HOUSE JOURNAL.

Lansing, Wednesday, January 4, 1865. Pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution, the members elect to the House of Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, for the year 1865, assembled in the Representative Hall of the Capitol, at Lansing, on Wednesday, the 4th day of January, at eleven o'clock A. M., and were called to order by Nelson B. Jones, Clerk of the last House.

Upon examining the credentials of members, it was ascer tained that the several counties were fully represented, except the first district of Lenawee county, the third district of Monroe county, Sanilac county, first and second districts of St. Clair county, and William S. Bond, of the first district of Wayne county.

Credentials were presented from the first district of Oakland county by Benjamin F. McDonald, and also by James Bailey, in precisely the same form, certifying that the gentlemen named respectively, were elected as Representative from said first district of Oakland county;

On motion of Mr. M. D. Howard,

These credentials were laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Woodman,

Hon. Augustus D. Griswold, of Kent, was chosen temporary Speaker.

On motion of Mr. Williams,

The Speaker pro tem was authorized to appoint a Sergeantat-Arms pro tem.

The Speaker pro tem. appointed George W. Swift, of Wayne, as Sergeant-at-Arms pro tem.

Mr. Brockway moved that a committee of two be appointed

to wait on Lieut. Gov. Grosvenor, and invite him to administer the oath of office to the several members elect;

Which motion prevailed.

The Speaker pro tem. appointed Messrs. Brockway, of Calhoun, and G. W. Allen, of Kent, as such committee.

After a short absence the committee returned, and reported Lieut. Gov. Grosvenor in attendance.

The roll of the members was then called by counties and districts, when the following members answered to their names, and having subscribed and taken the oath of office, were admitted to seats as Representatives in the Legislature of the State of Michigan:

Allegan-1st District, William Packard; 2d District, William E. White.

Barry-1st District, John G. Runyan; 2d District, Leander Lapham.

Bay, &c.-Andrew C. Maxwell.

Berrien-1st District, Newton R. Woodruff; 2d District, James Graham; 3d District, Evan J. Bonine.

Branch-1st District, John H. Jones; 2d District, Harvey Haynes; 3d District, Darius Monroe.

Calhoun-1st District, William H. Brockway; 2d District, George R. Mackay; 3d District, Joseph P. Beach; 4th District, Rodolphus Sanderson.

Cass-1st District, Alexander B. Copley; 2d District, Lucius Keeler.

Marquette, &c.-James O'Grady.

Clinton-1st District, Moses Bartow; 2d District, Orrin W. Munger.

Eaton-1st District, Robert Nixon; 2d District, Albertus L. Green.

Emmet, &c.-Abijah B. Dunlap.

Genesee-1st District, James Van Vleet; 2d District, Robert P. Aitken; 3d District, George W. Thayer.

Gratiot, &c.-Luther Smith.

Hillsdale-1st District, Zimri D. Thomas; 2d District, Barron B. Willetts; 3d District, Albert B. Slocum.

Houghton and Keweenaw John Q. McKernan.

Huron-Richard Winsor.

Ingham-1st District, Joseph C. Bailey; 2d District, Henry B. Hawley.

Ionia-1st District, John B. Welch; 2d District, Myron Tup

per.

Montcalm, &c.-Levi Camburn.

Jackson-1st District, Hiel Woodward; 2d District, Delos Fisher; 3d District, John Landon.

Kalamazoo-1st District, Gilbert E. Read; 2d District, James B. Cobb; 3d District, Orville H. Fellows.

Kent-1st District, George W. Allen; 2d District, Henry Seymour; 3d District, Augustus D. Griswold; 4th District, Edward Jewell.

Lapeer-1st District, John S. Jenness; 2d District, Myron C. Kenney.

Lenawee-2d District, William H. Osborn; 3d District, Charles E. Mickley; 4th District, Roland B. C. Newcomb; 5th District, William S. Willcox.

Livingston-1st District, William Ball; 2d District, David G.

Colwell.

Mackinaw and Manitou-Jacob A. T. Wendell.

Macomb 1st District, Peter Schars; 2d District, Horace H. Cady; 3d District, Charles F. Mallary.

Monroe-1st District, Edward G. Morton; 2d District, Charles H. Pitts.

Muskegon and Oceana-Israel E. Carlton.

Newaygo, &c.-William S. Utley.

Oakland-2d District, Henry M. Look; 3d District, Squire . W. Rowe; 4th District, Abram Allen; 5th District, P. Dean Warner.

Ontonagon-George C. Jones.

Ottawa-1st District, Manley D. Howard; 2d District, George Luther.

Saginaw-1st District, William H. Taylor; 2d District, Sam

uel W. Yawkey.

St. Clair-3d District, Ezra Hazen.

St. Joseph-1st District, Edwin Stewart; 2d District, Orrin H. Howard; 3d District, William T. Smith.

Shiawassee-1st District, Nathaniel G. Phillips; 2d District, William P. Laing.

Van Buren-1st District, Jonathan J. Woodman; 2d District, Buel M. Williams.

Washtenaw-1st District, Charles Shier; 2d District, John F. Miller; 3d District, Joshua Forbes; 4th District, Elias Haire.

Wayne-1st District, J. Logan Chipman, Paul Gies, Richard Hawley, William P. Wells; 2d District, Benjamin May; 3d District, Titus Dort; 4th District, John M. Swift; 5th District, Moses R. Nowland.

Mr. M. D. Howard offered the following:

Resolved, That the rules of the last House of Representatives be adopted as the rules of this House, until further ordered; . Which was adopted.

Mr. Morton offered the following:

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be instructed to furnish each member with a copy of the Manual of the last session of the Legislature;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Cobb moved that the House do now proceed to the election of a Speaker;

Which motion was withdrawn.

On motion of Mr. Luther,

The House took a recess until this afternoon, at 2 o'clock.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

2, J'clock P. M.

The House met and was called to order by the Speaker.

Roll called: a quorum present.