The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-01-27

Midland county, relative TO bounties.
Bs Ar. No1-oe: reso. .u.ioHs Of the board q
supervisors ct Branch county, relative 10 boun
tes 70 20 unte-<.
Also. peli.oa Of tle resiisn; citizens OF th
township OF SheT~ood, anoh county. prayinl
for the passage Of 81 sct isgziiziug the action O
said township IN raising ooaa,.es Tor volunteers
b. Nj. CFapo; petition oi 4 NJ Felt and 5.
Others, relative 10 ocll-e.
Al "ere referred io ile same sliec. commit
tee OF B.unaes
RIPoRTs " SELECT COMMITTEES
The select committee on the division sni ref
erence OF subjects confined in the Goverl ori
message, 7, ,cOmn-eu dec that So much OF ss.C
message as ie-stes 10 tie lrsahz4uOn @. tie ac
lions o. towns ali Counties d. laisiag tounae.
Tor volunteers. be referred 70 select commit
tee Of fve. That 80 much 81 relates 10 the ras
ssge Of law enabling our soldiers 10 tie field q
vote, De referred 10 a special committee of nve
Ihai so much as relates % tAe Construction If
military road if0nl Nlslus 10 u ecu Biy. be re
fer. &c j3iaty TO The committee on puolc land.
and roads ard bridges AID ihst 50 much as re
stes 20 an appropriation Tor the purchase and
! eonstsuctlon oi National Cemetery al Gett,s
burg, be referred J1iAt.y - tie committee on
6ualce and State e14is
Mr. Babcock moved 10 amend the repo-t ;n
/ the clause relating TO the vouag OF soldiers. by
striking out the words select committee o:
I've, and inseftiIg The "oiGs " lie Judiciary
Committee witch motioa dd uoI prevail
The report was adopted
MOTIONS. REsolrrlo>s AND xorIcrs
Ar Buell. offered tDe foHosins
Res0lte9, Tha. 5000 copies # the Governors
message be printed. and delivered 10 the Adjd
,snt General tor distribution amongst the Ncni
gan regimeuIs nov in The field; which vas al.
opted.
Mr.. Fowler gave notice that a. some future
day be would ask leave 10 introduce a bill TO ell
able the qualified electors Of this ate. in the
military service. to vote at certain elections,
aid ~ amend sections 45 and 9 OF chspter 6.
u the coupled laws; and O. aueud scj IL. OF
the Session Laws O. 1852 by changing the No
OF section 80, ard adding new section thereto.
Mr. Clark offered the following:
Whereas, IL is stated that Hon. s. "
Fowler has received, and nos holds. an Office
under the Ulited States which thee is reported
10 be that Of Commissioner under The couscfip-
lion act, 60 called, for the TSird Conzfessionsl
District; therefore
Rescued That a reference be made TO the
proper Committee by tie Pres deaf, whose outy
{ shali be 10 examine ana report 10 tbs Senate
shether Hon. : W Fowler nuv holds any
office under the United states, bv reason oi
winch be has vacated his seat 10 tins Seiate or
become ineligible 10 hold the same ard that
ss.d committee have toll power TO send for aud
examine all nee -ssary eilnt ss,s and papers ma
terial or necessary, for proper Investigation III
the premises.
Nj. Lamb moved to amend the resolution by
striking cut the w0fd- " he proper aud in-
seriiug the words, " q select III lieu thereof ,
which amendment was accepted.
The resolution 81 thus amended was adopted
The President appointed as such select COM
mttee, Senators Ciark, Blscnman and Croswel
On motion Of Mr. Landon. leave OF absence.
for al indefinite time. was granted to Senator
Corbin, on account OF sickness.
Mr.. French offered he following:
Resolved, (the House concurriug,) That the
uppu rrfrrrrd. " us..t,,. 49, .----- --
committees from the House, as i'ut committees,
and be Instructed 10 report bills to the respec
tive Houses, with al convenient dispatch, to
carry into efrct the recommendations therein
contained which was adopted.
NJ. Iaudon offered the iolOWing
ResolUed That the resident officiating Clergy
Of the city of Lansing, be respectfully invited &c
open the daily sess ons Oi che Senate with PRAYER
which was adopted
On motioa OF Mr. Fronch. the Secretary Of toe
Senate was instructed 10 notify the resident cler
9, men ot Lansing of the adoption 10y tie Sen
ate OF a resouliou requesting them 20 open 10
daily sessions with PRAYER.
Mr Clark offered the foNoEing
Rssol,ed. That the State Printer il drecte
20 transmit, 5y mail or otherwise. % the pub
Usher Of each new spap.r published in this STATE
one copy each OF ihe Governor message an
The reporte Of the State officers, aud Of Oh
journals. daly, OF this body, aud also Of ali re
uorts Of committees: which WIS adopted
TIE President announced ire folo~ing
MESSAGE FROM IBE G9vEAsoR
Lansing. JANUARY 2Otn, 1864.
To the Senate and House Of prese5.fatiUes
herewith Transmit 10 tie memorial OF IL
Board OF Control OF the State Reform Schoo
asking for appropi latiOn OF Two thousau
dollars TO secure a slibcclt supply OF water &
that Institution, oy means OF an Artosiau We
aud recommend that the approp ation be mad
Also tie memorial OF citiz-ns OF Van Bure
county. requesting the passage of an act su'ho
: izing the township OF Sou,h HaVeu. and oh
5 townships in The ccUaues OF Van Buren an
Allegan. to issue bonds to sid ia the inprov
! ment VI the har0o at the mouth OF South B.aC
River, which also recommend.
AUSTIN BLAIR
. On motion Of NJ Grosvenor, the memorial
- the Board of Control sas referred 20 tue stan
ing Committee Of Reform School.
On motion Of Mr. Backman, ihe memorial
the ctizeus Of Van B4fen county vas REFER,
e to the commitlen or Internal Improvements.
D On motion OF 81. French, the Senate We
e into executive session.
The executive session closed.
The Seuute took recess for 50 minutes
the expiration Of which time the Preside
= announced tie appointment oi select commute
q as follows:
Select Committees or Bounles-Ssnsto
r Crapo, Grosvenor, Lamb Landon and Hewett.
Select Committees on soldiers Sufrage-Se
D. ators Cros1el, Fowler, Ffeach, C.srk and Wa
II nrr.
: On motion OF Ar. Robinson, the Senate took
recess Until > o'clock 2. N.
e AFTERNOON SESSION.