A bill to incorporate the Pittsburg and Isle Royal copper mining

company of Pittsburg.

The following entitled bills were severally read the third time and passed, viz:

A bill to amend chapter one hundred and fifty-five of the revised statutes, in relation to forgery and counterfeiting; and

ter.

A bill to provide for laying out a state road from Mason to Dex

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the following entitled bill and joint resolution were correctly enrolled, and were this day presented to the Governor for his approval, viz:

A bill to provide for the payment for wood, lights, and other incidental expenses of the legislature and state offices; and

A joint resolution appointing the Michigan State Journal the state paper, and for other purposes.

The House having arrived at the order of unfinished business, took up the bill to authorize the commissioner of the state land office

to sell certain university lands, when

Mr. Ingersoll moved to amend the same by striking out of the second section, the words "state paper of the state of Michigan," and inserting "Detroit Commercial Bulletin, Detroit Daily Advertiser, and the Monroe Advocate," which motion prevailed.

Mr. Kilborn moved an amendment, striking out the words "and in such other papers as he may think requisite and proper," and in. serting "and the Detroit Gazette."

Mr. Coe moved to amend the amendment by adding "and Lake Superior News," to the words proposed to be inserted, which motion was lost.

Mr. Chittenden moved to amend the amendment by adding "and Primitive Expounder," to the words to be inserted, which was not agreed to.

Mr. Ingersoll moved a call of the House, which was had, when it was found that Messrs. O. C. Comstock, Hammond and Lovell were absent without leave, and

The Sergeant-at-Arms was sent for the absentees.

Mr. O. C. Comstock having returned,

On motion of Mr. Ingersoll,

All further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

The question then recurring on the amendment moved by Mr.. Kilborn, it was rejected.

Mr. Ingersoll moved to amend the second section by striking out the words "and in in such other papers as he may deem requisite and proper," which motion prevailed.

Mr. McNeil moved to amend the same section by striking out all after the word "published" in the third line, to the word "thirty" in the fourth line, and inserting "in such papers as he may think requisite," which motion was lost.

Mr. Ingersoll moved the previous question, which was demanded, by the following vote:

YEAS.

as follows:

Mr. Allen,

The main question was ordered to be now put, by yeas and nays,

YEAS!

Mr. O. C. Comstock, Mr. McNeil,

Bacon,

Bowne,

Dayton,
Fox,

Pennoyer,

Salyer,

Smith,

Coe,

Holmes,

St. Clair,

Mr. McNair,

Harger,

Parkhurst,

Chittenden,

Hartsuff,

The main question being on ordering the bill to be read the third

time, was then put and decided in the affirmative.

The House then took up the bill to provide for laying out private roads, and

Mr. G. B. Turner moved to amend the first line of section two by striking out the words "in case" at the beginning of the line, and also the words "they may" before "proceed" and inserting "and," which amendments were agreed to.

Mr. G. B. Turner moved to amend the bill by adding thereto the following two sections, which were severally-adopted, viz:

"Sec. 6. In case the commissioners shall decide against any application for laying out or altering any private road, no second appli⚫cation for the same purpose shall be entertained by them for the space of twelve months after making the first application.

"See. 7. All costs and charges attending the laying out and altering of any private road shall be defrayed by the applicant or applicants for the same, and no cost or charges whatever shall be allowed or paid by any township in consequence of any application to the commissioners for the laying out or altering any private road."

Mr. Ingersoll moved to amend the sixth line of section one, by striking out the words "posted up at least twenty," and inserting "published in some newspaper, printed within the county if there be one."

Mr. Buck moved to amend the amendment by adding to the words proposed to be inserted, "and in the Lake Superior News," which motion was lost, and

The question recurring on the original amendment, it was rejected. On motion of Mr. Coe,

The vote by which the House amended the bill by adding thereto the seventh section, was reconsidered, and

The question recurring on the adoption of section seven, it was decided in the negative.

Mr. Hartsuff moved that the bill be laid on the table, which motion was lost.

Mr. Hartsuff moved an adjournment, but the House refused to adjourn.

Mr. Ingersoll offered the following to stand as section seven;

"Sec. 7. All private roads laid out under the provisions of this act, shall follow the section lines, or legal sub-divisions of said land, on which said road may be laid out, provided that said lines will admit of the making of such roads.”

Mr. David moved the previous question, which was not demanded,

and

ed.

The question recurring on the additional section, it was not adopt

On motion of Mr. Deming,

The fifth line of section two was amended by striking out all after the word "highways."

On motion of Mr. St. Clair,

The House adjourned.

Saturday, Feburary 3, 1849.

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

Prayer by Rev. Dr. Comstock.

The roll was called, and Messrs. Burk, Cady, Chamberlain, Curtis, Davis, Ferguson, Flower, A. Gillet, M. S. Gillett, Hatch, Hawley, Hobart, Lockwood, Moran, Mosher, O'Malley, Stoddard, Tilden, J. W. Turner, Turrill, Tuttle, Waite and Wright were absent on leave, and Messrs. Deming, Hammond, Holmes and Lovell were absent without leave.

Mr. Wilkinson asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Deming for the day.

Mr. Moffatt for Mr. Hammond, for two days.

Mr. McNeil for Mr. Holmes, for three days.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Coman presented the petition of W. W. Murphy and one hundred and eighteen others, of Hillsdale county, for the re-charter of the Farmers' and Mechanics' bank of Michigan; laid on the table.

Mr. Moffatt presented the petition of John D. Pierce and fifty others, for the appointment of commissioners to lay out a road from Ceresco, mills, in the town of Marshall, to Bellevue, in Eaton county; referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Giddings presented the petition of Stephen Vickery, H. G. Wells and fifty-six others, for a repeal of chapter thirty-eight of the revised statutes of 1846, and a revival of the poor laws in force on the twenty-eighth day of February, 1847; and

The petition of George Thomas and thirty-five others, asking an alteration of the poor laws, so that each town may support its own poor; which petitions were referred to the committe on the judiciary.

Mr. Buck presented the petition of P. L. Baldy and thirty others, of St. Joseph county, for the re-charter of the Farmers' and Mechanics' bank of Michigan; laid on the table.

Mr. Chittenden presented the petition of L. C. Fletcher and others, for a change of the name of the county of Van Buren; referred to the committee on the organization of townships and counties.

Mr. Buck presented the petition of John S. Barry and forty others, citizens of St. Joseph county, relative to the claim of John Graham, of said county; referred to the committee on claims.

Mr. Matthews presented the petition of Franklin Welles, and three hundred and fifteen others, of St. Joseph county, for the incorporation of a company to construct a railroad from Marshall to Constantine; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, reported a bill to authorize proceedings against garnishees, and for other purposes, which was read twice, and

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

Laid on the table and ordered to be printed,

Mr. Campbell, from the committee on internal improvement, to whom was referred the Senate bill to authorize the improvement of the Kalamazoo river, and for other purposes, reported the same back without action, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration, which report was accepted and the committee discharged. Mr. H. H. Comstock moved that the bill be laid on the table, which motion was lost, and

On motion of Mr. Coe,

The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Campbell, from the committee on internal improvement, to whom was referred the petition of James Scribner and C. A. Loomis and others, for an alteration of the present plans adopted for the construction of a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand river at Grand Rapids, and also sundry remonstrances against any alteration in such plans, reported the same back, and reported adverse to any legislative action thereon, which report was accepted, and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the bill to repeal section twelve of an act to amend the revised