constitution of this state, two persons for the office of senators in Congress; after which, they will immediately meet, and if they shall agree in their nominations, the persons so nominated shall be appointed to said office for which they shall be so nominated; and if the senate and house shall disagree, the election shall be made by the joint ballot of the senators and members of the house of representatives in the hall of the house at 1 o'clock this day.

On motion the resolution and amendments were then laid on the table agreeably to rule 16th.

Mr. Hutchins, of Lenawee, moved the suspension of the rule. The question being taken upon the same, requiring the concurrence of two thirds of the members present, it was decided by Ayes and Nays in the negative as follows:

Yeas-Messrs Alden, Brewer, Brown, Bradshaw, Britton, Crossman, Dodge, Fay, Ferrington, Godfroy, Hutchins, O. Howe, G. Howe, Hill, Lothrop, Mead, Morse, Matthews, Noyes, Smith, Sherman, Strong, Ullman, Van Every, Wheeler, Whipple, Speaker-27.

Nays-Messrs Brownell, Charter, Ely, Ellenwood, Felch, Green, Gidley, Higley, Heath, Hart, Jackson, Monfore, Niles, Odell, Richardson, Summers, Tacles, Voorheis, Williams-19.

Mr. Lathrop, of Kalamazoo, laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved by the house of representatives, That the legislature adjourn on the day of November, to meet on the day of January next, and respectfully ask the concurrence of the honorable senate in the same.

Mr. Sherman, of St. Joseph, laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That this house will proceed forthwith to vote for two persons to represent this state in the Senate of the United States.

On motion of Mr. Whipple, of Wayne,

Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be instruct

ed to inquire into the expediency of organizing the judiciary department of this state.

Mr. C. K. Green, of Berrien, laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved by the house of representatives, That our senators and representatives in Congress be instructed and requested to procure the passage of an act granting pre-emption rights to actual settlers on public lands.

On motion of Mr. Hutchins, of Lenawee,

Resolved, That Sheldon McKnight, of the city of Detroit, be, and he is hereby, appointed printer to this house. On motion of Mr. Alden, of Branch,

Resolved, That the clerk furnish a daily copy of the proceedings of this house to the printer for publication.

Mr. Britton, of Kent, &c., presented a petition from the inhabitants of the unorganized counties of Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, and Clinton, praying for the organization of the county of Kent, and that the counties of Ottawa, Ionia, and Clinton may be attached thereto for judicial purposes.

Referred to the committee on state affairs.*

On motion, adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock A. M.

MONDAY, November 9, 1835. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names:

Messrs. Alden, Brewer, Brown, Bradshaw, Britton, Burdick, Charter, Crossman, Ely, Ellenwood, Felch, Fay, Ferrington, Green, Gidley, Hutchins, O. Howe, Higley, Heath, Hart, Jackson, Lothrop, Mead, Matthews, Monfore, Noyes, Niles, Odell, Richardson, Smith, Sherman, Strong, Tacles, Ullman, Van Every, Voorheis, Wheeler, Whipple.

The minutes of the previous meeting being read,

Mr. Richardson, of Oakland, presented a petition from Philips and others, for the organization of township 4 north, range 9 east, which was referred to the committee on state affairs, without being read.

Mr. Ely, of Allegan, presented a petition from J. L. Shearer and others, inhabitants of the village of Kalamazoo, which was referred to the committee on state affairs.

Mr. Britton, of Kent, presented a petition from certain inhabitants of township 6, range 12 west, Kent county, which was referred to the committee on state affairs.

Mr. Williams, of Sagana, presented a petition from certain inhabitants of the section of Sagina, which was referred to the committee on state affairs, without being read.

A message was received from the senate, transmitting the following resolutions for the concurrence of the house.

Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives, That a joint committee, to consist of three members from each house, be appointed to draft a memorial to the Congress of the United States to accompany the Constitution of the state of Michigan.

Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Michigan, (the house of representatives concurring therein,) That each house shall openly nominate two persons for the office of senators to the Congress of the United States, after which they shall meet and if they shall agree, in their nomination, the persons so nominated shall be appointed to the offices for which they shall be nominated: if they shall disagree, the election shall be made by the joint vote of the members of the senate and house of representatives, and that a majority of the members present be necessary to a choice: Provided that this resolution shall only apply to the present election.

The question being on the first resolution it was adopted.

Mr. Whipple, of Wayne, moved to strike out after the word representatives, in the 13th line of the 2d resolution, the following: that a majority of the members present, be necessary to a choice.

The question being taken by ayes and nays, was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Alden, Brewer, Brown, Bradshaw, Britton

Charter, Crossman, Dodge, Ely, Ellenwood, Fay, i Ferrington, Godfroy, Hutchins, O. Howe, G. Howe, Hill, Heath, Hart, Mead, Morse, Matthews, Noyes, Smith, Sherman, Strong, Ullman, Van Every, Wheeler, Whipple, Speaker

31.

Nays-Messrs. Brownell, Burdick, Felch, Green, Gidley, Higley, Jackson, Lothrop, Monfore, Niles, Odell, Richardson, Summers, Tacles, Voorheis, Williams-16.

Mr. Whipple, of Wayne, then moved the following amendment to the resolution as altered.

And a majority of the votes given upon such joint vote shall be necessary to a choice.

The question being put on the amendment was decided by ayes and nays in the offirmative as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Alden, Brewer, Brown, Bradshaw, Britton,. Crossman, Dodge, Ely, Fay, Ferrington, Godfroy, Hutchins, O. Howe, G. Howe, Hill, Hart, Lothrop, Mead, Morse, Matthews, Noyes, Smith, Sherman, Strong, Ullman, Van Every, Wheeler, Whipple, Speaker-29.

Nays-Messrs Brownell, Burdick, Charter, Ellenwood, Felch, Green, Gidley, Higley, Heath, Jackson, Monfore, Niles, Odell, Richardson, Summers, Tacles, Voorheis, Williams-18.

The resolution as amended was concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Hutchins,

Resolved, That when this house adjourns it adjourn to meet again at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

On motion of Mr. Green, that this house do now adjourn. The question being taken, Mr. Summers called for a division of the house, when it was lost.

On motion of Mr. Hutchins,

Resolved, That the joint committee of ways and means inquire into and ascertain the amount of expenses incurred by the convention to form a state constitution and state government, and the amount of expenses incurred by order of said convention in fitting up the capitol for the accommodation - of

the senate and house of representatives together with the incidental expenses which have accrued in carrying said order into effect.

Mr. Richardson, of Oakland, moved to amend the above resolution by inserting in the last line the following amendment, which was accepted: Also the amount of expenses incurred in carrying into effect the laws relative to the southern border of the state.

The resolution as amended was adopted.

The resolution laid on the table by Mr. Lothrop of the 8th inst. was taken up and read.

Mr. Lothrop moved to fill the blank day of November with the 11th.

On motion, the further consideration of the same was postponed until to-morrow.

Adjourned until 3 o'clock, P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION, 3 o'clock, P. M. On motion of Mr. Hutchins,

Resolved, That there be a committee of three appointed on expenditures, and that no article be furnished or charge allowed as forming any part of the contingent expenses against the house, without the express order and sanction of said committee or the direction of the house.

The chair announced the following as the committee on expenditures: Messrs. Whipple, Mathews, Dodge.

On motion of Mr. Lothrop,

Resolved, by the house of representatives of the state of Michigan, That the treasurers of the several counties of thist state report to this house at the commencement of its next session, the whole number of lots or fractional lots, designated as non-resident or unknown lands, that have been offered for sale in their respective counties for taxes since their first organization—the number of acres sold in each lot. Also the whole number of lots which have been forfeited to the purchasers.