Mr. Andrews moved a reconsideration of the vote passing a bill making appropriation for a certain bridge in the town of Lansing, which motion was decided in the affirmative, by the following vote: Wilkinson, Deming, Mulhollen, Mr. Fox moved that the bill be laid on the table, which motion was lost, by yeas and nays, as follows: The question then recurring on the passage of the bill, it was de 'cided in the negative, by the following vote: Mr. Allen, YEAS. Mr. Haight, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Chamberlain, from the committee on federal relations, by una nimous consent, reported back without amendment and recommended their passage, the Senate joint resolutions relative to slavery and the slave trade in the district of Columbia, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and the joint resolutions were referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Moffatt offered the following resolution, which was adopted; viz: Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be, and he is hereby directed to forward the following communication to the Honorable M.. S. Gillett, a member of the House of Representatives from the county of St. Clair: MY DEAR FRIEND: Lansing March 29, 1849. I now sit down, with pen in hand, to inform you that the members of this House have enjoyed a good degree of health since you vacated your seat, which was on the twenty-eighth day of February last, "and hope when these few lines reach you they will find you enjoying the same blessing." We shall, I think, adjourn on the second of April; our session has been longer than was anticipated, owing, in part, to the protracted absence of some of its members. Your per diem allowance, since you vacated your seat, will, at the close of the session amount to ninety-nine dollars, seventy-eight of which you will find in the hands of your Honorable colleague, Mr. St. Clair. Most affectionately yours. Mr. Lockwood offered the following preamble and resolution: Whereas, The Honorable Martin S. Gillett, a Representative from the county of St. Clair, has been absent from the regular session of this House at least one half of the time since the organization thereof; and Whereas, it is understood and generally believed that the said Gillett, not having the high behests of patriotism, the fear of the sovereign people, nor the contempt of his constituents before his eyes, did, on the twenty-eighth day of February last, precipitately retreat from this stage of his public honor and legislative glory, carrying with him all and singular, the books, documents and stationery fur nished at public expense for his use and enlightenment as a member of this House, and not forgetting his per diem allowance of three dollars; and Whereas, it is understood and fully believed that the said Gillett, being panic-stricken, at the time of his departure as aforesaid, did not intend to return during the present session, and has not returned at this date; and Whereas, it has become an established practice with this House, to signify in direct and explicit terms its disapprobation of such unwarrantable desertion of the people's interests by the people's servants: therefore, Resolved, That the Speaker of this House be, and he is hereby instructed not to draw his certificate in favor of said Gillett for any sum claimed by or in behalf of said Gillett, which may have accrued subsequent to the said twenty-eighth day of February, or which may accrue prior to the adjournment of this legislature. Resolved, That the Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to transmit by mail a copy of these resolutions, together with the preamble, to said Gillett. On motion of Mr. H. H. Comstock, The preamble and resolutions were laid on the table. Mr. Chittenden, from the committee on banks and incorporations, by unanimous consent, reported A bill to amend an act to incorporate the North American health insurance company; Which was read twice, when Mr. Stevens moved a suspension of the rules, which motion prevailed, and The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time, and the engrossment being dispensed with, it was read the third time and passed by a two-thirds vote. Mr. Belding offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Speaker be and is hereby authorized and required to order the Sergeant-at-Arms to take the Honorable M. F. Lockwood into custody, and so keep him, until he apologize to this House for his ungentlemanly conduct in throwing paper balls at members, while the House is in session. On motion of Mr. Chamberlain, The resolution was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Fox, The joint resolution rescinding the joint resolution to encourage immigration, approved February 1, 1849, was taken from the table, and The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time, and the engrossment having been dispensed with, it was read the third time, and Mr. Giddings moved that it be laid on the table, which motion was decided in the negative, by the following vote: The question recurring on the passage of the joint resolution, it was passed, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Hawley moved that the bill to create a state board of equalization, and to apportion the state tax among the several connties of the state, be taken from the table, which motion prevailed, by the fol-lowing vote: YEAS. Mr. Moffatt, Morton, Burk, Hobart, Pennoyer, |