evening, were filed with glowing tales
anent the "sights and scenes" OF the
upper peninsula, the concensus oil opin-
ion, proving the legislative journey to
have created very pleasant impression
upon the minds OF those heretofore un-
familiar with the upper section oil our
twin peninsulas. Certain daily publica-
tions having dashed great "bucket-fulls"
OF icy aqua purs on the insane asylum
enterprise at Newberry, and the general
sentiment having driited forth to the
effect that the present legislature would
deal very shabbily with that state insti-
tuition, II not, indeed, the enterprise bs
abandoned, although $S5, 900 oil state
money has already been expended. THr
DIAMOND DRILL correspondent set about
to ascertain, II possible, just how much
truth the preiudiced press was capable
OF voicing. The first contingent with
whom came in contact, was the Demo-
cratic party Of Michigan-Donovan, oi
Bay, the slightly Republican legislature
having very graciously, early in the ses-
sion, set the precedent OF making the
tail wag the dog, by extending TO tho
statesman from the Valley OF the Sagi-
nav the courtesy OF first voice in every
matter OF public import. This, by tho
way, is not wholly ill-adyised, inasmuch
as, despite his unfortunate party afiilia-
tions, MIR. Donovan is gentleman OF
sound judgment and pronounced ability
as legislator. "Yes,p said Mr.. Dom
ovan, with one oi his most gracious
smiles, n Characteristic that invariably
draws the stranger close TO the heart OF
the solitaire statesman, "a good many
disparaging remarks have been made in
relation TO the location OF the asylum,
but ! deem a great many Of them un-
called for. IL is true that Newberry is
not a very magnificent city, but | do not
consider that the object oi the asylum is
TO provide for the uniortunates who will
be sent there home surrounding by n
bustlng city. magnificent parks and
elegant boulevarCls The mission OF the
institution will be bounded by it's four
walls, so TO speak, and the grounds
which Immediately surround 1t. These
give promise OF being all that could be
desired. The loca tion Is surely healthiul
and it's only drawback is it's inaccessible
ity. This, however, will not debar me
from voting for an additional appropri-
ation.p The drawback noted by Mr..
Donovan, is very cleverly overcome by
Mr.. Wildey, another member OF the
House committee who visited the asy-
lum. Gas have sized up the situation >
he said 10 THE DIAMOND DRILL CORE
spondent, "ii the asylum was located in
more accessible section oil the upper
peninsula, nine-tenths OF the supplies for
the institution would Of necessity be pur-
chased Ia Milwaukee or Chicago mar
kets. | believe that Michigan state
money should be expended in Michigan
and that therefore the location is all
right. shall do all in my power to
secure the appropriation" The senti-
ment against the Newberry institution
seems to be confined chiefly TO "A Mar
quette paper and ~ man from Detroit
who, at Marquette, cracked n very
coarse bon mot, while deeply in his
cups.
The House session oi Tuesday alter
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