The bill to establish a state Normal school was read the third time, when

Mr. Giddings moved that it be re-committed to the commitee on education, with instructions to amend section ten by striking out therefrom the words "the said board shall require of every person, on entering said school, to sign a declaration of intention to follow the business of teaching primary schools in this state," and also to amend section three, so that the board of education shall be elected by the people; which motion was decided in the negative, by the following

The bill was then passed, by yeas and nays, as follows:

YEAS.

NAYS.

Mr. Buck,

Mr. Harger,

Mr. Turrill,

Chittenden,

The House having arrived at the order of unfinished business, took up the bill to provide for the support of the poor in the county of Calhoun, and for other purposes, and it was,

On motion of Mr. Andrews,

Re-committed to the committee on the judiciary.

The joint resolution in relation to the publication of certain laws in the German language, was taken up, and

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

Amended by adding "or for the correction of the proof sheets," after the word "same" in the fifth line.

Mr. Ingersoll moved that all after the resolving clause be stricken out, which motion was lost, by the following vote:

The joint resolution was then ordered to be engrossed and read the

third time.

The bill to provide for the location of the seat of justice in the county of Kent was taken up, when

Mr. Pennoyer moved that it be amended as follows:

Insert after the word "commissioners," in the third line of section one, the following, "who are not citizens or inhabitants of said county,"

Insert after the word "examine" in the sixth line of section one, the following:

"And first ascertain whether the county seat for the county of

Kent has not already been located and established according to laws; and if they shall be satisfied said location has not legally been made and established, then it shall be their duty to visit."

Insert after the word "one" in the ninth line of section one, the words "half of one," so that said section one shall read as follows:

"That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and required to appoint three suitable and disinterested persons as commissioners, who are not citizens or inhabitants of said county, to locate and establish the county seat of the county of Kent, who shall meet at such time and place as he may designate in said county, and after being duly sworn faithfully and impartially to discharge the duty assigned them, and also that they are not directly or indirectly interested in making said location, they shall proceed to examine and first ascertain whether the county seat of the county of Kent has not already been permanently located and established according to laws. And if they shall be satisfied such location has not already been legally made and. established, then it shall be their duty to visit the several places proposed in said county, and shall establish said county seat at such place as they or a majority of them shall consider for the best interest of said. county, upon such land as shall be deeded to the county for that purpose; provided the quantity of land so conveyed shall not be less than one half of one acre."

Pending the question on these amendments,

On motion of Mr. Coe,.

The bill was laid on the table.

The bill to authorize the improvement of the Kalamazoo river and for other purposes, was taken up, when

Mr. Coe moved to amend the third section thereof, by striking out the words "or the location of which is not recognized by the secretary of the treasury;"

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Parkhurst,.

The bill was laid on the table..

The bill concerning divorces was taken up, and'

On motion of Mr. Coe,

Laid on the table.

The joint resolution in relation to Jokin G. Bean, a discharged con-vict, was taken up, and the amendment reported thereto by the committee of the whole was concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Hartsuff,

The words "one hundred" before "dollars," were stricken out, and ""fifty" inserted.

Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the further consideration of the res-olution be indefinitely postponed,

Which motion was lost.

On motion of Mr. Chamberlain,
The House adjourned.

Tuesday, February 6, 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. Cady, Curtis, Davis, Flower, M. S. Gillett, Hammond, Hatch, Hawley, Hobart, Holmes, Lockwood, Moran, Mosher, O'Malley, Stoddard, Tilden, J. W. Turner and Tuttle were absent with leave, and Messrs. Lovell, Morton and Waite were absent without leave.

Mr. Bowne asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Levell for an indefinite period.

Mr. A. Gillet for Mr. Waite, as above.

Mr. Allen for Mr. Morton, for the day.

On motion of Mr. Bacon,

The action of the rule requiring the reading of the journal was suspended.

Mr. Chittenden presented the petition of one hundred and thirtyone citizens of Detroit, for the passage of a law compelling the inspection of flour for exportation; and

The petition of Thomas C. Robinson, John Edwards and others, of G. Williams and one hundred and thirty-one others, and of J. H. Bagg and thirty-seven others, for the passage of a law requiring the inspection of fish; which petitions were referred to the committee on state affairs.

Mr. Matthews presented the petition of C. H. Starr and twentythree others, of St. Joseph county, and of Wm. G. Strong and fortyfour others, for the incorporation of a company to construct a railroad

from Marshall to Constantine; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Chamberlain presented the petition of David Aitken and one hundred and twenty-four others, of Berrien county, for the passage of a law requiring the board of supervisors of said county to keep in repair certain bridges across the St. Joseph river; referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Burk presented the petition of R. K. Charles and twenty-four others, and of Moses Joy and eighty-seven others, for the incorporation of a company to construct a plank road from Niles to Mottville; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the bill to provide for the support of the poor in the county of Calhoun, and for other purposes, reported the same back with sundry amendments, and recommended its passage, which report was accepted, and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and

The amendments reported by the committee were severally concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

Mr. Pennoyer, from the committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the bill to authorize the supervisor of the township of Fairfield, in the county of Lenawee to renew the warrant for the collection of the taxes in said township, reported the same back with sundry amendments and recommended its passage, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration. of the subject; and

The bill was ordered to be printed, refered to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the joint resolution in relation to the publication of certain laws in the German language, was correctly engrossed.

Mr. Kilborn, from the committee on public lands, to whom was referred the Senate bill to authorize Alfred Ashley, his heirs or assigns, to construct a plank road across those parts of sections two and eleven, in town three north of range fourteen east, known as salt spring lands belonging to the state, and

The Senate joint resolutions relative to the selection of publiclands,