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The substitute was adopted and the bill as amended was ordered

to be read a third time.

On motion of Mr. Coe,

The rules were suspended, and

The bill was read the third time and passed.

The question then being on the title of the bill, the same was,
On motion of Mr. Coe,

Amended by substituting therefor the words, "a bill to authorize the justices of the supreme court to fix and appoint the times of holding the several circuit courts within their several circuits."

On motion of Mr. Wright,

The House adjourned.

Friday, January 19, 1849.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called and Messrs. Flower and Ingersoll were absent on leave, and Messrs. Hatch and Mosher were absent without leave.

Mr. Deming asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Mosher for one day.

Mr. Fox for Mr. Hatch, for one week.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Tilden presented the petition of Horace Hill and forty others, for alterations in the existing laws in relation to school inspectors, and also in relation to highway commissioners; that portion of the petition relative to school inspectors was referred to the committee on education, and that portion relative to highway commissioners was referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Fox presented the petition of one hundred and twenty-nine citizens of the village of Jackson, on the subject of convict labor in the state prison; referred to the committee on the state prison.

Mr. McNair presented the petition of seventy-six tax-payers of the village of Tecumseh, for an alteration in the charter of said village; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Lovell presented the petition of Wm. F. Jennison and othersate. for the passage of a law appropriating certain non-resident hi

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taxes on the road leading from Portland, Ionia county, to the Grand river road in Clinton county, for the repair thereof; and

A petition of Almeron Newman and others, for authority to build a dam across Grand river, on section thirty-three, town six north of range five west; which petitions were referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Harger presented the petition of P. Dean Warner and others, of Farmington, Oakland county, for the re-enactment of the garnishee law; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. H. H. Comstock presented resolutions adopted by the board of supervisors of Allegan county, recommending certain amendments to the tax laws; referred to the committee on ways and means.

Mr. G. B. Turner, from the committee on claims, to whom was referred the claim of Benjamin Porter, submitted a report thereon in writing, which was, on his motion, laid on the table.

Mr. Morton, from the committee on state affairs, reported a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes for the year 1848, under an act to provide for the draining of swamps, marshes and other low lands, approved March 17, 1847, and the acts amendatory thereto, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Ferguson, from the committee on the judiciary, reported a bill to amend section seven of chapter one hundred and forty-one of the revised statutes, in relation to the punishment of fraudulent debtors, and

A bill to provide for the punishment of certain offences;

Which were severally read twice and ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Ferguson, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill to authorize Wilkes W. Durkee, of the county of Oakland, to sell certain real estate, reported the same back, and reported adverse to its passage, as the relief sought could be obtained under the provisions of chapter seventy-eight of the revised statutes, which report was accepted, the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and

su The bill was ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of charge and placed on the general order.

on, from the same committee, made the following re

port, which was accepted, and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject:

The committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of John Mickle and others, to legalize the acts of the school inspectors of the townships of Allen and Reading, in the county of Hillsdale, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report that in their opinion no legislation is necessary, or could be adopted to meet or answer the prayer of the petitioners, and they accordingly ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Kilborn, from the committee on public lands, reported a joint resolution relative to salt spring lands in the town of Saline, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order.

Mr. Morton, from the committee on state affairs, reported a joint resolution in relation to the transmission of the United States mail through Canada, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the bill to incorporate the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road company was correctly engrossed.

The following communication was announced:

To the House of Representatives:

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, January 18, 1849.)

I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State,

An act to change the name of Henry Mann.

EPAPHRO. RANSOM.

The following message was received from the Senate:

SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, January 18, 1849.)

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR: I am instructed to transmit herewith a bill to authorize Erie Prince and William H. Chillson to build a dam across the Thornapple river, in the county of Kent, which the Senate have passed, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked.

Respectfully, &c.,

W. L. BANCROFT,

Secretary of the Senate.

The Senate bill to authorize Erie Prince and William H. Chillson to build a dam across the Thornapple river, in the county of Kent» was read twice and referred to the committee on roads and bridges. On motion of Mr. O. C. Comstock,

Resolved, That the House of Representatives invite the superintendent of public instruction to deliver a lecture on the Michigan school system, in this Hall, next Monday evening.

Mr. G. B. Turner offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, it would be inexpedient to grant any act of incorporation conferring banking privileges, or continuing the same, without first submitting it to the electors of this state for their approval.

Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, it would be highly improper to loan the credit or funds of this state, directly or indirectly, to any corporate company, or in any manner to extend the time already given any such company to meet its indebtedness to the state, without first submitting the proposition to the electors of the state for their approval.

On motion of Mr. Coe,

The resolutions were laid on the table.

Mr. Mulhollen gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to amend the act incorporating the Monroe and Erie plank road company.

Mr. Lockwood offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Representative Hall be granted to Mr. Jonathan Lamb, this evening to, lecture on education.

Mr. Pennoyer offered the following as a substitute for the resolution, which substitute was agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Hon. Jonathan Lamb be, and he is hereby entitled to the use of the Representative Hall at any time when not otherwise occupied, for the purpose of lecturing upon the subject of education and the establishment of Norman schools in this state.

The resolution as amended was then adopted.

Mr. Parkhurst gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to amend section fifty of chapter one hundred and eight of the revised statutes of 1846.

Mr. Giddings gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to authorize the laying out and establishing

a state road from Richland, in Kalamazoo county, to Hastings, in Barry county, and

A bill to authorize James S. Pitts, a minor, to convey real estate. On motion of Mr. Hawley,

The report of the committee on claims on the subject of Benjamin Porter's claim, was ordered to be printed.

Mr. Chittenden offered the following resolution, which was adopt ed:

Resolved, That this House order five hundred extra copies of the annual report of the Adjutant General to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Pennoyer,

The vote by which the last resolution was adopted, was reconsid. ered.

Mr. Pennoyer then moved that the resolution be amended by striking out the words "five hundred" and inserting "one thousand," which motion prevailed, and the resolution as amended was then adopted.

On motion of Mr. Hawley,

Resolved, That the use of this Hall be tendered to Dr. B. S. Taylor on Saturday evenings, until otherwise ordered, for the purpose of holding singing schools therein.

On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner,

Resolved, That when this House adjourns it will adjourn to meet at half-past two o'clock this afternoon.

The bill to incorporate the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road company, was read the third time and passed by a two-thirds vote. Mr. Chamberlain moved that the vote by which the bill was passed be reconsidered, which motion was lost.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. Coe in the chair, and after some time spent thereon the committee rose and by their chairman reported back to the House with sundry amendments, in which the concurrence of the House was asked,

A bill to incorporate the Pittsburg and Isle Royal mining company, of Pittsburg;

A bill to authorize the construction of a free bridge across the St. Joseph river at or near the mouth of McCoy's creek; and

A joint resolution for the relief of Johnson Lee.
The committee also reported back without amendment,

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