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

zee ..,lum, Luther II. Trask; do Jere-
r. Woodbury., in all Of which the joint cor
D''. 80, advised and consent upon, when the CON
-,;oo adjourned siHe d.
House resumed the consideration OF the
IN amend the charter Of the city OF Detroit,
=. oue..ion under consideration being an amend
' commi, the bill to the committee on
=. and ncorpora,ions, with Instructions 10
out all fer the enacting clause, and iriser;
osi.iop requiring the -alary Of The City Re
a,ler to be paid by the city. The amend
xas lost. yeas 80, nays T..
N. Woolnough moved that the hii! he iIdeti-
ptely postponed
p,,d,e iii. question, a call Of tue House was
I,,.5 n,on which an hour Or more was vast
vbeo members had tired Of their boy
-, nd after half doz1n motions 10 adjourn,
.n.,e.d all further proceedings, under the
N and .uadry other motions had been voted
49,, the House finally brought the i,rcc to a
la. by agreeing to adjourn.
Tt,srsiav, February =.
The House va, called To- order NJ Ia o'ciocs.
u,FU Thompson ro-,. 10 q privileged qucs-
80, one that deep, concerned IA" h"ar- auc
i.,syrity oe thu House, and the PEG, l.. Of th.,
s,,,.-a question on the tr''th ~ l..-ty Of which
Lone can b.. sustained our govt nam" among Tie
s,o,b.rhood of States, and oar reputation ~ l...
;,,,,or, preserved aninpaircd r. the p-troi
l6s,fi,,r Of the "A inst j. i letter written from
lansing. contanu. the following cxtr,r.
",b,u, the time The r.iirosl land grant biz
.,s unl.- discussion in TN House last wr.l., .
certificate FOX ore thousand dolta,s was enclosed
~ a prominent member of the House, through
he po,,-oliicc H. had gwen No consideration
# a,y kind fo- it. and il vas undoubtedly sent
N him as Jribe To support or -, beast not {.
oppose, said BIZ!
H.. therefore offered a resolution that "a special
committee of Eve b. appointed by the Speaker
With power to slud for persons and papers, for
the purpose OF investigating the charges mtde
By the Lansing sponlcu: OF the Detroit Id
.,rtis.r, dated Lansing, January 3 l. $50, against
he honor and integrity OF the members .; the
House, and With the view Of purCius this bois
from the charge Of bribery ani corruption.
Petitions were received and appropriately re.
serred, against the organization Of l new town in
the county Of Jackson; against any law depriv
inc certain citizens Of Ann Arbor from voting at
the election of school officers; for AT amend
nent of the prohibitory liquor Law.
Mr.. Mcmahon, of the committee on State AZ
fairs, reported back joint resolution authorizing
the Governor To issue 4 patent Of certain lands
to Geo. H. Richards, of Buchanan. with a recon
mendaton that it pass. Ordered to a third read
ing
Also. q bill 10 amend the charter of the city OF
Tpslan,i, with amendments, in which the House
coucurred The rules were suspended, and the
bin passed ~ unanimous vote.
Also, bI 10 provide for I. proper system %
drainage. Ordered printed.
Asc sundry petitions relative to IA amend
nent Of the liquor Law 80 10 prohibit the man
uacture and sale OF beer, wine, cider, Gc As
the committee on judiciary were 10 report upon
the subject, i. was recommended that they be re-.
ferred to them
Al,o, bill to increase the pay of supervisors
With recommendation that it do not pass. Laid
on the table
NJ. Mussey, Of the committee on Judiciary, re-
ported back Senate bill to define the powers
limits and jurisdiction of circuit courts with nj
adding the new county of Mu.kegon
to the ninth judicial circuit. in which the Housr
concurrei
Mr.. Carr moved to detach the county Of Sagi-
nav from the tenth district and attach it to the
'eventh. Lost.
Mr.. Warner moved To detach the county Of
Iani,ou from the ninth Judicial district, as il
properly belongs to the Upper Peninsula Car
led
The bill Wa. ordered engrossed for a third
eading
Mr.. Mussey, Of the committee on Judiciary.
eported back bill To amend the charter Of the
-iIage Of Constantine to amend section %,
hapter 40, of the revised statutes. relative 10
he support of poor persons: Il lrcallzc an act
4 the board OF supervisors of Ionia county rel
tive to the village % Lyons; relative to the III
orporation Of villages; two bills relative to the
'illage OF Hudson, with a recommendation that
hey pass. Ordered 10 third reading.
Also, a substitute for the bill 10 assess property
axes on the same, and amendments thereto.
which was adopted. Placed upon the genera
,rder
Also, bill to punish tor iraudl!en,ly embez
ling. concealins, or removing goods under chat
tel mortgage. Ordered ~ third reading.
Also, JOINT resolution tor the relief q, Alex
Furbush. Ordered TO a third reading.
Mr.. Chiis. Of the committee on roads and
bridges ported in favor of sunday bills for lay
ing out and improving roads Placed upon the
order Of third reading.
Mr.. Sessions, OF the committee on Education,
presented report upon - much o. the Cover
aors message a. referred 20 the Agricultural
College The committee state that the provision
fer rhis institution was one Of the lev good ones
among the Uany poor ones in the constitution.
Many diiiiculti,. had been encountered in its es
Adjustment. YET very many good effects had al
ready resulted from il, which are enumerated
In closing. the committee recommend AL appro
praliOn, and introduced bill 70 tina, effect,
which was read twice and ordered printed. The
report was ordered printed upon the journal.
M. Z. II. Thomson, OF the committee on S,atI
Affairs, reported bill to incorporate a collcgi
ate institute a; Flint. Placed upon the genera