construct a railroad from Marshall, via. Union city, to Constantine; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Waite presented the petition of S. W. Willard and others, of Washtenaw county, for a law prohititing the sale of spirituous liquors as a beverage; referred to the committee on state affairs.

Mr. Allen presented the petition of J. H. Adams and thirty-one others, of Clinton county, for an appropriation of internal improvement land for the improvement of the road leading from Lansing to De Witt; referred to the committee on internal improvement.

Mr. Lockwood presented the petition of Major Alderman and one hundred and four others, of the township of Commerce, for the appropriation of certain non-resident highway taxes on the road between the villages of Milford and Pontiac, in the county of Oakland, referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Pennoyer presented the remonstrance of Robert Hilton and N. Fisk, against the passage of any act granting certain salt spring lands to John Hagadone, in accordance with the prayer of said Hagadone; referred to the committee on public lands.

Mr. McNair presented the remonstrance of citizens of Lenawee county, against extending the time for the payment of the amount due from the Michigan Southern railroad company to the state; laid on the table.

Mr. Parkhurst presented the petition of Frederick H. Kellicut, George C. Johnson, and sixty-eight others of Oakland county, for the passage of a law authorizing county treasurers to receive moneys due the primary school lands; referred to the committee on public lands.

Mr. J. W. Turner presented the remonstrance of Franklin Goodell and sixty-four others, against the restoration of the law authorizing capital punishment; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Ferguson, from the committee on the judiciary, reported a bill to amend section eighteen of chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the revised statutes of 1846;

A bill to amend section nineteen of chapter one hundred and fifty of the revised statutes of 1846; and

A bill to define the jurisdiction of the county courts, and for other purposes,

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

Mr. Pennoyer, from the committee on internal improvement, to whom was referred the petition of Elisha Belcher and sixty-four others, for an appropriation to improve the navigation of the Kalamazoo river, 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. Pennoyer, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill appropriating certain internal improvement lands for the purpose of constructing certain roads and bridges in the county of Berrien, reported the same back without action, which report was accepted and the committee discharged, and

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

Mr. Moran, from the committee on roads and bridges, reported a bill for the improvement of the county line road from Gidley's station, in the county of Jackson, to Lansing, in the county of Ingham, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Matthews, from the committee on the organization of townships and counties, reported a bill to organize certain townships, and for other purposes, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Tuttle, from the committee of conference on the part of the House on the disagreement between the two Houses on the amendment to the Senate substitute for the joint resolution relative to the claim of John W. Palmer, reported that the committee had agreed to recommend to the House to recede from the amendment, which re- port was accepted and the committee discharged, and

The question being on receding from the amendment, it was deci-ded in the affirmative, and the joint resolution was ordered to be enrolled.

The following communication was announced:

To the House of Representatives:

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, February 14, 1849.)

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

An act to provide for the support of the poor in the counties of Cal-houn and Van Buren, and for other purposes.

EPAPHRO. RANSOM.

Mr. Fox made the following announcement:

Mr. SPEAKER: It has become my painful duty to announce to this House, the death of Benjamin Follet Tisdale, one of the messengers of this House, who died at his lodgings, at the Benton House, at two o'clock P. M., yesterday, in the 14th year of his age.

In announcing to the House this melancholy dispensation of Providence, it affords me unfeigned satisfaction, that I am enabled without ostentation to say of the deceased, that he was not only an honor to his bereaved parents, but the pride of the village in which he dwelt. The urbanity of his manners and his gentlemanly deportment and activity in business was a sufficient commendation to secure for him the place that he occupied on the floor of this House, and the affections of its members.

Mr. H. H. Comstock offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:

Whereas, The sudden death of Benjamin Fóllét Tisdale, one of the messengers of the House, has been announced, which dispensation of Providence excites our deep sorrow, the deceased having by his activity and many virtues endeared himself to us in the dis-charge of his duties; therefore

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker, to ascertain the amount, make arrangements for the payment of the necessary expenses attending the sickness and funeral obsequies of the deceased.

Resolved, That the associate messengers of this House be directed to wear the usual badge of mourning for the deceased, for thirty days.

The Speaker appointed as the committee under the foergoing resolutions, Messrs. H. H. Comstock, Fox and Ferguson.

Mr. Ingersoll offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That Henry Smith be and he is hereby appointed a messenger to this House in place of Benjamin F. Tisdale, deceased.

Mr. J. W. Turner moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "that" to and including the word "appointed,"

and inserting the Speaker be and he is hereby authorized to appoint," which amendment was not agreed to, and

The original resolution was adopted..

Mr. Tilden, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the Tecumseh and Dundee plank road company, which was read twice and referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

The House having arrived at the order of unfinished business, took up the bill to authorize the improvement of the Kalamazoo river, and for other purposes, when

On motion of Mr. Hawley,

The following provision was added to section six:

"And provided further, That said Auditor General shall not draw said warrants until he has received from said commissioners satisfactory proof, verified by the oath of said commissioners, that the above mentioned contributions as required by section three have been paid. into their hands for the purposes of this act."

On motion of Mr. Ferguson,

The words "nor for the value of any ds hereby appropriated,” were added to section three.

Mr. Fox moved that the fourth line of section three be amended. by striking out the words "according to the terms of the last preceding section," which motion was lost.

Mr. Harger moved to add a new section to the bill to stand as section seven, as follows:

"Sec. 7. This act shall not take effect until the year 1913," Which seetion was rejected, by the following vote:

Mr. Pennoyer moved a call of the House, which was had, and it was found that Messrs. Hawley and Smith were absent without leave.

On motion of Mr. Ingersoll,

The Sergeant-at-Arms was sent for Mr. Hawley.

Mr. Hawley having returned,

On motion of Mr. O'Malley,

All further proceedings under the call were dispensed with,

The bill under consideration was then ordered to be read the third time by the following vote:

The bill to provide for the removal of the state land office to the seat of government, was taken up, when

Mr. Hawley moved that it be amended by striking out of the fourth line of section four, the word "commissioner," and inserting "Auditor General;" and also by striking out sections two and three, and in serting the following to stand as section two:

"Sec, 2. From and after the day of closing the land office at Marshall as above provided, the offices of commissioner and recorder of the state