The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-01-11
STATE LEuIsLATuRe.


SENATis-FiFst day.-Thero was q large
audience IN the lobby and the ga leres when
Lieut. Ion. Mllnes called the senate TO order
Rev Cha r. swift. of Lans.ng delivered a
short pras ser, after which The members were
died befOre the secretary desk and were
sworn In. Lieut. ioy Mines then read his
opening address. congratulating the members
upon their election; calling atseltion TO the
peculiar Iact that all OF the mem ers were OF
On5 party ana therefore business sho aid bc cX-
ecuted without .ay' tie legislative session
should not be longer tnan n days: strict
economy rs necessary as Ia Is have 80 IN
creased Us To become az absolute burden. The
o icerS OF toe Senate. as decided upon by tho
hep bliCun caucus, were con 4rmed, as 70 lows;
Sc, rotary. y, H. Award. OF Clare. sergednt-at-
arms, W. M. Slos3on: irst asst tant, Robert
NJ. kutter Wayne second, James IS. Quits,
ShlaWdssee. lgroSsing ANA entolling clerk,
Cora H. Webor. BaY assistant, ralk w.
Howe, Eaton. The rules OK the last Senate
were adopted. The report OF the ONT commit
tee recommending the appointment OF James
Mcnay, OF cent as postmaster and u. A. slim
son. OF saginaw, os aSslstent. was adopted, and
II was ordered TO notify the House OF the
action. A CO umittce OF three was appointed
10 act In Goa iuuct on vita n like comm tee
from the House TO inforn the governor ID AZ
botl branches OF leg allure were orguni ed.
a re uton WAS adopted icr ses ions TO DC
held 40 : y. m. After "A recess the Oath OF o iico
was administered 10 the lcers o. tao sc lGte.
communi,a lOa from tao Holse lnounCet
that II mad reused TO con 'ur in the no nlnation
made by the senate Tor pOStma ste. and assist
ant and a committee on con ereGce wai aD-
pointed senator nal ely OF Wayne. gave tao
nrst nOtlco OF the intrOdl tion OF a bill. 40 Is
20 repeal tao ca trter OF tho Detroit : saline
Plank Road company. Tao president an
uouDced the following appointments. JanitOr.
oliver ). Wat in', neat. nrst assistant. Frank
Pro tor, Hillsdu,c, second, William A. Still
berger. Wayne. third, Samuel Williams.
Branch: fourth. y. G. NanIenb0lt. Newago;
keeper OF the document room. John Il. MUIR
ray Genesee keeper OF the c darkroom. David
Roy Wayne; keeper OF committee roo AS.
Fred Brougbton. Clinton; assistant. william
Miller lngham; CALLER lanltress, Mrs necn
Iuits. lngnam: presllcat messenger. Albert
Lariyiere, Wayne; pages, Charles BiusOn.
IA alama 90; Fred 4. Coiwcll. ia thson; James
Van Glcek Bay: Homer II. Hult, Mackinac;
George Royce, Marquette, aud George 4.
Cowan. ST. Clair. Senator Ciapp created
laugh by saying that on behalf OF large
Democratic constituency he gave notice that
AZ some future time he would introduce bill
changing the name Of Die ,dnsOn county 10 that
OF Donovan county House Key T.. Il. Pat
terson opened the session with scripture read
ing and PRAYER. kep Clar., OF Mason, was the
only absentee. After ali the members had
been sworn in recess was ia e. Upon re-
assembling the seats were apportiOned by lot
with the exception OF Rcp. Donovan, of SAY
who was given choice OF any seat in the hall
and he chose No. -. The election OF speaker
resulted IN the confirmation OF the caucus
choice Judge VIM. ID. Gordon-unanimously
with one exception. When Donovan name
was reached be vo,ed for dr. Gordon and that
gentleman in turn voted for Mr.. Donovan. Reps.
ho!den, hent Chamberlain, Gogehic, and
Donovan Bay, escorted Mr.. Gordon 90 the
char. His remarks on assuming control of
the deliberations OF the House were very BRIEF,
and he at once opened foe business. Rep.
CoYell. OF Grad Traverse offered resolution
adopting the Old ru.es and providing Tor three
new standing committees on Upper Peninsula
Asylum for tne INSANE, Homo for the Feeble
Minded and app9rtoament which was
adopted. Rep. Partridge. OF WAYNE, was
chosen speaker pro tenn; 4 q. Butler, SER
geant-It-arms; Lewis NJ. Miller, clerk; the
two latter bcirg authorized TO appoint their
own assistants. 4 resolution was adopted for
"A committee Of FIVE tine of the
commission on municipal corporations, but
notice Of motion TO reconsider was given.
John ~. Foster was chosen expressing and
snroling clerk. Mes5rs. Fuller. Aplin and
Nugget were made "A committee 10 inform the
Senate that the House was Orgapi <ed and really
for business. MesSrs. Hilton, Ware and Dono-
van were made a committee 10 act with sim
Tar body from the senate TO notify the gov
crnor that both houses were ready TO receive
any communication from him. Rep. Fullcrs
resolution for sessions beginning at 10 a. IN.
was adopted. Clerk Miller announced appoint
lnents: journal clerk. samuel +. Cook. OF
Alger; reading clerk j. c.. Estabrook: corre-
spending CLERK, Morton l.. MunSon, Wayne;
financial clerk, Norton j. Miller Ingham:
clerks messenger, Geo ID. Hilton. Newaygo.
Journal Clerk Cook appointed seven Avery, Of
Marquette, a his messenger.
SENATE.--SecOnd day-Notices OF bills TO be
introduced as follows: BY senator Jewell-1o
reueal the &c ,tion OF public acts OF 1879. which
provides that with each deed died with regis
tiers OF deeds there shall be a county treasurers
certincate that t1Ses on the land transferred
nave Dceu ptlu ioF tQe nNe lftCtllnk yours
before the deed may be recorded: to require
the secretary OF state and his, deputies To ME
bonds for the faithful performance OF their
duties. Senator Jamison-A bill making the
position OF clerX Of the superior court OF Grand
Rapids .cctivc instead OF appointive: 10 pro-
vide for thc hearlng of chancery cases in open
court and settling case on appeal The follow
Ing apo DtmcntS were announced; Mailing
messe 1ger. Roy MAJ sh. Washtcnaw; sergeant
at arms messenger. Mark WiXom. Secretary
Award announced the following as his desk
force: Assistant secretary. ". Y. Chclson.
lngham bill clerk Robert u. Hudson. Genesec;
financial CLERK. George =. Frost. Saginaw,
messenger. Earl j. Mclaughlin. of Wayne.
HoUsE.-Rep. isk's motion of the previous
day to consider the resolution for special
committee To receive the report OF the Michi-
gan municipal commission was defeated. The
House agreed to the Senatc's conforeeS selGO-
ton of James Mckay, of Kent, and f. a..
Stimson, Of Saginaw, as postmaster and assist
ant. tho Sennte having already confirmed them.
JOINT SEssIoN.-When the time came for re-
ceiving the governor message the members
of the senate went TO Representative hall. the
galleries soon filled up ana when Gov. Rich
appeared with the committees sent TO escort
him he was greeted by crowded halt Gov.
Rich read his message himself and was listened
TO very attentively by everyone present ana