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the House, and recommend that the resolution be amended by striking out "75" and inserting "25," in lieu thereof, and that when so amended, recommend that it be adopted by the House, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

A. B. SLOCUM, Chairman.

Report accepted and committee discharged.

On motion of Mr. Woodman,

The amendment recommended by the committee was concurred in.

Mr. Bartow moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words "during the session;"

Which motion did not prevail.

The resolution was then adopted.

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.

The special committee appointed by order of the House to ascertain and report the number of copies of the outgoing and incoming Governors' messages that were needed for the use of the members and officers of this House, respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report that, as near as they can determine, one thousand copies of each of the messages, in the English language, will be sufficient to supply the members and officers of this House.

Your committee, after making diligent investigation, are not prepared to recommend the printing of the messages in any of the foreign languages. The number of persons who would be reached by these documents in any of the foreign languages, and who will not become acquainted with their contents if printed only in our national language, your committee are led to believe is very small, to say nothing of the vexatious delays that have heretofore attended the efforts to produce these documents in the foreign languages.

A. L. GREEN, Chairman.

Report accepted and committee discharged.

Mr. Chipman moved to add to the recommendations of the com

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mittee, that 500 copies of the Governors' messages be printed in

the German language;

Mr. Hawley moved to amend the amendment by striking out "five hundred," and inserting in lieu thereof "two hun dred;"

Which was accepted.

Mr. Chipman demanded the yeas and nays;

The demand was seconded, and the amendment was not adopted, by yeas and nays, as follows:

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Mr. Look moved to reconsider the vote just taken;

Mr. Morton moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table;

Which was not agreed to.

The motion to reconsider prevailed.

Mr. Luther then moved to amend the amendment by inserting after the word "message" the words "and 200 copies in the Holland language."

Mr. Winsor moved that the whole matter be recommitted to the select committee;

Mr. Warner moved that the subject be referred to the committee on printing;

Which was agreed to.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.

The Speaker announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER,
Lansing, January 10, 1865.

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit to the House the following concurrent resolution:

Resolved, (the House concurring,) That the committee on the part of the Senate, and also on the part of the House, whose duties are to examine into and report to their respective Houses, the condition and wants of the several Asylums, State Prison, etc., be considered a joint committee, and, as such, be authorized to visit, at some future and convenient day, those institutions, in order that they may properly report;

Which has passed the Senate, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked.

Very respectfully,

On motion of Mr. Hazen,

THOS. H. GLENN,

Secretary of the Senate.

The House concurred in the adoption of the resolution.

MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES.

Mr. Woodman offered the following:

Resolved, That the committee on war bounties be and are hereby instructed to report to this House, without unnecessary delay, a bill to provide for a uniform State bounty to volunteers, of one hundred dollars; also, a bill to authorize the military sub districts of this State to raise, by tax or loan, an amount sufficient to pay each recruit credited upor. the quota of such sub-district a bounty of two hundred dollars.

Mr. Williams offered the following as a substitute therefor: Resolved, That the committee on war bounties be instructed to inquire and report to this House, as soon as practicable, a bill allowing a uniform State bounty of two hundred dollars to each volunteer credited to their respective towns, on the draft now pending.

Mr. Monroe moved to amend the substitute by adding at the end thereof the following: "and a uniform county or township bounty of one hundred dollars to each volunteer so credited on the draft now pending, or upon any draft or call hereafter to be made;"

Mr. Swift moved that the whole subject be referred to the committee on war bounties;

Which was withdrawn.

Mr. Green moved that the resolution, substitute and amendment be made the special order for to-morrow at 2 o'clock P. M.; Which was agreed to.

Mr. Dort gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend chapter 17 of the compiled laws, relative to fees for collecting taxes.

Mr. Munger gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill amending the amendment to section twenty-six of the revised statutes of 1846, being section 5658 of the compiled laws, relative to rates of legal advertising.

Mr. Bayley gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to legalize the action of the township of Troy, in Oakland county, in raising moneys for war bounties.

Mr. J. H. Jones gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to authorize the board of supervisors to alter the boundaries of villages.

Mr. O'Grady gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to locate and erect a branch of the State Prison at Marquette county, in the Upper Peninsula;

Also,

A joint resolution asking the Government of the United States to establish a government foundry at Marquette, in the county of Marquette, Upper Peninsula.

Mr. Allen gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to legalize the action of the township board of the township of Commerce, Oakland county, in raising moneys for the payment of bounties to volunteers to fill the quota of said township.

Mr. Pitts gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A joint resolution in relation to a certain claim in the county of Monroe.

Mr. Chipman gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill relative to the liability of municipal corporations for the misconduct of their contractors;

Also,

A bill to amend act No. 66, of the session laws of 1861, relative to the pay of crier of the Supreme Court;

Also,

A joint resolution relative to the passport system now existing between the Province of Canada and the United States.

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