The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-11
Extracts from the Diary of a..
Reformed Legislative Junketer.

has since reformed and retired from
public life, the following extracts
from the diary of legislative Jun
keter of q few years ago are given
ANONYMOUSLY. The authenticity OF
the document and the substantial
accuracy of its statements and CON
illusions are, however, vouched for,
and legal inquiry would develop the
fact that preceding and subsequent
tours OF inspection by the commit
tees on state institutions have not
differed in any material respect
from that here recorded:
'St. Ignace, Jan. 2l.-The tour
ing legislative committees arrived
here early this morning in the cars
which the Wagner Palace Car Co.
and the Michigan Central Railroad
Co. CONSIDERABLY. and discreetly
furnished, and which the latter is
hauling free OF charge. The solons
are being herded by Joe Weiss, Eber
w. Cottrell, OF the Michigan Cen
trail, and Col. ]. A. Baylies, who is a
biennial visitor to Lansing. All
three are distinguished members of
the third house at Lansing. Several
members, by courtesy of the cor
porations doing the entertaining,
have brought relatives and friends
as guests, so that the excursionists
number about GO. There are three
sleeping cars and commisary de-
partment that would do credit to a
senatorial funeral train.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
During the trip from Detroit the
following was frequently offered and
always unanimously adopted:
Z" Resolved, the house concurring,
that we now take drink.
consequently only few OF the
stronger headed or more abstemin'
Gus cared to look long at the whirring
machinery in the hold OF the big
transport which ferried the train
across the straits this morning
This forenoon we are going to New
berry, where the northern asylum
for the insane is located on some
land which the owner desired to ge
rid of.
"En route, Jan. 3.-Was too bus.
to write anything yesterday. From
St, Ignace we went to Newberry
where we found that no difficult.
had been experienced in expendin.
the appropriation of $4,000 mad
two years ago. Some of the guest
and correspondents waded through
the wet snow to the buildings, whiol
have been erected, and which will
require 1926, 600 for their compile
tion, according to plans: Most o
the committeeman preferred to re
main in the warm and comfortable
cars. The impression which the
asylum creates now is composed
principally of wet plaster and strong
claret punch. The officers of the in
stitution were very attentive, anC
laughed heartily when anybody sale
anything, After the inspection o.
the punch bowl we were taken tc
the village and banqueted at the
hotel where speeches tending to
show that the upper peninsula is an
orphan which ought to receive more
generous treatment and silk under.
wear from the state were made by
several members of The local com
mittee, and Endorsed by some OF the
official visitors.
BOWED VERY Low.
"On the way to Marquette more
resolutions were offered, adopted
and put into effect. Improvised
ambulances took us out to the snow
shoe club where some railroad at
torneys and other representatives
OF large financial interests smiled
conscientiously and bowed very low
before the legislative votes. They
also explained some of the peculiar
difficulties which confront institu.
tions in the upper peninsula and
compel them to ask for indulgences
which are not necessary to similar
interests in the south.
''The banquet was very elaborate
some lunch being served with it
The party broke up late and com.
pletely. In the morning a few oil
the tourists got up in time to bt
conveyed to. the branch prison
where the warden and his assistants
had everything carefully scrubbed
and put in order for their coming
They were shown the several de.