quate for such purpose-that it is crowded with patients who are incurably insane, many of whom are dangerous, and have been confined there for years without any prospect or expectation of recovery, and who, from present appearances, are likely to remain there for the balance of their lives-while almost daily the officers of the institution are compelled to turn away and refuse admission to patients in our midst, who, with proper treatment, might be speedily cured.

We believe this institution was designed and founded, not alone as a prison or place of confinement for patients of this character, past all hope of restoration, but rather in wisdom and mercy, as a means for restoring, through intelligent and skillful treatment and care, to health and usefulness, a class of our citizens who have thus become mentally disordered.

In view of these facts, your memorialists respectfully and earnestly pray your Honorable body to take such action as shall speedily secure to those in the early stages of insanity admission and treatment in said Asylum, to the end that said Asylum may more completely fulfill the purpose for which it was designed.

ADRIAN, Lenawee county, Dec. 30, 1872.

WM. B. HILL,

Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Lenawee county.

G. W. WESTERMAN,

Clerk of the Board.

Referred to the committee on Insane Asylum.

By Mr. Armstrong: Resolution and memorial of board of supervisors of Newaygo county, relative to increase of salaries of circuit judges, etc;

Referred to committee on judiciary.

By Mr. Burns: Petition of Thos. Armstrong, Worcester, Laible & Co., and 58 others, relative to lien on property, placed on leased premises to secure rent;

Referred to the committee on judiciary.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

By the committee on municipal corporations:

The committee on municipal corporations, to whom was referred

A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to revise the charter of the village of Wayland," being act number 366 of the session laws of 1869, approved March 30, 1869, as amended by act No. 203 of the session laws of 1871, approved February 27, 1871,

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.

JOHN J. SPEED, Chairman.

Report accepted and committee discharged.

Mr. Speed moved that the rules be suspended and the bill be placed on the order of third reading;

Which motion did not prevail.

The bill was then ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order.

By the committee on local taxation:

The committe on local taxation, to whom was referred

A bill to legalize the assessment roll of the township of Butler, in the county of Branch, for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two,

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.

PRESTON MITCHELL, Chairman.

Report accepted and committee discharged.

The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of

the whole, and placed on the general order.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.

The Speaker announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, January 9, 1873. ( To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit the following concurrent resolution:

Resolved, (the House concurring), That the compiler and publisher of the manual be instructed to add thereto a short biographical sketch of the Governor and other State officers, and members of both Houses of the Legislature; the same to be printed in nonpareil or minion type, composition to be "solid;" provided it does not extend the time of preparing the manual more than five days;

Which has passed the Senate, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked.

Very respectfully,

On motion of Mr. Chamberlain,

JAMES H. STONE, Secretary of the Senate.

The House concurred in the adoption of the resolution.
The Speaker also announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER,
Lansing, January 9, 1873. (

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit the following concurrent resolution:

WHEREAS, A circular has been issued by the American Geographical Society, stating that

"This Society has been requested by the proper authority to collect for exhibition at the Vienna International Exposition, to open May 1, 1873, such maps, large photographs of scenery, geographical and geological reports and statistical information, as may best portray the geographical features, represent the true condition of commerce and trade, and illus

trate the material progress, the prosperity, and unequaled

advantages of our country;

"It is earnestly hoped, for the credit of the nation, that a liberal response will be made.

"The time is short. All contributions must be sent in by February 1, 1873."

AND WHEREAS, Richard Hawley, William A. Butler, and Duane Doty, of this State, have been appointed associates of "Additional Group No. 6," which embraces Geography and Statistics;

AND WHEREAS, It is to the interest of Michigan to make known abroad the vast resources and unprecedented advantages, natural, educational, and governmental, enjoyed by our citizens and residents; therefore

Resolved (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby instructed to collect, as far as practicable, one copy each of the following State docmuents and sets thereof, and forward the same to Hon. Duane Doty, Secretary of the Michigan Commissioners, for the purpose of having the same forwarded to the American Geographical Society, as a part of the contribution of Michigan to the Vienna International Exposition, to wit:

The four annual reports of the Secretary of State on vital statistics; reports of the Commissioner of Insurance; Auditor General's report on railroads; reports of the Board of Equalization; reports of the Auditor General; geological reports of Michigan; agricultural reports of Michigan; pomological reports of Michigan; educational reports of Michigan; reports of the State benevolent institutions; reports of special commissioners to examine penal, reformatory, and charitable institutions; Governors' messages; legislative manuals, and such other publications as may be appropriate to the objects of the Exposition; and that the State Librarian, State printer, and other State officers be and are hereby instructed to aid the Secretary of State in making the above collection, by contrib

uting such of the documents as may be in their possession, not required for other purposes;

Which has passed the Senate, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked.

Very respectfully,

On motion of Mr. Greusel,

JAMES H. STONE,

Secretary of the Senate.

The House concurred in the adoption of the resolution.
The Speaker also announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER,
Lansing, January 9, 1873.

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit the following bill:

Senate bill No. 1, entitled

A bill to amend section 14 of an act entitled "An act to provide for the organization of the Supreme Court, pursuant to section 2 of article 6 of the Constitution," approved February 16, 1857;

Which has 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 bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on judiciary.

NOTICES.

Mr. Haire gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A bill to amend section 41 of an act entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroads,"