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B9H9E9EBBe9ERB99SS59ES9BB99B9ESEE9BE9B9SS9ES LEGISLATURE of MICHIGAN IN SENATE Wednesday March 15 Tj4 Senate met pursuant to adjournment being called there Was absent Mr Ray Oa inption of Mr Rumsey leave absence was granted to Mr Raynale during his illness 'Mfr Comstock presented the petition of the heirs of Barnes Henry praying rfor an act to enable the Judge of Probate to' soil certain lands for the bene fit of said heirs and' their legal representatives rertd and referred to a Select Committee of three arid Messrs Comstock Cooper and Davis were ap pointed said Committee Barry from the Committee on enrolment reported as correctly enrolled bills of the following viz An Act to repeal the 9th section of an act to prescribe the tenure of office of Auctioneers and lew the duty upon sales at auction in certainCases Approved April 23d and Act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the sTrusteesvof Soring Arbor Approved Much 23d The President announced Messages from the of 'received through their clerk as follows Mr President I herewith transmit to the Sen ate a bill which has passed the of enttlcd A Bill regulating the proceedings against corpo rations in in which they respectfully ask concurrence of the Senate Also herewith return from whence it originated 'the bill entitled Bill to amend an actentitled an act to incorporate the Trustees of Spring Ar bor Seminary: without amendment A Bid to repeal the 9th section of an act toprescribe the tenure of office of Auctioneers and levy a duty upon sales at auction in certain without amendment Bill re ative to the duties of Sheriffs and jailors in certain withan amendment tliere zto in which thejr respectfully ask the concurrenceof the Senate Mr President I herewith transmit to the Sen ate the following bill which has passed the ol R' entitled A Bill to authorize the dividing of cer tain in which they respectfully ask the con currence of tire Senate1 President I herewith transmit to the Senate a bill which has passed the of entitled Bill to amend an act appointing Commissioners to iayout and establish certain State Approv eJtiTuiy 26' 1836 The amendment made by the of to the 'entitled A Bill relative to the duties of She rifts and Jailors in certain was non con xcurred in by the Senate The bill from the of entitled Bill re gulating proceedings against corporations in equi having been read a firstand second time was on motion of Mr Ellis committed to the Commit tee on the Judiciary The bill from the of entitled Bill to authorize the draining of certain having heart repff a first and second time was on motion or Mr VomstocK commiueu io vuiuinuwo ui mu Whole 1 The bill from the of entitled A Bill to amend an act appointing Commissioners to lay out and establish certain State Roads Approved July 26th was read a first and second time and the rule motion of Mr Barry having been sus pendedi was then read a third time and passed Mr Hough moved that the vote taken yesterday on concurring in the amendment made by the House to the amendment of the Senate to the resolution relative to the adjournment be reconsidered where Mr Clark moved a call of the Senate which being sustained there was absent Mr Summersaljsent on leave Mr Raynale On motion of Mr Barry the Sergeant at arnswas sent for the member not absent on leave The question on reconsideration was decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays as follows: i Messrs Britain Comstock Cooper Da vis Hough Kercheval McDonell Moore Rumsey 9 Messrs Barry Clark Ellis Manning McKeySummers 6 The resolution on motion of Mr Hough was thereupon laid on the table the question being de cided in the affirmative by yeas and nays as fol lows: Yeas Messrs Britain Comstock Cooper Da vis Hough Kercheval McDonell Moore Rum 9 Messrs Barry Clark Ellis Manning McKey Summers 6 Mr Moore submitted a resolution in the words 'following: Resolved That the several Committees do re port on to morrow and no further report to be made of ter that time to this session The resolution on motion of Mr Ellis was laid on the table And the question on the final passage of the bill was decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays as follows: A Yeas i Messrs Comstock' Cooper DavisHough Kercheval McDonell Moore 8 Navs MessrsBarry Britain Clark Ellis Man ning McKey Simmers 7 Mr Manning moved a reconsideration of the vote on the final passage of said bill which motion was decided in the negative by yeas and nays as follows: Mrjssrs Man ning McKey Nnys Messrs Comstock Cooper Davis Hough McDonell Moore Rumsey 8 Mr Ellis moved to amend the title by substi jUling us Bill to provide for the advan tage'' of before the question was taken Mr Mwre moved that the Senate do now adjourn which motion did not prevail The question on so amending the title was de cided in the negative by yeas' and nays as follows: Yeas Messrs Ellis McKey Summers 3' Navs Messrs Barry Britain Clark Comstock Cooper Davis Hough Kercheval Manning Me Donell Moore Rumsey 12 And the Senate on motion of Mr Manning then adjourned Afternoon session Half past two The Senate met pursuant to adjournment Mr Barry from the Committee on enrolled bills reported as correctly enrolled the following bill Act appointing Commissioners to lay out and establish certain Slate which bill together with the wo bills this day previously reported by the Committee on enrolled bills were presented to the Governor for his signature The Senate on motion of Mr '31v ed itself into Committee of tho Whole Mr Davis in the Chair on the bill entitled A Bdl for the relief of Martin and after some time spent thereon the Committee rose and through their chairman reported the same back to the Senate without amendment And tiie oiil was then ordered to third reading and on motion of Mr Comstock was then read a third time and passed The Senate on motion of Mr Comstock then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole Mr Moore in the Chair on the bill from the of entitled A Bill to provide for the disposit on sf the University and Primary School Lands and lor other purposes and after some time spent thereon the Committee rose and through their Chairman reported the bill back to the Senate with sundry amendments in which they asked the concurrence of the Senate And the Senate thereupon concurred in the sev era! amendments made in Committee ot the Whole except that to sec T9 The question then being on concurring in the amendment to sec 19 to strike but fifteen hun and insert two was decided in the ijegative by yeas and nays as follows: Yeas Messrs Clark Comstock Cooper Houghaj Tz Nays Messrs Barry Britain Davis Manning McDonell Moore Rumsey Summers 8 Mr Britain then moved further to amend the bill by strikingcut sec 6 and inserting in aS follows: 6 None of the University lands shall be sold at a lower minimum price than twenty dollars per acre except those having improvements upon them at the time of their location for University purposes and none of those having improvements upon them ar the time of their location'as aforesaid and none of the Primary School lands shall be sold at a less minimum price than eight dollars per While the question was pending Mr Britain moved a call of the Senate which being sustained there were absent Messrs Comstock Ellis Ker cheval absent on leave Mr Raynale On motion of Mr Britain the Scrgeant at arms was sent for Mr Comstock Mr McKey moved to amend by striking out section 19 of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise and inserting of moneys arising from tiie sales of the university and school lands which motion did not prevail The question then being put on the amendment above offered by Mr Britain was decided in the negative by yeas and nays as follows Yeas Messrs Barry Britain Coin 3 Nays Messrs Clark Cooper Davis Hough Manning McDonell McKey Moore Rumsey 10 Mr Britain then moved to amend the bill Mr Barry submitted a resolution in the words following: Resolved That the Secretary of the Senate in form the Executive that the two Houses have disa greed relation to the time of adjournment to the end that he may exercise his constitutional prero gative in proroguing the Legislature i Mr Ellis moved to lay the resolution on the table which motion did not prevail And the question on the adoption of the reso lution was decided in the negative by yeas and navs as follows: Yeas Messrs Barry Clark Ellis McKey Sum mers 5 Messrs Britain Comstock Cooper Davis Hough Kercheval Manning McDonell Rumsev Mr McKey from the Committee on Towns and? Counties brought in a bill entitled Bdl to in crease the compensation of the Supervisors of the several Townships of this which bill hav ing been read a first and second time was on mo tion of Mr Hough committed to Committee of the Whole The engrossed bill entitled A Bill to incorpo rate the City of having been read a third time was passed two thirds voting in the affirma tive by yeas and nays as follows Yeas Messrs Barry Britain Clark Davis El lis Hough Kercheval Manning McDonell Mo Key Rumsey Summers 12 Mr 1 The bill from the of entitled Bill to provide for the construction of certain works of Internal Improvement and for other with the amendment made in Senate having been a third time and the question being on the final passage of the bill the Chair decided that the passage of the bill would require the supervision of the tHD joint rule Said rule on motion of Mr Davis wassuspend ed on the part of the Senate 3 Erfi'And the bill on motion of Mr' Ellis was there ppon laid on the table The Senate then resolved itself into Committee of he Whole Mr Hough in the Chair on the bill from the Hl of entitled A Bill to authorize the draining of certain and after some time spent thereon the Committee rose and through Chairman reported the bill back to the Senate an amendment' And the bill on motion of Mr Britain was ebrn nihted to the Committee on the Judiciary X4 CThe innate then resolved itself into Committee the Whoh? Mr Manning in the Chair on the bill entitled Bill to organize the Militia and after some time spent thereon the Committee rore through their Chairman reported progress and askedand obtained 'cave to sit again 7rlThe President announced a Message from the of IL received through tbeir clerk in tlie words fol lowing Mr President I directed by the of to inform the Senate that they have concurred tn the morion made by th Senate for the suspension rf the Sth rule" Senate on motion of Mrt ilm then took up the bill from the of 47 Ud 9a the table on it final pge by inserting as zan additional section to stand as tiie eighth section as follows Sec 8 No lands having improvements upon them at the time of their location for the university shall be sold until the im provements have been appraised by three disinterested persons an adjoining county to be selected by the sheriff of said county at the request of the superintendent and the amount at which the improvement upon any parcel of said lands shall be ap praised shall be deducted from the1 purchase price Provided Tiie same shall be pur chased by the settier or owner of such im provement but if said parcel of land shall be purchased by a person other than the settler or owner then the amount at which said improvements snail lie appraised' shall be required in cash from the purchaser in addition to the one fourth part to be paid at the time of purchase and the same shall im mediately after the sale be paid io said set tler or owner which amount so paid tor im provements shall be deducted from the pur chase price Provided That the amount at which the Cary ssion improvements were appraised at the they were purchased by the government' shall deducted by said appraisers in proper proportions from the amounts appraised to the several own ers or settlers claiming the same 1 The question on said amendment was de cided in the negative by yeas and nays as follows Messrs" Barry' Britain Comstock McDopcll 4 'Nays Messrs Clark Cooper Davis Hough Manning McKey Moore Rumsey Summer 9 Barry moved to amend the bill by in us an additional section as follows 'The superintendent may lease for a time not exceeding three years any university dr primaryschool lands on such terms us mayVeem to him While the question was pending Tne senate on motion of Mr Rumsey then adjourned rd 1 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday March 15 1837 The roll being called the following members were absent: Messrs Almy Cornell arring ton Jos Smith SheUhouse Thayer The minutes of the previous meeting having been read the following petition were presen ted and severally referred Mr Ward A petition of tho Common Council of 'NUM praying for the passage of an act authorizing said village to loan $20000 reL ferred to a Select Committee of three consis ting of Messrs Ward Kingsley Bingham en powering them to report by bill or otherwise By Mr Phillips A petition for a railroad from Detroit to the Rapids of Grand River Referred to the Committee on Internal Improve ments By Air A petition of sundry inha bitants of Chippewa Referred to the Commit tee on the Judiciary By Mr Burbank Sundry petitions of the inhabitants of Oakland and Macomb for a ca nal from Detroit to Clinton River Laid on the table On motion of Air Alden Resolved That the State Printer be and he is hereby authorized and required to print in pamphlot form three thousand copies 01 the act entitled an act to organize and establish prima ry schools and an act entitled an act to provide for the disposition of the University and primary school lands and for other purposesto be distri buted by tho Secretary of State to the several townships oi the State for the benefit of the officers' of school districts Mr Al my from former notice given asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill entitled Bill to incorporate the Black river navigation which was read the 1st and 2d time and laid on tho table Air Cornell called up tiie following resolution from the table which after being read was adopted Resolved That the Committee on the Judi ciary be instructed to bring in a bill to increase the salaries of the Secretary of State the Trea surer of tliis State and the General of this State Air Burbank called up the resolution from the table relative to tiie portrait of Washing ton and for procuring other portraits which af ter being read Air Loth rop moved to lay the same on the tiible which was negatived On motion of Air Almy said resolution was referred to a Select Committee of five consis ting of Alessrs Almy Burbank ard Corneil Aloseley The following communication was received from the Senate through their secretary Air Speaker: The Senate have on their part suspended the Sth joint rule for the pur pose of passing Bill to provide for the con struction of certain works of internal improve ment and for other and respectfully request a similar suspension on the part of the House Also In pursuance of the rules of the Se nate I herewith return a bill entitled Bill to amend an act entitled act to regulate with sundry amendments in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested I am also directed to inform tiie of that the Senate have receded from the amendments made to the bill entitled A Bill to provide for the organization and support of primary in which the Douse had non concurred: I also herewith return the bill enti tled Bill to provide for the organization and government of the University of and A Bill to incorporate theDowagiac Hy draulic with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested On motion of Air Kingsley the 21st rule be ing suspended asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill entitled Bill authorizing the Presi dent and Trustees of the village of Niles to loan a certain sum of money therein which was read the 1st and 2d time and laid on the table The question being upon concurring in the motion of the Senate for the suspension of the 8th joint rule it was concurred in The bill entitled A BUI to incorporate the Dowagiac Hydraulic with sundry amendments made thereto by the Senate was taken up and concurred in Said bill as amen ded passed The bill entitled A Bill to provide for the organization and government of the University of with sundry amendments made thereto by tiie Senate was taken up and con curred in Said bill as amended passed Also the bill entitled A Bill to amende an act entitled act to regulate with sundry amendments made thereto by the Se nate was taken up and concurred in Said bill as amended passed On motion of Mr Eldred the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole Air Al my in the Chair on the bill entitled Bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Alichigan and Huron and after spen ding some time therein the Committee rose and reported the same back to the House with sun dry amendments which were concurred in On motion said bill was ordered to be en grossed and read a 3d time to morrow On motion of Mr Ward the bill entitled A Bill authorizing the President and Trustees of the village of Niles to loan a certain sum of money therein was taken up and con sidered as in committee of the Whole The 22d rule being suspended said bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a'3d time to day 7 The engrossed bill as above being under con sideration was read a 3d time and passed Air Kingsley from the Committee on the Judiciary reported a bill entitled Bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the village of Ann which was read the 1st and 2d time and laid upon the table Mr elch offered the following resolution Resolved That the Commissioner appointed to reporta revised code of laws be requested to incorporate in the same a law for the organiza tion of the militia and that the clerk enclose to him the two militia bills now on the table On motion of Mr Ward said resolution was laid upon the table Air Wing gave notice that he would at same future day ask leave to bring in a bill to repeal the law providing for the organization of the militia On motion adjourned Afternoon Session The following communication was received from the Senate through their Secretary 'Mr Speaker: In pursuance of the rules of the Senate I herewith transmit a bill which has passed the Senate entitled A Bill to incorpo rate the city of in which the concur rence of the IL of is respectfully requested I also return without amendment the bill enti tled A Bill to amend an act appointing com missioners to lay out and establish certain state roads approved July 2Gth and am direc ted to inform the House that the Senate have non edneurred in the amendment made by the of to the bill entitled A Bill relati ve to the duties of 'Sheriffs Jailors in certain ca ses I "also herewith return 1 the bill entitled A Bill to provide for the construction of cer tain of internal improvement and for oth er with an amendment made thereto by the Senate' in which they respectfully ask the concurrence of the of 'The bill entitled Bill to provide for construction of certain works of internal im provements and for other purposes with an amendment made thereto' by the Senate as a substitute was taken up for consideration The Speaker (Mr Alden in the Chair) mo ved to amend the amendment made by the Se nate by offering a substitute" Air Ely to lay the bill and amend ments on the table which was negatived "Mr elch moved to amend the Sec 5th line of said amendment by striking out the words hundred and insert hundred and fifty thousand in lieu thereof which on motion of Mr Bingham was decided by yeas and nays in the affirmative as follows Yeas Mes rs Alikn Burbank Butler Bul lard Burke Cre sey Calkin Cornell Colbath Eldred elch oote Gil oert Herrington Has kins King Lothron Levake Monfore AIcGaf fey AleKeen Moseley Jos Smith Shellhouse Wing Wisher 27 Nays Messrs Almy Brown Bingham er rington Howe Kellogg Kingsley Lee Mun ger Martin Purdy Phillips job Smith Shat tuck Thayer Yerkes Speaker 17 Air Bingham moved that the bill and amend ments be laid upon the table and be printed which was negatived Nr Moseley moved to amend by inserting the following ntthe 'close of he 6th Sec Twenty five thousand for the survey and construction of a canal to unite the waters of Grand River and which on motion ot Air Howe was decided by yeas and nays as follows Yeas 26 Nays 16 Mr Lothrop moved to amend by striking out the words in the county of and insert in the 1st See mouth of Black river in the county of St in lieu thereof which on motion of Air Alonfore was decided by yeas and nays in tho negative as follows Yeas 14 Nays 25 Air Ward moved that the bill and amend ments be laid upon the table which on motion of Air Bingham was decided by yeas and nays in the negative as follows 12 Nays 30 Mr Jos Smith moved to amend by stri king out in the 1st Sec the words 14 St Chair and i Romeo Railroad and the troit and Pontiac Railroad Mr Bingham moved for a division on the question which was agreed to The question being upon striking out the words St Clairand Romeo Railroad it was on motion of Mr Bingham decided by yeas and nays in the negative as fo'Iows: Yeas Messrs Almy Btu'cr Ballard Burke Cressey elch Haskins Kellogg Munger Shal tuck Jos Smith 11 Messrs Alden Brown Bingham Bur bank Cornell Colbath Eldred Ely erringion oote Gilbert Herrington Heath Kingsley King Lee Levake Alonfore AlcGaftey McKeen Mose ley Purdy Shellhouse Thayer Wing Wisner gWard Speaker Trie question being upon striking out the words Detroit and Pontiac Railroad it was on motion of Mr Bingham decided by yeas and nays in the negative as fol io ves Yeas Messrs Almy Bingham Butler Cressey elch Gilbert Haskins Kellogg Shattuck Jos i Smith 10 Nays Alessrs Alden Brown Burbank Ballard Burke Calkin Colbath Eldred Ely errington oote Herrington Heath Kingsley King Lothrop Levake Blunger Alonfore AIcGailey Moseley Purdy Thayer Wing Wisner WardYerkes Speaker 29 Air Ward moved Io amend by inserting in the 5th Sec the following: And it is hereby expressly declared that the Board of Internal Improvement sha'I commence the construction of tho sad Southern Central and Northern routes upon the Eastern and Western terminis re spectively at the same The question being upon the adoption of the above amendment it was decided by yeas and nays as follows Yeas Alessrs 'Almy Burke Cressey Colbath Heath Lee Lothrop Levake Moseley Phil lips Jos Smith Shellhouse Thayer Ward Speak 16 Nays Alessrs Alden Brown Bingham Bur bank Butler Ballard Calkin Cornell Eldred errihgton elch Gilbert Herrington Haskins Kellogg Kingsley' King Aluuger Alonfore Ale Gaffey McKeen Purdy Shattuck Wing Wisner Yerkes 27 Mr Almy moved to strike out in the 1st Sec the words Detroit and St Joseph Railroad Air Ballard moved that the House ad journ which was negatived Air moved that the House ad which was negatived Mr Howe moved that the House ad journ which on motion of Air Ward wasdi cided by yeas and nays in the negative as follows Yeas 20 Nays 21 The question being upon the original amendment offered by the Speaker Jo the amendment from the Senate it was 'on mo rion of Mr Butler decided by yeas and nays in the negative ns follows: Yeas 20 Nays 22 question being upon concurring in lhe amendment from the Senate it was non concurred in by vens and nays as follows: Yeas Mcs rs Alden Brown Ballard erring ton Howe Wisner 6 Messrs Almy Bingham Burbank But ler Burke Cressey Calkin Cornell Colbath El dred Ely elch oote Gilbert Herrington Has Heath Kellogg Kingsley King Lee Lo th rop Levake Munger Monfore AIcGaffey McKeen Moseley Purdy Thiillips Shattuck Jos Smith Sbellhousc Thayer Wing Ward Yerkes Speaker 38 The were re ceivcd from the Execu' ive by Mr Pritcl) c't1' Secretary of St rtc To the Bo ise of Representatives I have ths day approved and in the offtpe of the Secretary of State an act en titled act to organize and regulate Bunking STEVENS MASON March 15 1837 To the House of Representatives: I have this day approved and filed in the office of the Secretary oft State the follow ing aclsyviz act to amend an act entitled an act to vacate the present seat of Justice of the county of Berrien and to establish thcsamc at the village of Bcrrcn in said An act relative to the scat of Justice of Brarich 't Anae to amend an act entitled act appointing Commissioners to lay out and establish certain' State July An act: to provide for Election of Justices of tiie Peace in newly organized Townships and for other A i act to furnish each organized coun ty with a complete set of Weights and Mea sures 47 YK ft act to incorporate the Village of act to lay out a State Road from Ypsilanti to STEVENS MASON' March 14 1837 Gn motion a jo trned "SEM I LY' REE Pit Great Ratlkoad Company We have just read the act of the Parliament of Up per Canada altering and aitv nding the charter of the London and Gore Railroad Company the name of which is changed to that which stands at the head of this article Not having space to give the amendments entire to day we shall re strict ourselves to a brief synopsis of the meet important provisions In the first place the capital of the Company is increased from two hundred to five hundred thousand pounds A loan of two hundred thou sand pounds is also made by the Government to the Company Incase the Company do not already possess the same liy their charter to have full power to continue their railroad from the town of London to ort Edward at the foot of lake Huron The Executive of the Province is authorized to se lect a corps of Engineers to survey and lo cate the Great Railroad from the town of London to any part of the Western District at or between Port Amherstburgh (at the mouth of Detroit River) and Port Sarnia or Port Edward at the foot of Lake Huron They are prohibited however from running their road in to the townships of Sandwich or Bertie without the consent of the Niagara and Detroit Rivers Railroad Company The two Companies are authorized to connect intersect or unite their respective roads at such point or place as they may agree upon The Company are prohibited from expending any of the government loan beyond (west of) the town of London until the route which may be surveyed and located by the Company shall be approved by Parliament at its next meeting The eastern termination of the Road is esta lished at Hamilton at the head of Burlington Bay EZThe Advertiser of Tuesday has a charac teristic article assailing Alessrs Norton and McDonell in regard to the expenses of the De cember State Convention The intimations con tained in it are as destitute of truth as the lan guage in which they are couched is disreputable to the character of the newspaper press The ill bred allusion of the article to a Mr is quite worthy of its source If the editor of the Advertiser had consulted with its proprietor he would have learned that Air Nor ton is the gentlemanly and popular Cashier of the Aljchigan State Bank and that he is as far above the unprovoked assaults of a hireling scrib bler as the scurrilous effusions of the latter are beneath the serious notice of honorable men Ohio The Senate of Ohio have passed the great Bank Bill which has long been under dis cussion in that body It incorporates twenty seven new banks and re charters all the exist ing one extending them 12 years One of the most important features of the Bill is that it re quires that every Bank should subscribe one tenth of its capital to some work of Internal Im provement Opening of The Cleveland Daily Advertiser of the 9th inst says There is at present a fair prospect of an early opening of navigation The ice left the river yesterday Should the weather continue favorable for a few days trips from Cleveland to Detroit will soon be QZOur river and harbor have been for sever al days clear of ice In the New York Senate on the 1st inst a bill providing for the repeal of the Usu ry Laws with regard to short commercial pa per was rejected by the strong vote of 17 to 6 The Canal Board of New York have reduced for the year 1837 the lolls on boats used chiefly for the transportation of persons and navigating the Erie Canal between and Uti ca 8 6 cents per The Legislature by a concurrent resolution of both Houses have fixed upon Tuesday next the 21st inst as the day of adjournment Extract of a letter dated Washington Alarch 41837 4 this morning the twenty fourth congress of the United States adjourned The land bill the new harbor bill the bill in creasing the rank and file and staff of the rearu lar army and one or two other important bills were lost in the house of representatives The fortification bill was passed' by the senate and the house annexed to it a section distribu ting among the states the surplus revenue in the treasury on the first of next January and sent the bill back to the senate with that amendment The senate disagreed to the amendment' house insisted upon it the senate adhered and sent the bill back with a message to that effect 1 The bill was' then put to sleep in the house i The old harbor bill has passed into a law Thirtythousand dollars for the Alonroe harbor and fifteen thousand for that al St Joseph are contained in this act 1 The new harbor bill con tained sever al other appropriations for Michigan A light house bill which' was originated in the senate a few days before the close of the ses sion haatalso passed into a taw It provides tor the erection of five new light houses in Michi gan one of these is to be at the mouth of the river Detroit another near WindmillToint third at the mouth of Saganaw a at augoshanec and the fifth at the mouth of the Kalamazoo These are all that could be' obtained at this session' J' 2 2 The Senate re assembled at the capitol this morning gThe new Vice President was sworn into office took the chair and delivered a mod '5 128 9 3 1 9 6 5 1 2 515 votes vote vote vote vefae vote vote vote vote vote votee vote vote 9ih day of March A THAYER CUirotn est and pertinentaddre on the oecariea fl vcral new Senatom appeared aM to tUL seats The Senate hall beside the SemZZ was crowded with auditors among whom thZ was an unusual display of female beautyZJ brilliancy Some time after twelver the Ex President and President elect were received in the Senate the Senators and their officer rft sing as they entered and took the Bcatk to them Immediately afterwards elect attended by General Jackson the: and a great multitude of people proceeded to th front portico of the capitol where Mi VAj Buren delivered his inaugural address a copy of which and of the Address drew I have transmitted to you Ata mceling of thcBuanlof Canvasses fori County of Wayne at the office of the Clerk ofU County the following persons appeared to ceivcd the number of voice get opposite their spcctivc names' for the office of Senator fnr ir Dtrlct in the place of the HoncXsdT Lvck rcHnpl vi Benjamin Kercheval Benj Kercheval Benjamin Kercheval Kercheval William Woodbridge1 Wm Woodbridge Jo eph Hurtow Martin Story or Stowell Harmon Snvdon Geo Martin John Biddle John Jackson Tallman Murphy Given under our hands this D1837 Tallman Vl County Offce Detroit March 9 1837 VaJ'ne Co 1 This shall certify that the above is a true and faithful copy of the canvass of votes given for Sen ator of the i st Senatorial District in place of Hon Conrad Ten Eyck resigned TALLMAN This 9th da of March 837 At New York on the ary by the Rev Air Griswold rr Esq of this city to Mis Caroli ne Newell of Charlotte Vt YTAKSflAL 8 By virtue of an order of the Jlto trict Court of the United State for the Zlietrict of Mi chisan I will sell at Public Auction at the Auction Room of Messis II Doty in the City of Detroit on a'ttiiday tbs 29th day of Maicti instant at 10 o'clock A the foUowim Property to wit One piece of ingrain carpetinE thirteen yards of grey doth one bay horseoiie brown inarrjwer ty wo pruning kiiivestiro cheeses four hundred and fifty pounds of frth nork her waggon oae set of harness one loaf sugar seven pain of cotton gloves one pair of scarlet over stockings six rvdKfH shirts seven black cloth vests six figured vests three ttSt skin vests one black velvet vest six striped relvei rtr three dozen of ginghaui striped shiru twenty flannel shin twenty pairs of tvolien gloves three pieces of watered am lin five comforters seven piccis of pocket bandkmbieft ux striped shawls six red merino I three imitSliot im rino sha wles two small worsted shawls nine yard vt ing two witite cotton counterpens six pairs of wooden panta loons one pair of drab cassimere pnuialoons two wouUea jackets one peice of veivet (thirty seven yaidsoue peicednh vdvei (nineteen and one fourth yaids) one price bnekskia cassimere (twenty five and a lialf yards) one gross of buttons seven pairs of tlannel drawers thiee pairs of cotton iliswsn three dozen cotton suspenders two dozen long woollen host four dozen worsted socks eleven pain mixed liote etevtn pairs white cotton stockings thirteen striped woilen wrtortarit eleven red Wooden worsted cap twelve striped worsted caps three and one half yaids red tlannel one inokukin huatinj coat one dozen large red worsted shawls six crape abawh six large cotton shawls four siik Shawis two fur caps eigh teen biick stocks three checked stocks wo cloaks (CMahtel) eleven bed spreads six pairs coduroy pantaloon one pair velvet pantaloons three moleskin over coats eight woollen over coats one peice adelaide cloth (ten yards) one peteeottv cloth (cassimere) one peice of moleskin (fourteen yards) so dozen stockings anti one pair of skates and umpa tor the same Terms Cask CONRAD TEN EYCK Marshal for Afichigin Office Detroit March 15 1837 feit jV TORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in tits payment of a certain sum of money secured by isdn ture of mortgage bearing dale the twenty third day of January A 1837 executed by rooks August of Macomb Cbonty and State of lichigan to Rix Kidder it Company of said County and State and recorded in the Register's office for the said county on the 23tli day of January 1(07 at three o'clock Jtf in Liber of Mortgages folios 55 sad 50 on which there is now claimed to be due two hnndnd and filly two dollars Notice is therefore hereby given that by virtue of a pow er of sale contained in said mortgage and pursuant to tbc statute in such case made and provided the premises tat eaid mortgage described as follows to wit: all of the south east quarter of tiie south east quarter of section numberlwcs ty uiue in township number five north of range No twolv east containing fitly acres of land be the same more or leal" will be sold at public auction on the 17th day of June next at one o'clock Ji! at the Romeo Hotel in the village Romeo and county aforesaid RIX KIDDER A COJMPANY Morlfigm WxLKKK Romeo March 13 lts37 489 iJaoid cJAliKiHslrg STATE MICHIGAN V3 Circuit Ourt of Wayne County a Jlrea! 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Hazard Attachment Jilay Term A 1837 TV OTIC is hereby given that a Writ of Attachment wsa issued out of the Circuit Court ot said county on the twenty first day of ebruary A one thousand eight hun dred and thirty Seven at the suit of the above named de fendant for the suin of four hundred dollars which writ is made returnable on tiie third Tuesday of Afay next eneuisg being the first day of stud Term of said Court THEOS TALLMAN CHA A RASER Attorney for Petitioner Dated Detroit Waich 14 1837 6w48 IVI OTICE The Copartnership of the sobserr Lw bers under the style and firm of Webb Ch ter Co is this day dissolved by mutual conaeoL All persons indebted to the firm are requested make immediate payment to John Chester old stand No 100 Jefferson Avenue HENRY WEBB JOHN CHESTER ALRED DOUGLASS Detroit Mnrch 1 1837 fo 7 3sc9m iOWSYVAxV Two first rae new milch Cows Inquire ar the Michigan 70 Jcflerson Avenue March 6 vV" INK constantly on hiuid and tor sale for cash only March 3 1837 1 IBRAKIES supplied with Bioks as cheap JLJ they can be purchased irrN York bv March 15 SNOW ISK ONROE BANK received at Di count for Articles in our Store Detroit March 15 1837 SNOW 13 IV ER RAISIN AN Di LAKE ERIE RAILTV ROAD Notes redeemed at our office at on per cent discount BRO WN COt Mtrch 10 A RSHIP The subscriber this day formed a copartnership under th 0 of Wells for the purpose of Mercantile business in this city They wiU at the old stand of Jno'Wells No 129 Avenue CHARLES WEUA JOHN WELLS In consequence of tiie above becomes necessary' that my old should be settled without delay Those settled accounts will pease call and irnineilntelv JOHN WEL ttroir March 8 1837" rilO One dwelling with JL first Hoof and two on the second celler Also a small store corner of and Beaubien streets Enquire I CICOTT BROTHER Detroit March 7th 1837 zS 6w Came into the 7 the subscribe: 3 1 2 miles from Co the 1st of January a dun cohired newnt to" about 4 vears old The owners property' Py Hamtramck Jan 311637 I TO i.