The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-01-17

tricts.-Senators Near, Webb, Baker,
Williams, Lacy, Green, Butter6eld,
Wilder and Coulter.
SAT- interest Of the State.-Senators
Ingersoll, Owen and Whitney.
Petitions were presented for the re-
peal of the charter of the Jackson and
Michigan Plank Road Company; for
a law to. compel railroad companies to
pay for cattle and other property de-
stroyed by them for an amendment
Of session laws of 1859.
Mr.. Ingersoll, of the committee on
Federal Relations, made the following
report: The committee on Federal
Relations, to whom was referred the
petition of E. III. Ward, John Owen,
and other citizens and business firms of
the city of Detroit, representing that
the Provincial Government Of Canada
has practically violated the spirit of the
reciprocity treaty." so called, and ask
ing the Legislature of this State to take
such action as will be most hkelyto re-
suit in the amendment or abrogation of
this treaty, have had the same under
consideration, together with the pre-
amble and joint resolution upon said
reciprocity treaty, and also referred to
the same committee, and would beg
leave respectfully to report -s
That the 'sreciprocity treaty. SO
called, concluded by the United States
and the Government of Great Britain,
on the 5th of June, 1854, has, in the
opinion of your committee, through
Legislative action of the Provincial
Government, been practically violated
in the spirit, if not in the letter, of that
instrument.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion and confirmed the nomination of
sundry Notaries Public.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Gillet.
Petitions were presented for the re-
peal of the charter of the Jackson and
Michigan Plank Road Co.; to have
the time extended for the collection OF
taxes in East Saginaw; for State road
from the head of Traverse to Little
Traverse Bay; for the laying out and
establishing State road in Tuscola
county; for the amendment of the
probate laws; for law authorizing
commissioners of highway to boom
rivers, and otherwise protect bridges
in this State.
i Bills were introduced to amend Ger
tain sections of an act establishing &
f House of Correction, and an act amend
atory thereto; to incorporate the Grant
Traverse College, at Benzonia in the
county of Grand Traverse; to organ
, ize the county of Bleecher.
, LANSING, JAM 10, 1861.
SENATE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Gil
, Ilet.
, Mr.. Stout gave notice of joint res
! olution providing for an amendment O
5 of the constitution so as to empowe
: the Governor to remove from office, il
certain cases, defaulting public officers
f The joint resolution relative to tn,
suit of this State against the Pheni.
5 Bank of the city of New York, wa
: read a third time and passed.
| Adjourned. -
} HoUsE.-The Speaker announced
the following as the special committee
5 on "Salt Interest L. NJ Wilson
: Moore, Fallass, Hill, Gregory.
4 Various bills introduced and referred
: Mr.. Shank offered the following Re
: soloed, That the committee on Stat
: Prison be directed to make persona
examination of the premises, and re
i port the amount of improvement an,
repairs necessary to the safe-keepin!
: and working of the probable humble
e of prisoners that may be sent to sal
!, prison for the next three years, togeth
: er with the amount Of appropriated
necessary to complete the same ais
9 such other information as they ma
9 deem important to the interest Of sal
r institution; which was adopted.