Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-02-25

lowed in support OF the amendment, which final
~ p evailed by vote of % TO Is.
Mr. Glen moved a further amendment. modf.
ed bv Mr.. Pattersan combining the company to
railroad and steamboat business. Adopted.
Mr., Noble moved to restrict the company from
brokerage loaning money, dealing in exchange. re-
ce;ving trust funds, &c. and urged them at length
The amendment was rejected, except as to bro
kerage, which was adopted.
The committee. having gore through one sec.
lion. then rose and the House adj ,urued.
Afternoon -Commee of the whole, Webster
in the cbair--ifr Andrews moved 10 amend the
ID section by increasing the purchase price 10
two millions, two hundred thousand dollars. Mr..
Hand ard Walker opposed the amendment and it
was lost.
Mr.. Hand proposed an amendment providing
for the discharge Of cerian iron Liabilities Of The
first payment. Mr.. Noble moved In amend stlll
further by requiring be balance Of The S50O,000
TO be paid in scrip or cash within 50 dnys,-L,st.
Hands amendment adopted.
Mr.. Nobe moved tn amend so as 10 make the
conveyance to the company qualified qaii-cIelDs-
and mol an absolute conveyance.
Mr.. aud opposed i. as unnecessary. and as
tending 10 excite suspicion. The bill would only
convey such interest as The state has IN the road.
Mr.. Noble replied that The word grant " I'M
piled guaranty Of tile which he wished to avoid.
The state had no tile in fee TO the road. He re-
ered to he sizes the depot IN this CITY and along
the line of the road the state had not even
paper lille far one third of the distance. and he
read one of the releases 10 show that where the
Slate bad title, !. was mol transferable. tie
gent largely into The law of real estate coyeKN.sS
iii1 aon Of his VIEWS. aud earn. ss11
cluson that the LAID would heri the origin
d nor. If the state parted WIZ the railroad.
is gnaraniv of title the state louI he Obliged Ia
refund Ia to the company.
After Inrher debate The ami JmcEt r,j.c-
led.
Mr. II md moved 10 amend Ie 4 h sec'ioa by
excepting land warrants from lie state indeb.ed-
ness receivable in payment FIR - road.
Mr. Pa,rer son called aitenip to The fact that
he full amount &C ually recelveton The unrrcog-
nized binds was allowed wIhn1 dednrtIng any
damages for Cor their uon-payme, Mr.. N hi,
moved to strike this amou't,F i31 81 30 or,
each 5000 He SAID lha, DANCES hpd bee,
ustain. d. rs the pfesent cor donli the state suf-
icien,ly proved. If the money hal been paid we
should rot now he compelled to sellour works 10
avid taxation or reputation. He vas willing 10
pay the am unt justly aud eq liIab due, but not
The full amount received bv US.
The sec,inn was, after (u;iher d.baie. passed
over without The taking OF the qnesion, aud The
House adjourned.
February. 2l.
On motion of several gentlemen. bexer, Bat
tie Or ,ck. and Yp>ilan. were added to The list of
villages thrnugh which III. railroad mus pass.
Mr.. Andrews. moved to amend so as to require
the road to pass through Paw Paw to s.. Joseph
and thence to N. Buhf,lo. He thoughth dne 10
the citizens If western Michigan, aud read from
Sbn,p ft,uf.h WA a n
The original condition of the five million loan.
The Speaker moved to emend the amendment,
BY leaving oct New Buffalo.
Mr.. va kar opposed TO both, and replied
10 The qnntation from The report of 1887. He
SAID that The North calling for portion Of the
oap, and had been denied. He said that the state
was unable TO complete the road from kalansE
to New Buffalo II was unxise 10 bi1(
The company to.a particular point o. :
He would be opposed 10 it '''''a N's"'
re main in the hatds Of me- Inc roads we're {"
would moi make the pa1 s'a'f e. Inc company
bound TO these poicjs '' "e'e 70 %
~ NC >reaker supported his amendment. He
~. <sea that the interest ofevery company would
Fllr'ice them TO termlnae their road at 81. Joseoh
tie also complained thet the Committee were die
posed TO hold up the idea that the House mu.t
any thing 10 tina, house of the terms of the pro.
posed purchasers.
mr. Andrews followed in support Of his amend
'hent and reply 10 Mr.. Walker. He combaf,ed e.
Pec'aiiy the position that the ST. 10. & New Buff.
alo rou'e would not accommodate the greater nor.
ton OF The state. NJ Noble welcomed the remsrks
OF Mr. Speaker IN regard to tho course Of the
commute. He said that they hsd heard for the 6rs.
hme ms morning, that there was any propox;,;oo
10 purchase The road. He attacked the comm;,,..
r. a Proposition and acting upon it.
ne charac'e'isedit as assumption or their osr,
no saa' also ihat The proposed chancge Of the Ter
,'"a.oh would destroy the entire marketable vel.
he Of the southern road. 'a''
"e nave not room for The entire debate. which
occupied Inc whole forenoon, and resumed = -.
election ofshe amendment. :" 'us
,o MJe'n0en Mr. Noble moved to strike ONT tho
s0s,slon nxins the easier, lesminotou within
IVY leet OF the foot Of Woodward Avenue. He