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March 4.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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Mr. Hascall moved the recommitment of the bill to the committee on the judiciary: the motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Doty moved that the Council agree to the report of the committee of the whole.

The yeas and nays being demanded on this motion, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Yeas: Messrs. Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Millington, Moran, Renwick—7.

Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Hascall, Martin, Salterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president—6.

The bill to incorporate the stockholders of the Bank of Wiskonsin, was again considered in committee of the whole, amended, reported to the Council, the amendments concurred in, and the bill, with the amendments, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow. The Council adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.

[afternoon session.]

The president announced to the Council, that he had this day laid before the Governor, for his approbation, the act to amend an act entitled "an act to establish circuit courts in certain counties, and to define their powers and duties;" the act to establish branches of the Bank of Michigan, Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Michigan and the Bank of River Raisin; the act to amend an act entitled "an act relative to the privileges and duties of townships;" and the act for the relief of Hiram Wilmarth.

The following bills were considered in committee of the whole, reported to the Council with amendments, the amedments concurred in, and the bills with the amendments, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.

A bill to incorporate the Bank of Macomb county.

A bill to incorporate the Kalamazoo Insurance Company.

A bill to incorporate the stockholders of the Michigan Insurance Company of Detroit.

Mr. Martin, from the committee on the judiciary, reported

A bill relative to the records and proceedings of the governor and judges on the land titles in the city of Detroit.

The bill was read the first time.

Mr. Stockton gave notice that he should, on a future day, introduce a bill to incorporate the Shelby and Detroit Rail Road Company.

On motion of Mr. Martin, the Council proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and, having disposed of the same,

The Council adjourned.

Tuesday, March 4, 1834.

Mr. Stockton presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of the county of Macomb, praying for a Rail-road from Detroit to Shelby. Laid on the table.