bridges in said county, 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, to whom was referred the bill to amend the revised statutes of 1846, relative to. university lands, reported the same back without amendment 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, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.. Mr. Ferguson, from the same committee, reported a bill to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-three, of the revised statutes of 1846, and A bill to amend section four of chapter eighty-eight of the revised statutes of 1846; Which were severally read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, reported a bill to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of 1846, in relation to appeals, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general or.. der. Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the following entitled bills were correctly enrolled, and were this day presented to the Governor for his approval, viz: A bill to incorporate the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road company; A bill to amend chapter one hundred and fifty-five of the revised statutes, in relation to forgery and counterfeiting; A bill to amend section seven of chapter one hundred and fortyone of the revised statutes, in relation to the punishment of fraudulent debtors; and ter. A bill to provide for laying out a state road from Mason to Dex- Mr. Tuttle, from the committee on claims, to whom was referred the petition of Messrs. Elliott and Van Aiken for relief, reported the same back, and reported adverse to the prayer of the petition, which. report was accepted and the committee discharged-from the further consideration of the subject. Mr. Tuttle, from the same committee, reported a joint resolution relative to the claim of Alexander Titchworth, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Ingersoll, from the committee on printing, to whom was referred the bill to amend the revised statutes in relation to the printing of the annual reports of state officers, reported the same back without amendment 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, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Ingersoll, from the same committee, reported a joint resolution relative to state, printing, which was read twice,'ordered to be printel, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Ingersoll, from the same committee, to whom was referred the claim of Leonora M. Ellis, widow of Edward D. Ellis, in behalf of Ellis & Briggs, for damages, reported the same back, and reported adverse to the prayer of the petition, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Mr. Hawley, from the select committee on the subject of calling a convention to revise the constitution, submitted a written report which was, On motion of Mr. Chittenden, Laid on the table and one thousand copies ordered to be printed. The following message was received from the Senate: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, February 13, 1849. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: } SIR:-I am instructed to transmit herewith the following entitled -bills, which the Senate have passed, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, viz: A bill to incorporate the grand lodge of free and accepted masons of the state of Michigan; A bill to incorporate the Northville hydraulic company: A bill to incorporate the Detroit savings' fund institute; A bill to enlarge the powers and increase the number of officers, in school district number four, in the township of Ypsilanti; A bill authorizing Abram Smith and John W. Russell to erect a dam across Grand river, in the county of Eaton; and A bill to amend the charter of the city of Detroit. I am further instructed to inform you that the Senate have concurred in a bill to provide for the support of the poor in the counties of Calhoun and Van Buren, which bill is herewith returned. I am further instructed to inform you that the Senate have concurred in the amendment of the House to a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Bridgeport, in the coun-ty of Saginaw, and that the bill as amended has been ordered to be enrolled. I am further instructed to respectfully inform you that the Senate insist on their disagreement to the amendment of the House to the Senate substitute for the House joint resolution relative to the claim of John W. Palmer, and that Messrs. Summers, Hart and Shoemaker have been appointed a committee of conference on the part of the Senate, upon the disagreement between the two Houses on said substitute for said joint resolution, which is herewith returned, and to respectfully request the appointment of a like committee on the part of the. House. Respectfully, &c., W. L. BANCROFT, Secretary of the Senate. The bill to provide for the support of the poor in the counties of Calhoun and Van Buren, was ordered to be enrolled; The Senate bill to incorporate the Detroit savings' fund institute; The Senate bill to amend the charter of the city of Detroit; The Senate bill to incorporate the trustees of Elmwood cemetery;, The Senate bill to incorporate the Northville hydraulic company; and The Senate bill to incorporate the grand lodge of free and accepted masons of the state of Michigan, Were severally read twice and referred to the committee on banks. and incorporations. The Senate bill authorizing Abram Smith and John W. Russell to erect a dam across Grand river, in the county of Eaton, was read twice and referred to the committee on roads and bridges. The Senate bill to enlarge the powers and increase the number of officers in school district number four in, the township of Ypsilanti, was read twice and referred to the committee on education. A committee of conference was ordered to be appointed on the part of the House, on the disagreement between the two Houses on the House amendment to the Senate substitute for the joint resolution. relative to the claim of John W. Palmer, and Messrs. Tuttle, Deming and Lovell were appointed as such committee. Mr. Ingersoll gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the Lansing coal company. Mr. Giddings, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a preamble and joint resolutions relative to slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, which was read twice and referred to the committee on federal relations.. Mr. Mulhollen, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained. leave to introduce a bill to repeal section sixteen of an act to amend the revised statutes of 1846, approved April 3, 1848, which was. read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary. Mr. Ferguson introduced a joint resolution fixing the day of adjournment, which was read, and under the rule, laid on the table. Mr. Lockwood gave notice that he would on some future day ask. leave to introduce a joint resolution authorizing the Speaker to draw his warrant for the per diem allowance of the late Herman C. Noble during the present session of the legislature, in favor of Mrs. Maria E. Noble. Mr. Harger moved that the concurrent resolution fixing the day of adjournment, offered by him on the fifth instant, be taken from the table, which motion was lost. Mr. Chamberlain moved to take from the table the resolution yes-terday offered by him, ordering the holding of two daily sessions, which motion was lost. The House having arrived at the order of unfinished business, took up the bill to incorporate the North-West mining company of Michigan, and the question being on granting the committee of the whole leave to sit again thereon, it was agreed to.. up, The bill to incorporate the Minesota mining company, was taken and the first amendment reported thereto by the committee of the whole, was non-concurred in, and the second amendment reported thereto was concurred in. Mr. Ingersoll moved that the eighth line of section four be amend ed by striking out the word "state," which motion was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote: 111 NAYS. Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Smith, Hatch, Stevens, Hawley, Tilden, Holmes, Turrill, Kilborn, Tuttle, Lockwood, Waite, McNeil, Wilkinson, Moffatt, 23 The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill to incorporate the North-West mining company of Michigan, Mr. Giddings in the chair. And after spending some time thereon, the committee rose, and by their chairman reported the bill back to the House, which report was accepted. On motion of Mr. Lockwood, The House adjourned. Wednesday, February 14, 1849. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. Prayer by the Chaplain. The roll was called and Messrs. David, Davis, Flower, Hammond, Morton, Mosher, St. Clair and G. B. Turner were absent on leave. |