Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-04-10


acquired rights under those former acts
ahaII give their assent. This is virtually
the effect of this supplementary act to this
famous appropriation bill, for after having
clearly repealed the acts of le43, upon
this subject they re-,nstated them again
by this act. This in my opinion. lift is
any thing, is complete antidote for the
poisonous effects Of this appropriation
bill. 1t has been mountain in labor and
it is mouse after all; for who that may
have received warrants drawn sgains.
the Internal Improvement Fund upon the
faith Of the acts Of the session will con-
sent that the proceeds of that road may
be diver ted to any other object, or in 9th
er words who will be so patriotic as
to surrendered their own personal rights
for the good of the public WHARF, their
own finances are to be made a sacri-
fee in the act. The bill then is virtually
repealed by the little act that has follow.
ed close upon the heels of it. Thus this
learned body buil;Iup this man of straw
that they might have the glory of demol-
ishing it. This course of procedure is
however decidedly fla:tering to the con-
s,ituents Of those noble gentlemen and to
the public generally. For it is impos-
sible to resist the conclusion that they
have wound themselves up to an extra
ordinary estimate Of the patriotism and
disinterested benevolence Of those for
whose interest they have been selected
the trustees.
In order to incline them to submit the
fate of so important measure, and one
in which the interest ofthe state is so deep.
ly concerned to such an extraordinary
and self denying ordeal before it can 60
into operation.
The acts above mentioned are the only
laws ofmuch consequence tina have been
made known to the public.
There is, TO be sure, one other law
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by any tax payer and as ! happen to be
one OF that class of community, beg to
be excused for adverting to it although a
notice Of il may not produce very pleas
ant sensation in the feelings Of the reader
if he be also tax payer. And that is
the bill making appropriations of the
peoples money to pay the members and
officers ofthe Legislature of the State Of
Michigan for the year A. D. eighteen
hundred and forty-four. This DILL receiv.
ed the united and prompt action of both
Houses. ! believe it passed without a
single dissenting voice and become a law
without debate.
do not say, Mr.. Editor, that the acts
above mentioned contain all the sayings
and doings of that body or all the
laws passed by it. But do say there
has little or nothing else been done but had
better been left undone ;and quare wheth-
the great interests of the State would not
have ultimately been quite as well pro-
tected without the passage of even these.
Now sir, it is not so much after all the
failure of our Legislature TO pass great
number of laws that complain of as it is
its failure te pass certain joint resolu-
ton to adjourn within a reasonable time,
and | aver that all the necessary business
that has passed through the hands of this
Legislative session might and ought to
have been done up in twenty days. This
is as long as the legislatures Of many of,he
older states hold their sessions. This is as
long as Michigan need to hold hers. Yet
with all our financial difficulties, and not
withstanding the oft repeated expression
of the public opinion against prolracted
and burthensome sessions of the Legisla.
ture we are doomed to submit to ses-
ston of seventy two days, and for no bet
ter reason than that the gentlemen who
compose that body think 1t was their du-
ty to remain together thus long all
for the interest of the dear people no
doubt. Being in no way influenced as
every one believes by the per diam allow
ance of three dollars! Oh no. it must
indeed be quite small: business for such
gentlemen, nine out often of whom could
not in any possible way short of petty
larceny Or successful throw of the dice
have realized during the time they have
been together fifty cents per day 10 be in
fiuenced nv an Daltry a consideration -