ask that an investigation be ordered by your honorable body, and if the facts appear as stated, that he be admitted a member of this House, for the said second representative district of the county of Ingham, in place of Henry B. Hawley, the sitting member. Respectfully submitted, JOHN D. WOODWORTH. By Mr. Woodman: petition of Hon. Lucien Reed, claiming the seat now occupied in this House by Hon. Joseph C. Bailey. On motion of Mr. Griswold, The petition was referred to the committee on elections, and ordered printed in the journal. The following is the petition: To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan: The undersigned petitioner respectfully begs leave to represent that he is a resident of the county of Ingham, in said State of Michigan, and that at the last general election held in said State of Michigan, he was, as he believes, duly and legally elected to the office of Representative in the State Legislature, for the first representative district in said county of Ingham, as will appear from the record of the board of canvassers of said representative district, and the statement of the soldiers' vote, as returned by the Board of State canvassers, and now on file in the clerk's office of said county of Ingham. Your petitioner would further represent, that Joseph C. Bailey was the opposing candidate for the said office of Representative in said district, and that the whole number of votes given for the office of Representative was two thousand one hundred and eightynine, of which your petitioner, Lucien Reed, received one thou. sand one hundred and eighteen; Joseph C. Bailey one thousand and thirty-eight, and Joseph Gale thirty-three. From the foregoing, it appears that your petitioner received a majority of all the votes cast, and therefore asks that an investigation be ordered by this House, and that if he be found entitled, he be admitted a member of this House for the first representative district of the county of Ingham, in place of Joseph C. Bailey, the sitting member. Respectfully submitted, LUCIEN REED. The Speaker announced the appointment of the following special committee on the reference of the Governors' messages, in accordance with a previous resolution of the House: Messrs. Wilcox, Griswold, Hazen, Copley and McKernan. The Speaker announced the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR: I have this day appointed Henry S. Hilton, of Clinton county, Assistant Clerk, pursuant to a resolution of the House. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk. Mr. Hilton came forward, and after having subscribed and sworn to the constitutional oath, entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office. The Speaker announced the appointment of the following, STANDING COMMITTEES. Ways and Means-Messrs. Green, G. W. Allen, Wilcox, Warner and R. Hawley. Judiciary-Messrs. Griswold, G. C. Jones, Lewis, Chipman and Maxwell. Federal Relations-Messrs. Brockway, Griswold, Mickley, Ball and Morton. State Affairs-Messrs. Cobb, Jenness, J. H. Jones, Graham and M. D. Howard. Banks and Incorporations-Messrs. Mallary, Boies, White, J. C. Bailey and Gies. Public Lands-Messrs. Hazen, Winsor, Yawkey, Dunlap and McKernan. Elections-Messrs. Winsor, Welch, Mickley, Wells and Col well. Internal Improvements-Messrs. Van Vleet, Lapham, Shier, Stuart and May. Agriculture and Manufactures-Messrs. Luther, Haynes, Thayer, Osborn and Cady. Education-Messrs. Williams, W. T. Smith, Seymour, Kenney and Wells. Harbors-Messrs. Yawkey, Packard, Carlton, Wendell and Pitts. Roads and Bridges-Messrs. Fellows, Keeler, L. Smith, Nixon and Forbes. Towns and Counties-Messrs. Ball, Sanderson, Utley, Willits and Dort. Military Affairs-Messrs. Woodman, Beach, Bonine, A. Allen and O'Grady. Geological Survey-Messrs. Lewis, O. F. Howard, James Bayley, H. B. Hawley, and Haire. Rules and Joint Rules-Messrs. Monroe, Runyan, Rowe, Woodruff and Dusseau. Engrossment and Enrollment-Messrs. Landon, W. T. Smith, Green, Fellows and Look. Printing-Messrs. Slocum, Kenney, Laing, Schars and Bond. Asylum for Insane-Messrs. Stewart, Woodman, Woodward, Thayer and Morton. Asylum for Deaf, Dumb and Blind-Messrs. Bonine, Newcomb, Mackay, Hazen and Chipman. Salines-Messrs. Taylor, Aitkin, Camburn, Jewell and Max well. War Bounties-Messrs. Warner, Fisher, Copley Phillips and Miles. Mines and Minerals-Messrs. G. C. Jones, McKernan, O'Grady, Bois and Woodward. Supplies and Expenditures-Messrs. Welch, Munger and Horton. Indian Affairs-Messrs. Dunlap, Carlton and Wendell. State Library-Messrs. Newcomb, Tupper and Thomas. REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES. By the select committee appointed to wait upon the clergy of Lansing, and invite them to officiate as Chaplain of the House: The committee appointed to wait upon the resident clergy of this city, and invite them to officiate as Chaplain of this House during its session, have performed that duty, and report that the clergy have made arrangements to alternate as Chaplain. Your committee ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. A. L. GREEN, Chairman. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. By the select committee on reference of the Governors' messages: The select committee to whom it was referred, by a resolution of the House, to designate and recommend a reference to the proper standing committees of the subjects embraced in the messages of the Governor and retiring Governor, have considered the same, and respectfully recommend that they be referred as follows, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject: WM. S. WILCOX, Chairman. 1st. That so much of the Governors' messages as relate to the State finances, the public debt, and the levying and collection of taxes, be referred to the committee on ways and means; 2d. That so much as relates to the State Prison, be referred to the committee on State Prison; 3d. That so much as relates to education, be referred to the committee on education; 4th. That so much as relates to the Agricultural College, be referred to the committees on agriculture and education, jointly; 5th. That so much as relates to public lands, and public roads, to be built by the appropriation of public lands, be referred to the committee on public lands; 6th. That so much as relates to Insane Asylum, be referred to the committee on same; 7th. That so much as relates to the manufacture and inspection of salt, be referred to the committee on salines; 8th. That so much as relates to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum, be referred to the committee on same; 9th. That so much as relates to laws regulating the trial and conviction of inmates of the Reform School, and so much as relates to revision of the Constitution, and so much as relates to an amendment of the laws permitting soldiers in the field to vote, be referred to the committee on judiciary; 10th. That so much as relates to Reform School, except as herein before provided, be referred to the committee on the same; 11th. That so much as relates to the Military Department be referred to the committee on military affairs; 12th. That so much as relates to national affairs, be referred to the committee on federal relations; 13th. That so much as relates to the payment of soldiers' bounty, State and local, be referred to the committee on war bounties; 14th. That so much as relates to the subject of immigration, to the development of the natural resources of the State, be referred to the committee on State affairs; 15th. That so much as relates to manufactures and their encouragement, be referred to the committee on agriculture and manufactures; 16th. That so much as relates to Geology and Geological surveys, be referred to the committee on geological survey. WM. S. WILCOX, Chairman. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The recommendations of the committee were concurred in by the House. |