Bills Printed and Filed. The Secretary announced the printing of the following entitled bill and that the said printed bill was placed on file in the Document Room of the Senate February 14, 1925. House bill No. 127 (file No. 38), entitled A bill to prevent hunting for game on Sunday, in the county of Macomb, to authorize the arrest of persons so offending, and to prescribe the penalty therefor. The Secretary announced the printing of the following entitled bills and that the said printed bills were placed on file in the Document Room February 20, 1925. Senate bill No. 4 (file No..55), entitled A bill to provide for the registration of electors, the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for and regulate primary elections and elections; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for the re-call of certain elective officers and for the election to fill vacancies created thereby; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to prescribe the penalties therefor; and to repeal certain acts relating thereto. Senate bill No. 95 (file No. 56), entitled A bill to provide for the adoption and use of a standard form of fire insurance policy by mutual fire insurance companies, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions hereof. Senate bill No. 97 (file No. 57), entitled A bill to amend sections 1 and 7 of Act No. 6 of the Public Acts of 1907, Extra Session, entitled, as amended, "An act to define and regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children, to prescribe the jurisdiction of the probate court, and the powers, duties and compensation of the probate judge and the probate register with regard thereto; to provide for the appointment of county agents, register of the juvenile division, probation officers and referees, and to prescribe their powers, duties and compensation, and to provide for the granting of re-hearings and modifications of orders, sentences and decrees of said court," being sections 2011 and 2017 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as last amended by Act No. 105 and Act No. 294 of the Public Acts of 1923. Senate bill No. 98 (file No. 58), entitled A bill to regulate the possession and sale of pistols, revolvers and guns; to provide a method of licensing those carrying such weapons concealed; and to provide penalties for violations of such regulations. Senate bill No. 99 (file No. 59), entitled A bill to prohibit the opening of stores for the sale of groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, clothing, jewelry, meats, musical instruments, sheet music, baked goods, furniture, hardware, gentlemen's furnishings, radio supplies, fish, fruit, vegetables, delicatessen food, lumber, building material, or any place in which said articles are sold or kept for sale, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday. Senate bill No. 100 (file No. 60), entitled A bill to amend section 9 of Act No. 392 of the Local Acts of 1891, entitled "An act to provide salary of and for appointment of clerks for the circuit court commissioners of Wayne county," as added by Act No. 449 of the Local Acts of 1907. Senate bill No. 101 (file No. 61), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to create a board of jury commissioners, consisting of seven persons for courts of record in the county of Wayne, and to repeal Act No. 95 of the Public Acts of 1887, as amended by Act No. 42 of the Public Acts of 1891, and all other acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act," as last amended by Act No. 141 of the Public Acts of 1923. Senate bill No. 104 (file No. 62), entitled A bill to regulate the hours of labor of employes in the fire departments of municipalities, and providing penalties for the violation thereof. Senate bill No. 105 (file No. 63), entitled A bill abrogating the common law disability of married women, in so far as to make and render them competent to enter into any engagement, transaction or contract the same as if unmarried, and repealing all acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. Senate bill No. 106 (file No. 64), entitled A bill to amend section 5 of Act No. 179 of the Public Acts of 1891, entitled, as amended, "An act to establish, protect and enforce by lien the rights of mechanics and other persons furnishing labor or materials for the building, altering, improving, repairing, erecting or ornamenting of buildings, machinery, wharves, and all other structures, and the building and repairing of sidewalks, and wells, and to repeal all acts contravening the provisions of this act," being section 14800 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 107 (file No. 65), entitled A bill to authorize and direct the State Highway Commissioner to lay out and establish a trunk line highway commencing at the junction of trunk line 10 at the place now known as Wheatville, Genesee County; thence in a northerly direction through the easterly portion of the city of Flint, following the most feasible route; thence northerly and northwesterly, joining trunk line 10 in the vicinity of Mount Morris. Senate bill No. 108 (file No. 66), entitled A bill to authorize and direct the State Highway Commissioner to lay out and establish a trunk line highway commencing at a point south of Clarkston at the junction of trunk line 10, Independence Township, Oakland County; thence running north through Clarkston and Ortonville, Oakland County: Goodrich, Davison and Otisville, Genesee County; Millington and Vassar, Tuscola County; thence in a northwesterly direction on the so-called Tuscola road to its junction with trunk line 81 in Tuscola County. Senate bill No. 33 (file No. 67), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Public Administrator for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance and operation. Senate bill No. 38 (file No. 68), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the State Board of Accountancy for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance and operation. Senate bill No. 59 (file No. 69), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Department of State for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance and operation. Senate bill No. 60 (file No. 70), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Board of State Auditors for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance and operation. Senate bill No. 65 (file No. 71), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the State Treasury Department for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance and operation. Senate bill No. 109 (file No. 72), entitled A bill to suppress gaming and to prohibit the publication and furnishing of information concerning gaming. Senate bill No. 110 (file No. 73), entitled A bill to license and regulate the business of transient merchants, to provide penalties for the violation of this act, and to repeal certain inconsistent acts. Senate bill No. 111 (file No. 74), entitled A bill to protect the people of the State from being endangered in health or defrauded out of property by hawkers, peddlers and solicitors, to provide licenses for persons engaged in such occupations; to repeal inconsistent acts and to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions hereof. Senate bill No. 112 (file No. 75), entitled. A bill to amend section 152 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1891, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section 4151 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 265 of the Public Acts of 1921. Senate bill No. 113 (file No. 76), entitled A bill to amend sections 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 29 of Act No. 50 of the Public Acts of 1887, as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations generally known as building and loan associations," same being sections 9996, 9999, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005, 10012, 10014, 10017, 10018 and 10023 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 114 (file No. 77), entitled A bill to amend section 14 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1891, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section 4008 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 163 of the Public Acts of 1923. House bill No. 141 (file No. 43), entitled A bill to amend section 63 of Act No. 100 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to make uniform the law of sales of goods," being section 11894 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 158 (file No. 44), entitled A bill to amend sections 1 and 10 of Act No. 92 of the Public Acts of 1923, entitled "An act to regulate the sale, disposition, distribution and possession of certain habit forming drugs; to provide a procedure for the discovery of evidence of the violation of this act and to provide for penalties for the violation hereof," approved April 26th, 1923. House bill No. 25 (file No. 45), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 269 of the Public Acts of 1909 entitled, "An act to revise the laws relating to the State Agricultural College, to prescribe the powers and duties of the State Board of Agriculture, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act," same being section 1233 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, and to add a new section thereto to be known as section 1-a of said act. House bill No. 163 (file No. 46), entitled A bill to amend sections 15, 15-a and 17 of Act No. 181 of the Public Acts of 1919, entitled "An act to provide for the prevention and suppression of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases of live stock; to provide for the creation of a department of animal industry of the State of Michigan; to authorize and require the appointment of a State commissioner of animal industry, of two advisory commissioners and of a State veterinarian; to prescribe the powers and duties of said officers, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act," approved May 2, 1919, as amended by Act No. 286 of the Public Acts of 1921, and further amended by Act No. 9 of the Public Acts, First Special Session of 1921, and further amended by Act No. 89 of the Public Acts of 1923. House bill No. 150 (file No. 47), entitled A bill to prohibit and punish the obtaining of any money or other thing of value from any coin box, depository box or other receptacle wherein the same has been deposited or is contained. House bill No. 170 (file No. 48), entitled A bill to amend section 5 of Act No. 70 of the Public Acts of 1885, entitled "An act to establish and regulate a mining school in the upper peninsula," as amended by Act No. 224 of the Public Acts of 1903, being section 1303 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 137 (file No. 49), entitled A bill to amend section 2 of Act No. 188 of the Public Acts of 1899, entitled "An act to provide for the taxation of inheritances, transfers of property by will, transfer of property by the intestate laws of this State or transfers of property by deed, grant, bargain, sale or gift made in contemplation of the death of the grantor, vendor or donor or intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after such death," being section 14525 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as last amended by Act No. 257 of the Public Acts of 1923. The Secretary announced the printing of the following entitled bills and that the said printed bills were placed on file in the Document Room of the Senate, February 21, 1925: Senate bill No. 115 (file No. 78), entitled A bill to amend section 22 of chapter 12 of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1915, "The Judicature Act of 1915," being section 12373 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 116 (file No. 79), entitled A bill to authorize the legal representatives or trustees of the estate of deceased persons, minors, and mentally incompetent persons being administered in probate courts to commence and prosecute proceedings in a court of chancery to adjudiIcate the rights of adverse claimants and the legal representatives and trustees acting under conflicting proceedings to property in possession of those commencing the proceedings. Senate bill No. 117 (file No. 80), entitled A bill to amend sections 3, 5 and 6 of Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to prevent fraud and deception in the sale of Michigan grown fresh fruits and vegetables, and to provide penalties for violations of this act," beings sections 15367, 15369 and 15370 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 118 (file No. 81), entitled A bill to require municipalities owning or operating public utilities to adopt and keep a uniform system of accounts, and to make and publish annual reports relating to the operation of each such utility, and to require the Michigan Public Utilities Commission to prescribe the forms thereof. Messages from the House. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill regulating the time and manner of payment of wages to employes and to certain relatives and creditors in case of the employe's death; the taxing of an attorney fee in actions brought by employes to collect wages in addition to other costs; making it the duty of the Department of Labor and Industry to enforce its provisions, and to provide a penalty for the violation of same. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill, in which action the concurrence of the Senate was requested. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Labor. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A concurrent resolution proposing the rejection of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas, the Congress of the United States has, under the fifth article of the Constitution of the United States, proposed an amendment to said Constitution in the following words, to-wit: "Section 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age. Section 2. The power of the several states is unimpaired by this article except that the operation of State laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation by the Congress." Therefore, be it resolved by the House (the Senate concurring); That the said amendment to the Constitution of the United States be, and the same is hereby, not ratified, but is rejected. Be it further resolved, That a certified copy of the foregoing preamble and resolution be forwarded by His Excellency, the Governor, to the Secretary of State of the United States, to the presiding officer of the United States Senate, and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the concurrent resolution, in which action the concurrence of the Senate was requested. The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on Labor. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting Whereas, Our beloved President, Calvin Coolidge, who is serving out the term as President of the lamented and mourned Warren G. Harding, and who on March 4 will be inaugurated President for the full term of four years, and Whereas, It seems proper that the Michigan legislation should fittingly observe Inauguration Day: ; therefore be it Resolved, By the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the members of the Senate and the House meet in the hall of the House of Representatives on the evening of March 4, at 8:00 o'clock, for the purpose of properly observing the day. Resolved further, That a committee consisting of three representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker, and two senators, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, prepare a program for the evening and make all arrangements, and that said committee be in full charge of the meeting. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the concurrent resolution, in which action the concurrence of the Senate was requested. The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Resolutions. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting House bill No. 16 (file No. 9), entitled A bill authorizing the purchase of M. A. C. Union bonds by the State Administrative Board out of the sinking funds created by and existing under the provisions of Act No. 1 of the First Extra Session, Public Acts of 1921 and Act No. 25 of the Extra Session Public Acts of 1919. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill, in which action the concurrence of the Senate was requested. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Michigan Agricultural College. Reports of Standing Committees. Mr. Herrick submitted the following report: To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate of the State of Michigan: We, as your committee, having visited the Soldiers' Home of the State of Michigan, Feb. 14, 1925, wish to respectfully submit the following report: Number of men present... 330 109 2 256 74 102 109 58 439 269 Total number of women registered. It is our opinion that this institution is very successfully, kindly and humanely operated as to comfort, entertainment and spirituality. Cleanliness was very evident in all departments, with wholesome and appetizing food, warm and comfortable clothing, with efficient medical attention and kindly nurses, this being vouched for by the many expressions we heard from the men and women stating their satisfaction and appreciation of what the state is doing to express its gratitude and to honor the men who have so heroically striven to preserve and save our union, and to the women who have made many sacrifices and borne many heart-breaking disappointments and anxieties, as a result of relentless and cruel war. Therefore, we are pleased to recommend your most liberal and kind consideraton of this most worthy institution, which is doing so much to put a little more joy into the lives of men and women who have met such arduous |