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The bill to change the name of Henry Mann was ordered to be enrolled.

Mr. Ferguson gave notice that on some future day he will ask leave to introduce a bill relating to the Wesleyan seminary at Albion. Mr. Coman gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce a bill to legalize the acts of the school inspectors and township clerks in the townships of Reading and Allen, in forming joint school district number ten, in the town of Reading, in the county of Hillsdale.

Mr. Fox gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes; and

A bill for the relief of the township of Waterloo, in the county of Jackson.

The bill to amend section seven, chapter two, title two of the revi sed statutes of 1846, was read the third time, when

Mr. Coe moved that it be recommitted to the committee on elections with instructions to strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the following:

Sec. 1. Within forty days from the commencement of the present session of the legislature, an election shall be held for a Senator in Congress to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Hon. Lewis Cass.

Sec. 2. Such election shall be made and conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter eleven of the revised statates of 1846.

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

The motion to recommit was decided in the negative, by the following vote:

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The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. O'Malley in the chair, and after a short time spent thereon, the committee rose, and by their chairman reported back to the House, with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House was asked, the concurrent resolution relative to the election of United States Senator; and also reported back without amendment,

A bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Monroe and Saline plank road company; and

A bill to amend chapter ninety-two of the act entitled an act for revising and consolidating the general statutes of the state of Michigan, approved May 18, 1846, and in relation thereto.

On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner,

The last named bill was laid on the table.

The bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Monroe and Saline plank road company, was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

The concurrent resolution relative to the election of a United States Senator being under consideration,

Mr. Hawley moved that it be laid on the table, which motion was lost, by yeas and nays, as follows:

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The amendment to, being a substitute for, the concurrent resolution was then concurred in, and the resolution as amended was ordered to be read the third time.

On motion of Mr. Stevens,

The House adjourned.

Thursday, January 18, 1849.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called, and Messrs. Flower and Ingersoll were absent on leave, and Messrs. H. H. Comstock, Hatch, Mulhollen and Salyer were absent without leave.

Mr. O. C. Comstock asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. H. H. Comstock, for one day.

Mr. Waite for Mr. Salyer, for the same time.

Mr. Morton for Mr. Mulhollen, for the same time.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Allen presented a resolution of the board of supervisors of Clinton county, asking an amendment to the law requiring delinquent taxes to be returned to the Auditor General; referred to the committee on ways and means.

Mr. Allen also presented a resolution of the same board, asking the abolition or amendment of the county court system; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Burk presented the memorial of the board of supervisors of Berrien county, asking an appropriation of internal improvement

lands on a certain road; referred to the committee on internal improve

ment.

Mr. Lovell presented the petition of twenty-three inhabitants of the township of Orleans, in Ionia county, relative to the construction and completion of a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand river; referred .o the committee on internal improvement.

Mr. Lovell presented the petition of twenty-three inhabitants of the township of Orleans, in Ionia county, relative to the construction and completion of a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand River; referred to the committee on internal improvement.

Mr. Coman presented the petition of John Mickle and others, for the passage of a law legalizing certain acts of the townships of Reading and Allen, in Hillsdale county; referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Andrews presented the memorial of N. Buel Eldredge and others, asking the incorporation of the medical association of the state of Michigan; referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Deming presented the petition of the commissioners under the act for the draining of swamps, marshes and other low lands; referred to the committee on state affairs.

Mr. G. B. Turner, from the committee on claims, to whom were referred sundry claims accruing by the death of Mr. Noble, reported the same back, recommended their allowance, and that they be referred to the committee on ways and means with instructions to embody the amounts in the general appropriation bill, which report was accepted, the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and the claims referred to the committee on ways and means, with the instructions.

Mr. G. B. Turner, from the same committee, to whom was referred the joint resolution relative to the claim of Rueben E. Bird, and the joint resolution relative to the claim of Henry Lindenbower, reported the same back without amendment, and recommended that they do not pass, which report was accepted, the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subjects, and

The joint resolutions were referred to the committee of the whole, placed on the general order, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Hawley, from the select committee on the subject of a convention for revising the constitution, to whom was referred the joint

resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution relative to certain public officers, reported the same back without amendment, and recommended its passage, which report was accepted, the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and

The joint resolution was referred to the committee of the whole, placed on the general order, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Kilborn, from the committee on public lands, made the following report, which was accepted, and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject, viz:

The committee on public lands, to whom was referred the petition of P. J. G. Hodenpyl and others, citizens of the county of Ottawa, praying for an appropriation of land for the purpose of improving a certain state road, have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report adversely, as from a recent report of the Auditor General it appears there are no internal improvement lands unappropriated or liable to be reappropriated.

Mr. J. W. Turner, from the committee on banks and incorporations, reported a bill to incorporate the Phoenix copper company, which was read twice, referred to the committee of the whole, placed on the general order, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the committee on engrossment and enrollment, reported that the bill to change the name of Henry Mann, was correctly enrolled, and was this day presented to the Governor for his approval.

Mr. Parkhurst, from the same committee, also reported that the bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Monroe and Saline plank road company was correctly engrossed.

Mr. Morton, from the committtee on state affairs, made the following report, which was accepted, and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

The committee on state affairs, to which was referred the petition of the board of supervisors of the county of Calhoun, have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report:

That section twenty, chapter eighty-theee of the revised statutes, provides for the redemption of lands sold for taxes within one year from the time of sale, with interest at twenty-five per cent., twenty per cent. of which goes to the purchaser, and five per cent. to the state, to the credit of the general fund.

The petition sets forth that the county treasurer performs a portion

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