The Senate amendments to the following entitled bill · and joint resolutions were severally concurred in, and the bill and joint resolutions as amended, were ordered to be enrolled, viz:

A bill to authorize the plats of the villages of Orion, and New Canandaigua City, in the township of Orion, in the county of Oakland, to be recorded, and for other purposes;

A joint resolution authorizing the Auditor General to draw certain warrants, and

A joint resolution relative to the claim of Alexander TitchworthMr. Lovell moved that the bill to vacate a portion of the map or plat of the town of Lyons, in the county of Ionia, be taken from the file of bills reported against, which motion prevailed, and

The bill was ordered to be read the third time.

On motion of Mr. Giddings,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to incorporate the "Galesburg and Grand Rapids plank road company, and

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

On motion of Mr. Pennoyer,

The vacancy in the committee on ways and means caused by the absence of Mr. Tilden, was directed to be filled, and

The Speaker appointed Mr. Morton to fill such vacancy.

On motion of Mr. Fox,

The bill to suppress monopolies and to repeal obnoxious laws was taken from the table.

Mr. Ingersoll moved that the bill be referred to the committee on ways and means, which motion prevailed, by the following vote:

Holmes,

Mr. Kilborn,

McNeil,

Morton,

Mulhollen,

O'Malley,

Stevens,

J. W. Turner,

Tuttle,

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O. C. Comstock, Mr. Ferguson moved that the committee on ways and means, instructed to report back forthwith to the House, the bill to suppress monopolies, and to repeal obnoxious laws, amended by striking out of the first section the words "as goes to repeal the, former existing laws in relation to state printing; and so much of the same," and by striking out the second section.

Mr. J. W. Turner moved that the motion be amended, by instructing the committee to report the bill back together with the following. as a substitute therefor:

A bill to repeal sections three, four and five of an act entitled an act relative to state printing, approved March 12, 1849.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. of the State of Michigan, That seetions three, four and five of an act entitled an act relative to state printing, approved March 12, 1849, be, and the same are hereby repealed..

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after

its passage..

Pending which,

1 Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the further consideration of the whole subject be indefinitely postponed, which motion was decided in the negative, by the following vote:

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

The question then recurring on the motion made by Mr. J. W. Turner, to amend the instructions, it was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote:

The question then being on the motion of Mr. Ferguson, as amended, it was agreed to, by the following vote:

Mr. Kilborn, pursuant to previous notice, asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill for the relief of Nancy D. Carter, which was read twice, and ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

On motion of Mr. Kilborn,

The rule was suspended so as to enable the bill to receive its third reading to-day, and the engrossment being dispensed with, it was placed on the order of bills for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Bowne,

Resolved, That a select committee of three be appointed by the chair, to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the act entitled an act for the payment of the officers and members of the legislature, as allows the Speaker six dollars per day.

On motion of Mr. Parkhurst,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to authorize Charlotte Pratt, widow of John W. Pratt, deceased, to convey certain real estate, and

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

On motion of Mr. Davis,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill to authorize Eunice James, widow of Solomon James, to sell certain real estate, and

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

Mr. Stevens moved a reconsideration of the vote concurring in the amendment of the committee of the whole, striking out all after the enacting clause of the bill to define the jurisdiction of county courts, and for other purposes,

Pending which,

Mr. Pennoyer moved a call of the House, which was had, and it was found that Messrs. Allen, Bacon, O. C. Comstock, Fox, A Gillet, Hatch, Hobart, Moran, Salyer and St. Clair were absent with-out leave.

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner;

The Sergeant-at-Arms was sent after the absentees.

Several of the absentees having returned,

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

All further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

The question then recurring on the motion to reconsider, it was decided in the affirmative, and

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

The bill was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Coe,

The committee of the whole were discharged from the further con-sideration of the bill for the relief of the purchasers of certain lands in the township of Plainfield, and

On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner,

The further consideration of the bill was indefinitely postponed. The following entitled bills and joint resolutions were severally read the third time and passed, viz;

A bill to authorize Eunice James, widow of Solomon James, to sell certain real estate;

A bill to authorize Charlotte Pratt, widow of John W. Pratt, deceased, to convey certain real estate;

A bill to authorize Losina Wilson, widow of Daniel Wilson, to sell certain real estate;

A bill to authorize the minor heirs of the late Jesse Turtle, deceased, to convey certain real estate;

A bill for the relief of Nancy D. Carter;

A bill to vacate a portion of the map or plat of the town of Lyons, in the county of Ionia;

A bill supplementary to an act entitled an act to establish a state Normal school;

A bill to repeal an act entitled an act to authorize the erection of a toll gate, and for keeping in repair the Detroit and Saginaw road, and for other purposes;