1. House bill No. 108, entitled A bill to legalize the tax roll of the township of Bingham, in the county of Clinton, for the year 1872; 2. House manuscript bill, entitled A bill authorizing the Bay City and Salzburgh Bridge company to issue bonds to aid in the construction of said bridge company's bridge; 3. House bill No. 86, entitled A bill to amend sections 9 and 10 of an act for the relief of school districts, approved February 7, 1855, being sections 3721 and 3722 of chapter 136 of the compiled laws of 1871; 4. House bill No. 143, entitled A bill to legalize the action of the board of supervisors of the county of Kent authorizing the construction of a dam across Grand river at Grand Rapids, and to legalize the dam constructed at that point; 5. House bill No. 186, entitled A bill relative to the payment of taxes; 6. House bill No. 41, entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 7, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, of act No. 90 of the session laws of 1853, entitled "An act to amend the laws relative to supplying the city of Detroit with pure and wholesome water, and to provide for the completion and management of the Detroit water-works," approved February 14, 1853; 7. House joint resolution No. 6, entitled Joint resolution instructing the Board of State Auditors to make a settlement with Frederick A. Long. Report accepted. C. D. LUCE, Acting Chairman. Mr. Withington moved that the House adjourn. The demand was not seconded. The motion to adjourn then prevailed. Lansing, Monday, March 24, 1873. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Myers. Roll called: quorum present. Absent without leave: Messrs. Breitung, Caplis, Chamberlain, Cook, Edwards, Fey, Garfield, Garvelink, Grant, Kellogg, Kipp, Lamb, Lewis, Ripley, Robertson, Rose, Scott, Simpson, Smith, VanScoy, F. Walker, and Warren. Mr. Speed asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Caplis indefinitely on account of the death of his brother. On motion of Mr. Noyes, Leave of absence was granted all the absentees for the evening. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. By Mr. Curtis: Remonstrance of Hon. Allen Adsit and 13 others, supervisors of Ottawa county, against any increase in the number of supervisors for the city of Grand Haven; Referred to the committee on municipal corporations. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The Speaker announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-I am instructed to return to the House the following bills: 1. House bill No. 222, entitled A bill to incorporate the village of South Lyon; 2. House bill No. 272, entitled A bill to detach a part of the township of Greenfield, Wayne county, Michigan, and attach the same to the township of Springwells; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and has ordered the same to take immediate effect by a two-thirds vote of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully, JAMES H. STONE, Secretary of the Senate. The two named bills were referred to the committee on engrossment and enrollment, for enrollment. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: } SIR-I am instructed to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 91, entitled A bill to vacate and discontinue a certain State road in the township of Jamestown, in the county of Ottawa; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully, JAMES H. STONE, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was referred to the committee on engrossment and enrollment, for enrollment. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: } SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit the following bills: 1. Senate bill No. 221, entitled A bill to grant a special charter to the village of Morenci, heretofore incorporated by the board of supervisors of Lenawee county; 2. Senate bill No. 233, entitled A bill to authorize George H. Abrams to construct a dam and maintain head-gates at the outlet of Wall Lake, in the township of Hope, in the county of Barry, and to protect the race leading from said lake to the mill; Which have passed the Senate by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect, been ordered to take immediate effect, and in all of which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, JAMES H. STONE, Secretary of the Senate. The first named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on municipal corporations. The second named bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on State affairs. The Speaker also announced the following: To the Speaker of the House of Representatives : SIR-I am instructed to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 251, entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to revise and amend an act entitled 'An act to revise and amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Bay City,"" approved March 21st, 1865, being act No. 348 of the session laws of this State for the year 1867, as amended by the act amendatory thereof, and to add several new sections thereto; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and has ordered the same to take immediate effect by a two-thirds vote of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully, JAMES H. STONE, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was referred to the committee on engrossment and enrollment, for enrollment. THIRD READING OF BILLS. Senate bill No. 122, entitled A bill making an appropriation for library apparatus and furniture for the State Normal School, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: A bill making an appropriation of non-resident highway taxes for the Clio and Chesaning State road to aid in the completion of the same, and to repeal act number 399 of the session laws of 1867, approved March 22, 1867, being an act to provide for the laying out and establishing a State road from Clio, in Genesee county, to Chesaning in Saginaw county, and to appropriate certain non-resident highway taxes to aid in the construction of the same; also, to repeal act number 304 of the session laws of 1871, approved February 14, 1871, being an act to amend section 2 of act number 399 of the session laws |