Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-04-01
LEGISLATIVE.

4 Il v H.
Since the passage of the Rai-road sale bill. The
Legislature seems To he re-creating itself with the
consideration of bills of minor importance. The
only business of especial interest to readers, is
the passage, through the House, Of The Bill 10
amend the charter of the Gibsalter aud Flat-Rock
Company which authorizes the Company 10
make slack wafer navigation III the Huron Ry
er from Ypsllanli to lis mouth.
The Speaker also, on ihc 30th, communicated
Message from the Governor announcing that he
approved aud signed the act TO authorize The
safe of the Central Railroad. and 10 Incorporate
the Michi !an Central Railroad Company"
In the House the revision, title 81, chap. 90
was under consideration.
Mr.. Ames moved to strike out all that relates
TO SEPARATE Court Of Chancery, which motion
prevailed.
Mr.. Ames moved that the committee be DIS
charged upon which motion Mr. Pat;ersDa and
Mr.. Ames address ID the committee "a, length:
the former inslsti.g that the comm tlee could not
advuntageouslv proceed after lis action; the lat
her opposing the present Chancery Court and
some portlol of the present chancefy practice ;
particularly the requirement. that AL testimony be
reduced to writing. This was expensive aud un.
necessary.
MIR. Groves took the side Of ldiciary ref'rm.
M Noble. (cbairnan OF The jr'i. CONF explain.
ed the reforms Introduced by The COMMITTEE, aud
thought thew were safe AID would be satisfactory
to the people.
: The Speaker, remarked al lcugth upon the
Chancery system He had been ORIGINALITY. per
Ia a.. lten ff rly pdu H.
t posed to distinct Chancery court IN this Stale.
e He should vltc'now with great hesi'ancy either
for or against The abolition of the court as now
4 orcanzcd He thought his imn date consIlu-
p ens were in favor of ITS Continuance and he HIM
self vas of opi ian that with some rei"rInaon II
: ,nioh, be advan ageously cotIuued disirici
: court.
e Mr. Hand addressed the committee, in review
e of The chancery systems of different states. The
he abolition of The distinct chnnccry court woult
ID would bring the equity decisions back to HE com
=, mon law courts, as was the case der The terri
. orial system. This he though. nov as then,
would create great delay in oil irrigated cases. :
:" Mr.. Hand replied to the charges OF u"eccessai
u expence part. cua,y to the cost Of written tesii
We monv. Hs doubted if that Expense exceeded ih'
h, cost of keeping witnesses attending from day Il
ny day upon Courts. The transfer OF eqnry IRIS
We diction to common law courts wotId II crease W.
number Of appeals, occasion more delay, r. "a AL
h. to the expense AID cos of iliiga 'iI lie re We"
vi ed the cause of delay in chancery. aud aseribcd
- more 10 the operations of line parties ihrIhsr"e
:, than TO any inherent defec, IN ibe c"l's or sy'
tenn. The same or greater lays wouu occu
"u in the common law courts.
II If the radical changes VII oh som" mrmheI
p proposed were to be carried on. the Legislator
h,.fn d,Ud
ter wear. indeed would not be sufficient foe The able
NJ heads to put them in any practicable form.
.s Mr.. Peck hoped the committee would rise ar
-, Law the title on the table, aud lhlt the d'tf,re'
horizons would be taken up aud referred with II
struclions.
70 Mr.. Chubb thought that every SUI jet conne'
to ted with judicial reform had been unfavor. b
OF treated Sv the legal gentlemen ot the House. Z
lde was not sorry that they had al length gwen men
ge bers 10 understand that such SYSTEM as they pr
to posed must be taken or nose. Manners 10
per knew where to find them.
He hoped that the committee would rise, tai
% ND the bill under Consideration. Aliens IN
- pass il with amendments and send TO the 3 ;
~ ale. After all the promises aud talk. no hlrg b.
ter had been proposed.
OF The committee then rose, and the title was !"
the on the table and the House adjourned.
Aed GREAT GERMAN RAILRoAD.--Lelters fro
saa Be- lin state that, owing to the favorable wealth
nd his winter. the work the great Siesian ralro
has been carried on without the least interrupt
and so that il is now certain that the road will now
as completed in the course oflhe next summer. VIII
ase one may 90 from Berlin 10 Vienna aud to Ora
rom in the Austrian States, by line of railroad VIII
will present but one, AID that very small e.
viz, that of the magnificent viaduct over the v
=, lev aud the river Nesse, near GorlilZ, and VIII
"s is made from the immense works IN that nv
you which are carried OH in making solid foundatio
pre- for the pillars ofihe central arches of the vadu
use This is to be of an elevation of nearly a hund
If in aud twenty sigh feet above the level the wat
;on- Until this viaduct (Which is to cost million
MIA ,halers) is completed, the government is build
sid bridge over The Nesse, by which railway tr
the ellers can cross, aud by which they will be
tanned moi mole than half hour. This Ct
Sllesan railroad will cross the principal cent
nder of commerce and industry of this province: I
in is to say, Breslau, Gorliiz. Oderberg, the la
the situated on the frontiers Of Morayia.