Michigan News

Prof. S. G. Milner, principal of the union school at Grand Rapids, and Miss Florence E Cushman, assistaut principal of the same school were married at the residenee of the bride s mother at Niles. Miss Cushman is the fourth lady teacher iu the Grand Rapids schools ivho has been married during this holiday vacation. According to the St. Agnaee Republican the new "hot-air engine" at Mackiuac fort is In successful operation, and themules are smiling and happv. The engine lifts about seven bar reis of water per hour, which is sufflient for 11 niilinni-ii nnvnnfinA "Fiir rTTfr 100 VPÍ1TS fl.ll the water used at the fort has been hauled f rom the lake up that long hill ou wagons and slede. The boiler of H. Telrnan's planing and saw mili at Fillmore Center, Allegan county, exploded a few days ago. A son of the proprletor was instantly killed and six other men hurt, two of whom are not expeeted to recover. One end of the mili was blown out, aud a part oí the boiler blown aeross the railroad traük and over the depot. Mlchlgan's New Governor. Judge Wm. Newton adminietered the oath oí office to Gov. Bcgole at Flint on the 2d Inet. The governor then proceeded to Lansing, where the oath was filed with the seeretary oí state. Mayor D. II. McComas of Lansing ha6 been appointed assistant secretary of state. Gov. JFeromc's Last Official Art. Gov. Jerome's last official act was the pardon oí Chas. O. Clark, Bent to state prison for aurglary f rom Calhoun eounty; Franeis Shupe, aesault with intent to rape, committed n Calhoun eounty ; John Colson and Andrew Nielson, as6ault with intent to murder. The ast three were at Ionia prison. Tlie Itegents. The board of regente of the State University met in Ann Arbor Wednesday Jan. 3. At this meeting the re6ignationa of H. D. Bennett, seeretary and etcward, and of W. A. Tochard, treasurer of the university were presented and accepted. A vote of thanks Avas extended to James McMillan for the munificent donation made to the university of inoney with which to purchase the Shakespcrian lijrary of Hon. E. II. Thomson; to Mr. llahon, Esq., for the donation of a number of books, and to L. E. Holden of Cleveland, for Iia crift r,f SRKO to sist. in (iefrflvinp PTnenfiefl of the publieation of the memorial addrese of 'rof . Frieze on the late President Tappan. The ollowing 9 a list of appropriations as passed y the board : Homeopathie supplemcntal fund to be renewed t2,000 lomeopathic hospital 2,000 Jniversity hospital 3,500 Appropriation for new books 7,500 Appropriation per annum for two years, (after that per annum permane'ntly) . 3,000 Prof. Cooley's department 3,000 Prof. Sewell 2,000 iuilding and boilers for additional steam heating apparatus 8,000 iew chair of gvnecologv in college of homeopathy ". 2,200 SEXATE. Lanmng, January 3.- The Senate was called o order at 12 m. by Lieut.-Gov. Crosby. The oll was called by the Secretary. Thirty-one icnators answered to tïieir names and werc worn in. Lieut.-Gov. Crosby read an address, uil of congratulations and suggestions. Officers were elected in due order as followB : Secretary - Edward S. Hoskins. Assistant Secretary- John D. Sumner. Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk- Walter I. lines. Assistant- W. H. Scudder. Sergeant-at -Arms - Wm. Crossett. First Assistaut - J. C. Lumbard. Second Assistant- D. G. Crotty. Mi's. Kobinson was approved as postmistresa. Thchour of daily meeting was fixedatlOam. The rules of the last session were eontinued n force. The officers elected were sworn in. Senator Phelps, of the Twenty-seventh Disrict, appeared, was sworn in and took his seat. Senator Romeyn, First District, gave notice aat on some future day he would ask leave to ntroduce a bilí to ameñd section 6 of chapter 69 of the eompiled laws of 1871, being section 724, relative to inarriage. Also a bilí to amend sections 1 and 32 of hapter 170 of the eompiled laws of 1871, being eetions 4733 and 4764, relative to divorce. To act with House eoinmittee in waitiug on he Governor and the retiring Governor and nform them that the Legislature awaits their IKÏÏStSilgU C5(íllttUl& 1VH.11111UUU, WL T ilBill L'uatT , Vhite, of Mason, and Whiting, of St. Clair. Adjourned. HOUSE. The House was called to order at 12 noon by he Clerk. After devotional exercises, eonducted by Rt. iev. Samuel S. Harria, Bishop of Michigan, he roll was ealledandthe memberswere sworn n. The entire number of 100 inembers were iresent. Protests were filled by Representative Fleteher f Kent, against the administration of the oath f office to Edgar Pierce, of Mecosta, S. F. SnyiT, of Calhoun and Israel Canby, of Emmet. Notice of contest was tiled by "Represen tative 'liitc in behalf of E. E. Edwards, who contests he seat of Chas. W. Stone, of Newaygo. At the af ternoon session the House chose offlers as f ollows : Speaker, S. Howard, Genesee ; llerk, D. L. Crossman, Ingham : Speaker pro m, Geo. H. Hopkins, Wayne; Engrqssing )lerk, Will W. Hannan, Washtenaw ; Assistant inrolling Clerk, W. Marston, Berrien ; Sergeant t-arms, W. K. Childs, Washtenaw. Mrs. Josephine Robiusou, of St. Clair, was hosen Pjs1 mistress, and Chas. E. Coles of Laning, assistant. Mark Walters, of Oakland, was clected keepr of the document room, and William Tomlinon, keeper of the cloak room. House, Jan. 4. - The flrst debate in the House f Representatives this seesion resulted in deeating a movement to give the lady postmaster me6senger Mr. Bixby, of Lenawee, introuced a resolution prohibiting the use of railray passes or the aceeptance of reduced rates f fare on railways. The resolution occasioncd much mirth, and without debate was refcrred o the committee on railwavs A resolution was passed forbidding any increase of remunertion to officers and employés, except for inreased services rendered. Senate. - A repolution was adopted aut.horizng the appointment of a standing committee, known as the committee on Northern Asylum. . . .Mr. Frisbie gave notice ot a 'bilí to repeal Act No. 205, lawe of 1881, relating to the duties nd salaries of the register of deeds of Shiawasee eounty. Both Houses went into joint convention at 0.30 a. m. to listen to the reading of the message of the retiring Gov., David 1T. Jerome. AU of the state offlcers, supreme iudges and a large eoncourse oí ïnterested spectators were present. A canvass has already been made in the Senate and House, showing the strength of the prohibition and anti-prohi bition faetions. The resuit of the eanyaes was as follows : In the House, lor submiseion to the vote of the people of the question of a prohibitory amendment to the constitution, 44 ; against, 56. ín the Senate, for, 14; against, 18; total, 58 for and 74 agaiust. The liquor men already have their agents ou tlie grouna, and the indications are that there will be a hotly contested iight over tuis important queetion. Begole's message ivas read bcfore the Legislature in ioint convention at. 2.45 o. ni Lansing, Januaryó- Mr. White gave notice of a bilí amending act 149 of 1869 so as to require reports to be made by the secretanas well as by the two din-ctors of river improvemciit companics. House.- Representative Case filed the petition and notice of contest of Peter Mulvany of Calhoun, against 8. S. Snyder, the eitting member froni that eounty. The grouna of contest is that Snvder at the time of the election was Register of Deeds, and constitutionally ineligible for Representative Representative White flled the petition and notice of contest in the case of Ed. E. Edwards against C. W. Stone, the sitting momber from Newaygo. Mr. Edwards eontests on the ground tliat in the town of Garfield a minor acted as a inember of the Board of Registration without taking the oath of office, and forsomc other informalities concerning the liöting of electora on the registration list; also that Stone was holding the office of County Treasurer, and coustitutionally ineligible for Representative Representative Wheeler of Eaton offered a resolution, which was adopted, for the appointment of a special committee of three to iuquire whether unjust discriminatious upon local freight8 are made by railroads The appointments of L. M. Miller and E. ü. Donaldson as aselstant clerks of the House, were conflrmed. Aa adjournment was taken until 8 p. m. Monday, Januarr 8.