And George W. Jewett was declared duly elected. The annual message of the Governor was received through the hands of his Private Secretary, and was read by the Clerk. On motion of Mr. Patterson, It was ordered that the hour for the meeting of the House shall be ten o'clock, A. M., until further ordered. Mr. Emmons offered the following resolution: Resolved, That there be printed for the use of this House, three thousand copies of the Governor's message, in the English language, five hundred in the German and three hundred in the French. On motion of Mr. Pierce, The resolution was amended by striking out "three" before "thou sand," and inserting "one," and the resolution as amended was adopted. Mr. Eldredge offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Speaker of this House be authorized to appoint three messengers, who shall receive such compensation for their services as shall be by law appropriated for that purpose. On motion of Mr. Mack, The House adjourned. Tuesday, January 4, 1848. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. The roll was called, and the members were all present, except Mr. Mulhollen. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. Flavius J. Littlejohn, Representative elect from the county of Allegan, Simeon G. Strong, Representative elect from the county of Jackson, James I. Russell, Representative elect from the county of Monroe, and Levi Patchen, Representative elect from the county St. Joseph, appeared at the bar of the House, were sworn in by the Speaker, and took their seats. The Speaker announced the following as the standing committees: Ways and Means-Messrs. Littlejohn, Emmons, Taylor, Vickery and Mack. State Affairs-Messrs. Emmons, Frazer, Patterson, McKinney and Barlow. Judiciary-Messrs. Kingsley, Campbell, Lawrence, Terry and Noyes. Internal Improvement-Messrs. Crouse, Harris, Granger, Murray and Littlejohn. Harbors-Messrs. Dennis, Mulhollen, Terry, Carver and Baker. Claims-Messrs. Turner, Crouse, H. H. Stone, W. R. Martin and St. John. Elections-Messrs. M. B. Martin, Howard, Mathews, Mulhollen and Bennett. Federal Relations-Messrs. Hiram Stone, King, Enos, Clark and Dimond. Banks and Incorporations-Messrs. Pierce, Dennis, Spencer, Morris and H. Stone. Public Lands-Messrs. Eldredge, Bingham, Barlow, Smith and Lane. Printing-Messrs. Denton, Dimon 1, Palner, Russell, and Patchen. Education-Messrs. Quackenboss, Scott, Howard, Blades, and Ferris. Engrossment and Enrollment-Messrs. Noyes, Baker, H. H. Stone, Voorheis and Burnett. Agriculture and Manufactures-Messrs. Voorheis, Mathews and Powell. Militia-Messrs. Young, Warren and Eldredge. Supplies and Expenditures-Messrs. King, Baldwin and Burnett. Organization of Townships and Counties-Messrs. Lane, Morris and Young. State Prison-Messrs. Strong, Williams and Mowry. Roads and Bridges-Messrs. Voorheis, Hazen and Hazard. Indian Affairs-Messrs. Frazer, Scott and Worden. The Speaker appointed as Messengers, under the resolution adopted yesterday, Rodney George Hart, Dewitt Clinton Cooper and John James Bush. Mr. Littlejohn presented the petition of Andrew Harvie, claiming the right to a seat in this House, as a Representative from the county of Chippewa, and the petition and papers of Henry M. Dodge, claiming a seat from the same county, which petition and papers were laid on the table. Mr. Pierce presented the petition of Henry F. Hughes, and others, for the appointment of commissioners to lay out a certain state road. Referred to the committee on roads and bridges. Mr. Barlow presented the petition of Sidney H. Beach, and others, relative to a state road in Barry county; and The petition of W. H. Brown, for permission to erect a dam across the Thornapple river, which petitions were referred to the committee on roads and bridges. Mr. Young offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Clerk of the House furnish, at the expense of the state, to each member of the House of Representatives, such newspapers as they shall respectively direct, not exceeding in value one daily paper. On motion of Mr. Harris, The resolution was amended by striking out "one daily paper," and inserting "two daily papers ;" and the resolution as amended was then adopted. Mr. Pierce offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the committee on supplies and expenditures, are hereby instructed to furnish stationery to the several officers and members of this House, not exceeding the amount of dollars, to each person; and that said committee keep an account of the supplies so furnished, and report the same to this House at the close of the session. Mr. Harris moved to fill the blank before "dollars" with the word "seven," which motion was lost. Mr. W. R. Martin moved to insert "six," which motion did not prevail. Mr. Eldredge offered the following as a substitute for the resolution : Resolved, That the committee on supplies and expenditures be instructed to furnish the chairman of each committee, stationery to the amount of five dollars, and to the amount of three dollars and fifty cents to each other member of the House; Which substitute was rejected. Mr. Terry offered the following substitute for the original resolu tion : Resolved, That the committee on supplies and expenditures furnish to each member of this House such stationery as he may require, upon application therefor; and that said committee keep separate accounts of the items furnished with each member, and that, at or before the close of the session, said committee report to the House the items so furnished each member, with the amounts respectively; Which substitute was adopted. The following messages were received from the Senate : SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: 7} SIR: I am instructed by the Senate to respectfully inform the House that Senator Schwarz has been appointed on the part of the Senate, upon the committee to make arrangements with the post master of Michigan, in relation to the postage of officers and members of the legislature for the present session. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, JAS. E. PLATT, Secretary of the Senate. SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: } SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit a joint resolution directing the Secretary of State to furnish the members of each House, &c., a copy of the revised statutes, &c., which the Senate have adopted, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, JAS. E. PLATT, Secretary of the Senate. The joint resolution directing the Secretary of State to furnish the members and officers of each House with certain documents, was read twice, and On motion of Mr. Pierce, Amended by striking out " 1846, and" in the last line. Mr. Emmons moved a suspension of the twenty-first rule, so that the joint resolution could now be read the third time, which motion prevailed; and the resolution was adopted as amended. Mr. Young offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be directed to have printed one hundred and fifty copies of a manual, embracing the constitution of the state, the rules of the House and Senate, the joint rules of both Houses, and the other subjects embraced in the manual of the last legislature; Which resolution was, On motion of Mr. Eldredge, Mr. Young offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the several clergymen of this place in regular standing, be invited to officiate alternately as chaplains of this House during the present session. Mr. Lane offered the following as a substitute for the resolution which was adopted, viz : Resolved, That on to-morrow, at eleven o'clock, this House will proceed to the election of chaplain. On motion of Mr. Littlejohn, Resolved, That a select committee consisting of five members be appointed, for the purpose of examining and reporting upon the claims of Andrew Harvie and Henry M. Dodge, severally asserting a right to a seat in this House as the member from Chippewa county, with power to send for persons and papers. Mr. Emmons moved that the House now proceed to the election of door keeper. Mr. Terry moved that the motion be indefinitely postponed, which motion prevailed, by the following vote: |