The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-02-15

trOit Working-men' Association, and was
sustained by him and by Senator's Cra"-
ford. Childs. Godfrey, Walker and Ney.ns
and was opposed By Senators Hubbard
Perrin, Jerome. Luce, Jay, Waite, Watkins
and Fowler. The discussion brought up
the whole question Of capital anu LABOR.
The main argument against the BIZ w4s
that laboring men are not capable Of con-
Quoting such an association with safety or
advantage 10 themselves, and that q union
Of this kind would be merely lottery IN
which the earnings and savings OF the
working men were sure 10 be swallowed up
and lost. Laborsrs. 1t was said, were
class OF men with no faculty for such bust
ness. and were easily led astray.
Mr. Jerome objected strongly 70 the OH
gin Of the bill The Detroit Association
is an origin OF "strikers, trying 70 array
abor against capital. and through this legis-
lation they hoped 70 bring Il others 10 make
strikers Of them. He would do for the IL
diyidual working-man whatever IS needial
and reasonable; but when that class OF peo-
pie come up here in tbs shape for leg.sla-
ton, then IS the time to put your finger on
them.
In reply 70 the objeetiun OF Mr.. Watkins.
that no working-men had asked for such
legislation, Mr. Godfrey, OF Detroit, said
there were two thousand laboring men in
bis locality who would have petitioned for
the passage Of the bill II they had supposed
Il necessary.
The bill was lost yeas y, nays l3, but
was subsequently reconsidered.
TIE STATE PRISON.
The Senate committee on the State prison
have made favorable report Of that iustitu-
ton. and recommend an increase Of pay 10
nearly all TIE officers. The committee
say:
" The female department is under the
management Of Mrs. Fay, lady We are
assured well qualified by experience and
kindness Of disposition, 10 manage the I'M
fortunate class Of persons committed 10
her care. IL this department we found a
woman about twenty-five years old, vino,
under the assumed name OF Charley Tine
man, enlisted in one Of our Michigan regi-
ments. and for Two years and three days,
most Of the time under the gallant Burn
side fought the enemies If our republic on
the hard fought fields OF Fredericksburg.
Pea Ridge, Antietam, Stone river, Island
No. 10, and Corinth. After being actively
engaged FOR over two years. during which
her sex was never suspected. she was finally
taken sick al Nashville, when she was dis
covered ami discharged the service. The
officers OF the regiment, out Of respect iOI
her gallant conduct, made her up the sum
Of three hundred dollars. She was con-
vicled Of receiving stolen goods, Is Is sup
posed 10 screen q friend Or lover, and was
sentenced and sent 10 the State Prison f..
two years from the 81 Of March last, but
owing 10 her good conduct, has SO far been
credited with i've days oil Vi each MONTH
so that her Time Will expire next November
Your committee would respectfully recon-
mend that the Legislature should unite in !
petition 10 the Governor ~ pardon her ou
Of prison"
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The Senate Committee have made a re
port, recommending az appropriation o
SIS, 900 for each Of the two years, 1865 ant
1866. On the dscontnuance and remOva
Of the College, the committee say:
. "Iour committee have no fear that thC
Institution Will lack students provided I'll,
public can be assured Of its stability, anC
that il possesses a fixed policy Of action
II is not strange the young men are IN
willing TO enter upon course Of study il
i College whose continual existence is ire
quently subject OF debate. The length 0
the course has been three times changed
once By beng cut down from four 10 wv,
years. the higher classes in the College be
ing dispersed without graduating.
Every two years, at least. the continue
life Of the College is brought III question
withresults very detrimental 10 its interests
All such action brings discredlt on the In
stitution, and being disseminated and per
haps assisted by the newspapers OF thl
State, deters many from availng them
selves of its advantages. Two years AZ,
such discussion proved disastrous in III,
extreme. The College opened three week.
before the appropriation was made, or th'
debate on remOveing the COllega came Z,
an end. In such circumstances. il Is i'm
possible TO hold students to the College.
The College rolls show that il has re
ceived students from thirty-five Of the cOun
lies OF the State. There is no county. AM
part Of which is south Of the Detroit ant
Milwaukee railroad. which has not beer
represented They have come from ter
counties north OF that line. and severa
have been in attendance Of late from with
out the limits OF the State. We believe The
College only needs 10 be known, in is new
organization. 10 make its good influences
f.tfr IN r.Fst H. =
mittee think il not out OF place I'm this con
necti0n 10 refer to the late action Of IN,
executive committee Of the State Ayrcul
tural Society. Although their petition fol
a removal Of the College has not come be
fore the Legislature, il has been made pub
lie through the reports for the press
II must be remembered that the Stat,
Agricultural Society has no official or lega
connection with the Agricultural College
which has a board Of control Of its own
responsible for its management TO the state
Ii must also be remembered that the &C
ton referred TO was not the acton Of III,
state Agricultural Society, for the Society
as such, were not consulted. and had ~
voice IN the matter. Under these circum
stances the petition Is entitled 10 eXactl,
the same weight Is the petition Of 50 MANY
other private men OF like intelligence-al..
no more.
The members Of this committee. who
were in attendance two years ago. passed Z
few hours IL the College at thar time. ",
cannot learn that they have visited it since
either as 4 committee or as individuals. IN.
I'll during theft present session when the,
made ike flying visit TO the institution
They seem, however 10 be aware Of tho
changed sentiment Of the public toward.
the institution, for in their resolutions and
remarks they fully endorse its present Off
Gers and management. The only ground
assigned for their remarkable petition i
that the location is inaccessible. They think
now Of removing the College 20 some south
ern town. after il has become rooted whore
+ il IS. with q farm sufficiently cleared for the
use Of machinery on lands Of every variety
known in the State except prairie. where
students have reached it from every Quar-
ter Of the State. on the simple ground O.
inacceSsibility.
II this were not an absurd plea hereto
E fore. certainly it is low that the place IS
accessible from Grand Rapids and from De-
troit by the railroad. and when II Will soon
De in Ike manner connected through Jack