The bill was placed on the order of third reading. Mr. Grosvenor moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate ordered 300 copies of the general bounty bill printed for the use of the Senate; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Grosvenor, The motion was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Jerome, The Senate resumed the order of THIRD READING. House bill No. 15, entitled A bill to authorize the several townships in the counties of Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne, to pledge their credit, and the county of Livingston to raise by tax or borrow money, to aid in the construction of a railroad from some point near the city of Detroit, to Howell, in the county of Livingston, Was read a third time and 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. House manuscript bill, entitled A bill to lay out and establish a road, to be known as the White Rock and Bingham State road, Was read a third time and 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. House bill No. 20, entitled A bill to authorize manufacturing companies to amend their articles of association, Was read a third time, and passed, a majority of all the Senatots 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. House manuscript bill, entitled A bill to authorize certain military officers to administer oaths and take acknowledgments, Was read a third time; Mr. Blackman moved to amend by inserting the word "be. fore" after the word " acknowledge," and by striking out the word "before" after the word "State," and inserting the word "by" in lieu thereof; Which motion prevailed. The question recurring on the passage of the bill, it was not passed, a majority of all the Senators not voting therefor, the following being the vote thereon: Mr. French gave notice that he would, to-morrow, move to reconsider the vote by which the bill, entitled A bill to authorize certain military officers to administer oaths and take acknowledgments, Was lost. House bill No. 2, entitled A bill to amend section seventeen, of an act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the formation of companies to construct canals or harbors, and improve the same, approved. March 13th, A. D. 1861, and an act amendatory thereto, approved January 15th, 1862, approved March 20th, 1863, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: 111 YEAS. Mr. Mears, Gidley, Moore, Parker, Robison, Wait, Jerome, Warner, Watkins, Landon, 23 NAYS. .i Mr. Babcock, Mr. Corbin, 2 The title was agreed to, and the bill ordered to take imme diate effect by a two-thirds vote of all the Senators elect. House bill No. 25, entitled A bill to provide temporary additional compensation to certain subordinate officers of the State Prison, for the year commencing December 1, 1863, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Sena tors 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. Senate bill No. 12, entitled A bill to provide for the interest on the war bounty loan, Was read a third time and 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 imme. diate effect by a two-thirds vote of all the Senators elect. Senate bill No. 13, entitled A bill authorizing a war bounty loan, Was read a third time and 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. House manuscript bill, entitled A bill to lay out and establish a State road from the village of Muir, in Ionia county, to the north line of Isabella county, Was read third time and 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. House manuscript bill, entitled A bill to provide for the drainage and reclamation of swamp land by means of State road and ditches, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Sentors elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |