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68 Mr. Britain moved to amend the resolution so as to direct the attorney general to make the inquiry and report to the Council on the subject.

The motion was lost.

The original resolution was then adopted.

On motion ot Mr. Millington,

Resolved, That the judiciary committee inquire into the expediency of so amending the act for the relief of insolvent debtors, that any one or all the creditors of an insolvent debtor, who may hereafter apply for relief under the provisions of said act, may examine on oath said insolvent, or any disinterested witness or witnesses, touching all matters relative to said insolvent's application, with power to compel the attendance of witnesses.

Resolved, That the judiciary committee inquire into the expediency of increasing the rate per cent, on all loans made by the several banks, and all banks that may hereafter be chartered, to seven per centum per annum; also, the propriety of taxing the amount of discounts made by said banks one and one-fourth per centum per annum, for the benefit of common schools.

On motion of Mr. Britain the following resolution, submitted by him on the 7th instant, was considered and adopted:

Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary inquire into the expediency of causing, by law, commissioners of highways to be liable to a penalty for neglecting to perform their official duties.

Mr. Doty from the committee on the judiciary made the following report, which was laid on the table:

The committee on the judiciary has had under consideration a petition of the inhabitants of school district No. 2, in the township of Ontwa, and a majority of the committee report, that from an examination of the facts set forth in the said petition, they recommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be granted.

Mr. Doty, from the committee on incorporations, made the following report which was concurred in:

The committee on incorporations, to whom was referred the petitions of citizens of the county of Macomb, praying for the establishment of a bank at Mount Clemens, and also a bank at Shelby, report, that it does not appear by the facts set forth in the said petitions, in the opinion of a majority of said committee, to be expedient to grant at this time charters to any banking institutions in the said county. A majority of said committee, therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be granted.

Mr. Stockton, from the select committee, to whom the subject was referred, reported