On motion of Mr. Ullman, of St. Joseph,

Resolved, That 2000 copies of the inaugural address of the Governor be printed-1500 of which in the English and 500 in the French langnage.

Mr. Whipple, from the committee to whom was referred the claim of Elisha Ely to a seat, reported the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That Elisha Ely be permitted to take a seat in this House as a representative from the county of Allegan.

On motion of Mr. Alden, of Branch, the House proceeded to the election of Speaker. Upon canvassing the votes there stood for Ezra Convis of Calhoun 26, for O. D. Richardson of Oakland 18; and the Hon. Ezra Convis, of Calhoun, having received the highest number of votes, was declared duly elected.

On motion of Mr. Hutchins, of Lenawee, the House proceeded to the election of a Sergeant-at-arms. Upon canvassing the votes there stood for Lewis Bond 22, for Wm. Terry 18, for Asel Finch 2, for Horatio Marsh 2, Wolcott 1; and upon the second balloting there stood for Lewis Bond 23, for Wm. Terry 15, for Horatio Marsh 6; and Lewis Bond, of Monroe, having received the highest number of votes; was declared duly elected.

On motion of Mr. Noyes, of Wayne, the House proceeded to the election of a Clerk to the House, and Geo. R. Griswold was unanimously elected.

On motion of Mr. Whipple, of Wayne, the House proceeded to the election of an Enrolling Clerk. Upon canvassing the votes, there stood for Egbert J. Van Buren 29, for David Price 9; and Egbert J. Van Buren, of Oakland, having received the highest number of votes, was declared duly eleeted.

On motion of Mr. Ullman, of St. Joseph, the House proceeded to the election of a Messenger. Upon canvassing the votes there stood for Wm. Terry 25, for Tho's. Lappin 7, for Noah H. Hart 4, for Rufus Beach 3; and Wm. Terry, of Oakland, having received the highest number of votes, was declared duly elected.

On motion of Mr. Whipple, of Wayne, the House proceeded to elect an Assistant Messenger. Upon canvassing the votes, there stood for Thos. Lappin 27, for Noah H. Hart 15; and Thomas Lappin, of Wayne, having received the highest number of votes, was declared duly elected.

On motion the Hou se proceeded to the election of a Doorkeeper. Upon canvassing the votes, there stood for James Houston 23, for Erastus Dirkey 11, for Noah H. Hart 7; and James Houston, of Washtenaw, having received a majority of all the votes, was declared duly elected.

On motion of Mr. Alden, of Branch,

Resolved, That a committee of 7 members be appointed by the Speaker to draft and report to this House, standing rules and orders for the regulation and government of its proceedings.

Adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow A. M.

THURSDAY, November 5th, 1835. The house was called to order by the Speaker. A quorum being present, the minutes of the former meeting were read.

The committee to whom was referred the resolution for reporting upon the standing rules and regulations for the order and government of the house, reported through their Chairman, Mr. Alden, of Branch; which report, on motion of Mr. Green of Berrien, was laid on the table, and 70 copies ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Hutchins, of Lenawee,

Resolved, That there be appointed the following standing committees, to consist of 7 members each, except the committee on enrolments, which shall consist of 3 members, to wit :

Committee on the Judiciary, on Wars and Means, on Militia, on Education, on Internal Improvements, on University and School Lands, on State Affairs, on Elections, on Accounts and Claims, on Banks and Incorporations, on Enrolments, on Printing, on Unfinished Business.

On motion of Mr. Lothrop of Kalamazoo, the house proceeded to the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Whipple of Wayne, as chairmain of the committee on elections, as follows:

Resolved, That Elisha Ely, be permitted to take a seat in this house as a representative from the county of Allegan.

The question, upon being taken by yeas and nays, on the adoption of the resolution, was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Alden, Brown, Bradshaw, Brownell, Britton, Burdick, Charter, Crossman, Dodge, Ellenwood, Felch, Fay, Ferrington, Godfroy, Green, Gidley, Hutchins, O. Howe, G. Howe, Hill, Hart, Jackson, Lothrop, Mead, Morse, Monfore, Noyes, Niles, Odell, Richardson, Smith, Sherman, Strong, Tackles, Ullman, Van Every, Voorhies, Wheeler, Whipple, Williams, Speaker-41.

Nays-Messrs. Brewer, Higley, Matthews-3.

On motion, adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M. FRIDAY, November 6, 1835. The roll being called, the minutes of the previous day were read.

On motion of Mr. Ullman, of St. Joseph,

Resolved, That each member of this house be furnished with one daily paper for their use.

Mr. Alden, of Branch, moved to amend the same by substituting as follows:

Resolved, That each of the members of this house be supplied with a regular copy of the Daily Democratic Free Press during the session thereof.

On motion of Mr. Hutchins, of Lenawee, the resolution and amendment were laid on the table.

Mr. O. D. Richardson, of Oakland, called up the report on the table entitled "Rules and Orders of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan;" which, after sundry amendmendments, was adopted, as follows:

RULE 1. The speaker shall take the chair at the time to which the house stands adjourned, and the house shall then be called to order and the roll of the members called,

2. Upon the appearance of a quorum, the minutes of the preceding day shall be read by the clerk, to the end that any mistake therein may be corrected by the house.

3. The speaker shall preserve order and decorum, and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the house. 4. The speaker shall vote on all questions.

5. When the house adjourns, the members shall keep their seats until the speaker announces the adjournment.

6. Every member previous to his speaking shall rise from his seat and address himself to the speaker..

7. When two or more members rise at once, the speaker shall designate the member who is first to speak.

8. No member shall speak more than twice to the same question without leave of the house, nor more than once until every member who chooses to speak shall have spoken.

9. No motion shall be debated or put, unless the same be seconded. When a motion is seconded, it shall be stated by the speaker, before debate; and every such motion shall be reduced to writing, if the speaker or any member desire it.

10. After a motion is stated by the speaker, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the house, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision or amendment.

11. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received unless to amend it, to commit it, to postpone it to a day certain for the previous question, or to adjourn.

12. A motion to adjourn shall be always in order, and shall be decided without debate.

13. The previous question, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendment and debate of the main question, and shall be in this form-"shall the main question be now put."

14. No member shall speak more than once, without leave, upon the previous question.

15. A motion for commitment, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendment of the main question.

16. Every order, resolution and vote, to which the concurrence of the senate shall be necessary, shall be read to the house and laid upon the table on a day preceding that in which the same be moved, unless the house otherwise allow.

17. Petitions, memorials, and other papers addressed to the house, shall be presented by the speaker, or by a member in his place.

18. Every member who shall be present when a question is stated from the chair, and no other, shall vote for or against the same, unless the house shall excuse him, or unless he be immediately interested in the question, in which case he shall

not vote.

19. While the speaker is putting a question, no member shall walk out of or across the house; nor when a member is speaking shall any person entertain any private discourse, or pass between him and the chair.

20. A member called to order, shall immeniately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the house, if appealed to, shall decide on the case, but without debate: if there be no appeal, the decision of the chair shall be submitted to.

21. Every bill shall be introduced by motion for leave, or by an order of the house on the report of a committee; and one day's notice at least shall be given of a motion to bring in. a bill, unless three-fourths of the members present shall vote in favor of its being brought in without such previous notice.

22. Every bill shall receive three several readings previous to its being passed, and the second and third reading shall be on different days; and the third reading shall be on a day subsequent to that in which it has passed a committee of the whole house, unless the house by a vote of three-fourths of the members present shall direct otherwise.

23. No bill shall be committed, or amended, unless it has been twice read.

24. In forming a committee of the whole house, the speaker shall leave the chair, and a chairman shall be appointed to preside.

25. Bills committed to a committee of the whole house, shall be first read through by the clerk, and then read and debated by clauses, leaving the preamble to be last considered. All amendments shall be entered on a separate piece of paper, and so reported to the house by the chairman, standing in his place; after the report, the bill shall be subject to debate and amendment before the question to engross it be taken.

26. All questions, whether in committee or in the house, shall be put in the order they were moved, except that in fill