The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-03-21


journed on Thursday last, after SEES
sion Of seventy-two days, having acted
upon every important bill before it
Many of the laws passed are of great
Importance to the interests of the
State. and with one or two exception:
we think are such as will be approved
by the great majority of the people.
Among the most important of the
measures acted upon was the appor.
tionment bills. The one dividing the
State into six Congressional Districts
is as follows:
First District-Wayne. Monroe, Len
awee and Hillsdale. 2 vsg u)s
Second Dist,ict-Branch, st. Joseph,
Cass, Berrien, Kalamazoo, Van Buren,
and Allegan.
Third District-Wa shtenaw, Jack
son, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham.
Fourth District Barry, Ionia, Kent,
Ottawa, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana,
Newago, Lake, Mecosta, Mason, Man.
istee, Grand Traverse, Leelenaw, Man.
itou, Osceola, Emmett, Charlevoix, An
trim, Wexford. Mackinac, Delta, Mis-.
saukie, Kalkasea and Cheboygan.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, Oakland,
Macomb, ST. Clair, Lapeer and SAM
iSirth District Clinton, Shiawassee,
Genesee, Gratiot, Saginaw, Tuscola,
Huron, Isabella Midland, Bay, Gald-
win, Clare, Roscommon, Ogemaw,
Iosco, Altoona, Oscoda, Crawford, OF
sego, Montmorenci, Alpena, Presque
Isle, Chippewa, Marquette, School
craft, Houghton and Ontonagon.
The average ratio under the census
is l27, 900.
The bill for the Representative dis
tricts, as passed, is upon basis of g..
$50. 1t gives the House 100 members
which is all it can have under. the con-
stitu:ion. There is some irregularity
in representation between the old and
new counties, as 400, 900 in the old
counties get Al members, while in the
new counties $4,000 get over so mem
bers. But this will soon be righted by
the increase in population in the newer
portions of the State. Cass County
will have the same number of members
as heretofore. The bill for the appor-
tionment of Senators leaves this coun-
ty as heretofore in single district.
We published the apportionment at
the time it was reported in the Senate.
A protracted discussion took place
in the House on the sth, on the person
al liberty bills, which was brought to a
close by motion to postpone indef.
nitely the whole subject, and ordering
the previous question. The motion
prevailed by vote of 4s ayes to "a
nays. So we suppose this is the last
of the personal liberty bill'' question.
The Salt Bounty has engaged con-
siderable of the attention of the Leg
islature. A bill has finally passed re-
ducing the amount of the bounty to
10 cents per barrel, all companies
claiming bounties to be actually en-
gagged in manufacturing salt prior to
August LIST, 1861. No bounty to be
claimed until each company shall have
manufactured at least 5000 bushels OF
salt and no company to receive over
$1,000. The bill as passed will be found
in another column. HHe 1886 H3
The Legislature also passed the
Homestead bill, published in our last
issue,) and the bill to restrict the sale
of beer in quantities less than five gal
Ions, and of cider and wine in less than
one gallon.
The bill to repeal the act to furnish
the Michigan Journal Of Education to
school districts, was passed. This eff
fectually kills the Journal as it has
never paid its way without the appro-
priation. .r,.r. f,E
The Detroit Advertiser, in noticing
the close of the session, says:-"The
members of the Legislature have dis
charged an amount of labor in the ten
weeks they have been in session, great
er than that performed by any other
Legislative body in the Union, we ven.
ture to assert, in the same time. They
have worked more hours, wasted less
time i'll long speeches, and passed fewer
bad or useless laws. In our opinion,
they have proved themselves faithful
public servants, and we are confident
that as a whole, their acts will receive
the warm approval of the people. The
few errors they have committed will be
generously forgiven in consideration Of
their many useful acts and their honest
intentions. sets,-n.,s.
"A dearth of provision of the