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

. aud duties, was passed-ayes 2S, nays >
Bill relating to charging petit jurors
Senator Jones spoke agains, the bill ais
Senators Conger and TrQwbrid Senate
: Muzzy advocated the bill. Failed-aye
s, nays 90
Bill to amend fire and marine insurance
companies charters. Passed
Bill to amend law relating 10 ferries
; Passed-ayes "a, nays t. Immediate ef
feet
Fishery bill came up and was passed
ayes 10, nays l3
senator Conger moved to reconsider
Lost.
Bill TO amend act to establish State Ag
ricuitural School, granting use Of books
and changing terms Passed-ayes -
ravs 1
Bill to change name of Almira f. Thai.
amar to Almira f.. Goodwin. Passed.
ayes II, nays 5.
Bill to relieve fractional district IN scio,
Washtenaw county. Passed-immediate
effect.
Bill TO repeal section 20 of the grant
railroad law, relating to taxation Passed
immediate effect
! Bill to authorize Farmers and Nlechan-
les Bank to issue preferred stock. Passed
ayes 26, nays 0. Immediate effect.
+ Bill 10 amend act removing State Land
Office to seat Of government. Passed
4 ayes 30, nays o. Immediate effect
/ Bill TO change name Of Salem, Allegan
county. Passed
Bill to change name of John D. Thum.
Passed
Bill to change name Of Reuben Grant
Cooper to Reuben Cooper Grant Passed.
Bill TO change name Of Charles Henry
Thompson to Charles Henry Rausman.-
Lost. Reconsidered Passed-ayes 20,
nays l2
Swamp land bill came up Mr. Brod-
head moved TO recommit, with Instructions.
Lost. Bill passed-ayes Is. nays Ia
This was compromise substitute bin for
that of Mr. Barns NJ. Barns moved to
transmit forthwith. Carried.
Bill to authorize school district No. I of
Niles to raise money. Passed Immedi-
ate effect
Bill to authorize 1st congregational
churcl. and society of jackson to borrow
money and give mortgage. Passed-in-
mediate effect
Joint resolution to authorize Commits
sIoner Of State Land Office to deed land to
school district No 10 in Oneida Passed
Immediate effect.
Bill to provide for recovering certain
judgments Of the circuit courts Passed.
Bill to amend compiled laws relating to
appeals in chancery. Passed-immediate
effect.
Bill to amend an act to lay out state
road in Sanilac county, Passed-immedi-
ate effect.
Bill to lay out State road from Port Hope
to Saginaw Bay Passed--immedia'e ef-
feet.
Saut canal appropriation bill came up.
Mr. Brodhead thought the bill unconsti,u-
tional Passed-ayes 10, nays IL. In
mediate effect
Bill to amend compiled laws relative to
annual report Of the Board of Regents Of
the University of Michigan. Passed
Bill TO amerd the tax bill came up
Nr. Jones explained that this is printed
House bill No l07, relating to enactment
of deeds Over for to-day.
Bill 20 amend railroad grant act, re!a-
ting to taxation. Passed--immediate effect.
Bill to authorize Tecumseh and Dundee
PLANK road company to discontinue part
| Of their road
The bill to make good TO Peter Mckin-
/ ley the destruction of his property by the
Mormons Senator Coneer supported the
bill lie said that the citizen had right
either 20 the protection Of the State or pay
for his losses
Messrs Pond Hayden, Barns, Muzzy,
Davis, Brodhcad and Pennoyer spoke, pro
and con. upon the merits Of the motion Il
reconsider the vote, by which the whole
subject was tabled, when that motion pre-
vailed bv the following vote-ayes Is, nays
10 The question then came up to lay the
Joint resolution on the table, which did no.
preyai-ayes Q, nays 20. The question
then came up on the passage Of the joint
resolution. which prevailed, and the Joint
resolution was passed-ayes 30, nays 5
Bill to revise charter Of Port Huron -
Passed
Senator Jones moved from table the ia,
amendment bill. On motion of Mr. Con
ger, the bill was recommitted TO judiciar,
committee. with instructions.
Er dGV. Feb. ii.
Senator Conger made 4 forcble an
earnest appeal against the amendmel; G
the tax law, and in favor of the repeal G
the two y.ars limitation of the action {
eiectment. in eases Of lands sold for taxe:
: Having exhausted his FIVE minutes, th
=, Senate. By unanimous consent, gave hir
: leave to 60 on.
Senator Welch spoke against the repea
Senator Birney answered Mr. Conger, an
showed that there are two sides to the que
: ton.
Senator Tower opposed the views
{ Senator Couger with great earnestness.
: lie said that with regard to farmers sufe
=, ING under this law, the boot is on the 9th,