The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-02-15

men, of State road in the counties Of No,
calm and Mecosta, No. 1873 Of the session h..
Of 1857, approved Feb. l6, 1857.
A bill TO amend act No. 81, Of session -.
Of ls5s, in relation to Po,t Sanilac and ".
trousvie State road in the county Of SAnilas
A bill entitled oil to assess q special IA, e..
the improvement q: the County line rosd bet,..,
Hillsdae AMI Lenawee counties.
A bill 10 restore cer;ain sections Of Land a.
town six north OF range five east,
Joint resolution for the relief of Alirsa n
Sloan.
bill to amend chap. Isl, title IS, vol. 4 #
compiled laws.
A bill to change the maine of Reuben Cr,,,
Cooper.
A bill to change the name of Almra T. Thai.
Esr.
: III to change the name of the vilsss n
French, in the county Of AlPena.
A bill TO amend an &C, entitled an acs n ;r,,.
pora,e the village of Lexington. approved G.h
70. 1855.
The House then adjourned.
AOndds, EI7.
Petitions for various local objects were pressc.
ted and appropriately referred, among which ~.
one for the division of Berrien county also =,
monstrances against the division.
The committee on Judiciary reported in f.,o,
| of bill to amend the act organizing the Sun,.,.
Court. Third reading
Also, against bill 10 amend chan. Ara os,,.
compiled laws. Tabled
Also, without recommendation, the bin IA al.
low Ypsilsnti township to hold their election. !,
the city of Ypsilanti Third reading.
The committee on towns and counties reno,,
ed in favor of "A bill 10 attach certain unorsppi,.
ed territory TO Bay county. Third reading.
The committee on banks ana incorpor,,;oD.
reported in favor of blu 10 revise the cha,,.,
of Port Huron. Third reading
| The committee ON WAYS and means renor,ss
bill TO authorize Bay county to raise money
for the construction Of bridges. Third reading
Mr.. Monroe asked unanimous consent TO il.
troduce bill to relieve certain settlers on swami,
lands. Third reading
| Mr.. briggs introduced joint resolution rea.
tive TO the letting of the Capitol and State otse.
es. Com. on State sffairs.
The committee on constitutional amendments
reported joint resolution lea, ing to the p.cpl
at the next general election, the question Of 4.
lowing colored people 10 vote also against ex.
tending the right TO women.
Mr.. Thomson moved TO indefinitely postpone
Messrs. Childs and Woolnough expressed the
desire that the question should not be thus sum.
marty disposed of.
Mr.. Bnel objected To the form Of the reso,u
ton.
Mr.. Miles Thought the resolution reached Tie
point deired, but if his legal friends wanted df
ferent form, he had no objection.
Mr.. Wendell said he Vas opposed to the rese
luton, for he didn't think negro Was the eousl
of the white man.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Mcmahon moved to recommit the rssaIu
tons, with instruction.. that it be reduced to L.
gal form embodying the same idea.
Mr.. Thomson called for q division of the oas,
ton, and the resolutions was recommitted viii.
instructions
| SPECIAL ORDER
| The special order of the day, being bill max.
ing All appropriation in aid of the Michigan A.
ylurO for the deaf, dumb and blind, At Flint vs
| taken up and read the third time.
Mr. Dickey moved TO amend the bill 20 q 70
appropriate $685. for the present year, cd
$I7 900 for 1860
ar. Thomson objected to any reduction In The
appropriation, believing that it is absolutely nee
essary to appropriate ells.000 for these tss
years; after which there will be nothing mon
needed for the next twenty years.
Mr.. Dickey thought that especially in Ia
present financial condition Of the country. ths
sum of ts2.Ol0 ought to suffice
Ar. Sessions favored all necessary sppropeia
| tons, but wished the House to Use all reasooshh
economy.
The House took u recess. until two O'Clock P
N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.