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15.] Mr. Hascall gave notice that he should, on a future day, ask leave to introduce a bill to set off the south-east corner township in the county of Lapeer for township government; and also, a bill for the division of the township of Novi, in the county of Oakland.

Mr. Farnsworth laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee on territorial affairs be instructed to prepare a memorial to Congress, praying for a grant of lands to this territory, to aid in the construction of a rail-road across the peninsula of Michigan.

Mr. Hascall submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That when any member shall state in his place, that notice has been posted up agreeably to the provisions of the statute relative to petitions, it shall be taken and deemed to be sufficient testimony of the fact.

Mr. Martin moved to strike out of the resolution all the words after the word "Resolved," and to insert the following as an amendment:

"That the judiciary committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing or amending the act, entitled 'an act to regulate the mode of petitioning the Legislative Council.'"

The question being taken on the amendment, it was lost.

The question then recurred on the original resolution, and it was disagreed to.

Mr. Stockton laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the judiciary, be referred to the committee on the judiciary:

That part relative to grand jurors, to the committee on territorial affairs:

That part relative to education, to the committee on schools:

That part relative to public roads, to the committee on territorial affairs:

That part relative to the construction of a rail-road, to the committee on internal improvement and agriculture:

That part in relation to the removal of bars and the construction of piers at the mouths of sundry rivers, to the committee on internal improvement and agriculture:

That part in relation to a census, to the committee on territorial affairs:

Mr. Doty laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That a select committee be appointed, to inquire whether the lands and property of the Indians, inhabiting the territory of Michigan, have not been taken from them without their consent; and whether they have not been invaded or disturbed in their property, rights and liberty, otherwise than in lawful wars, authorized by Congress, in violation of the third article of the ordinance of 1787.