Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-03-18
LEGISLATIVE.
SENATE.
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
March IL.

Railroad, unless immediate relief be provided for.
Mr.. Videto, the petitions of citizens of Jackson
county, for the sale of The Railroad.
The Senate took Up and referred TO the Com
mittee on internal Improvement the proposon of
Jarvis Hurd aud others, 10 lease the Central
Railroad.
The Senate went into Committee Of the whole
on the special order.
Mr.. Little John offered an amendment, to the 5:h
section proyiso that after 70 years the stale
might authorize railroad to be built running
pa rael to, and within certain distance of the
Central Railroad
The amendment was opposed by Senators Fen.
ton, Denton aud Bush.
The question being taken. the amendmen: was
lost
Section emo amendment offered.
Section 7-Mr. LntIejohn offered an amendment
that all assessment of damages either party may :
prove by witnesses what the damages will be, :
which was adopted. Several verbal an unlrnpor-
tant amendments were made 10 the section.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
the senate in committee of the whole resumed
the cons Iteration of the special order.
Mr.. Smith moved to strike out 'three weeks"
,he time that ce to be published land 10 insert
"six weeks" The motion prevailed. On motion,
three days-ihe tune Of personal notice-was
Sections 8. 9, 10. IL, IL, Ii, aud IA were pass
ed without amendmedls.
Section Is. MIR. Litlej hn moved to strike out
The words "Boston & Lowell and "Boston and
Providence" and to insert he NV Railroad"
as regulating The rate of charges for freight.
Ga motion of Mr.. Allen the section was passed
for The present.
Sections I6, II, Is, 10, 20. 81. D, %, "a,
25, 26, q, %, %, 80, 81 aud 81 were passed
without amendment.
MIR. Smith moved to amend section 33, by ma.
king the profits of The 70 ID invested therein taxa
BILE, the motion was lost.
Sec. 81. Mr. Fenrou offered an amendment
prele,rpg lhe claims of citizens Of this state next
To calms of the state, which was adopted.
Sec. 30 amendments were offered.
Sec. 26. Mr. Lntlrj john moved to strike out
the proviso the end of the section aud to insert
proviso. thai the mourning enforcement Of any
penalty shall not be construed as mpairing The
right of proceeding in court by the Legislature,
as for forfeiture of charter for anyvolo,ion there
IOf:
| Mr.. Luejohn sustained his motion in some few
remarks. urging that The company under the pres.
ent form of he bill, could by paving the several
penalties, evade The acquisitions of the bill, aud
ven refuse to complete The road beyond Knlama-
zoo, to reconstruct the present portion, as
:empaled 10 the bill.
Tie motion RESISTED Uy Senators Bush and
Allen.
Dir. Fcn'on moved to amend the provisn propo-
SEQ 10 be stricken out by Inserting The words ..u,-
less the same shall have occurred three or murs
times"
| Before taking The question The cummi,tee rose.
/ The Senate then adjourned.
Marcel IL, ls46.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr. Denton presented the petition OF ci,.zens If
lagham county for the restoration of the County
commissioner system.
Mr.. VIdetu fron, committee on state Prison In
whom was referred the PETITIONS of ciiz.ns Of
Wasaenaw c'unty, that The erp,lvict ArAes be en-
ployed as Chaplain TO the Stale Prison, reoortrd
adverse To the prayer of The petition.
The senate then went into COMMITTEES of the
whole on the special order.
The question being The amendment offered
by Mr.. Feniou to add 10 section 81, unless such
penalty shall have been enforced three or more
times for doing or not doing any one particular
act. previous 10 striking 1t out proposed by Mr..
Lmlei,hu.
The question being taken the motion was lost;
he motion of Mr.. Liitl.j ,hn to strike out aud iu-
s'rf, was also rejected, So the proviso remains as
passed by the House.
Mr. LiitrJphD moved To amend The section by
striking out the provision specifying The terms up
on which the State may re-iake The roads, aud To
insert provision ihnt the state may purchase The
road upon paying the amount actually expended
by the company. adding per cent, and deductlng
all dividends made all hens, &C., the motion was
lost.
| Mr.. Smith moved to extend the time al which
the state may take the road to 1948, which was
lost.
Mr.. Fenon moved to strike out the So n sec.
lion which motion prevailed. He then offered
The following substitute therefor.
Ii shall be competent for the Slate and il NAV
at any time when it by purchase or otherwise OBJ
tain the Control of majority Of the stock OF said
company to take possession Of and con,roll tho
said Railroad aud all the property, effects and as.
sets of said company in The manner. as bv the
terms OF this act the same may be- controlled by =
majority in the amount Of the stockholders. and IN
alter amend this act.
The committee rose and the senate adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The question being on the substitute bv NJ,
Fent0n.
Mr.. Thurber offered aud amendment tba, n.
Legislature may a, airy time amend, alter or reoeal
this act which was lost.
Mr.. Thurber moved 10 strike ont of the subs,;-
ute all but the words. 'h shall be competent for
the state at any time to alter or amend this sot'-
--..Hh was adopted; aud the question bsing on the
substitute as amended it was lost