The committee of the whole were discharged from the further consideration of the bill appropriating certain non-resident highway taxes for the improvement of the Pontiac and Grand river road, and the bill was ordered to be read the third time.

On motion of Mr. O'Malley,

The bill to amend section forty-six of chapter thirty of the revised statutes of 1846, was taken from the table.

Mr. O'Malley moved that the bill be amended by striking out of the fourth line, the words "sale within, or," which motion prevailed. Mr. Coe moved that all after the enacting clause be stricken out of the bill, and the following inserted, which motion prevailed, viz: . "That if any master of a vessel, or other person, shall transport from this state any pickled fish not inspected and branded, as provided in chapter thirty of the revised statutes, he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding ten dollars for every cask of fish thus transported.”

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

The bill to revive and continue in force an act entitled an act to incorporate the Peninsular mutual fire and marine insurance company, approved March 12, 1844, under the name and style of the Detroit fire and marine insurance company, was taken from the table, and The bill was ordered to be read the third time.

On motion of Mr. Pennoyer,

The bill to repeal section five of an act entitled an act relative to state printing, approved March 12, 1849, was taken from the table, and

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

Mr. Pennoyer moved a suspension of the rule so that the bill might now receive its third reading, which motion prevailed, and the engrossment being dispensed with,

The bill was read the third time and passed.

Mr. Buck moved that the title be amended so as to read "a bill to marry the Free Press and Michigan State Journal," which motion was lost, and the original title was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner,

The bill to suppress monopolies and to repeal obnoxious laws, together with a substitute therefor, was taken from the table.

* Mr. H. H. Comstock moved that the further consideration of the bill and substitute be indefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed. The hour of three o'clock having arrived,

Mr. Ingersoll moved that a committee of two be appointed to wait on the Senate and inform them that the House was now ready to meet them in joint convention in pursuance of the concurrent resolution adopted this morning, which motion was agreed to, and

The Speaker appointed Messrs. Ingersoll and Comstock as such committee, who after a short absence returned and reported that they had discharged the duty assigned them.

The Honorable the Senate of the state of Michigan was then announced, and conducted to seats prepared for them.

PROCEEDINGS IN JOINT CONVENTION.

The joint convention was called to order by the President of the Senate, who stated that the convention had met for the purpose of receiving and acting upon any communication which the Executive might see proper to make.

Senator Hart offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed (one from the Senate and two from the House) to wait upon his Excellency the Governor, and inform him that the two Houses are now convened in joint convention, prepared to consider any nomination which he may be pleased to make to the joint convention.

The President appointed Senator Hart and Messrs. Coe and Ferguson as the committee under the resolution, who, after a short absence, returned and reported that they had discharged the duty assigned them, and had received for answer, that the Executive would immediately communicate with the joint convention in writing.

The following communication was received from the Executive, by the hands of his private Secretary.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 27, 1849.)

To the Senate and House of Representatives:

I hereby nominate Francis W. Shearmau for the office of superintendent of public instruction, for the constitutional term, to commence on the 19th day of April next, when the term of the present incum-. bent will have expired.

EPAPHRO. RANSOM

The nomination of Francis W. Shearman as superintendent of public instruction, for the constitutional term, was advised and consented to, by the following vote:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

The House was called to order by the Speaker, who announced

that the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint convention assembled, had advised and consented to the nomination of Francis W. Shearman, as superintendent of public instruction for the constitu. tional term, to commence on the 19th day of April next.

Mr. Chittenden moved an adjournment, but the House refused to adjourn.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the bill to incorporate the Frederick and Utica plank road company was correctly engrossed.

The bill appropriating certain non-resident highway taxes for the improvement of the Pontiac and Grand river road, was read the third time, when

Mr. Lockwood moved that it be recommitted to the committee on roads and bridges, with general instructions, which motion was lost.

Mr. J. W. Turner moved that the bill be laid on the table, which motion was decided in the negative, by the following vote:

Mr. Andrews moved that the bill be made the special order for

to-morrow.

Mr. Chittenden moved to amend the motion so as to make the bill the special order for Tuesday next, which motion was lost, and

The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Andrews, it was decided in the negative.

The bill was then passed.

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

A bill to authorize the executors or administrators of the estate of James B. Clark, to sell certain land;

A bill in relation to school district number six in the township of Barry, in the county of Barry;

A bill to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the revised statutes of 1846;

A bill to require the county treasurers to cancel and adjust certain sales of lands for taxes;

A bill to authorize William Buntin to convey certain real estate to the Olivet institute, in the county of Eaton;

A bill to establish the boundary line between the townships of Ash and Frenchtown;

A bill to vacate a part of the corporate limits of the village of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent;

A bill to discontinue a certain road in the township of Athens, county of Calhoun, and for other purposes;

A bill to authorize township boards to raise money in certain cases to defray township expenses; and

A bill relative to the admission of attorneys, solicitors and counsellors.

The following entitled bills were severally read the third time and each passed by a two-thirds vote:

A bill to incorporate the Frederick and Utica plank road company; A bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Jackson and Michigan plank road company;

A bill to incorporate the Saginaw and Grand river canal company; A bill to incorporate the North-Western health insurance company; and

A bill to revive and continue in force an act entitled an act to incorporate the Peninsular mutual fire and marine insurance company, approved March 12, 1844, under the name and style of the Detroit fire and marine insurance company.

The bill to incorporate the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Ann Arbor, was read the third time, and the question being on its passage,