, 1870-08-10

Proceedings in the Stntc f.cEi.Iu-
ture-A ltAalroRd Aid Amendment
Finally Agreed Upon.

Proceedings in the Stntc f.cEi>Iu-
ture-A lfsAalrond Aid Amendment
Finnliy Agreed Upon.
Spe1h pr~r.tch II The ChIcss Tribune.
LANSING, Mich.. Aug. 9.-The House, to-day,
tuok another vote on the Senate prortnitton ex-
...;1is "a it came down from that body. but only
.s4ty-ihfec vntes, four less than were nepessary.
wete obtained
Alternative sections concerning future aid were
t!len stricken cnf. The ltouse proceeded 70 vote
proposition In its amunded shape. Finally, after
! uumtez OF minor amendments had been male.
t WAS passed. receiving exactly the necessary
lAty-sesen votes The amendment Is In The tol-
It.olsrd, That the following amendment to tho
Constitution of the State he and the same Is, here
lltion, and he entitled " cf railroads.
Ai1icLK. II. SIC. !. The Legislature naJ from
time to time rass Laws establishing reasonable
unnmun rates Of charges TOT the transportation
II passengers And etreiEht on dlflerrn, ratlrsnls
hts State, sut. shall prohibit running contracts
between Euch raltEpa'a companies. whereby its-
companies as Against other compa.,ics owning
connecting VI tnterseetinE lines Of railrna.l
S.c; No tAllroal cospotaaon shan eonso!,-
ass rs s1o:S Rsiy Or nsh:es VIZ any
competing line, and in no case shall any coasoli-
Of NJ least six days to all stockholders, In such
kbanner rs shall tH pr 'vsIetl By law.
SIC. J. The Legislature 1Da5 prusi'ie by Law for
The payment hy the counties, townships, AMI mu-
ncralitics Of this STATE Of aoou.is uther oblI-
cations heretofore Issued 0f incurred in purslauce
u Ac!S Of the Legislature, bf such counties,
townships, and municipalities seyera1ly for, and
IN MD Of. any railroad company. Such tou'ls or
Obligations shall te paid by ihe county. township.
"r Dun2apality issuing " !ncurTn9 the same, an,l
IN no event shall the StAte pay OK become liable
for any portion Of such bonds or obligations
Inc Legislature SHALL submit 10 the electors Of
each OF fald several countless Townships AMI u,,1-
nc1ralte*, fos their decision, tho question OF
payment, together with 1ht mode and tnaaucr q.
t1,e SAINT The sfsreRAd Amendment Ahal t,e
af,s Is. hereby. submitted Il. the people OF rhis
state at toe mex: general election, . be nosen Oh
nc Tuesday Succeeding The aEst Monday in No
tns ssere.ssy of STATE ssre6y rcqa1e to az AZ.
counties OF Tits state In the same manner tnat h.
Is now regulsed hE ,aw to .1' IN The case Of IL,
election Of Governor and Lieutenant G1yernor.
townships and cites Of TITS STATE Jaall prepare
suitable box for t1e rtssPt0n Of ,alluts cast for
auti aGa Galnst AtCh Amendment Each pers1n vol
% his ballot tho wor.'s "fr ali The PROPOSITIONS
on this ticket which arc nut cancel u with Ink or
pen+l1," and - against all which arr 80 canceliel7
FaE Ansas st,e, 70 rns11ra s,aea,,n. o' II. a
charges on raliroaA4" For Section =, prohln'.-
US consolidation q competing lines Of tallroa d !.
ar obligations hesetofur4 issuexl~ Each Of said
tickets shall tc counted ~ vote cA~1 for each
proposition thereon nut cancelled with int or
pencil aud against zach psopos3n1n 70 cancf1ieL
The ballots shall In all respects be cAnEAsHef, and
returns te 1nade - tn e!ec t4ons OF Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
The following Is the vote In the House on This
proposition: ..-..
In1A-Nessrs Armstrong, Gtnonl. Hutchinson,
Mason. HustN1ck, Avery. Ratuahy. Baxter, Bealt.
Rlake. 9. G. Briggs. Btuwnell. CAmcsnn b. CLARK,
Crane, Crs&smAn, Curry, DAv,s, uoty, Eaton. Eck,
fl1ott, Feunc1 Fuller, Gay Goodrich, Gran, Green.
Harris, Harrison, Holt, Hubbard, Hunt HurIbut,
tIu.tnn lnEtrSotl, JfFeil, KenEirick, Lane. Let,
tasell. Nan.l!Eu, AeCowen. AcMernen, MEAD,
Miller. Mitchell. Newman, Norton, Osborn,
owen, kifurd. sanford. Shaw, Shier, SIckels,
smith. SHELL Stockbr1dGr, Sowles, Wagner, n ak
r. Walton, War', Westoyer, Speaker-es.
.Shys-AesSts- Shy tim, Stewart, ]. i. NilliAmA
The Senate tonight coucuzrrd In the action
At the House, rsfs.ng it, proposition IN the
amenied form by the following vote.
In1s-Seua:pta AiAif, Andrews. Bots, Co1k-
Hing, Fitzgerald, Jenks, Jones, Noon, Mason.
Allls, Fearl Ptctcc.. Phillips Pru1snan, Rich.
Sltrum, r. G. Smith, Thomas. Turner. Warner.
Williams, Wood, Wood*AEu-xa
Aays-SenatoEs Morris, Morton, Borine. fasle-
fon-k
This kettlcd the object OF the session, and Gn2l
Adjournment will lake psacc tomorrow noon.
;;oih H0uses to-t1y p1sscd the bill aprtupr1aune
III, 900 fos the expenses Of Fhe Resnnn, and ths
seuate concusrrd IN the House bill leSali1nX tht
tax rcfu1ns In kcweeuaw and uoughron Counties