The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-01-25


Railroad to buy Port lIuron 4 Milwaukee
Railroad was finally ras>ed Immediate
effect.
\ bill to prevent unccn>cien;ious defen.
ce> and pleas. was passed as amended va.
recommitted
BIZ 70 amend act 10 0r.ariza the county
Il NIontca'm BIZ passed under slSpen.
sion Of Rule. ayes u. NAYS !
Senate went into committee Of the whole
on general order. Senator Cancer in the
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IiedneSday Jan. l9.
ALL THE SvITHs---male and female. Pc
ttioned for change Of name \ large
number of persons prayed for a more pro-
hlbltory liquor law. \ great number Of
persons ali over the State, prayed for Re-
eistry law. Mr. Parker presented the mem
orIai Of Kalamazoo College. \ large mum.
bcr OF fishing petitions were offered Mr..
Grouse offered np his daily petition. Mr..
Barns from committee on State affairs. re-.
ported 4 number OF reports from Vi. Z. IL
H. Tabled and printed Mr. Brney from
committee Oh education. reported bill to
relieve School district No 1, i'll Ipslanti
\ Joint Resolution relating TO the st.
Clair Flats was reported by Mr. Garfield
from committee on Federal Relations.
Bill t. amend the act organizing Fire
Department Of Detroit, was sent up with
concurrence from the House Ordered en-
rolled. Also, to amend charter Of Albion
and to extend time to collect taxes in town.
ship Of Elton. Tuscola county, Referred to
committee on State Affairs. Also, bill to
authorize collection of taxes in East Ypsi.
lanti.
Mr. Barns moved to reconsider vote by
which the bill to amend compiled laws rel
ative TO writs of IIabeus Corpus. Mr.. Muz-
w opposed the motion. Mr. Conger oppo-
sed the bill, and pressed the reconsidera-
ton, because the bill authorized private
citizen. To issue a writ of Habeus Corpus
under his private seal. There appeared to
be secret design In tins bill aside from It's
apparent and general purpose. There are
only five lines IN the bill, the last lane con-
tanning the gist of the bill, which Is to au-
'"'''fN
give wrlts of Habeas 'orpas, at will, and
without the sanctlty and solemnIty OF the
seal OF Court of Record.
Mr.. Davis was opposed to the reconsider
alton. lie went for convenience and the
abollshment oi seals.
Mr. Nonger sad that tins writ IL the
usual process IN Fugitive slave cases, and
IN the mos solemn cases. lie thought IT
strange thai the lowest oiiicer Is authorized
to Use his own seal, whlIe Judges OF the
supreme Court, are compelled to use the
seal OF the Court
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The special order was taken up, (elever
o'clock having been reached) VIZ The re
port OF the committee on elections IN the
case of contested seat in the Seventh Scna
torial District.
Nr. lo-t offered substitute, to submit
to a select committee 10 take further testI
mony Mr. Birney moved to amend BY
postponing until the first day of March, ls5s