By the committee on the judiciary: The committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred A bill to amend section 1, of chapter 97, of the revised statutes of 1846, being section 4107 of the compiled laws, relative to testing process from courts of record, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, with the accompanying amendments, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the bill when so amended, do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. ELISHA F. MEAD, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. R. B. Smith, The House concurred in the amendments made to the bill by the committee. The bill was then ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on the judiciary: The committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred A bill to amend section two of an act entitled "An act to define the limits, jurisdiction and powers of circuit courts,” approved April 8th, 1851, being section 3412 of the compiled laws, relative to holding terms of courts by circuit judges, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. ELISHA F. MEAD, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on local taxation: The committee on local taxation, to whom was referred A bill legalizing the tax rolls of the townships of Zeland, Blendon, Georgetown and Jamestown, in the county of Ottawa, for the year 1868, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without recommendation, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. W. H. HURLBUT, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Baxter, The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on local taxation: The committee on local taxation, to whom was referred A bill authorizing school district number seven, of the township of Pennfield, in the county of Calhoun, to issue bonds for the purpose of building a school-house, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. W. H. HURLBUT, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on local taxation: The committee on local taxation, to whom was referred the petition of the board of supervisors of Ottawa county, asking the legalizing of the tax roll of certain townships in said county, for the year 1868, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, and recommend that it be referred to the committee on public lands, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. W. H. HURLBUT, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Blake, The recommendation of the committee was concurred in, and the petition was referred to the committee on public lands. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS. The Speaker announced the following: STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE, HON. J. J. WOODMAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-I have the honor to submit herewith, statements numbered 1, 2 and 3, comprising the information desired by the following resolution, adopted by the House on the 11th inst.: Be it Resolved, That the State Treasurer be and hereby is directed to report to this House, without delay— 1st. The names of all banks in this State that have paid all of the tax due to January 1, 1869, with the amount paid by each; 2d. The names of all banks that have paid a part of said tax, specifying the amount paid by each, and the amount remaining unpaid by each, on the 1st day of January, A. D. 1869; 3d. The names of all banks that have not paid any part of said tax, with the amount due from each. 18 Very respectfully, E. O. GROSVENOR, State Treasurer. TABLE No. 1, Showing the National Banks that have paid all the installments of the Specific Tax imposed by Act No. 122, Laws of 1867: Showing the National Banks that have paid a part of the Specific Tax imposed by Act No. 122, Laws of 1867, with the amount paid and amount due by each: TABLE No. 3, Showing the National Banks that have paid no portion of the Specific Tax imposed by Act No. 122, Laws of 1867: Mr. Klein gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce A bill to regulate the sale of patent and other simple and compound medicines in the State of Michigan, and to prohibit publications of their virtues in language of an immoral tendency, or of ambiguous character. Mr. Miller gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce A bill to amend an act entitled an act to prevent fishing with seines and continuous nets in the waters of the counties of Branch, Livingston, Cass, St. Joseph, Kent, Ionia, Genesee, Calhoun, and Macomb, approved March 9th, 1867. Mr. Sanford gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce Joint resolution for the relief of Theron Ford. Mr. Mitchell gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce A bill to repeal all that part of section 8, after the word "Peninsula," of act No. 236, passed by the Legislature of 1863, and found upon pages 411-13 of the session laws of that year. Mr. Mead gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce A bill to provide for the appointment of a stenographer for |