The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-03-01
The Legislature.
THE CONTESTED SEATS.


Ieas-Nessrs AIair, Bancroft, Chap
man. Gregg. Croswell Forster, Godfrey,
Howell. Langion, Luce. NcCurdy. MINIS,
Nevins. Perrin, Treat,-l5.
Nays.-Messrs. Aldr.ch. Brown, Childs,
Collier. Crawford, Davis. Divine. Edsell,
Fowler. Hubbard, Jerome, Merrill. Wait,
Walker, Watkins Is.
On putting Mr.. Hoy, il place Of Mr..
Crawford. the vote was The same: and on
placing Nr Campbell IN the seat Of Giles
Hubbard, the vote was II 10 H.
50 the Senate finally determined that no
change should be made in the members.
II the House, on Friday, on resolution
that the petition OF Peter Mulvany for the
seat occupied by Geo. r. Mckay be not
granted, but that said Mckay be confirmed
in his seat, the vote was as follows:
Teas-Messrs. Aiken, A Allen. Bayiey,
Ball, Beach, Camburn, Carlton, Cobb, Fell
ows, Fisher, Graham, Griswold, Jenness,
Jewell, Keller, Kenny, LANG, Lewis, Nal
larry, Nixon, Packard, Reed, Runyan, San
derson, Schars, Shier Sl0cum, L. Smith,
Taylor. Thayer, Thomas, Upper, Utley,
Warner, Welch. White, Willis, Williams,
Winsor Woodruff, Woodwork Yaukey,
Speakers.
Nays-Messrs. G. W. Allen Barlow,
Boles Bond, Chapman, Copley, bort, Dun
lap. Dusseau Gies. Green, HARE. Hawley,
Haynes, Horton, N. D. Howard O. F.
Howard, J. H. Jones, Lapham, Look, Max
well, May, McKernan, Mickley. Morton,
Rowland, O'Grady, Osborn, Philips, Pitts,
Rowe, Seymour, Stewart, Swift, Wells,
Wendell Wilcox, Woodman-3S.
Absent ,eiA Lears-Cady, Landon, Niles.
Pack. W T. Smith, Van Vleet-6.
Assent W'atolu Lears-Coweu, Forces,
Hazen G. c. Jones, Monroe, Munger New
comb, Woodlands.
Excused from Votmg-Bonine, Luther,
Brockway, Mckay
Five other applications for seats that
were pending were disposed Of in a similar
manner. So the House determined that
no change shonld be made in its sitting
members.
LOCAL BOUSTIEs.
The bill legGlising the action heretofore
Of towns counties and cities, in raising
bounties, after much discussion, has passed
both Houses. There is scarcely a locality
in the State that is not in some way inter
ested in it; and the aggregate amounts Of
money which will be raised under its pro-
visions will be very large.
/ RESIGNATION.
Ga the 25th Hon. George Luther, of
Ottawa, sent to the Speaker Of the House
his resignation as q member of that body.
He assigned Is reasons for so doing. that
/ be held that his seat was legally vacated
! by the decision Of the Supreme Court; and
! that his constituents demanded that he re-
sign. No claimant had appeared for his
seat; nor, if he should appear, conld he OBJ
tain it without a special election by the
people Of his district.
SWAMP LANDS.
The House committee on public lands
have made . report by which il appears
that in the year 1850 Congress granted to
the State all the swamp lands situated in
the same, amounting to $500 36I acres.
OF that amount there has been sold 633. 277
acres. The amount reserved on road con-
tracts is 426, 5l7 acres. The amount L.
censed under the homestead act is I66. 449
acres, leaving subject to sale and entry on
the first day Of December last, 4.577.9 6s
acres. OF that amount, .. 929. 2O2 acras or-
situated in the Lower Peninsula, and 2, 344, e.
I 776 acres are situated in the Upper PENN
sula.
REFUNDING 10 CONTRACTORS
+ The committee 10 whom was referred a
memorial in favor of refundilfg to certain
State prison contractors what they lost last
year, by furnishing provisions for the pris-
on after the great rise in prices, reported
the matter back to the House without re-
commentator. The amount at issue was
not very large, but the principle involved
was most important, as opening the door
for food Of future applications Of the
same kind. The committee say:
In times when it is impossible for human
discernment to f0resee or apprehend a
change in the price Of all staple articles Of
consumption like that which has taken
place within the past year, it seems unjust
and hard 10 hold parties 10 the strict terms
Of a contract not made in view or expecta-
tan OF such an increase IN prices We
think live and let live" fair motto for
the State as we'll as for individuals. But
while your committee would most cheerful
~ recommend that these parties be recon-
pensed, in part at least, Tor their losses,
they feel that they cannot do so unless they
shall be satisfied that that provision Of the
State Constitution, which saws. the Legis-
lature shall not grant and authorize extra
compensation TO any public officer agent
or contractor after the service las been rem
dered or the contract entered into" does
not apply 10 cases Of this coaracter.
TUE INSANE ASYLUM.
TIE House and Senate committees united
in q favorable report on this institution.
from which we make the following extract:
There is an appearance Of quiet and CON-
fort among the patients, which is surpri-
sing, considering the maladies with which
they are afflicted. They have many sour
duce 10 their restoration TO health.
Personal observation cOnvinces Us Of the
necessity Of classification in different wards
according 10 the peculiar mental alteration. .
and Of the impOssibility Of receiving anO-
Their patient into the Institution. when the
ward 10 which such patient properly be- I.
longs IS full, although other wards may not
be so. The only way 10 furnish accommo-
datiOns for more patients is 10 finish the
building. Even now one Of the most crowd P
ed wards is wooden building. fitted up for
the purpose outside OF and near the main
building.
Your committee are unanimously Of the
opinion that the building should be compile /
ted without unnecessary delay. Considera-
tons Of public policy and economy. not
less than Of philanthropy. demand H.
Insanity is a durable disease, under
prompt management, but very few persons
ever recover without such treatment. OF