to inquire into the expediency of memorializing Congress for an increase of representatives in the Legislative Council, reported the following memorial, which was laid on the table: To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled: The Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan respectfully represents, that much inconvenience is experienced in the transaction of business, from the small number that compose this legislative body. The duties imposed upon the present members are extremely arduous. The accumulation of business resulting from a rapidly increasing population, who are constantly forming new towns and counties, cannot be well and properly accomplished by so small a number of members, within the time prescribed by law for the sessions of the Legislative Council. In the event, therefore, that the people of this territory are not authorized, by an act to be passed at the present session of Congress, to form a constitution and state government, in accordance with the principles contained in the memorial adopted at the second session of the fifth Legislative Council, which is now before Congress, the Legislative Council would most respectfully solicit, that their numbers may be increased to nineteen members, and that their sessions may be extended to ninety days in the year, which will give a more equal proportion of members to the different sections of the territory, and a sufficient time to enable them to do justice to the many wants of an enterprising and growing population. The additional expenses will be inconsiderable, and the benefits to the territory will be very important. And your memorialists will ever pray, &c. Resolved, That the President of this Council be, and he is hereby instructed, to transmit copies of the foregoing memorial to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the delegate from this territory in Congress. The bill to change the name of the Pontiac Academy, and the bill to incorporate the Detroit and Pontiac Rail-road Company, were severally read the second time by their titles. On motion of Mr. Martin, the unfinished business of yesterday was taken up, it being the bill to establish branches of the Bank of Michigan, the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Michigan, and the Bank of River Raisin, with the amendments made thereto in committee of the whole. The question being on concurring with the committee of the whole on the third amendment as follows: "Add to section 8: And five hundred shares of the capital stock, the President, Directors and company of the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank shall permit the inhabitants of the territory of Michi gan residing west of the meridian line to subscribe; and, for that purpose, books shall be opened at within days after the passing of this act, by commissioners appointed by the said president and directors; and -days thereafter (during which time the said books shall be kept open) the said commissioners shall proceed to distribute the said stock among the subscribers thereto, according to the charter of the said Farmers and Mechanics' Bank." Mr. Millington moved to strike out "five hundred" and to insert "nine hundred" shares. Mr. Martin called for a division of the motion. And on the question, "Shall the words 'five hundred' in the said amendment be stricken out?" it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president--5. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran-8. So the motion to amend was lost. The question on concurring in the third amendment being then taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran-8. Nays: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president-5. The question being on the 4th amendment made in committee of the whole, to be added as a proviso to the 11th section, as follows: "Provided, That the bills of the said Farmers and Mechanics' Bank, or of the branch thereof, shall be received in payment for debts due to either of them." The yeas and nays were demanded on the said amendment, and were as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president--8. Nays: Messrs. Britain, Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stock ton-5. So the amendment was concurred in. The fifth amendment being under consideration, as follows: Add to section 19: "Each of said branches, before it shall commence the business of banking, shall have the sum of dollars deposited in its vaults for the purpose of redeeming the bills thereafter to be issued by such branch." Mr. Millington moved to add after the words "such branch," "and the mother bank." The motion was lost. The fifth amendment was then concurred in. The sixth amendment was also concurred in, as follows: 0 "SEC. 20. Each of said branches shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of the respective charters of the banks by which they are established." Mr. Martin moved the following as a proviso to the 17th section of the bill: "Provided, That the bills of said Bank of River Raisin, or of the branch thereof, shall be received in payment of debts due to either of them." The yeas and nays being demanded on this amendment, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president--9. Nays: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton-4. Mr. Renwick moved that the following be added to the bill as a new section: "That the Banks of Michigan, Farmers and Mechanics', and Bank of River Raisin, shall each pay into the treasury of the territory of Michigan, ten thousand dollars, as a bonus for the said charters, to be appropriated for the benefit of common schools, previous to said banks commencing operations." And the question on the proposed amendment being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president-5. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran-8. Mr. Stockton moved to amend the bill by adding to it the following, as new sections: "SEC.. That there shall be paid into the territorial treasury by each of the said branches, the sum of thousand dollars, subject to the disposal of the legislature of the territory, for the benefit of common schools. "SEC. That the amount herein provided for to be paid by the said branches, shall be paid into the territorial treasury at or before the said branches, or either of them, shall exercise any of the privileges herein granted." And the question being taken on the said amendment, it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president--5. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran-8. Mr. Stockton moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill to the next session of the Council; and the yeas and nays being taken on the motion, it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president-5. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran--8. Mr. Renwick moved, that the Council do now adjourn. The yeas and nays being demanded on this motion, it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton-4. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president-9. Mr. Stockton moved to recommit to a committee of the whole, that part of the bill which relates to the Bank of River Raisin. The yeas and nays being demanded on this motion, it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Moran, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president-6. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain,Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin 7. Mr. Renwick moved an adjournment, and the yeas and nays being taken on the motion, it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton-4. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president-9. Mr. Martin moved the previous question; and on the question, "shall the main question be now put?" it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin,-7. Nays: Messrs. Millington, Moran, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president--6. Mr. Millington moved an adjournment; and the question on the motion being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton—4. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president-9. Mr. Martin moved, that the bill be engrossed and now read a third time. And the question on this motion being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran-8. Nays: Messrs. Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president-5. So the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time this day. The Council again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill "concerning the circuit courts ;" and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Millington reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report the same with amendments. On motion of Mr. Bacon, the question on each amendment was separately taken. The question being put on the following amendment, inserted as the fourth section of the bill: SEC. 4. The presiding judge of the circuit court shall, in addition to his present salary, be allowed the sum of two hundred dollars, to be paid in like manner quarterly from the treasury of the territory. The yeas and nays were demanded on the said amendment, and were as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Millington, Moran, Stockton, M'Donell, president-10. Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Renwick, Satterlee-3. So the said amendment was concurred in. The remaining amendments being concurred in, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow. The Council again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill No. 24, amendatory to an act, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment and collection of territorial taxes ;" and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Britain reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report progress. On motion of Mr. Bacon, the said bill was recommitted to the committee on the judiciary. On motion of Mr. Bacon, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on bill No. 28, concerning the Bank of River Raisin; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Farnsworth 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 accordingly granted. On motion of Mr. Martin, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on bill No. 29, to amend an act, entitled “An act concerning costs and fees;" and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Renwick 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 accordingly granted. On motion of Mr. Martin, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on bill No. 30, for the relief of Hiram Wilmarth; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Hascall reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said |