The question then being on concurring in the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution, which amendment strikes out the words Tuesday, the twentieth day of March," and inserts in lieu thereof the words "Monday, the second day of April,"

Mr. Harger moved to amend the amendment by substituting for the words proposed to be inserted, the words "Wednesday, the twenty-eight day of March.”

Pending which,

Mr. Giddings moved that the resolutions be referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order, which motion was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows:

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

The question then being on the amendment moved by Mr. Har ger, it was rejected.

The Senate amendment was then concurred in, by yeas and nays,, as follows:

Mr. Hammond, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to provide for the election of a board of state auditors, which was read twice and referred to the committee on state affairs.

Mr. Giddings, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the Galesburg and Grand Rap-. ids plank road company, which was read twice and referred to the. committee of the whole, placed on the general order and ordered to, be printed.

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to improve the navigation of the St. Joseph river and to incorporate the Niles hydraulic and manufacturing company, and the bill was re-committed to the committee on banks and incorporations, with general instructions.

Mr. Chittenden gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce a bill to lay out a certain state road.

On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner,

The joint resolution relative to the appointment of a committee to sit and examine accounts, vouchers and other records, in the offices of the state Treasurer, Auditor General and Commissioner of the state land office, and the office of the Agent of the state prison, since the year 1840, together with the substitute there for, was taken from the table; and

The question being on the adoption of the substitute, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:

Speaker

Mr. Buck,
Cady,

Mr. Earl,

Campbell,

Chamberlain,

Chittenden,

Coe,

Coman,

Lovell,

Moffatt,

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

The bill to incorporate the North American health insurance conpany was read the third time and passed by a two-thirds vote.

The bill to amend an act to incorporate the Dexter and Michigan plank road company, approved April 3, 1848, was read the third time and passed by a two-thirds vote, as follows:

The joint resolution în relation to a settlement with the Palmyra and Jacksonburg railroad company, and

The joint resolution relative to certain state property,
Were severally read the third time and passed.

The House having arrived at the order of unfinished business, took up the joint resolution authorizing the Auditor General to draw certain warrants, and the amendment reported thereto by the committee of the whole was non-concurred in.

On motion of G. B. Turner,

The following words were added to the resolution: “Provided said bond shall be approved by the Auditor General and State Treasurer."

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

The bill to authorize the supervisors of the county of Ionia to build a free bridge across the Grand river at Saranac, in the town... ship of Boston, and for other purposes, was taken up, and the amendment reported thereto by the committee of the whole, striking out the second section, was non-concurred in, by yeas and nays, as follows.

The following proviso was added to section two: "Provided also, still further, That no selection of the said one thousand acres of internal improvement lands shall be made by the said supervisors, until all appropriations of internal improvement lands heretofore made, shall have been fully expended and paid."

Mr. J. W. Turner moved that all after the enacting clause of the bill be stricken out, which motion was lost, by the following vote:

Mr. Moffatt,

The question then being on ordering the bill to be engrossed and read the third time, it was decided in the affirmative, by yeas and nays, as follows,

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