nor, praying the legislature to pass an act authorizing him to convey certain lands described in said petition.

On motion of Mr. Richardson, said petition was referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Hutchins requested leave of absence for Mr. Godfroy, after to-day, which was granted; and also requested leave of absence for Mr. Gidley, after to-day, waich was granted.

A message was received from the senate, transmitting a bill for the payment of the members of the senate and house of representatives of the state of Michigan, and for other purposes, which passed the house, and asking the concurrence to certain amendments made by the senate, which being considered, were concurred in.

Mr. Green requested leave of absence for Mr. Heath, after to-day, which was granted

On motion, adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M. SATURDAY, November 14, 1825. The roll being called, the following members were absent: Messrs. Brown, Brownell, Fay, Green, Hutchins, Hart, Morse, Niles, Van Every, Williams.

On motion of Mr. Hill,

Resolved, That the clerk of this house call the roll thereof, and as members answer each shall designate the name of his post-office; and that a list of said names with the address of each member be published in the Democratic Free Press.

The following are the names of the members with their respective address:

MONROE COUNTY.

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Resolved, That the committee on expenditures be directed to cause locks to be placed on the desks of the members, during the recess of the legislature.

On motion of Mr. Richardson,

Resolved, That Levi Cook, Esq., treasurer of the territory of Michigan, be requested to communicate to this house (if in his power to do so) a statement in detail of all loans made on behalf of the territory of Michigan since the year 1830 the specific object for which such loans were made respect

ively; from whom said loans were made; whether said loans have been applied to the objects contemplated by the laws authorizing the same; whether any part of said loans remains unpaid, and if so, how much; whether any portion of said loans, or any other sum or sums of money belonging to the territory or state of Michigan, now remains in the treasury of said territory, or is under the control of said treasurer,and if so, how much; together with a detailed statement of all the debts and liabilities of the said territory, or of said state on the 2d day of November, 1835.

A message was received from the senate transmitting a bill making appropriations for the year 1835.

Mr. Alden moved the reading of the bill, and that it be referred to a select committee, which was agreed to.

The speaker announced the following as said committee: Messrs. Richardson, Whipple, Hutchins, Lothrop and Mathews.

A message was received from his excellency the Governor, by the hand of Mr. Pritchette, his private secretary. To the house of representatives of the state of Michigan.

I have this day approved and filed in the office of the secretary of state, an act entitled "An act to authorize the executive to loan a certain sum of money."

Detroit, November 14, 1835.

STEVENS T. MASON.

A bill was received from the senate for concurrence, entitled a bill to authorize the payment of certain sums of money, into the treasury, also, a bill to provide for the adjournment of both houses of the legislature, and to provide for the meeting of said legislature, in the year 1836, which were concurred in.

Mr. Richardson, chairman of the committee, to whom was referred the bill for making appropriations for the year 1835, reported the same back to the house without amendments. The 39th rule being suspended,

On motion, the house resolved itself into a committee of

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the whole, Mr. Whipple in the chair, on the bill making appropriations for the year 1835.

Also on the bill providing for the adjournment of both houses of the legislature, and provide for the meeting of the legislature in the year 1836, and after spending some time therein, Mr. Whipple reported the above bills to the house without amendments.

Mr. Whipple moved the suspension of the 22d rule, which was carried.

On motion, the said bills were ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-day.

The engrossed (as above,) being under consideration, were severally read a third time and passed.

On motion of Mr. Hart,

Resolved, That the house of representatives instruct their senators and request their representative in Congress, to procure (if possible) the passage of an act authorizing a survey and an appropriation for surveying and constructing a military road from Fort Gratiot in the county of St. Clair, via. Lapeer county site, to the Rapids of the Grand River.

On motion of Mr. Ullman,

Resolved by the senate and house of representatives, That the Governor be requested, so soon as the estimates can be obtained of the expenses incurred in sustaining the laws, and the territorial jurisdiction on the disputed territory during the late controversy with Ohio, to forward the same to our senators and representative in Congress, that an appropriation may be obtained during the approaching session of Congress for the payment thereof.

Mr. Ely offered the following resolution, which, on motion of Mr. Lothrop, was laid on the table:

Resolved, That a committee of three members of the house be appointed to report at the next session of the legislature what alterations or additions may be necessary in the existing laws in view of the change from a territorial to a state government, and that said committee be also authorized to re