session, and on examination thereof, have found nothing, which in the opinion of your committee, requires the action of this House, except it may be "A bill for the relief of I). Pittman," which bill is herewith reported:

Your committee further report, that they called on the commissioner appointed to revise the laws, and requested information as to the time he would be prepared to report the remainder of the code, and received from him, in reply, the accompanying communication.

[See Document No. 7.

All of which is repectfully submitted.

Detroit, Jan. 11, 1838.

E. LACEY,

Chairman.

The bill entitled as above for the relief of D. Pittman, was read the first and second times and laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. Butler, the joint resolution from the Senate, relative to appropriations by congress for the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of the Clinton river, in Macomb county, the survey of the Flats at or near the mouth of St. Clair river, and harbor at the mouth of Kalamazoo river, was taken up for consideration, read a third time and passed.

Mr. Wadhams presented a petition from David Mansfield and others, for the organization of township six north, of range fourteen east, which was referred to the committee on organization of towns and counties.

On motion of Mr. Henry Smith,

Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary, be instructed to enquire into the propriety of declaring the charter of the company for the construction of the bridge across the Huron river, in the counties of Wayne and Monroe, forfeited and null.

On motion of Mr. Gidley,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to consist of one from each senatorial district in this state, that are represented in this House, upon so much of the constitution of this state, as requires the present legislature to apportion anew the representatives and senators among the several counties and districts according to the number of white male inhabitants, and that said

committee be instructed to report at as early a day as practicable.

Whereupon, the Chair announced Messrs. Gidley, Moran, Montgomery, Wixom and Lacy, as said committee.

On motion of Mr. Gantt,

Resolved, That the select committee to whom was referred the petition of the citizens of Detroit, be and are hereby directed to report by bill or otherwise, their opinion of the justness and practicability of exempting all firemen in Michigan from military duty and from serving as jurors.

On motion of Mr. Buel, the House resolved itself into a committee upon the bill entitled "A bill relative to interest on contracts," and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman reported the bill to the House with sundry amendments, which were concurred in, and said bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Bement asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Buckbee, for one week.

Mr. Montgomery asked and obtained leave of absence for MrMcClelland, until Monday next.

Mr. Wakefield asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Wixom, until Monday next.

On motion of Mr. Crane, the House adjourned, until ten o'clock to-morrow morning.

Saturday, January 13.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Berry,

Roll called,

The proceedings of yesterday having been read,

Mr. Buel presented sundry petitions from the inhabitants of the southern counties of this state praying for a review of the southern railroad route, and moved their reference to a select committee of five.

Mr. Montgomery presented a petition of sundry inhabitants

from the county of Monroe, of similar import, and moved a similar reference.

Mr. Lancaster moved to lay the petition on the table, which was, on motion of Mr. Henry Smith, decided by yeas and nays, in the affirmative, as follows:

Mr. Bement presented a petition from E. B. Danforth and others, from the county of Ingham, praying for the organization of township two north, of range one west, also a petition praying for the organization of the county of Ingham.

Mr. Crane presented a petition to organize township four north, of range six east.

Mr. Odell presented a petition to organize township six, range thirteen west, in the county of Cass, which were severally referred to the committee of towns and counties.

Mr. Risdon presented a petition for the appointment of commissioners to lay out a certain state road, which was referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Bement, from the committee on banks and incorporations made the following report, which was accepted.

The committee on banks and incorporations to whom was referred a resolution "relative to the equalization of taxes upon lands," have had the same under consideration and respectfully report: That this committee have much business before them, and ask of the House that the resolution be referred to the appro

priate committee and that they be discharged from further consideration of the said resolution, which report was accepted and the committee discharged.

Mr. Risdon, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the petition of A. D. Fitzhugh and E. A. LeRoy, reported a bill entitled "A bill to authorize the building of a certain dam therein named," which was read a first and second times and laid on the table.

Mr. Adams, from the committee on internal improvement, made the following report:

The committee on internal improvement, which was instructed to inquire into the propriety of reducing the number of the board of internal improvement, respectfully report: That they deem it inexpedient to reduce the number of said board, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

R. MCCLELLAND, Chairman.

Mr. Henry Smith moved that the subject be recommitted, with instructions for the committee on internal improvement to report a bill to reduce the board of internal improvement to four commissioners, one of whom shall act as auditor, with the Governor of the state as ex-officio president of said board.

And to report a further clause in said bill, providing for the appointment of the engineers and assistant engineers in the service of the state, by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of both houses of the legislature.

On motion of Mr. Moran, said report was laid upon the table. Mr. Crane, from the committee on internal improvements, made the following report, which was accepted.

The committee on internal improvements, to whom was referred the petitions of the citizens of the county of St. Joseph, praying for the incorporation of a company to be styled "The Northville and White Pigeon railroad company," respectfully report, that they have had under consideration said petitions, and having concluded that the subject matter of the same did not come within the sphere of action of said committee, but belonged to the committee on banks and incorporations, they therefore ask leave to be discharged from the further consideration of the said petitions.

R. MCCLELLAND, Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Adams, said petition was referred to the committee on banks and incorporations.

Mr. J. M. Howard, from the committee on education made the following report:

The committee on education, to whom was referred the resolution "that the act incorporating the Michigan and Huron institute, be so amended as to authorize the president of the board of trustees to convey real estate belonging to said institution, having had said resolution under consideration, and being informed that the places of residence of said trustees are so distant from each other and from the location of said institute, as to render very inconvenient and expensive the execution of deeds and conveyances by said trustees jointly, have the honor to report the following bill, entitled "An act to enable the president of the board of trustees of the Kalamazoo institute to sell and convey real estate,” and respectfully recommend that the same be passed.

J. M. HOWARD,

Chairman of Committee on Education. The bill entitled as above, was read a first and second times and laid upon the table.

Mr. Odell offered the following resolution, which, on motion of Mr. Gidley, was laid upon the table.

Resolved, That no person hereafter obtaining leave of absence, shall draw pay during his absence, unless in cases of sickness. Mr. Champlin offered the following resolution,

Whereas, a large proportion of the freeholders of the southern and western sections of this state, have by petitions asked for a review of the intermediate points of the southern railroad as established by the commissioners; therefore,

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives by joint resolution, That the acting commissioner be and he is hereby required to suspend all operations on said road until further instructed by the legislature.

On motion of Mr. Spafford, the rule was suspended and said resolution was taken up for consideration.

Mr. Crane moved to lay said resolution on the table, which was negatived.