of the duty for the payment of which the five per cent. is paid into the state treasury, and therefore claims a proportion of the five per cent. for the county treasurer, to pay that officer for making out redemption receipts for such lands as are redeemed in the county. The committee, however, are of the opinion that the privilege of redeeming in the county is of no essential benefit to the state, but is solely for the accommodation of the people residing in such county; and that the remuneration for such services, if any is required, over and above the salary paid such officer, should come from the county by a vote of the board of supervisors. But in most, if not in all cases, the committee believe the salaries to be high enough to pay for all the duties performed by the several county treasurers. If the prayer of the petitioners should be granted, every other county treasurer would of course claim the same remuneration for such services, and a large amount would thus be drawn from the state treasury, to be made up by just so much additional tax upon the people. For these reasons, and believing that the board of supervisors of the several counties should fix the salaries for their county treasurers, the committee report adversely to the prayer of the petitioners, recommend no action upon the subject, and ask to be discharged from any further consideration of the same. Mr. Morton, from the same committee, to whom was referred the Senate bill to amend an act entitled an act authorizing any person to construct lines of electric telegraph in the state of Michigan, 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 bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Campbell, from the committee on internal improvement, to whom was referred the Senate bill to amend an act entitled an act to provide for laying out and establishing a state road from Albion to Eaton Rapids, and to make an appropriation for opening and improving the same, 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 bill was referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, reported a bill to amend section two of chapter seventy-eight of the revised statutes of 1846, which was read twice, referred to the committee of the whole, placed on the general order, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ferguson, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the bill to amend chapter fifty-five of the revised statutes of 1846, in relation to religious societies, reported the same back with amendments, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration, which report was accepted, the committee discharged, and The bill as amended, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. Mr. Ferguson, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of James S. Pitts, of Ross, Kalamazoo county, a minor, asking the passage of a law authorizing him to convey real estate, reported adverse to the prayer of the petition, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration, which report was accepted and the committee discharged. Mr. Davis, from the committee on roads and bridges, reported a bill authorizing Isaac N. Swain to erect and maintain a dam across Paw Paw river, in Berrien county, which was read twice, ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Davis, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill to authorize the construction of a free bridge across the St. Joseph river at or near the mouth of McCoy's creck, reported the same back without amendment and recommended its passage, which report was accepted, the committee discharged, and The bill was ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order.. Mr. Davis, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Isaac Otis and others, for the establishment of a state road from Richland, in Kalamazoo county, to Hastings, in Barry county, and asking an appropriation therefor, reported the same back without action, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration, which report was accepted and the committee discharged. Mr. Davis, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill to amend the revised siatutes in relation to the assessment of highway taxes, reported the same back with an amendment and recommended its passage, which report was accepted, the committee discharged, and The bill was ordered to be printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. The following message was received from the Senate: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, January 17, 1849.) To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR:-I am instructed to transmit herewith a bill to incorporate the Genesee literary institute; and A bill to amend chapter eighty-nine of the revised statutes of 1846 relative to fixing the terms of the circuit court; Which the Senate have passed and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked. Respectfully, &c., W. L. BANCROFT, The Senate bill to incorporate the Genesee county literary institute. was read twice and referred to the committee on banks and incorpe rations. The Senate bill to amend chapter eighty-nine of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to fixing the terms of the circuit court, was read twice, when Mr. Ferguson moved a suspension of the rules, so that the bill might be put upon its passage, which motion was lost, and The bill was referred to the committee on the judiciary. The following message was received from the Senate: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, January 17, 1849.) To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR: I am instructed to return herewith the report of the joint committee of the Senate and House, to whom was referred the revision of the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to respectfully inform you that the Senate have adopted the same, and have also adopted the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives as printed in the manual of the last legislature. I am further instructed to transmit herewith a bill to amend an act entitled "an act authorizing the supervisors of the county of Kent to construct a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand river at Grand Rapids, approved February 20, 1847, and the acts amendatory thereto, approved January 29, 1848, and March 28, 1848," which the Senate have passed and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked. Respectfully, &c., W. L. BANCROFT, The Senate bill to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the supervisors of the county of Kent to construct a canal and locks around the rapids of Grand river at Grand Rapids, approved Febru: ary 20, 1847, and the acts amendatory thereto, approved January 29, 1848, and March 28, 1848, was read twice and referred to the committee on internal improvement. Mr. Burk gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to amend chapter eighteen of the revised statutes of 1846. Mr. Coe introduced a concurrent resolution adopting the rules of the Senate and House of Representatives in joint convention, which was read twice and ordered to be read the third time. On motion of Mr. Coe,. The rules were suspended so as to enable the concurrent resolution to be read the third time to-day. Mr. Chittenden gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce a bill to amend and consolidate the act to incorporate the stockholders of the Michigan Insurance bank, and A bill to incorporate the Peninsular bank. Mr. Lockwood gave notice that he would on some future day ask leave to introduce a bill providing for laying out a state road from the village of Milford, in Oakland county, to Davisonville, in Genesee county. Mr. Coe introduced a concurrent resolution in relation to a revision of the rules in joint convention, which was read twice, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Hawley offered the following resolution: Resolved, That all bills proposing amendments to the revised stat. utes, shall, after their second reading, be referred to the committee on the judiciary, with instructions to consolidate them in one bill, with such amendments as to the committee shall seem proper, and report the same to the House. The bill to amend an act entitled act to incorporate the Monroe and Saline plank road company, was read the third time and passed by a two-third vote. The concurrent resolution relative to the election of a United States Senator, and The concurrent resolution adopting the rules of the last Senate and House of Representatives in joint convention, were severally read the third time and passed. The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. O. C. Comstock in the chair, and after spend¡ng some time thereon, the committee rose and through their chairman reported back to the House, with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House was asked, a bill to incorporate the Native copper company; and also reported back without amendment, A bill to incorporate the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road company, and A bill to amend certain provisions of chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of 1646, and in relation thereto. On motion of Mr. G. B. Turner, The last named bill was laid on the table. The bill to incorporate the New Buffalo and Laporte plank road company, was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time. The amendment reported by the committee of the whole to the bill to incorporate the Native copper company, was concurred in, and On motion of Mr. J. W. Turner, The bill was further amended by striking out of the fourth line of section four, the words, "and of all taxes upon personal estate." On motion of Mr. Coe, The bill was then laid on the table. Mr. Coe, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the Senate bill to amend chapter eighty-nine of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to fixing the terms of the circuit court, by unanimous consent, reported the same back, together with a substitute therefor, which report was accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject. |