Friday, January 6, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Manning presented the petition of inhabitants of township seven and eight north, of range eight east, in Lapeer county, for the organization of a new township, to be called Richfield. Referred to the committee on towns and counties.

Mr. Rumsey presented the petition of C. Thayer, for a state road from Dexter to Grand river. Referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Britain gave notice.that, on some future day, he would ask leave to bring in a bill to authorize the appointment of commissioners to take the acknowledgment of deeds and instruments of writing under seal.

Mr. Manning gave notice that, at a future day, he would ask for leave to bring in a bill to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Oakland county bank."

Mr. Britain, in pursuance of previous notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the organization of towns and counties; and Messrs. Britain, Raynale and Barry were appointed a committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Britain, in pursuance of previous notice, also asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages; and Messrs. Britain, Ellis and McDonell were appointed the committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Hough, in pursuance of previous notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to change the day of the annual meeting of the legislature; and Messrs. Hcugh, McDonell and Rumsey were appointed a committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Moore gave notice that on a future day he should ask leave to bring in a bill to lay out a state road from Ypsilanti, in the county of Washtenaw, to Adrian, in the county of Lenawee.

Mr. Clark gave notice that on a future day he would ask leave to bring in a bill to amend the charter of the St. Clair bank.

On motion of Mr. McDonell, the report of the joint committee on the printing of both houses of the legislature, which was laid on the table yesterday, was taken up for consideration.

The question being on the resolution accompanying the report, Mr. Ellis moved to amend said resolution by adding as follows:

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except so far as relates to the daily printing of the journal for the use of members," which motion did not prevail; and the resolution as originally offered, was thereupon adopted, being in the words following:

Resolved, That the Senate accept the terms proposed by Mr. Bagg.

On motion of Mr. Barry,

Resolved, That the secretary procure copies of the documents communicated in a message from the Executive on the 3d instant, and which were destroyed by the conflagration of the office of the printer to the Senate, the following morning.

A message was received from the House of Representatives, through their clerk, as follows:

Mr. PRESIDENT-I am instructed by the House of Representatives, to inform the Senate of the passage of the joint resolution to provide for the appointment of a fiscal agent, and to ask their concurrence therein.

Said resolution from the House of Representatives, was thereupon read a first time, and by consent of three-fourths a second and third time, and concurred in by the Senate, being in the words following:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That John Norton, Jr., cashier of the Michigan state bank, be, and he is hereby, appointed fiscal agent to this legislature.

A message was received from the Governor, through his private secretary, as follows:

To the Senate:

I hereby transmit the report of the commissioners appointed to review the location of the seat of justice for the county of Branch.

January 6, 1837.

STEVENS T. MASON.

The accompanying report having been read, was, on motion of Mr. Barry, referred to the committee on towns and counties.

(See Senate Document No. 8.)

On motion of Mr. McDonell, the resolution on the table relative to a reporter to the Senate, having been taken up, Mr. Comstock moved to amend by substituting the following:

Resolved, That the Senate proceed to elect a reporter to the Senate.

Which substitute was agreed to, and the resolution, so amended, was adopted.

Mr. McDonell thereupon nominated Joseph Coats, as reporter to the Senate, which nomination was unanimously concurred in by the Senate.

Mr. Ellis submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the reporter to the Senate be required to keep a copy of his reports in a book to be kept for that purpose, and that he be required to allow the publishers of the newspapers of this state to take copies thereof, if requested by such publishers.

Mr. McDonell moved to amend by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and inserting as follows:

"That the reporter shall publish the reports in accordance with such directions as may be given him by the committee on printing."

Which amendment being lost, the original resolution was thereupon adopted.

And the Senate, on motion of Mr. Clark, then adjourned.

Saturday, January 7, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The roll being called, there was absent Mr. Rumsey.

On motion of Mr. Cooper, leave of absence was granted to Mr. Rumsey until Tuesday.

Mr. Davis presented the petition of the citizens of Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, Shiawassee, Livingston, Oakland and Wayne counties, relative to a canal or railroad from Detroit to the mouth of Grand river. Read and referred to the committee on internal improvements.

Mr. McKey presented the petition of David Gilbert, a minor, and the parents of said minor, of the township of Palmyra, in Le

nawee county, for authority to said minor to convey by deed a certain lot of land. Read and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Hough, from the select committee appointed for that purpose, brought in a bill entitled "A bill to change the time of the annual meeting of the legislature," which bill was thereupon read a first time, and by consent of three-fourths, a second time, and committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Manning, in pursuance of previous notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Oakland county bank," and Messrs. Manning, Moore and Clark were appointed a committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Britain, in pursuance of previous notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorize the appointment of commissioners to take the acknowledgment of deeds and instruments of writing under seal; and Messrs. Britain, Raynale and McDonell were appointed the committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Ellis, in pursuance of previous notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the regulation of banking associations, under certain restrictions; and Messrs. Ellis, Britain and Barry were appointed a committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Moore, in pursuance of previous notice, asked and obtained. leave to bring in a bill to lay out a state road from Ypsilanti, in the county of Washtenaw, to Adrian, in the county of Lenawee; and Messrs. Moore, Cooper and Davis were appointed a committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Comstock gave notice that he would ask leave, on some future day to bring in a bill to incorporate a railroad company to construct a railroad, leading from the city of Detroit to some point on the Grand river, at or near the mouth of the Maple river, with a capital of one million of dollars.

The Senate then resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Britain in the chair, on the bill entitled "A bill to change the time of the annual meeting of the legislature ;" and after some time spent thereon, the committee rose, and through their chairman, reported the same back to the Senate without amendment. On motion of Mr. Ellis, the word "change" in the title was al

tered to "fix;" and the bill was thereupon ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Mr. Ellis, in pursuance of previous notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for regulating the construction of mill dams across the navigable streams of this state; and Messrs. Ellis, Barry and Manning were appointed a committee to bring in said bill.

Mr. Britain gave notice that, on a future day, he would ask leave to bring in a bill to extend the Detroit and St. Joseph railroad through New Buffalo to the northern boundary of Indiana.

And the Senate, on motion of Mr. Comstock, then adjourned.

Monday, January 9, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

The roll being called, there were absent, Messrs. Comstock, Davis and Summers; absent on leave, Mr. Rumsey.

Mr. Hough, from the committee on roads and bridges, to whom had been referred the petition of C. Thayer and others, for a state road from Dexter to Grand river, brought in a bill entitled "A bill to provide for laying out a certain state road," which bill was thereupon read a first time, and by consent of three-fourths a second time, and on motion of Mr. Hough, committed to committee of the whole.

Mr. McDonell laid the following resolution on the table:

Resolved, That the secretary of the Senate furnish the fiscal agent with a list of the names of the members of the Senate, and the number of miles from their respective places of residence to the seat of government; and also a list of the names of the officers of the Senate, and the per diem allowance to every such officer.