Printed by virtue of an Act of the Legislature, under the direction and supervision of W. S. GEORGE & CO., STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 1883. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Manwaring, The Senate went into committee of the whole, on the general order, After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through the chairman made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following: 1. Senate bill No. 112 (file No. 155), entitled A bill to amend section 1897 of the compiled laws of 1871, relative to compensation to the trustees of Michigan asylums and to members of the board of education, 2. Senate bill No. 69 (file No. 161), entitled A bill to amend section 9 of article 2 of act No. 198 of the session laws of 1873, being an act entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad companies, and to regulate the running and management, and to fix the duties and liabilities of all railroad and other corporations owning or operating any railroad in this State," as amended by act No. 177, session laws of 1877; 3. Senate bill No. 113 (file No. 163), entitled A bill for the appointment of a commission for the purpose of removing all obstructions from, and deepening the bed of Grand river from the mouth of Portage river up to and through the city of Jackson; 4. Senate bill No. 79 (file No. 119), entitled A bill to amend subdivision 7 of section 2 of article 6, and section 5 of article 6 of an act to revise the charter of the village of Allegan, being act No. 245, and approved March 2, 1869, and to add to said charter a new article entitled article 31; 5. House bill No. 435 (file No. 190), entitled A bill to amend section 3 of chapter 7 of act No. 243 of the session laws of 1881, being an act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, and maintenance of highways and private roads, and the building, repairing, and preservation of bridges within this State; 6. House bill No. 541 (file No. 191), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 75, session laws of 1881, relative to a change of route on the Little Traverse and Mackinaw State road; 7. House bill No. 47 (file No. 133), entitled A bill to amend section 27, of chapter 1, of act No. 243 of the laws of 1881, being an act entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relative to the establishment, opening, improvement and maintenance of highways and private roads, and the building, repairing and preservation of bridges within this State," approved June 8, 1881; 8. House bill No. 403 (file No. 202), entitled A bill to provide for the assessment of delinquent taxes assessed on part paid lands in certain cases; 9. House bill No. 601 (file No. 209), entitled A bill to authorize the Board of Control of State Swamp Lands to make an appropriation of State swamp land to aid in the improvement of Elk river, in the county of Antrim; 10. House bill No. 1 (file No. 204), entitled A bill to punish persons guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, 11. House bill No. 79 (file No. 218), entitled |