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96 Mr. Farnsworth, from the committee on incorporations, reported

A bill to incorporate the Detroit Co-operative Association.

Mr. Doty, from the committee on the judiciary, reported the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners on the part of the Legislative Council of this territory, to confer with the legislatures or commissioners of the states of Indiana and Ohio, upon the subject of the location of the Wabash and Erie canal.

Mr. Hascall submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the report laid on the table from the judiciary committee, adverse to the repeal of the "Act for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons," be recommitted to said committee, with instructions to report a bill repealing said act.

On motion of Mr. Doty, the resolution was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Martin, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill concerning the circuit courts, with the amendments thereto by the committee on the judiciary; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Millington reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill and amendments under consideration, and instructed him to report progress, and ask leave to sit again.

Leave was accordingly granted.

The following message was received from the Governor, by Mr. Pritchette, his private secretary.

I have this day approved and signed, and herewith return to you, the bill entitled "An act to provide for the election of a county assessor, and for other purposes."

G. B. PORTER.

February 24,1834.

The following message was received from the Governor, by Mr. Pritchette, his private secretary:

I have carefully examined the bill referred to me for my assent, entitled "An act to create and establish a common school fund"_ I concur with you in the laudable object which you had in view. But under the belief that some additional provisions and restrictions should be incorporated in the bill before it is permitted to become a law, I return it with my objections:

By the "Act to provide for the assessment and collection of township and county taxes" passed April 22d, 1833, taxes are to be assessed, levied and paid in the manner therein mentioned "upon a valuation of real and personal estate including property and stock