The bill was then passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The title was agreed to, and the bill ordered to take immediate effect by a two-thirds vote of all the Senators elect. MESSAGE FROM THE OTHER HOUSE. The President announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, } SIR-I am instructed by a resolution of the House to respectfully request that your Honorable body will direst the transmission to this House of a copy of whatever recommendations may have been received by the Senate from the Governor by special message this day, if any. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Grosvenor moved that the Secretary of the Senate be in-. structed to transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of the Governor's message received this day; Which motion prevailed. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Dow, The Senate went into committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. Babcock 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: A bill to provide for the payment of the officers and members of the Legislature, for the extra session, for the year 1864, Have directed their chairman to report the same back to the Senate without amendment, and recommend its passage. Also, House bill No. 11, entitled A bill to accept the grant of lands made to the State of Michigan by the United States, to aid in the construction of a military road from Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, to the Wisconsin State line, by way of Houghton on Portage Lake, and to provide for the laying out and construction of the same, Have made sundry amendments thereto, and directed their chairman to report the same back to the Senate, asking concurrence therein, and recommend its passage. CHARLES V. BABCOCK, Chairman. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The Senate concurred in the amendments. The bills were placed on the order of third reading. Mr. Jerome, unanimous consent having been given, submitted the following report: The committee on State affairs, to whom was referred A bill to authorize manufacturing corporations, in the counties of Saginaw and Bay, to take stock in plank road companies, and associations for the improvement of Saginaw river, Respectfully report that they have had the same under con sideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. D. H. JEROME, Chairman. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Jerome, by unanimous consent, introduced Joint resolution to authorize the Governor to convey certain lands to certain Indians, for whom the same are held in trust; The joint resolution was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on the judiciary. Mr. Jerome also, by unanimous consent, introduced A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Ingersoll, in the county of Midland; Read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on towns and counties. MESSAGES FROM THE OTHER HOUSE. The President announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed to return to the Senate the following entitled bill: A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Lansing, in the county of Ingham, for the year 1863; 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 bill was referred to the committee on enrollment and engrossment, for enrollment. Also the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following entitled bills: 1. A bill to legalize the tax roll of the township of Sanilac, in the county of Sanilac, for the year 1863, and to extend the time for the collection of the taxes therein; 2. A bill to legalize the tax roll of Dallas township, in Clinton county, for the year A. D. 1863, and extend the time for the collection of the taxes of said township; 3. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Lyons, in Ionia county; 4. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Fenton, in the county of Genesee, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three; 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 bills were read a first and second time by their titles. Mr. Hewett moved that the rule requiring the second and third reading of bills to be on different days, be suspended, and that all bills coming before the Senate to-day, having for their object the extension of time for the collection of taxes, be placed on the order of third reading; Which motion prevailed. The bills were placed on the order of third reading. 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 entitled bills: 1. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Warren, county of Macomb, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three; 2. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Chesterfield, in the county of Macomb, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three; 3. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes, for the year 1863, in the several townships of the county of Allegan; 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 tho concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, N. B. JONES, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bills were read a first and second time by their titles, and placed on the order of third reading. Also, the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following entitled bills: 1. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Deerfield, in the county of Livingston, for the year 1863; 2. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Richland, county of Kalamazoo, for the year 1863; 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 bills were read a first and second time, by their titles, and placed on the order of third reading. Also the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, } SIR:-I am instructed by the House to transmit the follow ing entitled bills: |