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Day
6
Month
February
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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Is Sísate - Mr. Ilowell proposed tint the inenibers o( the Legislatura by n joint resoution. s-hould give themselves ihe pm-ilegc of riding on tLe raüroad froe of' charge. But this cömfortable and moh'cy-saving project was postponcd itidefinitely. Mr. Liitejohn, from the judiciary. reported against ihc bül to punish defaulters as unncressiry. Thn Free Press says: :Un Saurday the House had under cinsidentixn a bilí Cor the abolishincn; of capital pnnlh nent n ihis Staie. Messrs. Littlejohn, Bnsh, Livermorc, Johnson, Wni. Gnge and O'Keefle, made powerf'ui and eloquent iippenls in i'avor of ihp bill. nnd Messrs. Anderson, Pirdy. and Vickeiy. wêre elenr and forcible in their remurks ih l'position. On the one hand, it was contended that the principies inculcated by our present iawy. of l.lood for blood. nammlly engendered in the 'iiind of man feülmcs of vengance against his fellov men for runlor supposed wrongs, and thnt mild and humane lnws would exercise a material mora! nfluence ii])on society in the prevention "i crime; whiïe on tlie other hand. it was urged ihnt the protection and welfan; of society demanded thci'ullea1 vengennce on tho huads of thoso who "èhed innocent blood " On a suhseqiiein day. the clause making the imprisonment solitary for life, was stricken out. The bil' wns then passed by the following vote. Ykas - Messrs. Andrews, Axford, Barnnrd, Bnach, Bush, Cndy, Carpenter, J. L. Gage, Wilünm Gage. Goodcl!. Godlroy, Goodwin. Hagannn Howe. Johnsrtn, King, Lacey. Lothrop, Lawrenct, Lee, Littlejohn. .ivermnre. Mc Camly, Motlra-n, Murray, O'Kecffe, Olds. Patteison, Poppleton. Pratt. Rice. Rix, Schoolcraft, Seely. Vid ti- 35. Nays - Messrs. Ande-sn. Hixon, McLeod, Moure. Provost, Purdy,Rowland. Smiih. Snow, Vaughan, Vickery, Waldron, We!d. Younglovc, Speaker - 15. Petitions for extending the light of suflrage to negoes were presented from Ingham,The Sinte priniing business has been very. thoroughly discussed. . A weck ago, the legisla. tion alrendy epent on it was estimatcd to have cost fïfteen hundrcd dollars. It has probably nearly donbled since. do not üiiük itnecessary to give any account of rhe endless motions nnd debites on tho subject., Bu.t ns there is no loss without somegain. it serves to improve tha members in debate, and givc (hem a clnuce for mnking progress in poliucal tactics. We presuma ihese consideraiions will iiüroe the people tü acquiescfi ciiccrful.ïy the expense. The Medical Predice bilí was diöcussed in ;he Señale. Mr. Bradley moved to repeal all the rrovisions of the Rcvised Statates relative ta Medical Mr. Wfxom offered un a 'nendinent emhracíngraw as well os medicine.- The subject was posponed. The Sennte bill for amendïng the Cnstitution, so that elections shail bc held on one day instead of two, paesed the riouee" - ayes 44, nays 1. The Afveniser of Thursday says: The Lecrislauirr. ycsterday, fmnlly eucceeded in passing a printinsr bilí, after so lonc and pain.-. ful an agony. Jt givps the public prihting to El!ii & Briej. and continúes the Kroe Prefs 88 tha

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