State Legislature

I he toUowmg standing Committees vvere appointed in the respective branches of the Legislature. Senate Com?niecs. On Claims - Redfied, Turner, Shearer. Finance - Cusí. Patterson, Green. The Judiciary - Green, Howell, Pratt. The Militia - Howell, Pratt, Richmond. Iníernal Improvement- Niles, Howell. rhurber, Richmond, Starkey. Roads and Bridges - Moody, Turner, Niles. Public Instruction - Gray, Hart, Cust. State Prison - Moody, Redfield, Ma;on. Incorporations - Wilson, Green,Compon. División of Towns and Counties - Hart, rhurber, Gray. Agriculture - Shearer, Compton,Niles. Manufactures - Turner,Starkey, Hart. Privijeges and Elections - Thurbur, jray, Wilson. Enrolled Bills- Patterson, Wilson, tfoody. State Library - Howell, Cust,Thurber. Expiring Laws - Compton, Shearer, Jtarkey. State AfFairs - Starkey, Niles, Patteron. Printing- Pratt, Richmond, Redfield. House Committees. On Ways and Means- D. C. Walker, Power, Miller, Mosier, Hall. Judiciary- Ramsdell, McLeod, Stone, Jaldwin, O. Miller. Internal Improvement - Josljn, Wilon, Vickery, Adams, White. Claims- Vickery, R. C. Power, Delaíater, Ames, Berry. Elections- Fairfield, Griffin, H. Hall, uiowlton, Surtz. Banks and Incorporations - Murphy, tlindbury, Davis, Ferguson, Hawley. Printing- Dunham, Barnard, Van Huin, Knight, Videtto. University, School, State, and Salt -ands- H. N. Walker, Porter, Runyan, . Power, M. Hall. Federal Relations? - Schoolcrañ, H. N. Valker, Fairfield, Murphy, Livermore. Education- McLeod, Barnard, Shel5n, Berry, Van Husen. Engrossing and Enrollmént- Mosier, ratt, Stone, Knight, Rix.Agriculture and Videtto, Snell, Hayden. Supplies and Expenditures - Rowland, Parmalee, Schoolcraft, Dunham, Ames. Organization of Townships and Counties - Baldwin, Lamond, Lelnnd. State Prison - Livermore, Chester,Hibbard. Roads and Bridges - Shurtz, Porter, Chester. Militia- -Rix, Rheule, Saunders. Mr. Rowland asked leave to introduce the bill repealing the adultery ]av of last winter, of which he had previ ously givne notice. Mr. H. N. Walker presented a petition of the receivers of the Detroit City Bank, praying for relief. The joint resolution, passed at the last session proposing an amendment to the sonstitution so as to limit the time of holding the election to one day, was taken up and agreed to by the House. Mr. Dunham offered a resolution that ;he members of the House be supplied ivith another daily paper, or papers equivalent thereto. He was "willing to go as far as him :hat goeth fartherest" in retrenchment,but ie was unwilling to be deprived of the neans of information. He wished to lave a VVhig paper occasionally as he vas sometimes benefitted by the stricture f his opponents. Other gentlemen were equally anxious :o see what was said about them in the Whig papers, and the resolution was acsordingly adopted. Mr. Hebbard moved that the Committee on Judiciary be instructed to inquire in'o the propriety of amending the exemption law so as to allow practical farmers 40 acres of land each. Mr. Rowland moved to amend so as to supply those practical farmers who did not possess 40 acress of land, with that quantity. The motion was lost. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on Mr. Rowland's adullery and fornication bill. Mr, Pratt in Chair. Mr. Murphy moved to strike out the first section (which re-enacts the sections of the Revised Statutes repealed last winter.) Mr. Leod inquired what the effect of this amendment would be. He had no books - did not know anything about these crimes. Mr. Rowland hoped the motion to strike out would not prevail. He feared the gentleman from Mackinaw, who was now unacquainted with these crimes, would, if there was no law to deter him, fall into to them. Mr. McLeod moved to strike out all ifter the enacting clau se, and supported lis motion at some length, but we are jompelled to omit his remarks, and also hose of Mr. Rowland and Mr. D. C. Walker. The Committee rose and reported the )ill back without amendment, wh?n it vas referred to the Committee on Judi;iary.