Mr. Morton offered the following as a substitute for the resolution: Resolved, That the committee on war bounties be and they are hereby instructed to report a bill, at the earliest day possible, providing bounties to volunteers; Which was adopted. On motion of Mr. Griswold, The resolution of Mr. Woodman, and the substitute offered therefor, and the amendment proposed thereto, were referred to the committee on war bounties. Mr. Maxwell moved to take from the table the other resolutions relating to the subject of bounties; Which was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Maxwell, They were referred to the committee on war bounties. Mr. Dort, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill to amend chapter 17 of the compiled laws, relative to fees for collecting taxes. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on ways and means. Mr. M. D. Howard, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill to authorize the township board of Holland, in the county of Ottawa, to appoint commissioners to establish a rate of tolls and charges, and to aid in the improvement of the harbor at Black Lake, in said county; The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on harbors. Mr. Camburn, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill for the construction of a State road from the western terminus of the St. Louis and geographical centre of Montcalm County State road, to the south-west corner of township No. 11 north, of range No. 10 west, on the Grand Rapids and Big Rapids State road. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on public lands. Mr. Seymour, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill to authorize the township of Lowell, in the county of Kent, to raise money for the construction of a bridge across Flat River, in the village of Lowell. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges. Mr. Copley, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill to amend an act entitled an act to provide for assessing property at its true value, and for levying and collecting taxes thereon, approved February 14, 1853, and the acts amendatory thereto, approved February 12, 1855, and February 14, 1858. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on ways and means. Mr. Mallary, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for assessing property at its true value, and for levying and collecting taxes thereon, approved February 14, 1853, and an act amendatory thereto, approved February 12, 1855. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on ways and means. Mr. Mallary, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill to amend section 636 of the compiled laws, being section 8, of chapter 15, relative to the compensation of supervisors for taking the census and statistics of this State. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on State affairs. Mr. Yawkey, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of East Saginaw. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on ways and means. THIRD READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Senate bill No. 11, entitled A bill to authorize Union school district No. 1, in the township of Caledonia, in the county of Shiawassee, to borrow monney for the purposes therein mentioned, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Brockway, The House went into committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. Brockway in the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through the chairman, made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following entitled bills: 1. House bill No. 2, entitled A bill to lay out and establish a State road in the counties of Mecosta, Osceola and Missaukee, and to appropriate certain non-resident highway taxes thereon; 2. House bill No. 9, entitled A bill to legalize the tax roll of the city of Saginaw, county of Saginaw, for the year A. D. 1864, and to extend the time for the collection of the taxes of said city; Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend their passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following entitled joint resolution: 3. House joint resolution No. 3, entitled Joint resolution for the relief of William Dingman; Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend its passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following entitled bills: 4. House bill No. 10, entitled A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Ontonagon to raise money by tax, or otherwise, for the protection and improvement of the harbor at the mouth of the Ontonagon river; 5. House bill No. 8, entitled A bill to amend section seven, of chapter one hundred and sixty-six, of the compiled laws, relative to the punishment of fraudulent debtors; 6. House bill No. 6, entitled A bill to legalize the tax roll of the township of Sandstone, Jackson county, for the year 1864; 7. House bill No. 5, entitled, A bill to legalize the assessment roll of the township of Richland, in the county of Saginaw, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four; 8. House bill No. 11, entitled A bill to amend sections thirty-four and thirty-five, of chapter seventeen, of the compiled laws, relating to the assessing and collecting of taxes; Have made no amendment thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, and recommend their passage. WM. H. BROCKWAY, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. M. D. Howard, The amendments to the first and second named bills were concurred in, in gross, and the bills were placed on the order of third reading. On motion of Mr. M. D. Howard, The amendments to the joint resolution were concurred in, in gross, and the joint resolution was placed on the order of third reading. On motion of Mr. McKernan, The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth named bills were placed on the order of third reading. Mr. O'Grady, unanimous consent being given, offered the following: Whereas, It hath pleased Almighty God to remove by death from our midst, on the 15th inst., the Hon. Edward Everett, the scholar, the statesman and the patriot; |