The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-01-16

Mr.. Crossy offered the following resolution:
Resoived, That q committee of two be ap-
pointed on the part of tho Senate, to act with
a like committee on tho part of the House, TO
wait upon the Governor and also upon the re-
firing Governor, and also upon the retiring
Governor and TO inform them that the two
Houses are now organized and ready to receive
any communications they may deem proper TO
make; which was adopted, and Messrs. Cres-
sey and Jerome appointed said committee.
Mr.. Bills gavenotice that he would at some
futu day ask leave TO introduce bill to pro-
vide for and estnblish system Of Primary
Schools without charge for tuition. agreeable
TO 4th section, 18th article of the constitution.
Mr.. Pattison offered the following which
was adopted:
ResolUed, That tho resident clergymen OF
Lansing be invited to officiate alternately as
Choplains. Adopted.
Mr.. Jerome gave notice that on some future
day he would ask leave TO introduce bill in
relation to Insurance Companies and lnsur-
ance agents. % 1f.if Ifrss
Mr.. Brockway gavo notice that he would on
some future day ask leave to introduce q bill
to prohibit the manufacture Of intoxicating
drinks and the traffic therein.
Mr.. Conger gave notice that he would ask
leave to introduce bill to authorize town
ships to loan money on bonds of the township
for the construction of bridges, plank roads
and other purposes.
| A communication was announced from the
retiring Governor, at the hands Of Mr.. J. f.
Conover, transmitting his message, and the
same was read; also u communication from the
Governor that he would communicate in per-
son with the two Houses in joint convention,
| to- morrow.
Mr. Blair offered the following resolution
| which was adopted:
RESOLVED, Uho House of Representatives
concurring,) That tho Senate will meet the
House of Representatives in joint convention
on tomorrow at eleven o'clock A. NJ, in the
Hall of the House, to receive any communica-
ton erom the Governor.
Mr.. Congcr gave notice that he would ask
| leave TO introduce bill at some future day to
| regulate the foatege Of RATS, logs and lumber
upon the navigable streams within this State
| Mr.. Wilson gave notice that at somo future
day leave will be asked to introduce bill pro-
,idng for the incorporation Of Colleges, Acad-
emies and Literary Institutions, by general
| law.
| The Senate adjourned.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, House
of Representatives mot, and were temporarily
| organized by tho appointment of Hon. Robert
r. Beechcr, of tho county of Lenawee, as
Speaker pro tenn, ID. p. Bushnell, of Wayne
county, as Scrgeantat-arms, pro tenn.
The roll of members elect was then called
by counties, when tho following members an
swcred to their names.
From the County Of
Allegan-Flavius j. LttIejohn.
Barry--George Brown.
Borrien--Ist dist John ID. Ross; I'd dist
James b. Sutherland.
Branch-Tst dist James b. Tompkins; I'd
dist. Cyrcs d. Luce.
Calhoun--Ist dist. Daniel Dunakin; I'd dist
Homer G.. Hurd; Sd DIST Ealman w. Hail.
Cass-Ist dist. Franklin Brownell; I'd dist
Urel Enos.
Chippewa and the Counties thereto attached
Charles w. Chapel.
Clinton and Gratiot--Timothy ii. Petit.
Eaton--Chester G. Chatfcld.
Genesee--Ist dist Daniel N. Montague I'd
dist. Abraham Middlcsworih.
Grand Traverse--Albort Tracy.
Hillsdale--Ist dist. Stiman Ralph; I'd dist.
Ethel Judd; Sd dist. Gideon G. King.
Houghton and Ontonagon--Abner Sherman
Ingham--Ferris S. Fitch.
Ionia--Cyrus Lowell
Jackson-Ist dist John w. Mills; I'd dist.
Joseph l. Boebe; Sd dist. James Do Puy.
Kalamazoo--lst dist. George w. Lowell; I'd
dist. Henry Montague.
Ken,--Ist dist. Thomas D. Church; I'd dist.
Smith Lapham.
Lapeer--Jonathan X. White.
Lonawco--Ist dist. Alexander X. Tiffany;
I'd dist. Hiram Il. Eldy; Sd dist. Robert II.
Beccher; 4th dist. james ii. Parker
Livingston--Ist dist. Samuel G. Ives; I'd
dist. Charles A. Wilbur.
Mackinac~-Jacob A. II. Wendell.
Maconib--Ist dist. Hiram Hathaway; I'd dist
PhiIandor Ewel; Sd dist. Dexter Musscy.
Mdland--Henry G. Ashman.
Monroe-Ist dist Charles II. Cady Cd dist.
George Kirkland.
Montcalm, and the counties therounto at.
tached-James j. Strang.
Oakland-Ist dist. Byron G. Stout; I'd dist
Samuel Chamberlin: Sd dist. Asa Reynolds:
4tb dist. Morgan L. Smith; 9th dist. Nathan
Power.
Oltawa-Robert w. Duncan.
Saginaw-Junathan s. Barclay.
Sanilac and Huron-John Divine.
Shiawasse-Andrew Parsons.
st. Clair-Ist dist. James w. Sanborn; I'd
dist. Zeal Ward.
St. Joseph-Ist dist. Charles l. Miller; I'd
dist. John Lomison.
Tuscola-Henry p. Atwood.
Van Buren-Josoph Gilman.
Wash,ena w-Ist dist. Charles Shier I'd dist
Donald Mcintyre: Sd dist. Ezra Whitmore:
4lh dist Daniel Nixon; 9Th dist. jeremiah ID.
Williams.
Wayne-Ist dist Henry II. Wells, Pliny
Power, Asa p. Norman; I'd dist. Francis G..
St. Aubin Sd dist. Charles Noble; 4th dist.
William ii. Gregory; 9th dist. Arthur Ed
wards
All the members who had answered to their
names then subscribed and took the Constitu-
tional oath before the Lieutenant Governor,
George A. Coo.
The House then proceeded to tho election of
a speaker, with tho following result:
For CYRUS LovELL.-Mr. Ashman, Beebe,
Beecher. Brown, Brownell, Cady. II. Divine,
Dunakin, Du Puy Eddy, Enos. Gilman, Gro
CORY. Hall, Hurd Ives. Judd. King, Lapham,
q. w. Lowell, Luce, McIntre, Middlosworth,
Miller Mills. ID. N. Montague, Moorman.
Mussey, Noble, Parker, Pctit. n. Power, p.
Power, Ralph, Sanborn, Sher, Smith, Stout,
Tiffany. Tompkins. Ward, Wells, White, Whit
more, Williams.-f6
For Thomas b. Church.--Mr. Atwood. Bar
clay, Chamborlin. Chapel. Chatfeld.. j. Divine,
Duncan. Ewoll Fitch Hathaway Hixon: Lit |