Which resolution was adopted by the following vote, Mr. DeLand calling for the yeas and nays: Mr. Bailey, YEAS. Mr. McDermid, Resolved, That the committee on judiciary be instructed to report to the Senate whether any modification of act No. 189, of the session laws of 1859, is necessary in order more fully to define the duties of Judges of Probate. Senate bill, entitled THIRD READING. A bill to repeal act No. 197 of the session laws of 1859, being an act entitled "an act to restore certain sections of land to town six south of range five east," approved February 15, 1859, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: The title was agreed to, and the bill ordered to take immediate effect by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect. Senate bill, entitled A bill to repeal act No. 29 of the session laws of 1859, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Seu ators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: The title was agreed to, and the bill ordered to take immediate effect, by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Stout, The Senate went into committee of the whole, for the consideration of the general order, the President calling Mr. Stout to the chair. After some time spent in committee of the whole, the committee rose, and, through the chairman, reported to the Senate that the committee had had under consideration Senate bill No. 2, being A bill to amend section 2581 of the compiled laws, being section 4 of an act entitled an act to provide for the collection of tolls, and for the care and charge of the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal, approved February 12, 1855; Which the committee had amended by striking out section 2; Also, Senate bill No. 1, being A bill to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies, approved February 12, 1855; Which the committee had amended by striking out section 2; Also, Senate bill No. 5, being A bill to amend an act entitled an act relative to plank roads, approved March 13, 1848; Which the committee had amended by striking out section 2; Also, Senate bill No. 3, being A bill to amend an act entitled "an act to provide for the construction of train railways;" Which the committee had amended by inserting the following as section 1: Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the act entitled an act to provide for the construction of train railways, approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, be amended by adding three new sections thereto, to be numbered thirty-three, thirty-four and thirty-five. Also, Senate joint resolution No. 1, being Joint resolution relative to the reciprocity treaty of June 5, 1854; To which the committee had made no amendment; Also, Senate bill No. 6, being A bill to provide for the payment of members and officers of the Legislature of 1861; Which the committee had amended by inserting, in the 13th line, immediately after the word "assistants," the words "and the messengers of the Senate, and House of Representatives;" also, by striking out section 4; In all which amendments the committee asked the concurrence of the Senate. The Senate concurred in the amendments in gross. The Senate then adjourned Lansing, Saturday, January 12, 1861. Senate called to order by the President at 10 o'clock. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Gillet. Roll called: quorum present. Journal read and approved. On motion of Mr. Williams, Further leave of absence was granted to Senator Backus. Leave of absence was granted to Senators Baldwin and Tower. On motion of Mr. Carpenter, Leave of absence was granted to Senator Baker. PETITIONS PRESENTED. By Mr. Strickland: petition of Henry Smith, praying for the changing of the boundaries of certain counties; Referred to the committee on division of towns and counties, By Mr. Butterfield: petition of William Summers, J. N. Manning, and 66 others, praying for relief for fractional school district 1, of the townships of Shelby and Sterling, in the county of Macomb; Referred to the committce on public instruction. By Mr. Carpenter: petition of Seymour Barrett, W. W. Goff, and 160 others, for the passage of a law to authorize sheriffs to contract and hire out the labor of those persons confined in the county jails whose offences are such as not to subject them to the State prison penalty; Referred to the committee on judiciary. By Mr. Coulter: petition from the board of supervisors of the county of Houghton, for a settlement of the specific taxes due said county, and other purposes; Referred to the committee on finance. By Mr. DeLand: the remonstrance of Marvin Dorrill and 45 others, citizens of Jackson and Ingham counties, against the repeal of the charter of the Jackson and Michigan Plank Road company; Referred to the committee on incorporations. By Mr. Withey: petition of E. G. D. Holden and 58 others, to amend an act to regulate fire, marine, life and health insurance companies, and their agents, associations, partnerships and in dividuals, doing fire, marine, life and health insurance business, not incorporated by the State of Michigan; Referred to the committee on incorporations. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on State affairs: The committee on State affairs, to whom was referred A bill to change the name of William Franklin Kelley to William Franklin Pierce, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and return the same to the Senate with the recom mendation that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. BYRON G. STOUT, Chairman. The report was accepted, the committee discharged, and the bill laid on the table. The President announced a special message from the retiring Governor, relative to pardons, Which was received and laid on the table. MESSAGES FROM THE OTHER HOUSE. The President announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed to return to the Senate the following concurrent resolution: Resolved, (the House concurring,) That the committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the State Prison, be empowered to act as a joint committee, and that they have leave to visit the State Prison, examine the same in all its parts, and report to the Senate and House any change they may deem necessary to be made in the mechanical departments, or otherwise, and the amount necessary to be appropriated for the use and support or improvement of said prison for the next two years; |