rose, and Mr. Satterlee reported, that the committee of the whole had had under consideration the said bill, and instructed him to report the same with sundry amendments.
Mr. Bacon moved that the bill, with the amendments, be referred to the committee on schools.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Britain, the yeas and nays were ordered on the following amendment, proposed by Mr. Bacon, in committee of the whole, and adopted, as the tenth section of the bill:
"Sec. 10. That the sum of dollars be appropriated annually from the terriorial treasury, to be applied in the same manner as is provided in the eighth section of this act."
And on the question, "will the Council concur in said amendment?" it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Martin, Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president—10.
Nays: Mr. Britain—1.
The other amendments made in committee of the whole to the aforesaid bill were severally agreed to.
Mr. Martin renewed his motion, submitted in committee, to amend the bill by adding the following proviso to the first section:
"Provided always, That no stock in any incorporated company within the Territory, shall be liable to taxation as herein provided, unless the same is owned by a citizen or citizens of the Territory."
And on the question, "will the Council agree to the proposed amendment?" it was decided in the negative, as follows:
Yeas: Mr. Martin—1.
Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president—10.
Mr. Britain moved to lay the bill on the table.
The motion was disagreed to.
On motion of Mr. Doty, the bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.
A message on executive business was received from the Governor, by Mr. Pritchette, his private secretary.
On motion of Mr. Stockton, the Council proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and having disposed of the same,
The Council adjourned.
The president stated that he had this day presented to the Governor, for his approbation, an act to repeal a part of the act, entitled "An act for the punishment of crimes;" and "An act to provide for the maintenance and protection of the poor, residing within the limits of the city of Detroit."
Mr. Stockton presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of the county of St. Clair, praying for the passage of a law to authorize
