petitions asking for the vacation of the county seat of Shiawassee county.

On motion of Mr. Fox,

Leave was granted to withdraw from the files of the House, the remonstrance against the vacation of the county seat of Shiawassee county, and the petition and papers relative to the claim of James Monroe.

On motion of Mr. Tilden,

Leave was granted to withdraw from the files of the House, the papers relative to the claim of W. W. Clarke.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the following entitled bills were correctly enroll ed and were this day presented to the Governor for his appro val, viz:

A bill to authorize certain Indians to convey lands in the county of Allegan;

A bill to incorporate the Monroe and Newport plank road company;

A bill to incorporate the Temple building company of BattleCreek; and

A bill to incorporate the Battle Creek and Dry Prairie plank road

company.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the same committee, reported as correctly engrossed,'

A bill to authorize the supervisors of the county of Ionia to build a free bridge across the Grand river, at Saranac, in the township Boston, and for other purposes;

A bill to incorporate the St. Joseph river navigation company; A joint resolution authorizing the Auditor General to draw cer.. tain warrants; and

A joint resolution relative to the appointment of a committee to si 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

vear 1840.

Mr. Pennoyer moved that the committee of the whole be discharg from the further consideration of the bill to suppress monopolies and repeal obnoxious laws, which motion was lost.

On motion of Mr. H. H. Comstock,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to amend an act approved March 19, 1838, vacating a portion of the village plat of Otsego.

On motion of Mr. H. H. Comstock,

The bill was amended by adding the following section:

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

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

On motion of Mr. Waite,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to provide for laying out a state road from the township of Ingham, in the county of Ingham, to the village of Dexter, in Washtenaw county, and

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time, and the engrossment having been dispensed with, it was placed on the order of bills for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Lovell,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the supervisors of the county of Kent to construct a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand river, at Grand Rapids, approved February 20, 1847, and the acts amenda tory thereto, approved January 29,-1848, and March 28, 1848, approved January 25, 1849, and

The bill was ordered to be engrossd and read the third time, and the engrossment being dispensed with, it was placed on the order of bills for a third reading.

Mr. Chittenden, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill to lay out a certain state road, which was read twice, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

The following entitled bills and joint resolution were severally read the third time and passed, viz:

A bill to authorize the supervisors of the county of Ionia, to build a free bridge across the Grand river, at Saranac, in the township of Boston, and for other purposes;

A bill to provide for laying out a state road from the township of

Ingham, in the county of Ingham, to the village of Dexter, in Washtenaw county;

A bill to amend an act entitled an act to, amend an act entitled an act to authorize the supervisors of the county of Kent to construct a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand river, at Grand Rapids approved February 20, 1847, and the acts amendatory thereto, approved January 29, 1848, and March 28, 1848, approved January 25, 1849; and

A joint resolution authorizing the Auditor General to draw a certain warrant.

The bill to vacate a certain part of the village plat of the village of Tekonsha, in the county of Calhoun, was read the third time and passed, and

On motion of Mr. Pennoyer,

The title was amended by substiting therefor the following: A bill to vacate certain village plats and portions of plats in the counties of Calhoun, Ingham and Ottawa.

The bill to incorporate the St. Joseph river navigation company, was read the third time and passed by a two-thirds vote.

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, was read the third time, when

Mr. Ingersoll moved that it be recommitted to the committee on state affairs, with instructions to amend the same so as to be in the following form, viz:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That a committee of five be appointed, two on the part of the Senate, to be elected by the Senate, and three on the part of the House, to be elected by the House, to sit and examine at some time during the recess of the legislature, all accounts, vouchers and other records in the offices of the State Treasurer, Auditor General, commissioner of the state land office, and the office of the agent of the state prison, and all matters connected with these departments since and including the year 1840, and that such committee be authorized to send for persons and papers, and compel the attendance of persons administer oaths to witnesses, and make a report of their doings to the

next legislature; and they shall receive for their services the same as members of the legislature are allowed by hw.

Which motion was decided in the negative, by the following vote:

Mr. Fox moved that the joint resorition be committed to the com mittee on the judiciary, with instructions to amend the same so as to allow the committee to sit during the recess of the legislature, and to report at the next session,

Pending which,

Mr. Cady moved that the further consideration of the whole subject be indefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed, by the following vote:

Mr. David, fro the committee on roads and bridges, to whom was referred the Sate bill authorizing an appropriation to aid in the construction of a bdge across Grand river, at Portland, in the county of Ionia, by unimous consent, reported the same back without amendment, and ecommended that it be not passed, which report was accepted as the committee discharged from the further considation of the sibict, and the bill was placed on the file of bills reported against.

Mr. Korn by unanimous consent, introduced a bill to provide for the ppointment of county judge for Ingham county, which was read tyce, and

Da notion of Mr. H. H. Constock,

Amended by inserting the words "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," after "appoint," in the third line of section

one.

The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read the third time, and the engrossmaat being dispensed with,

It was read the third time and passed.

The House having arrived at the order of unfinished business, took up the bill to anend an act entitled an act to authorize the sale of the Southern railroad and to incorporate the Michigan southern railroad company, and the question being on its passage,

After some discusson,

On motion of My G. B. Turner,

The House adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Two o'clock P.M.

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

by the Speaker, and