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CONGRESS-.
TU psDAY DEC. 27

TUESDAY DEC. 81.
Inc following message was transmitted 10
both Houses Of Congress in relation 10 Mich.
igan:
Iothe Senate and Houss Of Representatives.
:. ny the second section of tho act "to eslab-
iish tho northern boundary line Of the State
OF Ohio, and TO pro, ide for the admission OF
the State Of Michigan into the Unjuo. un,n
inc conditions ,.n therein expressed" approved
June 10Th, 1886, the Constitution and S,s.s
Government which the peopse of Mirh;~an
had for themselves, was ratified and cnn 90,
co. ana the Stale OF Michigan declared to I've
one OF 'ae United States OF A merica and a,,
m.uea into the Union upon an equal footing
WIN Tue original States, but ON the exuress
condition that the said State should consist
o's and have jurisdiction over. all the terrific.
included within certain boundaries de.
scrioed IN the act, and over none other.
- was further enacted, by the third sec
ZION OF the same law, that as q compliance
~Hh The fundamental condition of admission,
mo boundaries oil the state Of Michigan, as
mus described. declared, and established
should receive the assent of cor. veu,ion Of
delegates, elected by the people Of said state.
!or Inc sole purpose of giving the assent
thelein required that, rs soon rs such as.
sent should be given, the President of The
United States should announce the same by
Proclamation and that, thereupop. ami
without any further preceding on the mart
vi congress, the admission OF tho state into
the y mon, as one of the United States of A.
merlca, should be considered as complete,
1au .he senators and Representatives in the
Congress of the United States. entitled TO lake
lheir seats without further delay.
Ia the month of November las, receiv.
oa communication, enclosing the official
proceedings OF Convention assembled at
Ann Arbour, in Michigan, On The 96,h Of
September, 1886. all which (market. A are
herewith laid before you. Twill be seen Inv
these papers, that the convention therein re.
Ierred 10 was elected by the people Of Michi-
gan pursuant to an act OF the state legisla>
lure, passed on the 25th of July last, in con
sequence OF the above mentioned act of Con
gress. and that IL declined giving lis assent to
the fundamental condition prescribed by
Congress, and rejected the same.
On the Oath instant, the ACCOMMODATING
paper marked b., with its enclosure, con,
taining the proceedings of convention OF
delegates subsequently elected, and held in
the state OF Michigan, was presented 10 me
by these papers, which are also herewith
submitted for your consideration, i, appears
mat elections were held in all the counties of
inc stale, except two, on the 9th and 9th
Gays OF december instant, Tor the pur pose of
eiecting convention of delegates TO give the
assent required by Congress that the dele
gates then elected, assembled in convention
on the 18th day of December instant and
mat on the following day the assent of the
Dody 10 the fundamental condition, above
s'ated, was formally given
ms iatter convention was not held or o.
iected by virtue OF any act of the territorial
W sts'e legislature il originated from the
people themselves, and was chosen by them
IN pursuance OF resolutions adopted in prima.
Ty assemblies, held in the respective coun-
ties. The act OF congress, however. does NOT
prescribe by what authority the convention
shaii DO ordered, or the time when, or The
manner Ia which, il shall be chosen. Had
.nese 'atter proceedings come to me during
me recess of congress, should therefore
nave ieit 1t my duty, on being satisfied that
'Ioy amahaled from convention Of delegates
eiec'ea' IN point OF fact, ny the people of the
slate, for the purpose required. to have issued
my proclamation thereon, as prov ded by law.
put as the authority conferred on the presi
deht, was evidently given to him under the
expectation that The assent of the conventions
might be laid before him during ths recess
OF congress, and 10 avoid the DELAY of post
Pohement until the meeting Of tina, body. snd
az The circumstances which now attend ,be
case are IN other respects peculiar and such ss
COULD not have been foreseen, when the act
OF June 10, 1886, was passed, I deem il mos,
agreeable TO the intent of that law, and pro-
pes LOT other reasons, that the whole subject
should be submitted TO The decision of con
gress' The Importance "f your early action
upon u Is loo obvious To need remark
ANDREW JACKSON.
Warrington, Dec, 1885.