Friday, February 23, 1849.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order

by the Speaker.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called, and Messrs. Davis, Haight, Morton, Mosher and Smith were absent on leave, and Messrs. Buck, Flower, Hartsuff and Hatch were absent without leave.

Mr. Campbell asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Hartsuff for two days.

Mr. Holmes asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Buck for the day.

On motion of Mr. Stevens,

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

Mr. Tilden presented the petition of the mayor and aldermen of the city of Monroe, praying for certain alterations in the charter of said city; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Wright presented the petition of Richard Brownson and forty-five others, for the establishment of a state road from the village of Waterford, in Oakland county, to the village of Lapeer, in the county of Lapeer; referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Belding presented the remonstrance of Ebenezer Raynale, George H. Satterlee and seventy-nine others, against the re-enactment of the law providing for capital punishment; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Cady presented the remonstrance of John Chikwer and sixtyfive others, against the passage of a law authorizing the appointment of commissioners to lay out a public road from Wayne county line to Utica, in Macomb county; referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the bill relative to state printing was correctly engrossed.

Mr. G. B. Turner, from the committee on claims, to whom was referred the claim of Moses Hawks, reported the same back, and reported that no legislative action was necessary thereon, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. G. B. Turner, from the same committee, reported back the

claim of J. C. Bailey, for stationery, reported in favor of its allowance, and recommended that it be referred to the committee on ways and means, with instructions to embody the amount in the general appropriation bill, which report was accepted and the committee dis charged from the further consideration of the subject, and

The claim was referred to the committee on ways and means with the instructions.

Mr. Chittenden, from the committee on banks and incorporations, to whom was referred the bill to amend an act entitled an act toamend an act entitled an act to incorporate the village of Marsnall, and for other purposes, reported the same back without amendment and recommended its passage, which report was accepted and the committee discharged, and

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

Mr. Kilborn, from the committee on public lands, to whom was referred the Senate bill authorizing the commissioner of the state land office to sell certain lots in the town of Lansing, and for other pur-poses, 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 referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Kilborn, from the same committee, to whom was referred the remonstrance of Robert Hilton and N. Fisk, against the passage of any act granting state salt spring lands to John Hagadone, reported. the same back without action; which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Campbell, from the committee on internal improvement, to whom were referred the Senate bill for the improvement of the road leading from Grand Blane to the Thread mills, in the county of Genesee, and

The Senate bill for the improvement of the road leading from the township of Marathon, in the county of Lapeer, to Oxford, in the county of Oakland, reported the same back without action, and ask ̧ ed to be discharged from, their consideration; which report was accepted and the committe discharged, and

The bills were referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order.

Mr. Campbell, from the same committee, to whom was referred the Senate bill for the improvement of Flat river, in the counties of Montcalm, Ionia and Kent, reported the same back, with an amendment, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration; which report was accepted and the committee discharged.

The amendment reported was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be read the third time.

Mr. Andrews, from the committee on state affairs, to whom was referred the Senate joint resolution recommending a revision of the constitution of the state of Michigan, 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 joint resolution was referred to, the committee of the whole and placed on the general order..

Mr. Deming, from the committee on roads and bridges, to whom was referred the Senate bill for the improvement of the state road leading from Charlotte, in Eaton county, to Albion, in Calhoun county, 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 referred to the committee of the whole and placed on. the general order.

The following communications were announced:

To the House of Representatives:

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, February 22, 1849.)

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

A joint resolution relative to the claims of John W. Palmer, Edward N. Greeley and Alvin T. Crossman.

Also a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution. relative to certain public officers.

EPAPHRO. RANSOM.

SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, February 21, 1849.

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR: I am instructed to return herewith the following entitled

bill, which the Senate have passed with an amendment, in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, viz:

A bill to amend chapter thirty-eight of the revised statutes.

I am further instructed to transmit the following entitled bills, which the Senate have passed, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, viz:

A bill for the encouragement of agriculture, manufactures and the mechanic arts;

A bill to authorize proceedings against garnishees, and for other purposes;

A bill to exempt certain property from taxation;

A bill to vacate a certain part of the village plat of the village of Tekonsha, in the county of Calhoun;

A bill relative to the Kalamazoo and Black lake plank road company;

A bill to transfer the trusteeship of certain lands therein named; A bill relative to the Genesee county plank road company; A bill relative to the Owasso and Bad River plank road company; A bill relative to the Corunna and Saginaw plank road company; A bill relative to the Flint and Fentonville plank road company; A bill providing for the improvement of the the state road leading from the village of Flint, in the county of Genesee, via the Miller settlement, to Shiawassee town;

A bill to authorize the Detroit Young Men's society to contract a certain loan; and

A bill to incorporate the Lapeer and Port Huron plank road company.

Respectfully, &c.

W. L. BANCROFT,

Secretary of the Senate.

The Senate amendment to the bill to amend chapter thirty-eight

of the revised statutes was concurred in, and

The bill as amended was ordered to be enrolled.

The Senate bill for the encouragement of agriculture, manufactures and the mechanic arts, was read twice and referred to the committee on agriculture and manufactures.

The following entitled Senate bills were severally read twice and referred to the committee on banks and incorporations, viz:

A bill relative to the Genesee county plank road company;

A bill relative to the Owasso and Bad river plank road company; A bill relative to the Corunna and Saginaw plank road company; A bill relative to the Flint and Fentonville plank road company; A bill relative to the Kalamazoo and Black lake plank road company;

A bill to incorporate the Lapeer and Port Huron plank road company; and

A bill to authorize the Detroit Young Men's society to contract a certain loan.

The Senate bill to exempt certain property from taxation was read twice and referred to the committee on ways and means.

The Senate bill providing for the improvement of a state road leading from the village of Flint, in the county of Genesee, via the Miller settlement, to Shiawassee town, was read twice and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

The following entitled Senate bills were severally read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary, viz:

A bill to authorize proceedings against garnishees, and for other purposes;

A bill to transfer the trusteeship of certain lands therein named; and

A bill to vacate a certain part of the village plat of Tekonsha, in the county of Calhoun.

Mr. Lockwood gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a joint resolution relative to certain state property.

Mr. H. H. Comstock, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to provide for laying out and establishing a certain state road in the counties of Allegan and Kent, and making appropriations therefor, which was read twice and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. J. W. Turner gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a joint resolution in relation to the contract of Munger & Pattison.

Mr. Parkhurst, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a joint resolution relative to furnishing legislative documents to Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, president of the French republic, which was read twice and referred to the committee on the state library.

On motion of Mr. Chittenden,