The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
GOVERNOR VISITS BOTH HOUSES
AND PAYS HIGH coMPLl-
MENT.
SCENES OF HILARlTY MARK THE
CLOSING HOUR.
Much Progressive Legislation Has
Been Enacted-WlII Meet May
18th TO Act on Bills
Vetoed.

The 1913 regular session OF the for
ty-seventh legislature is a thing OF his
tory. The session closed at exactly l: Of
p. m. Saturday, in scene of riotoui
hilarity that lasted less than twenty
seconds but more than made up fol
the unparalleled decorum that has
marked the last week of the house.
knowing what was coming Lieu
tenant Governor John Q. Ross appoint
ed Senator Weadock, OF Saginaw, a
chairman of the committee 10 notify
the house that the senate was ready
20 adjourn. The other goats" were
Senators MacGregor and Allswede.
Their appearance in the house was
the signal for a volley OF papers, files,
books, sacks of -four and every other
available missile. Senator Weadock re-
ceiyed the lions share OF the house
tribute. he stood it for about three
steps and then ran madly to the speak
er's deck, where from beneath a
small mountain of projectiles of diff
ferent degrees OF consiste ney, he shout
turned 10 beat an undiEnifed retreat.
The senator from Saginaw covered
his face with his hands and ran blind
ly for the door. Even out in the cor
ridor, the rain OF missiles followed
him and he returned to the senate
breathless. Senator MacGregor and
Sanator Allswede, owing to the popu.
larity OF their chairman as a target
escaped almost unscathed.
II was the most spectacular scene
with which any legislature OF late
years has closed. But up until bust
ness was finished, Speaker Currie had
the house In perfect control. The word
had been passed from mouth to mouth
save it for Wesdock.' and when
Weadock had passed the aisle was
three inches deep with paper and -four.
Weadock looked like a snow man.
Gov. Woodbridge ~ Ferris set q pee
edent when he appeared on the ros-
trum OF the house to bid the rolons
goodbye.
1t was at the opening OF the after
noon session, when the house was in
the midst OF turmoil and strife over
the motion to take the law compila-
ton bill from the table, when the
governor quietly strolled ND to the
speakers desk from a back entrance.
1t was not till the house broke out in
cheers was his presence noticed by
the speaker.
Il have called to say goodbye to
you" said the governor, land likewise
TO congratulate you on the splendid
record you have made this session.
This is Michigan's banner legisla-
ture for the last quarter Of century. /
You have earned praise. | am happy .
TO know that during the entire session
not once have the legislature and the
governor differed on any material
question. We have not in the matter
Of legislation been neither democrats,
republicans or Bull Moose. | have
looked upon you all as representa-
lives direct from the people who have
tried hard to do your duty"
'S"'Ni WV CeIIls bJTOlleu INTO the
where he also complimented
he senators on their record, which
he said stands as a premier one since
he beginning of legislatures in Michi-
gan.
No one In the house can remember
when anything like this has been done
n Michigan at the close of a legis.
ative session.
In past sessions, not an adjourn
nent was reached where the COVER
Tor and all the members of both bod
es were on real good terms at the
lose, as is the case at this adjourn
nent time.
Presentation day continued in the I
louse and everybody but the members
we're remembered.
The Thanksgiving time came at the ;
opening OF the afternoon session when !
A. A. Bush, of De-
roit. was called to the speakers stand
where he was presented by Represent /
tive Skeds with handsome travelling
rag made from Morocco leather and a ,
'ase of flowers, sent over from the I
enate. The bag was filed with MANY {
PRESENTS. Mr.. Bush was told that he /
lad made grand record and that the
okens were given to him that he {
night we'll remember every employe (