Also, An act providing for two voting precincts for the township of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo, defining the limits thereof, and determining who shall be inspectors of elections therein; Also, An act to re-incorporate the village of Schoolcraft; Also, An act to amend sections 71, 94, 95, 97 and 151, of an act to revise the charter of the city of Ypsilanti, approved March 17, 1865, being act 214, of the laws of 1865, and to add a new section, to stand as section 212. SIR-I am instructed by the House to re-transmit the following bill: House bill No. 48, entitled A bill to provide for laying out and establishing a State road in Kent and Ionia counties, and opening the same, In accordance with the request of the Senate. SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following joint resolution: House joint resolution No. 21, entitled Joint resolution to forfeit the lands granted to the Marquette and Ontonagon railroad company, and to confer the said grant of lands upon some other company; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The joint resolution was read a first and second time by its titles, and referred to the committee on railroads. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, } SIR-I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that the House insists on its disagreement to the Senate amendment to House joint resolution No. 10, entitled Joint resolution asking Congress for an appropriation of money, to improve Portage lake and river, in Houghton county; Which amendment was striking out the words "His Excellency," in the first line of the second resolution. The House requests a committee of conference, consisting of three from the House and two from the Senate, on the disagreement of the two Houses on said joint resolution. I am directed to inform the Senate that Messrs. McKernan, Millington and Eaton have been appointed as such committee on the part of the House, and to respectfully request the appointment of the members of such committee on the part of the Senate. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Pearl moved that a committee of two on the part of the Senate be appointed, in accordance with the request of the House; Which motion prevailed. The President announced as such committee on the part of the Senate, Senators Pearl and Adair. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bills: 1. House bill No. 186, entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 7, 32, 39 and 44 of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Jackson," approved February 14, 1857; 2. House bill No. 174, entitled A bill appropriating certain non-resident highway taxes for the improvement of the Ovid and St. Charles State road; 3. House bill No. 169, entitled A bill to amend sections 4 and 7 of an act entitled "An act to authorize the township of Holland, and other townships in the counties of Ottawa and Allegan, to make loans and levy taxes for the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of North Black river, in Ottawa county," approved March 5, 1858; 4. House bill No. 161, entitled A bill making an appropriation of two additional sections of State swamp land, to secure the completion of the Ionia and Smyrna State road, established under act No. 55, session laws of 1864; Which have passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, been ordered to take immediate effect, and in all of which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The first named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on incorporations. The second named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and On motion of Mr. Pearl, The rules were suspended, and the bill was placed on the order of third reading. The third named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on internal improvements. The fourth named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on public lands. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, } SIR-I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following bills: 1. Senate bill No. 116, entitled A bill to authorize the trustees of the village of St. Johns, to levy a tax of five thousand dollars, for a court house for Clinton county; 2. Senate bill No. 131, entitled A bill to detach certain territory from the township of Hume, in the county of Huron, and attach the same to the township of Port Austin; In the passage of which the House has concurred by a majority vote of all the members elect, and has ordered the same to take immediate effect by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bills were referred to the committee on enrolled bills, for enrollment. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Lansing, March 12, 1869. } SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bills: 1. House bill No. 166, entitled A bill to authorize judges of probate of certain counties to appoint a register, and prescribing his duties and compensation; 2. House bill No. 158, entitled A bill to amend section 535, of the compiled laws, relating to the canvass of votes in townships; 3. House bill No. 162, entitled A bill to amend section 5, of chapter 86, of the revised statutes of 1846, the same being section 3303, of chapter 110, of the compiled laws of 1857, of custody of minor children; 4. House bill No. 165, entitled A bill for the protection of fish in the lakes known as Devil's lake and Round lake, in Lenawee county; Which have passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in all of which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The first and third named bills were read a first and second time by their titles, and referred to the committee on the judiciary. The second named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on State affairs. The fourth named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on fisheries. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIB-I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following concurrent resolution: Resolved, (the House concurring,) That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives be requested, to urge upon their respective bodies the adoption of an act granting a pension of eight dollars ($8) a month to the surviving soldiers of the war of 1812; |