A call of the House was had, and Mr. Bowne was reported absent without leave. On motion of Mr. Ingersoll, All further proceedings under the call were dispensed with, and the resolution under consideration was withdrawn. Mr. Fox then offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the vote of this House by which indefinite leave of absence was granted to. Mr. Flower, be and the same is hereby rescinded. Mr, Ingersoll submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That Dr. L. Mott be appointed a special Sergeant-at-Arms of this House, to proceed after Mr. Flower, and bring him within the bar of this House. Mr. Fox moved to amend the resolution so as to direct the Surgeant-at-Arms to bring in the absentee. On motion of Mr. Chittenden, The resolution was laid on the table, by the following vote: Mr. J. W. Turner, offered the following resolution: 22 Resolved, That on Thursday, the twenty-second day of February inst., at twelve o'clock, M., the farewell address of George Washington will be read in this House, and that the Senate be requested to. meet with the House, on that occasion, and that the Senate be further requested ro elect a reader, Mr. Hawley moved to amend the resolution by striking out "twelve o'clock M." and inserting "seven o'clock P. M.," which was not agreed to. Mr. Hawley moved to amend by striking out the last clause of the resolution requesting the Senate to select a reador, which motion did not prevail. On motion of Mr. Ferguson, The resolution was so amended as to give the selection of a reader to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, and The resolution, as amended, was adopted. Mr. Parkhurst offered the following resolution: Resolved, That two thousand more extra copies of the report of the select committee on the propriety of calling a convention to revise the constitution of this state, be ordered printed for the members of this House. Mr. Stevens moved to amend the resolution by striking out "two" before the word, "thousand," and inserting "one," which motion did not prevail. The question was then taken on the adoption of the resolution and decided in the affirmative. Mr. Chittenden gave notice that he will on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to provide for payment of officers attending the courts of chancery. Mr. Parkhurst, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a joint resolution relative to furnishing legislative documents to township libraries, which was read twice and referred to the committee on education. A bill to incorporate the Minesota mining company was read the third time and passed by a two-thirds vote, as follows: A bill to incorporate the North-West mining company of Michigan,. was read a third time and passed by a two-thirds vote, as follows: A bill to incorporate the Temple building company was read the third time and passed by a two-thirds vote, as follows: Haight, Salver, Stevens, G. B. Turner, Turrill, 11 A bill to authorize the assessors of the second ward of the city of Monroe, to levy a certain tax, was read the third time and passed. A bill to amend section fifty of chapter one hundred and eight of the revised statutes of 1846, being under consideration, Mr. Parkhurst moved that it be laid on the table, which was not agreed to. On motion of Mr. Chamberlain, The bill was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Allen moved an adjournment, but the House refused to adjourn. Senate bill to enlarge the powers of the district board of school district number one, in the township of Jackson, Jackson county, was taken up and the engrossing having been dispensed with, it was placed on the order of bills for a third reading. Senate bill to incorporate the Siskoweit mining company being under consideration, and The question being on concurring in the amendments thereto reported by the committee of the whole, They were severally concurred in, except the sixth, proposing to add a new section, which was non-concurred in. On motion of Mr. Ingersoll, The bill was further amended by inserting in the second line of section nine, after the word "act" the words "after the limitation thereof by a two-thirds vote." The bill was ordered to be read the third time. The House then adjourned till half-past two o'clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. By unanimous consent of the House, Mr. J. W. Turner, from the committee on banks and incorporations, to whom was referred a bill to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the sale of the Southern railroad and to incorporate the Michigan. Southern railroad company, reported the same back accompanied by a report in writing, and asked to be discharged from the further con sideration of the subject. The report was accepted, the committee discharged, the bill and report laid upon the table, and the report ordered to be printed. The House then resumed the consideration of unfinished business. and The question being upon concurring in the amendment reported by the committee of the whole to the bill to authorize Almeron Newman, James Newman, Peter M. Kind, Asa C. Davis and William D. Disbro to build a dam across Grand river, in the county of Ionia, the same was concurred in. Mr. Coe offered the following amendment, which was not adopted: Add to section two the following: “Provided also, The said slide or sluice shall be so constructed as not to prevent the passage of fish up and through the same." The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time. The amendments to a bill to provide for a state board of equalization and for the apportionment of the state taxes, and for other purposes, being under consideration,] The first and second amendments were severally concurred in. The question then being on concurring in the third amendment, which was to strike out all after the enacting clause, Mr. Coe moved to amend the eighth section of the bill by striking out the whole of the first, second and third lines thereof, to, and including the word "and" in the fourth line, which amendment was adopted. The question recurring upon striking out all after the enacting clause, On motion of Mr. Coe, The bill was recommitted to the committee on state affairs. The amendments reported by the committee of the whole to the bill to incorporate the Ohio Trap Rock mining company, were severally concurred in; and On motion of Mr. Ingersoll, The bill was further amended by adding to section five the following: Provided, That if a plank road shall be deemed most advisable by said company the said road shall be made and governed in all respects by the act incorporating the Detroit and Birmingham plank |