Senator Finley moved to amend the resolution by striking out the word "duly," which amendment was accepted by Senator Griswold. Senator Thomson moved that the resolution be laid on the table, which motion was lost, by the following vote:

Senator McKinney moved that the further consideration of the resolution be indefinitely postponed, which motion was decided in the negative, by the following vote:

Mr. Buck moved the previous question, which was demanded by a majority, and the main question was ordered to be now put.

Senator Thomson moved an adjournment, but the joint convention refused to adjourn, by the yeas and nays, as follows:

The main question, being on the adoption of the resolution, was then put and decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:

Mr. H. H. Comstock moved that the last vote be reconsidered.

Pending which,

On motion of Senator Thomson,

The joint convention adjourned sine die.

W. L. BANCROFT,

Secretary of the Senate.

A. W. HOVEY,

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

The Speaker called the House to order, when

Mr. Waite moved an adjournment, which motion prevailed, and The House adjourned.

Monday, January 22, 1849.

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

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called, and Mr. Hatch was absent on leave, and Messrs. Allen, Belding, Coe, Giddings, A. Gillet, Harger, Hartsuff, Ingersoll, Lovell, Morton, Mosher, Stevens, and J. W. Turner were absent without leave.

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

for an indefinite period, and for Mr. Lovell for one day.

Mr. Waite for Mr. A. Gillet, for one day.

Mr. Pennoyer for Mr. Allen, for one day.
Mr. Bowne for Mr. Giddings, for one day.

Mr. O. C. Comstock for Mr. Coe, for an indefinite period.
Mr. Campbell for Mr. Hartsuff, as above.

Mr. Chittenden for Mr. Stevens, as above.

Mr. McNair for Mr. J. W. Turner, as above.

Mr. Mulhollen for Mr. Morton, for four days.

Mr. Davis for Messrs. Belding and Harger, for one week.

Mr. O'Malley for Mr. Ingersoll, for two days.

Mr. G. B. Turner for Mr. Bacon, for one week from and after to-day. On motion of Mr. Hawley,

The rule requiring the reading of the journal was suspended.

Mr. Parkhurst presented the petition of Amasa D. Chapman and forty-seven others of Oakland county, for an office to be located in Pontiac for the reception of moneys due for school lands; referred to the committee on school lands.

Mr. Pennoyer presented the petition of the board of supervisors of Kent county, for an appropriation of internal improvement lands to aid in the construction of a bridge across Grand river at the mouth of Flat river, in the township of Lowell, in said county; referred to the committee on internal improvement.

Mr. O'Malley presented the petition of Jacob Sammons and thirty-six others of the county of Michilimackinac, for the organization of a new township by the name of Bainbridge; referred to the committee on the organization of townships and counties.

Mr. Wilkinson presented the petition of inhabitants of the township of Fairfield, Lenawee county, to reinstate section one hundred and forty of chapter fifty-eight of the revised statutes of 1846; referred to the committee on education.

Mr. Fox presented the petition of Stephen Dow and forty-nine others, of the town of Lyndon, Washtenaw county, for an act legalizing their township records in matters of form; referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Smith presented the petition of John Hagadon, of Kent county, for the passage of an act allowing him to purchase certain salt