62 H. Miller, E. G. Morton. Mosher, NAYS. Mr. Woodman, Title agreed to. 1 On motion of Mr Wilson, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. A bill to provide for the drainage and reclamation of swamp lauds by means of a road, to be known as the East Saginaw and Junction State road, 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. House manuscript bill, entitled A bill to legalize the action of the board of school inspectors of the township of Portage, Houghton county, and for other purposes, 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. On motion of Mr. Woodworth, The House adjourned until Monday morning, at 10 o'clock. Lansing, Monday, February 1, 1864. The House met, pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Roll called: quorum present. Absent at roll call, without leave, Messrs. H. Hayden and John Miller. Mr. Winans asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. H. Hayden, for the day, on account of sickness. Mr. Grinnell asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. John Miller, for an indefinite time, on account of sickness. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. By Mr. Read: petition of the supervisor of the township of Pavillion, Kalamazoo county, praying for an act to legalize the action of that township in raising bounty money; On motion of Mr. Read, The petition was laid on the table. By Mr. Fellows: petition of D. C. Powers, E. C. Wilson and 58 others, of the township of Climax, Kalamazoo, county, asking the passage of an act to legalize the proceedings had by said township to raise money to pay volunteers; On motion of Mr. Fellows, The petition was laid on the table. By Mr. Hood: petitition of Levi B. Littlefield and 53 others, asking for a division of the township of Ash, in the county of Monroe; On motion of Mr. Hemingway, The petition was laid on the table. By Mr. Mallary: proceedings of the township of Washington, Macomb county, in regard to bounties to volunteers; Referred to the committee on ways and means. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on the judiciary: The committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred A bill to enable the qualified electors of this State, in the military service, to vote at certain elections, and to amend sections forty-five and sixty-one, of chapter six, of the compiled laws, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, with the accompanying amendments to the bill, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the bill, when so amended, do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. WM. HEMINGWAY, For the Committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Raukin, The House concurred in the amendments made by the committee. On motion of Mr. Hemingway, The bill was placed on the order of third reading. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The President announced the following SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: } SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House 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 Handy, in the county of Livingston, for the year 1863; 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; 5. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the townships of Greenfield and Grosse Point, in the county of Wayne, for the year 1863; 6. 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; 7. A bill legalizing 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 taxes therein; 8. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Detroit, for the year 1863; 9. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Richland, county of Kalamazoo, for the year 1863; 10. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Chesterfield, in the county of Macomb, for the year 1863; 11. A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes, to the first Monday in March, in the county of Allegan; 12. A bill to legalize the tax roll of Dallas township, in Clinton county, for the year 1963, and to extend the time for the collection of the taxes of said township; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a ma jority vote of all the Senators elect, and has ordered the same to take immediate effect by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully, WM. A. BRYCE, Secretary of the Senate The several bills were referred to the committee on engross ment and enrollment, for enrollment. The Speaker also announced the following: |