The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-02-08
Thursday Morning, FeJ. 8.

ported a. follows:
TIE committee on finance, to whom was refer
red the special III, ssage OF the Governor, Of the
27th Of Jauuary last, recon needing loan for
the purpose of repairing the SaUt Ste. Marie
Ship canal, beg leave to report that, having had
tie. same under consideration, aud pcru-cd The
opinion of the Attorney General, transmitted 70
rh, House of Representatives on the fist mt,
in favor of the cDn-rltutIonilry OF -uch i loan,
copy Of which opinion IL hereto attached, your
committee a-c iUllv persuaded that the measure
thus recommended by the Executive ought to be
ldppte.i From the hcs; Information that can be
Obtained. there would seem To be no doubt u 70
the necessity OF th. contemplated repairs The
State ha- voluntarily assumed tn. trust of built
ing a',I preserving this great sork. IL i the
connecting link OF water commuuica between
the Atlantic Ocean and the head waters OF Lake
superior. Not cnly dn the interests of orr own
State aud especially those OF the Upper i'ciil-
-uli require of IL ia" utmost vlgiianc,. IN pro-
IcccHg II, but the commerce Of the whole | III
reI Stat.- calls upon ~, with an almost equai
emphasis. to oai, no reasonable effort 20 thai
end Your cuunuitt"" cannot doubt The power
u the Legislature To u-c AL Necessary means Ia
cfipr'n a. j ear, out the trust which the State
assumed Ia itself in accepting the grants made
I.
tion q. the canal.
Tn. bOrrosing Of money for that purpose l.
one Of the obviou. and reasonable Instrumental
tie-, and the committee accordingly report a bill
Tor that purpose, pled-,ng the nett proceeds "
the cana, tor tie redemption II the bond-, and
guaranteeing the payment thereof IN Case the
amount of the trust fund should az any time prove
10 be- insufficient.
From what the committee learn, they are sat
-titd Of the prOpriety and Nee. sslty OF increas-
ing the rate OF tolls on the canal, with a view to
meet contingencies. Surely shippers and own
er- viii not indulge in ANY unreasonable com
plants when they told that the State itself
derives not dollar of income from the canal
but that the whole amount IL expended in re-
pairing aud operating IL, and that an imperative
necessity demands ali Increase Ill order that their
commerce through II NAV hc assured for the i,i-
ture. \ necessity well ascertaned and 50
urccl; VII, w have no f,.soa to doubt. be sub
mttei 10 by them in the same cheerful and be-
nefcent spirit which prompted the original grant
and which no" actua;es the State in u-rg il
credit Tor their benefit.
The report was accepted, the committee dis
charged; the report with the communication o;
the Attorney General, and the BILL which wa-
read twice, wer,. laid on the table and ordered
printed
Mr.. HAYDEN IRON the committee on claims ~
whom WAS referred bill for the relief of Chris
topher VOORHEES,, reported the same back and
| recommended that il DE referred TO the commit
tee on finance. The report was accepted and
the bill so referred
Mr.. Williams from the committee on internal
Improvements, 10 whom was referred the petition.
OF the board OF supervisors of On:onagon cOun-
" tor power to borrow money for harbor i'm
provement, and the rcnOnstrance q. A. Coburi,
and others, Of ontonacon township, reported
the same back adverse 10 the PRAYER of said pc
titioners, the committee being Of the opinion
that the situation o: the harbur At the mouth q.
ontonagan river does not NJ present require any
special station, aud the committee asked TO
toe Discharged from the further consideration OF
the subject.
Report accepted, committee discharged, and
petition laid on the table
Mr.. Porter, from the committee on incarpora-
tons. To whom was referred bill To amend sec
ton 10, of an act to incorporate the citv OF
Jackson, report the bill back to the Senate with
an amendmen, in line -, inserting after the
word three, mot exceeding five wears" re-
commended its passage, "a amended and asked
20 be discharged from the further consideration
Of the subject.
The report was accepted. III" committee lis
charged, the amendments concurred in. ard the
bill ordered TO a third reading
NJ. Porter. from the committee Oh ircorpora-
,ion.. to whom was referred bill II amend see
ton of an act TO incorporate the village Of Has
tincs approved Feb IL, 1915 also a bill To- in
corporate the village Of Marquette reported
the bills back 10 the Senate. without amendment
recommended their passage and asked To be dis
charge. from the farther consideration OF the
same
The report was accepted, the committee dis
charged. and the bills ordered 10 a third read
ing
Mr. ConCer, from the committee on the iudici-
airy, To whom was referred House bill No A.. be-
ing bill TO amend section of an act entitled an
act supplementary To an act L. define the limits,
jurisdiction and powers of circuit courts APPROX
ed April :, 1851, and to repeal AN act supple
mentary TO said act, approved June -. 1851,
approved Feb. II, 1853, compiled laws, vol ,.
section $3.50
Also, Hou,s bill No. 81, being a ILL TO amend
section of sn act TO define the limits, iuris lic-
ton and powers of circuit courts, approved April
5, 1851, Compiled laws, vol ,. section SALAD
Reported the same back, w,hou, amendment.
and recommended their passage.
The report vas accepted. and the bills ordered
TO a third reading.
Mr. Conger. from the same committee, report
ed back House bill entitled a bill 20 designate
the holidays TO be Observes! in the acceptance
and payment Of bills Of exchange and promisso-
rs notes, with an amendment. and recomrn. ndet
its passage.
The report was accepted and the amendment,
in.
On motion of Mr. Muzzr, the bill was further
smended by inserting after the words this act.
the words, ALSO for the holding Of courts"
On motion Of Mr.. Garfield, the vote concur.
ring in the amendment recommended bv the
was reconsidered, and the Senate Re-
fused to concur.
On motion Of Mr.. Conger. the word fast"
was stricken out, and the word. fasting and
PRAYER" inserted in leu thereof.
The bill was ordered IN a third rasI;nv