The following message was also received from the Governor, by Mr. Pritchette, his private secretary.
To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan:
I have this day received from his excellency the Governor of Georgia, the copy of a report and resolutions adopted by the constituted authorities of that State, in relation to the disposal of the public lands belonging to the United States; which I submit for your consideration.
January 23, 1834.
On motion of Mr. Doty,
The message from the Governor, together with the accompanying report and resolutions, adopted by the constituted authorities of the State of Georgia, was referred to the committee on territorial affairs.
Mr. Martin, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was this day recommitted bill No. 2, further to provide for the distribution of the laws, reported the same, with sundry amendments.
On motion of Mr. Doty,
The Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the said bill and amendments, Mr. Stockton in the chair;
And, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and reported the bill with the same and other amendments.
Mr. Doty moved to amend the bill by inserting after the word "Attorneys," in the eighth line of the second section, the words "and the prosecuting attorney for the city of Detroit."
The question on the proposed amendment being taken, the same was lost.
The Council then concurred in the report of the committee of the whole:
And, on motion of Mr. Martin, the bill, with the amendments, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.
The Council adjourned.
The President announced the appointment of Messrs. Moran, Stockton, and Marlin as the members of the committee of ways and means, authorized by resolution of yesterday.
The President laid before the Council a report from the fiscal agent of the Legislative Council, stating the payments made by him under the "act to provide for the compensation of the officers of the Legislative Council, and for other purposes," passed on the 23d of April, 1833; the amount of certificates issued to printers for balances due them, and the present state of his accounts.
The report, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the committee on expenditures.
