Mr. Millington presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of the county of Washtenaw, praying for the organization of township 3 south, range 3 east, in that county, as a separate township. Referred to the committee on territorial affairs.
Mr. Britain presented a petition from Esther Merrill, praying for a divorce from her husband.
Mr. Martin moved that the petition be rejected;
And, after debate thereon, the yeas and nays were, on motion of Mr. Martin, ordered on the question to reject the said petition, and are as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Durocher, Martin, Moran, Renwick, M'Donell, president—6.
Nays: Messrs. Britain, Doty, Farnsworth, Millington, Satterlee, Stockton—6.
So the motion to reject the petition was lost.
The petition, with the accompanying affidavits, was referred to the committee on the judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Stockton,
Resolved, That the committee on internal improvement inquire into the expediency of memorializing Congress for the establishment ol certain mail routes in the Territory of Michigan.
On motion of Mr. Moran,
Resolved, That the judiciary committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing the act prohibiting the circulation of foreign bank bills of a less denomination than five dollars; and that they report by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr. Doty,
The Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on bill No. 1, to amend the act to provide for defraying the public and necessary expenses in the respective counties of this Territory, and for other purposes; and, after some time spent therein, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. Durocher reported that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report progress, and ask leave to sit again. Leave was granted.
On motion of Mr. Martin,
The Council proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and, having disposed of the same, adjourned to 11 o'clock, a. m. on Monday.
Mr. Britain presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of the county of Berrien, praying for the passage of an act to authorize the construction of a dam across the river St. Joseph, at or near Mockasin Ripple. Referred to the committee on internal improvement.
Mr. Farnsworth presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of
