The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-03-15

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would. perhaps, on the bare question Of Al Il
owing soldiers to vote coast4tutionaAy, be n
agreed in the affirmative, but while some Ike
-hipman. Gies. bort and others sustainedit, Il
aessrs. Barlow, Colwell, Dusseau. n. D. y
Howard. Maxwell aud Wendell could not so !
ar overcome their dislike 10 the soldiers as a
10 allow him 20 vote Al all
TAX sALRs. =
In the House, on Saturday, in committee
Of the whole, a very spicy debate arose on
tue bin for re-advertising certain lands IN I
Wayne county, which had baen advertised
in the A9rsrtlseY- in 1859, but which had ,
not been done legally al that time on &C
count OF an accident in the printing Office. |
The question was in what paper they should (
be again advertised. The FIRES Press was
proposed and voted down. The German
Republican paper In Detroit. the STATE
journal, was named.
Nr. Williams favored this, az he consid-
cred the Advertiser as no party paper at all
Il did no. speak the views Of the party, and
had not done 30 for the last ak or eight
months.
Mr. Griswod spoke in favor OF the Jour
nal
NJ WEIGH also sustained the Journal,
and thought the Democrats ought 10 come .
to the rescue Of the Advertiser.
Mr. Utley sustained the JourRa! on bust
ness grounds as having large circulation /
He was not particularly in favor OF the Id .
uers.ss,-, as not day passed in which the
character OF some gentleman was not black /
balled in that paper.
Mr. swift thought, as business matter,
advertising in the Journal would De 4 total
failure. The Advertiser or Free Press would
either Of them be much preferable.
Mr. Dunlap regarded this move as mere
matter Of spite. Il was altogether IN
worthy the dignity OF his House 10 attempt
/ TO punish the Advertiser for the opinions II
/ has expressed He regarded that paper Is
/ having been orthodox; and it was now in
the view oi The great mass Of The Republl-
can party Of the state lie was for the
Adrertlser or Free Press a. affording the
/ best circulation.
Mr. Look cOneurred iii preIerring the
last named papers as matter Of business.
SIR. Seymour also agreed 10 the same
thing. The AdveaSs,' speaks the views Of
more than nine-tenths Of the Republican
party in the State; and IN matters OF legis-
latlOn, the House should not indulge in feel
lngs OF personal spite.
F Mr.. Warner was for the Journal as bust
ness matter, as there were more foreigners
than Americans in the city; the Journal
had large circulation in the city. and the
lands advertised were nearly all in the city
AS for the Adrsrhser it had assumed TO
4 dictate 10 the Legislature its course Of ac-
= ton: and il had descended 10 personalities
calling the names Of members dissenting
from its prescribed course, and referring TO
: them in = manner unworthy OF the public
pres.
Mr. bort was opposed to naming any paper
in the bill.
! Mr.. Wilcox referred to the objections made
? 20 the Advertiser that 1t and the Free Press
were tuSl dllA6s OAAA AlsO bueAN NLD ~ltttrf
tis.r was so busy in preparing graves and
! tombstones TO bury the majority that it
would Tail to get time for doing the printing.
lie had supposed that this job had already
: been done, and that the whole thing had
been quieted down; but II the disease still
z existed, il was better for it 10 break out, as
% it had on this occasion, than to be kept peni
: up; but he thought this must be the last
run oft that would be witnessed.
: Mr. Wins0r said the Advertiser had once
= failed to DO the work properly and the Free
Press bad the largest circulation in Wayne
u county His tombstone had been erected
! two years ago by the AdrsrtiSeg' and yet he
{ was here present in the House. He ex
pressed decided di-approval Of the course
e Of that paper. AMI thought Mr.. William.
!. was justified in resenting the gross persona
= attacks il had made upon him.
\ motion to publish il the Alcertlsei
was los,-25 to3l; to insert in the Journal
l. carried. 80 10 n.
|, On Monday, tie bill came up 10 the House
g for its final passage. and motion to re
q commit with Instructions so that the pape
l.: should be designated by the Auditor Gene
: raj was voted dOwn-yeas IS. nays 30. 4
u long and spirited discussion then took place
:, by the same speakers who had participate,
Y in the debate ia committee Of the whole
}, With throe or four additional ones goin!
e over the same grounds Of fact, argumen
al haf AaI
= pored The majority claimed thai if th,
# bill were defeated il would be 10y iacti0u
\ minority. The Democrats enjoyed the dis
( cussion very much being pleased with tn
y idea chat Il was not tier funeral Amend
n mems offered on each side were objected TO
II ana he bill Was lost--yeas Is. nays 81.
:, majority mol voting for it,
q RELIEF OF A. R. BURR.
u Tue Finance Committee of the Senate, i,
. whom was referred the memorial Of Allen
; P. Burr praying to be released from BIZ
: liability as bail for John Mckinney, lat,
5 Treasurer. reported against the practise o
: couneelling bonds Of sureties generally
= bat thought the circumstances in this cas-,
e would justify snch action. They say:
:. 1t does seem to your committee a;
F." though the slIreties in the bond contracted
:, together, and with reference 10 a common
~ responsibility. 50 that in case Of loss, AM
d one Of them having the debt 10 pay, nigh
Il have recourse for contribution upon hi:
cosmetics, and any neglect or failure upor
?. the part Of the State by reason Of which {
q remedy is lost against one, legally affect:
all, and makes a recovery on the bond
agains, the others questionable and doubt
: fuL Il IS said that 4 surety will be dis
g charged by any act or omission by the hol
:. der Of the bond. injurious 10 his rights.
= The bond is joint and several. and each
:, Of the obligors IS liable for the whole am
q cunt OF the default. Now il can hardly
: be said to be equitable or Just to compe
one Of the bondsmen 10 make good tbs
= whole amount Of the default, and yet BIZ
be by the laches OF the State deprived Of {
: remeday against his Cosmetics
Z Your committee believe that this claim
By force OF circumstances has become but