The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-02-01

tached 10 Granu Traverse county Tor JuILca! lur- .
poses. And in case the Legislature should re-
fuse to grant either o: the above requests, hen .
praying
"3i. That the memorials: may have sucn
other relief, TO be devised and perfected by leg
islative enactment, as shall remove the evils COM
planned Of, or furnish adequate means sncces-tul-
IL 10 struggle with and surmount the same.
'All of which prayers, together with other
matters Of thrilling interest to your committee,
will more fully appear in said memorial, herewith
returned.
And al of which your committee have had
under earnest consideration.
Your committee are of the opinion that the
Ninth Judicial District should not be divided IL
10 two Judicial Districts, if for no other reason
for this. that your committee are unwilling TO in
cur the ill-wiI if not actual hatred, Of that por
ton OF the people of the Ninth Judicial Di-,rici
who would thus wantoEly be deprived of the jg-
dcial abilities OF the memorialist. A. TO the
second proposition, that Nanltou be attached 10
Grand Traverse, for the reason that il !. mpos-
s;ble for the meuorisist to 90 from Grand Tray-
erse to MauitOu, your committee are not fully adj
vised how much greater the distance actually i
| from Grand Traverse 10 Mani;Ou than from Man
! itou 70 Grand Traverse, nor does the memorial
! fully show; mother are your committee inform
Ell a, what greater convenience and economy the
people, parties, witnesses officers, jurors &c,
can go to Grand Traverse than the memorialist
can go to M.nitou; and therefore your commit
tee cannot make any recommendation rs 10 said
second prayer Of the memorials.
| To the consideration Of the 81 point, your
committee approach with meekness and trcm
bling, dsirusting their ability TO point out the
relief probably anticipated by the memOrali=t.
| ut is true (and your committee are hound to
do,l fairly with each member Of the committee
=. well as with the subjectl !. is tr.- that on-
member of the committee timidly suggested that
the memorialist could escape the insutferable
evils Of his position by resgnng his seat but
ycur committee are proud To assure the Hon.
Senate, that your committee on Judiciary enter
tain too exalted an opinion of the Judicial er-
nins than thus to lay violent hands upon the
bonch, and pluck its ornament thcrefrom.
Your committee would express regret tha, hu-
man nature is 50 constituted that the aspiran for
political honors should ST. frequently. in lis Zeal
to Weld to the urgency of his constituency, ne
elect to fOr-see the dangers and evils Of his COW
eted position hut your committee have faith
Like 8 grain Of mustard seed" in the bravery
and endurance e tho bench.
<" Your committee not aware 81 any con
.titutional provision land tour committee make
this confession with deep humili;c) whereby tt.a
Legislature can remove IN. Islands OF Ni1itou
county. any nearer Ia the main land or I, re-
move tho resiieI.ce OF the menoriallsi to the
Islands.
Your committee regret this oversight ~ tie
Constitutional Convention bui f,. bound to a.
sure tho Senate that this subject i. the oaly one,
discovered bv your committee uuproviiAd fox
by our glorious Constitution.
T, Having thus reached tho climax, your com
m!ttee refer the matter back To tie Senate, and
ask TO be- discharged from further consideration
of the subject"
| Senator Pennovcr moved L. print 800 copies
and to send copy te the editor Of the H,ic-
Ndes. Carried.
special message Was received from the Gov
ernor, in relation to the San! canal. which was
ordered printed.
! The order Of third reading ~ bills and Join,
resolutions, being reached, the Senate took up
and passed the bills which went 10 third reading
in tho mornings session. except the circtment
bill. which va, ordered to the table
Senate AT half past three O'Clock went into
committee of the whole, Senator Jone- in the
chair, upon Senate bill 10 amend the act author
King proceedings against garnishees This bill
extends the provisions of the garni,hec law Ia
corporations. and providing 70 summon the Off
GERS hereof Senator pldgeon moved to except
municipal Senator Porter thought all corpora.
sons should be summoned Senator PennOver
thought people in general coul not be brought
up 40 y.rnishees senator Porter replied tina,
there almost always are, and ALWAYS should be-
officer. IN every corporation knowing the state
of accounts Senator Carpenter offered sub
stituie for the section providn ny 70, tire summon.
ing of corporations, excepting municipal Sen
s,or NuzIy thought that the bill had merits. but
that the bill should be very carefully drawn. II,
did no, like the iie. of giving to one person