eral government for the erection of state asylums for the insane, blind, deaf and dumb, and the first amendment reported thereto by the committee of the whole was concurred in, and the second amend-. ment was non-concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Buck,

The word "twenty" was stricken out of the third line of the joint resolution, and "thirty" inserted.

The joint resolution was then ordered to, be engrossed and read the third time.

Mr. H. H. Comstock moved that the action of the thirty-ninth rule be suspended, which motion was lost.

The House then resolved itself into committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. J. W. Turner in the chair.

And after spending some time thereon, the committee rose, and by their chairman, reported back to the House without amendment, A bill to incorporate the trustees of Elmwood cemetery; A bill to incorporate the Northville hydraulic company;

A bill to define and amend the eighth subdivision of section twenty-seven of chapter one hundred and ninety-six of the revised statutes of 1846;

A bill to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to appeals;

A bill to authorize Abram Smith and John W. Russell to erect a dam across Grand river, in the county of Eaton; and

A joint resolution relative to moneys advanced by the state of Michigan in behalf of the United States, and for other purposes; And also reported back with sundry amendments, in which the concurrence of the House was asked,

A bill to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-three, of the re-. vised statutes of 1846;

A bill to amend an act entitled an act to exempt a homestead from forced sale in certain cases;

A bill to provide for laying out and establishing a certain state. road in the counties of Oakland and Genesee; and

A bill to incorporate the Detroit savings fund institute.

The bill to incorporate the trustees of Elmwood cemetery;

The bill to incorporate the Northville hydraulic company;

The bill authorizing Abram Smith and John W. Russell to erect a dam across Grand river, in the county of Eaton; and

The joint resolutions relative to moneys advanced by the state of Michigan in behalf of the United States, and for other purposes,

Were severally ordered to be read the third time.

The bill to define and amend the eighth subdivision of section twenty-seven of chapter one hundred and six of the revised statutes of 1846, and

The bill to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised stautes of 1346, relative to appeals,

Were severally ordered to be engrossed and read the third time. Mr. Lockwood moved an adjournment, but the House refused to adjourn.

The amendments reported by the committee of the whole to the bill to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the revised statutes of 1846,

To the bill to amend an act entitled an act to exempt a homestead from forced sale in certain cases, and

To the bill to provide for laying out and establishing a certain state road in the counties of Oakland and Genesee,

Were severally concurred in, and the bills were severally ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

The bill to incorporate the Detroit savings fund institute, was,
On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner,

Recommitted to the committee on banks and incorporations.
On motion of Mr. H. H. Comstock,

The House adjourned.

Friday, March 2, 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, Ferguson, M. S. Gillett, Hartsuff, Salyer and Wright were absent on leave, and Messrs. Chitten, David, Earl, Hatch, Ingersoll and Tilden were absent without leave.

Mr. Hawley asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Chittenden until Wednesday next, and for Mr. David, for three days.

Mr. O'Malley for Mr. Ingersoll, until Wednesday next.
Mr. Mulhollen for Mr. Tilden, for an indefinite period.

Mr. Giddings for Mr. Earl, for one week.

On motion of Mr. Stevens,

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

Mr. Waite presented the petition of Samnel W. Dexter and others, for an amendment of the charter of the Dexter and Michigan plank road company; referred to the committee on banks and incorpora

tions.

Mr. Bowne presented the petition of E. N. Peck and others, relative to a certain road; referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Morton presented the petition of Joseph Loranger, Jr., of Monroe, for the passage of a law authorizing the conveyance of certain real estate belonging to his minor children; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Chamberlain presented the memorial of James Aldrich and Mary Gephart, of Berrien county, for the passage of an act authori zing them to purchase certain university lands in the county of Berrien; referred to the committee on public lands.

Mr. Moffatt presented the petition of Abner E. Campbell and one hundred other citizens of the counties of Calhoun and Branch, for the incorporation of a company to construct a plank road from Battle Creek to some point or the St. Joseph river by the way of Dry Prairie; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. J. W. Turner, from the committee on banks and incorporations, to whom was referred the bill to incorporate the Detroit fire and marine insurance company, reported the same back without amendment, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration;

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. J. W. Turner, from the same committee, to whom was recommitted the bill to incorporate the Detroit savings fund institute, reported the same back together with a substitute therefor, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Giddings moved that the bill and substitute be laid on the table, which motion was lost.

Mr. Chamberlain moved that the fifth section of the substitute be

amended by striking out all after the word “above," in the fifth line, which amendment was not agreed to.

The substitute was then adopted, and the bill ordered to be read the third time.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the following entitled bill and joint resolution were correctly enrolled, and were this day presented to the Governor for his approval, viz:

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Detroit;" and

A joint resolution relative to publishing the report of the superintendent of public instruction.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the same committee, reported that the following entitled bills and joint resolution were correctly engrossed, viz:

A bill to require the supervisors of Berrien county to construct and maintain certain bridges in said county;

A bill to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to appeals;

A bill to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the revised statutes of 1846;

A bill to amend section four of chapter eighty-eight of the revised 'statutes of 1846;

A bill to amend an act entitled an act to exempt a homestead from forced sale in certain cases;

A bill to provide for laying out and establishing a certain state road in the counties of Oakland and Genesee;

A bill to amend and define the eighth sub-division of section twenty-seven of chapter one hundred and six of the revised statutes of 1846; and

A joint resolution relative to a donation of lands by the general government for the erection of state asylums for the insane, blind, deaf and dumb.

Mr. Deming, from the committee on roads and bridges, reported a bill to amend an act entitled an act appropriating certain internal improvement lands for the purpose of improving a state road leading from the village of St. Joseph, in Berrien county, to the village of Lagrange, in the county of Cass, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order.

Mr. Deming, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Joshua Price and thirty-seven others, for the appoint ment of three commissioners to lay out a road from the Wayne county line, to Utica, in Macomb connty, reported adverse to the prayer of the petition, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Deming, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of D. C. Smith and others, of Lenawee and Hillsdale counties, for an alteration of the revised statutes in relation to highway districts on town lines, reported the same back without action, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration, which report was accepted, and the committee discharged.

Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the Senate bill to authorize the minor heirs of William Mochmoer, to convey certain real estate, 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 communication was received from the Executive: EXECUTIVE OFfice, Lansing, March 1, 1849.

To the House of Representatives:

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

An act to provide for obtaining returns from the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties in the state of Michigan, and for other purposes.;

An act to amend chapter thirty-eight of the revised statutes of 1846; also

A joint resolution in relation to the transportation of the United States mail through Canada

EPAPHRO. RANSOM.

The following message was received from the Senate:

SENATE CHAMBER,
Lansing, March 2, 1849.

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

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