Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-10
DolNos OF The Asst SESSION.

The 41st Michigan legislature went
into session at IL o'clock on the I'd
Organization of both houses was
quickly effected, the Republican nom
inees going through without hitch
in the proceeding. After religious ex-
ercises Lieut. Gov. Robinson admins
tered the oath of Office TO the senators
in squads of four after which he made
his address Chief Justice Montgomery
| of the supreme court, swore in the
members of the house in lunches Of 10.
Rep John j. Carton, of Flint, was
unanimously elected speaker, and in
acknowledging the honor declared
himself in favor of short, busy, eco
nomical session. The following are
the officers elected: Senate-Senator
Loomis, president pro tenn +. " Chill
son, secretary; Moses Parshelsky, of
| Detroit, sergeant-at-arms; John Hill,
OF Genesee, first assistant sergeant-at-
arms Edwin X. Wilcox, of Allegan,
second assistant. House-Rep. John
j. Carton, of Flint, speaker; Rep. 5. L.
Handy, of Crystal Falls speaker pro
! tenn; l.. M. Miller, clerk; John Torrey,
Detroit, sergeant-at-arms. c. N.
Willis, of Allegan, had no opposition
| for postmaster Of the legislature.
Military appointments have been an
/ nounced as follows: Archie Achard, of
! Saginaw, detailed to the quartermas-
ter-general's Office; Capt. A. NJ Clark,
of Detroit, clerk in the adjutant-gen-
| erals Office; Chas. A. Carroll, of Ionia,
| storekeeper in the quartermaster-gen
erals office Clark, Tobin, Bennett and
Carroll are G. A. L. men. Other APP
/ pointments made are: Geo. III. Turner,
of Coldwater, assistant adiutant-g gen
eral; Henry NJ. Zimmerman, of Pontiac,
executive clerk and secretary of the
pardon board; Louis Kanitz, of Muske-
gon, and ID. Il. X. Van Raalte, of IIol-
land, members of the board of manag-
ers of Soldiers home at Grand Rapids.
Elk. Gov. Pingree performed his last
officially act on the Sd when he sent
to the senate big batch of recess APP
pointments, which have to be confirmed.
As the committee on executive bust
ness has not yet been appointed the
communication had to be tabled, and
will probably be taken up next week.
Several of the senator's smiled when
the big list was read, and it is gener-
| ally expected that very few if any of
them will confirmed.
In order to stir things up a member
of the Wayne delegation intends to
introduce bill in the Legislature next
week providing for the removal of the
seat of the states capital to Detroit.
He expects that ii will meet an early
death, but the bill will serve to agitate
the matter. Politicians generally
would welcome the change, though
they recognize that it viii never be
effected until Detroit agrees to spend
| sufficient money to erect suitable
I building.
Several bills are being prepared to
increase the salaries of various officials.
The salary of the mayor of Detroit
may be fixed at Sc, 600, and judge 81,
probate changed form IS, 900 to $4,000.
Something will also probably be done
towards increasing the salary of the
chief executive of the state, who now
gets but 81 900 year, and some mem
bers of the legislature think the Office
should command $4,000.
Gov. Bliss has appointed Burrell
Gould, of Saginaw, to succeed John
| Townsend as clerk in the executive
office, and Archie Cakes, of Coopers-
Vile, messenger in the executive Office
during the sessions of the legislature,
in accordance with resolution
adopted by the house.
At the afternoon session on the 3D.,
the senate passed the Charlevoix bridge
bonding bill, which passed the house
in the forenoon, and which failed to
pass the last legislature. 1t is unusual
to pass bin SO early in the session.
The Good Government League recog-
nizes the value of good lobbyist, and
will have representative at Lansing
during part of the session. The league
| is especially interested in the repeal of
the present caucus law.
Gov. Bliss has announced the APP
pointment of Tom A. Hanna, publisher
of the Iron Mountain Press, as commits
sioner of mineral statistics to succeed
! James Russell, of Marquette. The
/ salary is $4,000 year.
Levi c. Smith has been appointed
county agent of the state board of cor
( rections and charities for Allegan
county. j. w. Tobin, of Brighton, has
/ been appointed state armorer.
Members of the Kent and Wayne
| house delegations are sore on ex-
/ Speaker Adams. They say he tried to
throw the Kent boys on the fight for
sergeant-at-arms.