to respectfully inform you that the Senate have concurred in the report of the committee of conference thereon.

Also that the Senate have concurred in the report of the committee of conference on the disagreement between the two Houses, on a bill to authorize Isaac N. Swain to erect and maintain a dam across Paw Paw river, in the county of Berrien.

I am further instructed to return herewith joint resolution relative to new business, and to respectfully inform you that the Senate have non-concurred in the amendment of the House thereto.

"I am further instructed to return herewith the following entitled bills and joint resolution, and to respectfully inform you that the Senate have concurred therein, viz:

A bill to authorize Esther Tuthill to convey certain real estate;. A bill to change the name of the village of Groveland, in the county of Jackson, to that of Parma;

A bill to alter the town line dividing the townships of St. Clair and China, in the county of St. Clair; and

A joint resolution relative to the pay of the late Herman C. Noble.

Also, the following entitled bills, which the Senate have passed with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is respect-. fully asked, viz :

A bill to provide for improving Grand river, in the township of Lansing, as a public highway; and

A bill to organize certain townships, and for other purposes.

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

A bill appropriating certain non-resident highway taxes for the im... provement of the Pontiac and Grand river road.

Respectfully, &c.,

W. L. BANCROFT,

Secretary of the Senate.

The Senate bill appropriating certain non-resident highway taxes for the improvement of the Pontiac and Grand river road, was read twice and referred to the committee on roads and bridges..

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

The bill to authorize Esther Tuthill to convey certain real estate; The bill to change the name of the village of Groveland, in the county of Jackson, to that of Parma;

A bill to alter the town line dividing the townships of St. Clair and China, in the county of St. Clair; and

The joint resolution relative to the pay of the late Herman C. Noble,

Were ordered to be enrolled.

The Senate amendments to the bill to organize certain townships, and for other purposes, and

To the bill to provide for improving Grand river, in the township of Lansing as a public highway,

Were severally concurred in, and the bills as amended were ordered to be enrolled.

On motion of Mr. McNeil,

A committee of conference was ordered to be appointed on the part of the House on the disagreement between the two Houses on the bill to authorize a re-location of the Northern wagon road between the villages of Flint and Corunna, and

The Speaker appointed as such committee, Messrs. McNeil, Deming and Hawley.

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

The House insisted on its amendment to the joint resolution relative to new business.

The following message was received from the Senate:

SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 15, 1849.)

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR: I am instructed to transmit herewith 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, which the Senate have agreed to pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, (which objections are herewith also transmitted,) by a Fote of two-thirds of the Senators present.

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

A bill authorizing an appropriation to aid in the construction of a bridge across Grand river, at Portland, in the county of Ionia.

Respectfully, &c.,

W. L. BANCROFT,

Secretary of the Senate.

The Senate bill authorizing an appropriation to aid in the construction of a bridge across Grand river, at Portland, in the county of Ionia, was read twice, when

Mr. Lovell moved a suspension of the rules, so that the bill might receive its third-reading to-day, which motion was lost.

Mr. Pennoyer moved a reconsideration of the vote refusing to suspend the rule;

Pending which,

Mr. Chittenden moved the previous question, which was demanded, and the main question was ordered to be now put.

The question then being on reconsidering the vote refusing te suspend the rule,

It was reconsidered, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The question then recurring on the suspension of the rule, it was not suspended by the following vote, two-thirds not voting in the af firmative:

Speaker,

Mr. Deming,

The bill was then referred to the committee on roads and bridges. The bill to amend an act entitled an act to. authorize the sale of the Southern railroad and to incorporate the Michigan southern railroad company, was taken up, when

Mr. Hawley moved the previous question, which was not demanded, by the following vote:

Mr. Allen,

YEAS.

Mr. O'Malley,

Bacon,

Ferguson,

Parkhurst,

Pennoyer,
Smith,

On motion of Mr. H. H. Comstock,

The bill was made the special order for Tuesday next.

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

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

A bill to change the name of the village of Groveland, in the county of Jackson, to that of Parma; and

A joint resolution relative to the pay of the late Herman C. Noble. Mr. Lockwood moved that the joint resolution authorizing the board of state auditors to examine and settle the claim of Thomas B. W. Stockton, be taken from the file of bills reported against and placed on the general order, which motion was lost.

On motion of Mr. Tilden,

The bill to amend the revised statutes in relation to the assessment of highway taxes, was taken from the table.

Mr. Tilden moved that the bill be amended by striking out all of the first section after the enacting clause, and inserting the following, which motion prevailed, viz:

"The commissioners of highways of any township may assess highway taxes on real and personal estate, pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-three of the revised statutes of 1846, not exceeding at the rate of one day's work upon every fifty dollars of the valuation.” Mr. Bacon moved to amend the bill by adding thereto the following, which motion was lost, viz;

"Sec. 2. This act shall apply to the counties of Berrien, Monroe, Eaton, Ingham, Saginaw, Tuscola and Van Buren."

Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the bill be recommitted to the com-. mittee on roads and bridges, which was not agreed to.

The question then being on ordering the bill to be engrossed and read the third time, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following Kote:

YEAS.

Mr. Allen,

Mr. Flower,

Mr. McNeil,