MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Eggleston offered the following: Resolved, That a special committee be appointed upon taxation, whose duty it shall be to examine the laws of this State providing for levying and collecting taxes, and report to the House at as early a day as possible, a bill including all necessary amendments thereto, and to whom shall be committed all proposed amendments of such laws. Mr. Remer moved to refer the resolution to the committee on ways and means; Which motion did not prevail. The resolution was then adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Being the consideration of the following: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That rule number 13 of the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives be and the same is hereby amended, so as to read as follows: "RULE 13. Every resolution by which any money or other property of the State shall be donated or appropriated, or by which any expense to the State shall be incurred, or which shall have any operation or effect outside of the two houses of the Legislature, except such appropriations and expenses as shall be for the exclusive use, necessity, or convenience of the Legislature, shall be either a joint or concurrent resolution, and shall take the same course as a bill, and shall be enrolled and presented to the Governor for his signature before the same shall take effect. On motion of Mr. Bartholomew, The resolution was referred to the committee on rules and joint rules. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Withington, The House went into committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. Bartholomew in the chair. 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 entitled bills: 1. House bill No. 2, entitled A bill to legalize the assessment roll of the township of Butler, in the county of Branch, for the year 1872; 2. House bill No. 3, entitled A bill to amend section 3366, being section 12 of chapter 128 of the compiled laws of 1871, relative to the formation of companies for the introduction of water into towns, cities, and villages of the State of Michigan; 3. House bill No. 4, entitled 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, session laws of 1871, approved February 27, 1871; Have made no amendment thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend their passage. I. H. BARTHOLOMEW, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The three named bills were placed on the order of third reading. On motion of Mr. Bonine, The House took a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 o'clock P. M. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. The Speaker announced the following: DETROIT, January 1st, 1873. To the Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, at Lansing: SIR-At a meeting of the Pioneer Society of the city of Detroit, held Thursday evening, December 19th, 1872, Hon Bela Hubbard in the chair, the annexed preamble and resolutions were presented and unanimously passed. I have the honor, in compliance with the resolutions, to forward you a copy. Very respectfully, SAMUEL ZUG. WHEREAS, There are many unpublished papers and documents now known to exist relating to the early history of Michigan and the Northwest, which it is desirable to have collected and preserved in a convenient form, therefore Resolved, That the Governor be requested to recommend, and the legislature be requested to provide by proper enactment for the collection and publication of a documentary history of this State. Resolved, That the members elect of the legislature from the city and county be requested to use their influence in promoting the object herein expressed. Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to forward a certified copy of the above preamble and resolutions to the present Governor and the Governor elect; to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the next legislature, with the request that they lay them before those bodies. Attest, SAMUEL ZUG, Secretary. Referred to the committee on State affairs. The Speaker also announced the following: BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, Į To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-At a reunion of the Seventeenth Michigan Infantry, held in Detroit on the 16th of November, 1871, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That we, the members of the Seventeenth Michigan Infantry, fully realizing the value of military education to the volunteer soldier, and believing it to be the duty of every loyal State to foster this element of national strength, do hereby respectfully call upon our State Legislature to so amend our militia law as will most effectually encourage the young men of our State to become educated in the elementary principles of warfare. "Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolution be transmitted by the secretary of this organization to his Excellency the Governor of Michigan, and one copy to each branch of the Legislature." This being the first regular session of the Legislature since the adoption of the resolutions, they have not been transmitted before. Very respectfully, V. W. BRUCE, Secretary. Referred to the committee on military affairs. By Mr. Speed: Petition of E. H. Stevens relative to the payment of a certain bounty; Referred to the committee on military affairs. 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 city of Detroit," approved February 5, 1857, by amending section 5 of chapter 8 of said act, 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 not pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. J. J. SPEED, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Greusel, The bill was laid on the table, NOTICES. Mr. L. Walker gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce A bill to amend sections 70, 78, 91, and 93 of an act entitled "An act to provide for a uniform assessment of property, and for the collection and return of taxes thereon," approved April 6, 1869, being sections 1036, 1044, 1057, and 1059 of chapter 21 of the compiled laws of 1871. Mr. Shaw gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce |