and Romeo railroad company, was referred to the committee on internal improvement, and ordered to be printed.

On motion, the House adjourned.

Friday, January 6.

The roll being called, the journal of the previous day was read. The Chair announced the following standing committees : State Prison. Messrs. Shattuck, McKeen, Wing, McGaffey, Finch, Herrington, Lothrop.

Printing.-Messrs. Wisner, Moseley, Ferrington, Foote, Ward, Howe, Shellhouse.

The thirty-fourth rule having been suspended,

Mr. Convis moved to substitute the following in place of the eleventh rule, which was agreed to.

RULE 11.-When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, to amend," or for the previous question; which several motions shall have precedence in the order they stand arranged.

On motion of Mr. Convis,

Resolved, That an additional standing committee on the library, to consist of three members, be appointed.

The Chair announced the following as said committee: Messrs. Felch, Ward, Bingham.

On motion,

The standing rules of this House, as reported by the special committee, with the amendments made thereto, were adopted. The following petitions were presented and severally referred. By Mr. Alden,

Of sundry inhabitants of Coldwater, for a division of the township of Coldwater. Referred to committee on organization of towns and counties.

By Mr. Burbank,

Of Fitz Rosman and others, for organization of certain townships. Referred to committee on organization of towns and counties.

By Mr. Kingsley,

Of E. Ingersoll, relative to building a lock in a dam on Grand river. Referred to committee on internal improvement.

By Mr. McKeen,

Of Joseph S. Gibbons and others, for the organization of a certain township in Lapeer county. Referred to committee on organization of towns and counties.

By Mr. Monfore,

Of G. C. Leach and others, for the incorporation of a bank in the county of Macomb. Referred to committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. Lee asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Munger, until Tuesday next.

On motion of Mr. Lothrop,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the disposition of the surplus revenue of the government, be referred to the committee of ways and means.

Resolved, That the committee of ways and means be instructed to inquire and report to this House the means in possession of this state for the redemption of a foreign loan, and securing the prompt payment of the interest on the same."

Resolved, That the committee on internal improvement be instructed to enquire and report to this House the expediency of negociating a loan for internal improvements, the amounts that will be necessary, also the time for the redemption of said loan by the state.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the policy of prohibiting by law the circulation of bank notes of less denomination than five dollars, and the further regulating of the currency of this state, be referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

On motion of Mr. Convis, of Calhoun,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to a revised code of laws and the abolishment of imprisonment for debt, also the suthern boundary line of our state, be referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the chartering of railroad companies, the state purchasing the

stock of certain railroad companies, the organization of a board of internal improvement, and a geological survey of the state, be referred to the committee on internal improvement.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to banks and incorporations, be referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates

to the militia system, be referred to the committee on militia.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the state, be referred to the committee on expiring laws.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the building of a state penitentiary, be referred to the committee on state prison.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the university and school lands, be referred to the committee on university and school lands.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the state university and common schools, be referred to the committee on education.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the removal of the northwestern Indians from our state, be referred to the committee on Indian affairs.

On motion of Mr. Burbank,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the usury laws, be referred to the committee on the judiciary.

The following communication was received from the Executive, which was read and ordered to be printed, and

On motion of Mr. Alden, committed to a committee of the whole House, and made the special order of the day for Tuesday

next.

To the House of Representatives:

January 6, 1837.

I hereby transmit the report of the commissioners appointed to view the location of the seat of justice for the county of Branch.

STEVENS T. MASON.

(See Document No. 8.)

Resolved, That so much of said report as relates to the River Raisin and Lake Erie railroad company, be referred to the special committee on the affairs of said corporation.

On motion of Mr. Finch,

Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be instructed to inquire into the propriety and expediency of instituting a court of common pleas for the state of Michigan, and report by bill or otherwise.

On motion of Mr. Monfore,

Resolved, That the clerk of this House be required to furnish each member of this House with a copy of the Senate journal of the last session of the legislature.

Mr. Alden asked and obtained leave to withdraw the resolution heretofore laid on the table by him, and offered the following as a substitute, which was read and adopted.

Resolved, That the clerk cause to be procured for the use of this House, the constitutions of the United States and the state of Michigan; the articles of confederation; the order of business in the Senate and House of Representatives; the joint rules and orders, and the rules and orders of the Senate and House of Representatives; an alphabetical list of the members of both houses, with their places of residence, and a list of senators according to their districts; a list of the members of the House of Representatives by counties; a list of the officers of both houses; the standing committees of both houses; the select committees of both houses on the Governor's message; a list of the banks and insurance companies in the state, with the amount of their capital and the time when their charters expire; a list of the railroad companies in the state, with the amount of their capital and the time they were incorporated; the act requiring the publication of notices in certain cases; copies of a map of the state of Michigan, and a calendar for 1837; and to have the same bound in a pocket volume, and deliver a copy thereof to each of the members and officers of this House.

Mr. Mosely moved to reconsider the vote given yesterday referring the petition of sundry inhabitants of Wayne and Oakland counties for a turnpike company, to the cominittee on banks and incorporations, and to regmanit the came to the comvaittee on nemal inprovement.

"The motion was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Ward called up the report of the joint committee on printing, which was read and accepted.

REPORT.

To the Hon. the SPEAKER of the

House of Representatives of Michigan : SIR-The joint committee on printing beg leave to report that they have had an interview with Mr. Bagg, the printer to this House, who informed the committee that notwithstanding the entire destruction of his printing establishment by fire on the morning of the 4th instant, such arrangements have been made as will enable him to perform all the duties that may be required of him by both houses of the legislature.

Mr. Bagg is compelled to relinquish the publication of his daily paper, but after this week he will issue a weekly paper, containing a general summary of the proceedings of the legislature of Michigan.

The committee have instructed Mr. Bagg to furnish each branch of the legislature with the daily journals which he has engaged to supply after this day.

R. E. WARD,

In behalf of the committee appointed by the House.

H. of R., 5th Jan. 1837.

On motion of Mr. Ward, of Berrien,

Resolved, That a committee on "the removal of seats of justice" be appointed by the Speaker, composed of one member from each senatorial district.

The Chair announced the following as said committee:

Mr. Ward, from the third district; Mr. Brown, from the first district; Mr. Kellogg, from the fourth district; Mr. Wing, from the second district; Mr. McKeen, from the fifth district.

On motion of Mr. Ralph, of Hillsdale,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the assessment of taxes, be referred to the committee of ways and means.

Mr. McKeen moved the suspension of the forty-third rule, and offered the following resolution: