The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-02-20
,mmitment for trial, and taking
ithorize the Detroit and Milwau.
Inpany to issue stock in place OF
tx of the Detroit and Milwaukee

ithorize the Detroit and Miiwau-
Inoany to issue stock in place OF
tx of the Detroit and Milwaukee
any;
% amend an act entitled an act to
revise rt,., iarter of the city OF Detroit appro-
we'd February ), 1853;
bin to amend section 5, of chapter 81, OF
the revised statutes of 1916. relative 10 bonds oil
county treasurers in certain Cases.
bill TO provide for the superintendent and
care Of the Bag Cty and Tuscola plank road,
Was read third time and passed.
Immediate effect.
bill to change the name of the FIRST Con-
gregationaI Society of the village OF lonia, TO
First Presbyterian Society of Iona;
Was read third time and passed.
A bill TO change the name of the township OF
Fremont in tine county OF Aipena;
Was read a third time and passed.
Immediate effect.
A bill 70 amend section 1926 of the compiled
lawl being. section 8, of chapter Is, and To re-
peal sec1cll3s4 being section Is OF said chap
ter, in reia3 sn to criminal jurisdiction OF Justices
Of the peace,
The bill was then read a third time, and a ma
jority OF all The members elect not voting there
tor did rot pass
iEAs-ienderson, Pratt, StOddard.
Beane-, Bakeslee, BfownelI, Bunce, Chiids,
Cnoate, Cooley, Cox, Gregg, 4. W. Davis, Ira
Davis, Douglas, Faliass, toiletr, Foote, FOwle,
Gilbert, Goodrich, Gregory, a. l.. Green, \. h.
Green, Haley, liaire, hemingway, Hill, Hodges,
Hood, Hard, Jones, JOY, kanouse, Kelsey, Lock
wood, Miller, Morrison, Moore, Persons, Peters,
Peterson, Phelps, Piper, Prinsie, Ransdell, Ran
kin, Read, Sessions, Shank smith, Stewart,
Strong. Taylor, Tiobits, Toll, Wade, Walhn,
Warner Waterbury, Wetherby, Wheeler, L. NJ.
Wilson, j. Ii. Wilson, WinaIis, Woodnan, Wood
ward, Wright, Speaker-70
A bill lii king appropriations for paying the
indebtedness incurred by repairing damages done
by fire at the reform scnoo,
Was read a thiId time and passed.
Immediate effect
A bill to a:neud chapter %, Of the complied
laws relative to distractions and encroachments
meEts OF highways,
Was read a third time and passed.
A bill 20 amend act entitled an act amenda-
tory to the several acts in relation % the Yves
leyan Seminary at Albion, and the Albion Female
Collegiate Institute, approved Feb uary ., 1881,
" as read a third time and passed.
Immediate effect.
A bili to amend an act TO Incorporate the city
of Ann Aibor, approved April 4, 1851,
Was read ii thi,d time and passed.
Immediate effect.
A bill TO amend sections |, ami D. title 2,
and section g. OF title 4, and sections D. 4, and
10, of title ., also by adding a section TO said
title to stand as section 20, aud sections 81, 80
and 49, OF title q, OF an act 10 incorporate the
city OF East Saginaw, approved February 10,
1859. Was passed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Being the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the joint resolution, entitled
Joint resolution providing for the appointment
of delegates 10 the peace conference OF States
now as embed at Washington.
Was rot passed.
Mr. A W Davis moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table;
Mr.. Morrison demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand seconded, and the motion
did not prevail, by yeas and nays, as follows:
YLAs-Adams, Atwood, Blakeslee, BfOwneil,
ChOate, COX, A. W. Davis, Douglas, Gregory,
Hadey, Henderson, Hod. yes, Miller, Pratt, Rams
\idcil, RANKIN, Read, W. y. Stevens, Strong, Tay
Tor, Tibbils, Toll, Wade, Warner, Wetherby,
Wheeler, Winaus, Woodman-2S.
- NAYS Alexander, Baker, Beamer, Bunce,
Chds, Chapoton, Cooley, Gregg, liza Davis, Fal
lass, FoIlett, Foote Fowle, GILBERT, Goodrich, A.
L. Green, \. X. Green, Hare, hemingway, Hill,
Hurd Jones, Kanouse, Kelsey, Lockwood, Nor
rison, Moore, Persons, Peters, Peterson, Phelps,
Piper, Pringle, Sessions, Shank, Stewart, Stod-
dald, Wallin, Waterbury, 7. Wilson, j. Is.
Wilson, " oodsard, Wright, Speaker-47.
The question recurring upon tue motion to re-
consider the vote by which the resolution was
not passed,
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Jov moved TO reconsider the vote ~ which
the previous question was ordered;
Which motion prevailed.
The question recurring upon the passage OF
the joint resolution,
Mr.. Pr;ngle moved to recommt the same 10
the special committee on the appointment OF
commissioners, with instructions to report the
following substitute therefor, and with instruc
tons to report forthwith:
Joint resolution providing for the appointment,
of Delegates to the Peace Conference OF States,
now assembled at Washington.
Whereas, The General Assembly of the State
of Virginia, on the 18th of January, 1861, passed
certain resolutions inviting "all such States As
are willing to unite with Virginia in earnest
effort to adjust the present unhappy controver'
sizes, in the spirit in which the Constitution was
originally formed, and consistently with its prin'
ciples SD as TO afford the people OF the slave
holding States adequate guarantees for the Sc,
curity of their rights" To appoint commissioners
to meet others at Washington;
And uhereas, The terms of such invitation
seemed to contemplate new guarantees, IN add
ton to those OF the Constitution, for the nstltu
ton of slavery, and hence were not such as IL
the opinion OF this Legislature Of Michigan, rem
dered il proper TO accept such Invitation III the
first instance yet, inasmuch as a majority OF
the States, the prevailing sentiments OF which
are those of the people OF Michigan, have ap
pointed and sent such commissioners to the NEE
ting at W ashington, and 1t Is understood tha
such States desire the action now taken; there
fore, Ie it
Resolred By the Senate aud House of Repre-
sentatiuss of the State Of Michigan, That Seua
tors Zachariah Chandler and kihsley 5. Bingham
be aud they are hereby appointed commits
Gorers to meet the said commissioners, as
sembled at the invitation OF Virginia, to take
part in the deliberations of such meeting and T.
fully represent this State, by casting five votes
therein, and that the Governor OF this State bt
and he is hereby requested To inform them O
such appointment.
MIR. Ramsdell offered the following as an add
ton 10 the instructions:
Resolued further, That they be instructed 10
oppose all compromises or amendments OF the
Constitution that will admit OF the idea OF prop
erty in man, or legal existence OF slavery In any
territory of the United States, or the right OF
transporting slaves through the free States.
MIR. Taylor moved TO add the following proviso
to the amendment: ''Procide9, That their sc-
ton shall be Submitted TO the Legislature OF this
State for ratification rejection;
Which was accepted.