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Messrs. Lord and Brown are experienced reporters, who have for several years been employed in the House of Representatives at Washington, as reporters for the Congressional Globe.. Mr. Lord had been previously employed in the Senate, the Kansas Investigating Committee of 1856, the Iowa Constitutional Convention of 1857, the Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1864, and in many other places demanding the exercise of the highest skill in his profession. Mr. Brown was, before his employment at Washington, for some years an official reporter in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Mr. Lord is vouched for in the most satisfactory manner by the entire delegation from Michigan in the 38th and 39th Congress and by other well known citizens who became acquainted with him while in the performance of his duties at Washington. Equally satisfactory recommendations of Mr. Brown are given by such of the same gentlemen as the committee have been able to meet.

The Messrs. Drapier have been employed in several western conventions and other places, and claim to be experienced and first class reporters, but the committee have not had opportunities of examining their work, or of perusing testimonials produced by them..

The committee, in view of all the circumstances, recommend the employment of Messrs. Lord and Brown, by the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That William Blair Lord, of New York, and David Wolfe Brown, of Philadelphia, be appointed and employed as official reporters of this Convention, to make verbatim reports of all its debates and proceedings, they to employ all needful assistance and to supply the printer with copy as fast as he may be able to use it, they also to correct proofs and in all things relating to their report of the debates and proceedings of the Convention to be governed by such rules and orders as the Convention may make, and to receive as full compensation for their services, the sum of eighty cents per thousand ems,.. for the printed matter, estimated as though set in solid type, contained in the report.

EUGENE PRINGLE, Chairman.

The report was accepted and the committee discharged.
The question being on the adoption of the report,

Mr. Stoughton moved to amend the resolution submitted by the committee, by striking out the names of "Wm. Blair Lord" and "David Wolfe Brown," and inserting in lieu thereof the names of "A. and W. H. Drapier;"

Which motion did not prevail.

The question recurring on the adoption of the report of the committee, it was adopted.

By the committee on rules:

Your committee, to whom was referred the subject of preparing rules for the government of this Convention, would respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to recommend the adoption of the following as the rules of this Convention, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. All of which is respectfully submitted,

W. B. WILLIAMS, Chairman.

The report was accepted and the committee discharged.
On motion of Mr. Pringle,

The rules were ordered printed, placed on the general order, and referred to the committee of the whole.

By the committee on invitation of clergy:

The committee appointed to invite the resident Pastors of this city to open our daily sessions with devotional exercises, respectfully report that they have performed the duty assigned them, and have obtained a favorable response. The Pastors of the city will be happy to comply with the request of the Convention, and perform the duties desired of them.

JACOB VAN VALKENBURGH,
MILTON BRADLEY.

On motion of Mr. Giddings,

The report was accepted and adopted, and the committee discharged.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS.

The President announced the following:

STATE DEPARTMENT MICHIGAN, SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Lansing, May 16th, 1867.

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Hon. CHARLES M. CROSWELL, President of the Constitutional Con

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SIR: In response to the resolution of the Convention, adopted yesterday, requiring the Secretary of State to report the name and location of each railroad in the State, to which public lands have been granted, &c., I have the honor to transmit the accompanying report, which embraces all the information this department is able to furnish in regard to the subject matter of the resolution.

Very respectfully.

O. L. SPAULDING,

Secretary of State.

On motion of Mr. Pringle,

The report was laid on the table and ordered printed in the journal.

The report is as follows:

LIST of Railroads to which lands have been granted by acts of Congress, date of their incorporation, and the number of acres of land granted to each, also the time to which said grants have been extended by Congress.

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LIST of Railroads whose lines intersect, and number of acres of land granted to them jointly.

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Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay, and Flint and Pere Marquette,...
Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay, and Port Huron and Milwaukee,...............
Amboy Lansing and Traverse Bay, and Grand Rapids and Indiana,.......
Bay de Noquet and Marquette, and Chicago, St. Paul and Fon du Lac,..........
Bay de Noquet and Marquette and Ontonagon,.

Detroit and Marquette, and Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay,.

Detroit and Milwaukee, and Grand Rapids and Indiana,..........
Chicago, St. Paul and Fon du Lac, and Marquette and Ontonagon,.
Grand Rapids and Indiana, and Flint and Pere Marquette,........
Bay de Noquet and Marquette, Chicago, St. Paul and Fon du Lac, and
Marquette and Ontonagon,

The President also announced the following:

STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE,
Lansing, May 17, 1867.

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Hon. CHARLES M. CROSWELL, President of the Constitutional Convention:

DEAR SIR: In response to the following resolution, adopted by the Constitutional Convention on the 15th inst.:

Resolved, That the State Treasurer be requested to report, at an early day, to this Convention, the amount, classification and terms of payment of the public debt of this State,

I would respectfully report, that the funded and fundable State debt is as follows:

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Full paid Five Million Loan past due,

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War Loan Bond called in January 1st, 1867,

110,000 of unrecognized Five Million Loan Bonds, past due,

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The communication was laid on the table, and ordered printed in the journal.

Mr. Leach moved to take from the table the resolution instructing the State Printer to forward by mail a copy of the daily journal to each newspaper published in the State.

The reading being called for, the resolution was read as follows:

Resolved, That the State Printer be instructed to forward by mail, one copy of the daily journal and debates, to each newspaper published in the State, and to each county clerk, during the sessions of the Convention.

Mr. Burtch moved to amend the resolution, by inserting after the word "county," the words, "and township;"

Which motion did not prevail.

The question recurring on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Luce offered the following substitute:

Resolved, That the State Printer be instructed to forward by mail, one copy of the daily journal to each of the newspapers published in the State, and to each county clerk, during the sessions of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. Farmer,

The resolution and substitute were laid on the table.

Mr. Longyear offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the debates and proceedings of the Convention be printed as rapidly as may be, in a form similar to that of the daily journal; that opportunity be afforded by the printing of proof sheets, for corrections by all the members; that

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