mined in the same same manner as those for Governor and Lieutenant Governor."

Which amendment was concurred in by the House.

The fifth amendment of the Senate inserts the following to standas section five:

"Sec. 5. The Auditor General shall cause the statement of the land to be sold in the counties of Clinton and Ingham for taxes, in Octo-. ber eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to be published in the state paper, which statement shall be published in the same manner, and for the same time, and to the same effect as like statements are required by law to be published in other respects."

Which amendment was concurred in, by the following vote:

The bill was then ordered to be enrolled.

The following message was received from the Senate:

SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 10, 1849.)

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR-I am instructed to return herewith a bill for the relief of the township of Waterloo, in the county of Jackson, and to respectfully inform you that the Senate have concurred therein; also

A bill to organize certain townships, and for other purposes, which the Senate have passed with amendments, in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked:

I am further instructed to respectfully inform you that the Senate have concurred in the report of the committee of conference on the part of the Senate, on the disagreement between the two Houses on the bill to incorporate the Siskoweit mining company of Michigan, and have non-concurred in the fifth amendment of the House thereto.

I am further instructed to respectfully inform you that Senators Thomson, Roof and Redfield have been appointed a committee of conference on the part of the Senate on the disagreement between the two Houses, on the bill to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to appeals.

I am further instructed to respectfully inquire of the House what disposition has been made of the joint resolution of the Senate relative to the donation of a lot in the town of Lansing.

Respectfully, &c.,

W. L. BANCROFT,

Secretary of the Senate.

The bill for the relief of the township of Waterloo, in the county of Jackson, was ordered to be enrolled.

The bill to organize certain townships, and for other purposes,

was,

On motion of Mr. Holmes,

Laid on the table.

Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the Clerk be directed to inform the Senate that in due time notice will be given that body, of the dispo-. sition the House have made of the joint resolution relative to the donation of a lot in the town of Lansing, and that the inquiry of the Senate in relation to such joint resolution be laid on the table; which motion prevailed.

The following message was received from the Senate:

SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 10, 1849.5

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

of

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

A bill to amend an act entitled an act to extend the time for the collection of taxes, in the township of Byron, in the county of Shiawassee; and

A bill to authorize township boards to raise money in certain cases, to defray township expenses.

Respectfully, &c.,

W. L. BANCROFT,

The Senate bill to authorize township certain cases, to defray township expenses, red to the committee on ways and means.

Secretary of the Senate. boards to raise money in was read twice and refer

The Senate bill to amend an act entitled an act to extend the time for the collection of certain taxes in the township of Byron, in the county of Shiawassee, was read twice, when

Mr. Fox moved a suspension of the rules, which motion prevailed, and the bill was taken up for consideration.

On motion of Mr. Fox,

The bill was amended by striking out the word "Byron," in the fifth line of section one, and inserting "Burns," and the following words were added to the end of the section: "That section four of said act be amended by striking out the word "eight," and substituting in lieu thereof the word "four."

The bill was then ordered to be read a third time.

On motion of Mr. Hammond,

The vote ordering the bill for the improvement of the state road leading from Charlotte, in Eaton county, to Albion, in Calhoun county, to be read the third time, was reconsidered.

Mr. Hammond moved a reconsideration of the vote concurring in the amendment reported by the committee of the whole to the bill, which motion prevailed, and

The question recurring on concurring in the amendment, it was non-concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Hammond,

'The bill was amended by striking out of section two the words, "the Governor is hereby authorized to appoint two," and inserting "Jesse Hart, of Eaton, and John D. Alcott, of Calhoun, are hereby appointed;" and the words "and a half miles," were stricken out of the fifth and sixth lines of section one, and "mile," inserted.

The bill was then ordered to be read the third time.

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

Resolved, That when this House adjourns it will adjourn to meet on Monday next, at nine o'clock. A. M.

On motion of Mr. Kilborn,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to provide for improving Grand river, in the township of Lansing, as a public highway.

Mr. Coe moved that the words "or county" be stricken out of the third line of section three, which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Kilborn,

The words "his agent or attorney" were inserted after "party" in the fifth line of section three.

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

All after the word "court," in the sixteenth line of section three was stricken out, and the words "the person in whose favor such award may be made may, if dissatisfied with said award, remove the cause before the supreme court, for their decision as in other cases Mr. McNair moved that the words "of the county" be stricken out of the eighth line of section three, and "within the circuit," inserted.

On motion of Mr. Coe,

All of section one after the word "locks" in the ninth line, was stricken out.

The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read the third time. On motion of Mr. Kilborn,

The bill to provide for the removal of the state land office to the seat of government, together with the substitute therefor, was taken from the table, and

On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner,

The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole thereon, Mr. Chamberlain in the chair.

And after spending some time, the committee rose and by their chairman reported progress, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

On motion of Mr. Wright,

The House adjourned.

Monday, March 12, 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. Belding, Dayton, Giddings, M. S. Gillett, Moffat, Mosher, Tuttle and Waite were absent on leave, and Messrs. Allen and G. B. Turner were absent without leave.

Mr. Bacon asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. G. B. Turner, for the day.

Mr. Pennoyer for Mr. Allen, for the day.

Mr. Salyer presented the petition of J. D. Stevens and ten others, asking for the vacation of the village plat of the Village of the Lake, in the county of Washtenaw; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Kilborn, from the committee on public lands, to whom was referred the Senate joint resolution relative to the donation of a lot in the town of Lansing, 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. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the bill relative to state printing was correctly enrolled, and was this day presented to the Governor for his approval.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the same committee, reported as correctly engrossed, the bill to provide for improving Grand river, in the township of Lansing, as a public highway.

Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was recommitted the bill to define the jurisdiction of the county courts and for other purposes, reported the same back with sundry amend ments, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and

On motion of Mr. Chamberlain,

The bill was laid on the table and one thousand copies ordered to be printed.

Mr. Ferguson, from the same committee, reported a bill to authorize William Buntin, to convey certain real estate, and

A bill to define and regulate the period of labor;

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