On motion of Mr. Ellis, the blank in the 9th line was filled with the word 'six.'

On motion of Mr. Ellis, the senate took up the bill for the payment of the members of the senate and house of representatives, and for other purposes.

On motion of Mr. Hough, the words 'two thousand' where they occur in the second section of said bill, were stricken

out.

On motion of Mr. Ellis, the vote on striking out the word 'three,' in the first section, was reconsidered.

The question then recurring on striking out the word 'three,' the motion to strike out was lost; and the word 'three' was retained.

On motion of Mr. Hough, the blanks in the second section were filled with the words 'nineteen hundred.'

The question being put, 'shall this bill pass;' it was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Durocher, Hough, McDonel!, Raynale, Rumsey, Ten Eyck-6.

Nays-Messrs. Britain, Clark, Comstock, Ellis, Finch, Hascall, Moody, President pro tem.—8.

And the bill was therefore declared lost.

On motion of Mr. Hascall, the senate went into the consideration of executive business.

When the doors were opened,

A message from the house of representatives was received transmitting a bill entitled 'A bill to authorize the late acting governor of the territory of Michigan to pay certain sums of money in his hands, to the fiscal agent to be appointed by the legislature;'

A resolution that the senate meet the house of representatives in their hall this afternoon at 4 o'clock, to elect a state treasurer;

And a resolution instructing our senators and representative in congress in relation to laws which may be introduced on the subject of slavery.

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The senate, on motion of Mr. Hough, then adjourned to 3

o'clock, P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Three o'clock, P. M.

The senate met pursuant to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. McDonell, the senate resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Moody in the chair, on the bill making appropriations for the year 1895; and after some time spent thereon, the cominittee rose, and reported the bill back to the senate with sundry amendments, in which they asked the concurrence of the senate.

The senate, on motion of Mr. McDonell, concurred in the several amendments made in the committee of the whole; And the bill, on motion of Mr. McDonell was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time this afternoon.

A message from the house was received, announcing the concurrence of the house of representatives in a bill to authorize the executive to loan a certain sum of money.

Mr. Ellis moved a reconsideration of the vote on the final passage of the bill for the payment of members, &c.; which was agreed to.

Mr. McDonell moved that the second section be stricken out, the question on receivingwhich amendment for discussion being put and carried, said section was stricken out.

And the bill, as amended, then passed.

The senate, on motion of Mr. Ellis, then took up the bill from the house of representatives for the pay of officers of the legislature.

The bill was read a first time; and the 11th rule being suspended, a second time; and committed to committee of the whole.

A message from the house was received, informing the senate that the house of representatives had concurred in the amendments made in the senate to the bill for the payment of members of the senate and house of representatives, and for other purposes.

The senate then went into committee of the whole, Mr. Hascall in the chair, on the bill for the pay of officersof the legislature: and after some time spent thereon, the committee rose, and reported the s ume back to the senate with sundry amendments, in which the committee asked the concurrence of the senate.

The question being on concurring in the first amendment increasing the pay of the seargent-at-arms and door-keeper of the house of representatives, from two dollars and fifty cents' to 'three dollars' was agreed to.

The senate then concurred in the second amendment, allowing the sergeant-at-arins and door keeper of the senate, 'three dollars' per day.

The third amendment, inserting 'president pro tem. of the senate' was then concurred in.

The fourth amendment, striking out the 4th section of the bill, was also concurred in.

Mr. Hascall moved to amend further by increasing the pay of the messenger and assistant messenger of the house 'three dollars' per day, instead of 'two'; the question being divided, both parts of said amendments were lost.

The bill was then ordered to a third reading.

Mr. McDonell, from the committee on ways end means,reported back the documents from the treasurer and auditor referred to said committee, and moved that they be spread on the journals, which was agreed to.

(See Senate documents No. 3 and 4.)

Mr. Rumsey, from the select committee appointed for that purpose, brought in a bill entitled, 'A bill to provide for establishing scats of justice,' which was read the first time.

Mr. Rumsey moved a suspension of the 11th rule, in order that the bill might be read a second time, which motion did not prevail.

The senate then adjourned to half past six o'clock, P. M.

EVENING SESSION.

On motion of Mr. McDonell, the bill entitled, 'A bill making appropriations for the year 1835,' was read a third time:

and on motion of Mr. McDonell, the first blank, in section 2nd was filled with ‘nine.'

On motion of Mr. Finch, the bill was committed to the committee on expenditures, with instructions to report thereon to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, a. m.

On motion of Mr. McDonell,

The senate then went into consideration of executive business.

When the doors were opened, it was, on motion of Mr. Britain,

Resolved, That the capitol together with the appurtenances be placed under the charge of the joint committee of ways and means according to the existing rules during the vacation. of the legislature; and that said committee cause all furniture belonging to said building to be placed therein.

Mr. Britain, from the select committee appointed for that purpose brought in a bill entitled 'A bill to organize the township of New Buffalo', which was read a first time, and laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Britain,

The bill entitled 'A bill to provide for the adjournment of the legislature,' was taken up, and ordered to be engrosed and read a third time this day.

On motion of Mr. McDonell, the resolution from the house of Representatives in relation to moneys in the hands of the late acting governor of the territory, and the appointment of a fiscal agent, was taken up, and read a first, and by consent of three fourths a second time, and ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Hascall, the bill was referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Ellis and McDonell.

Mr. Hough then moved that the senate take up the resolu tion from the house, in relation to a committee to revise the laws; which motion did not prevail.

The resolution from the house of representatives, in relation to the election of a state treasurer, being taken up, was non-concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Clark,

The vote on the resolution for a committee to revise the laws, was reconsidered.

The question was then taken on concurring in the resolution, which was as follows:

Resolved, That a joint committee to consist of one member of the senate, and three members from the house of representatives be appointed to revise the existing laws of this state, and report what alterations or additions are necessary in view of a change from a territorial to a state government, and that said committee report the result of their labors at the adjourned session of the legislature.

The question on concurring in said resolution, was decided by yeas and nays, in the negative as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Ellis, McDonell-2.

Nays-Messrs. Britain, Clark, Comstock, Durocher, Finch, Hascall, Hough, Moody, Raynale, Rumsey, Ten Eyck, President, pro tem.—(12.)

The senate, on motion of Mr. McDonell, then took up the consideration of the following resolution from the house:

Resolved, That our senators be instructed and our representative requested, to oppose any lawat may be introduced in congress calculated to impair the constitutional and legal rights of the states where slavery exists, excite a spirit of distrust between different portions of the United States, or disturb the harmony of the country.

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Mr. Britain moved a postponement of the question on concurring till half past 10 o'clock A. M., to-morrow; which motion did not prevail: and the question then being put on concurring in the resolution, it was lost.

Mr. Hascall gave notice that on a future day he would ask leave to bring in a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt.

Leave of absence, after to-day, was granted to Mr. Clark. On motion of Mr. Durocher, the senate then adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.