Mr. McGaffey, from the select committee to which was referred chapters ninety-five and ninety-seven, with certain instructions, reported the same to the House agreeably to such instructions.

Mr. Farrington, from the committee on claims, to which was. referred the claim of D. Pittman, reported adverse to the prayer of the petitioner, and requested the House to give the petitionerleave to withdraw his petition, which report was laid upon the table.

Mr. Farrington, from the committee on claims, to which was. referred the claim of Samuel Gunn, made the following report, which was read and laid upon the table:

Your committee, to whom was referred the claim of Samuel Gunn for injuries he sustained, whilst in employ of the commissioners of internal improvement on the central railroad, having had the same under consideration, beg leave to report: That though the subject be one that calls on the feelings of humanity for alleviation, yet in the opinion of your committee, is not one that should be allowed by the legislature, as it would be establishing a precedent very injurious to the state; we do therefore report adverse to the prayer of the petitioner, and respectfully ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. THOS. FARRINGTON,

Chairman of the Committee on Claims.

December 17th, 1837. The Chair announced a message from the Senate, in the words. following:

Mr. SPEAKER-In pursuance of the rules of the Senate, I herewith return the chapter entitled " Of the destruction of wolves and panthers," with sundry amendments made thereto by the Senate, and the bill entitled "A bill for the preservation of railroads and other works belonging to the state," with an amendment; in which amendments the concurrence of the House of Representatives, is respectfully requested.

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Chapter "Of the destruction of wolves and panthers," with the amendments made thereto by the Senate, was taken up for consideration and the amendments were severally concurred in.

The bill entitled "A bill for the preservation of railroads and other works belonging to the state," with the amendment made by the Senate, was taken up for consideration, and the amendment was concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Alden, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Wing in the chair, upon the bill entitled "A bill authorizing the township boards of school inspectors, who have failed to make their report to the county clerk of the respective counties, as required by the act entitled 'An act for the organization and support of primary schools, to make said report, on or before the next ;" and after some time spent therein, the committee rose and through their chairman reported the same to the House with sundry amendments, which were concurred in.

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On motion of Mr. Alden, said bill was further amended by inserting the following to stand as sections four and five :

"Sec. 4. All school districts which have failed to report to the township board of school inspectors, according to law, are hereby authorized to report at any time before the second Monday of March next.

"Sec. 5. The township board of school inspectors in the several townships, are hereby authorized and required to apportion the money which may come into their hands for the use of schools, among the districts, in their respective townships, which shall have made a legal report on or before the second Monday of March as aforesaid."

Said bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. On motion of Mr. Alden, the twenty-second rule was suspended, and the engrossed bill entitled as above, was taken up, read the third time and passed.

On motion of Mr. Ely, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. McKeen in the chair, upon chapters one hundred and one hundred and one of part three of the revision of the laws, and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman reported the same to the House, with sundry amendments, which were concurred in. Said chapters were thereupon laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. Almy, the House took up the bills this

morning laid upon the table, entitled " A bill to organize the counties of Eaton and Ottawa," and "A bill to organize certain townships," and on his motion, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. McGaffey in the chair, upon said bills, and after some time spent thereon, the committee rose, and through their chairman reported the same to the House, with sundry amendments, which were concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Cornell, the blank in the first section of the bill entitled "A bill to organize certain townships," was filled with the word "Leslie ;" the blanks in the fourth section were filled with the word "Springport," and "Isaac B. Gates;" the blank in the sixth section was filled with the word " Pulaski."

On motion of Mr. Lothrop, said bill was amended by inserting the following to stand as section eleven :

"Sec. 11. This bill shall take effect and be in force on and after the first Monday of April next."

Said bill and the bill entitled "A bill to organize the counties of Eaton and Ottawa," were thereupon laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. Farrington, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Almy in the chair, upon the bill entitled "A bill for the relief of Robert Abbott and others," and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman reported progress, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

On motion of Mr. McKeen, the account of Robert Abbott was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Field, the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

The roll being called,

On motion of Mr. Ballard, the report of the committee on claims, on the petition of D. Pittman, this morning laid upon the table, was taken up for consideration, and recommitted to said committee.

Mr. McCamly gave notice that, at some future day, he should ask leave to bring in "A bill to authorize the executors of Ezra Convis, deceased, under the judge of probate of Calhoun county, to sell a part or all of the real estate of said deceased."

On motion of Mr. McGaffey, chapters ninety-five and ninetyseven, as reported by the select committee, were taken up for consideration.

The question being upon agreeing to the amendments reported by the select committee to chapter ninety-seven, viz: to insert the following to stand as section two:

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Sec. 2. A circuit court shall be holden in each of the organized counties of this state, as hereinafter provided, and one of the justices of the supreme court shall perform the duties of circuit judge in each of said circuits."

Also insert the following to stand as the third clause of the fourteenth section:

Third circuit: In St. Joseph, on the third Tuesdays of March and September, in each year; in Cass, on the fourth Tuesdays of March and September, in each year; in Berrien, on the first Tuesdays of April and October in each year; in Van Buren, on the second Tuesdays of April and October, in each year; in Kalamazoo, on the third Tuesdays of April and October, in each year; in Allegan, on the fourth Tuesdays of April and October, in each year; in Kent, on the first Tuesday of May, and first Wednesday of November, in each year; in Ionia, on the second Tuesdays of May and November, in each year."

The amendments were agreed to.

The question being upon agreeing to the amendments reported by the select committee to chapter ninety-five, viz: to strike out all of section seven to the proviso, in line fourteen, and insert the following in lieu thereof, viz:

"Sec. 7. When said court shall be held at the city of Detroit, it shall exercise its appellate jurisdiction in suits in chancery, and at law, and in probate cases, originating in the counties of Wayne, Macomb, St. Clair, Michilimackinac and Chippewa, and the counties and districts attached thereto for judicial purposes; and when the said court shall be held at the village of Adrian, it shall exercise the like jurisdiction in all such suits and cases originating in the counties of Monroe, Lenawee, Hillsdale, Branch, Calhoun and Jackson, and the counties and districts attached thereto for judicial purposes; and when the said court shall be held at the village of Kalamazoo, it shall exercise the like juris

diction in all such suits originating in the countics of St. Joseph, Cass, Berrien, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Allegan, Kent and Ionia, and the counties and districts attached thereto for judicial purposes; and when the said court shall be held at the village of Pontiac, it shall exercise the like jurisdiction in all such suits originating in the counties of Washtenaw, Oakland, Genesee, Shiawassee, Livingston, Lapeer and Saginaw, and the counties and districts attached thereto for judicial purposes."

Also in section six, fifth line, strike out "Ann Arbor," and insert Pontiac ;" and add to said section "at the village of Adrian, on the fourth Tuesdays of January and June, in each year."

The amendments were agreed to.

Mr. Purdy moved to recommit said chapters to the judiciary committee, with instructions to ascertain and report to the House, whether the system embraced in the bill before the House will meet the wants of the people of this state, and insure an impartial and speedy administration of justice, and that said committee be further instructed to report generally on the subject of a judicial system.

Mr. Burbank moved to amend the motion by referring said chapters back to the select committee, with instructions to divide the state into four judicial circuits, in such manner as will best accommodate the people of this state, which was agreed to. On motion of Mr. McKeen, the House adjourned.

Friday, December 22, 1837.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

The journal of yesterday having been read,

Mr. Kellogg asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Case, for the remainder of the. session, after this week.

Mr. McGaffey, from the select committee to whom was recommitted chapters ninety-five and ninety-seven of part third of the revision of the laws, with certain instructions, reported the same to the House agreeably to such instructions.

The question being upon adopting the following to stand as