JOURNAL OF THE SENATE NUMBER FORTY-SIX. Senate Chamber, Lansing, Tuesday, March 24, 1925. 2:00 o'clock p. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The Reverend William W. Edwards of the Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church of Lansing offered prayer. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. Present: Senators Atwood, Bahorski, Baxter, Bohn, Brower, Butler, Bernie L. Case, William L. Case, Condon, Cummings, Gansser, Gettel, Greene, Herald, Herrick, Hinkley, Horton, Howarth, Hunter, Karcher, Leland, Martin, Pearson, Penney, Quinlan, Truettner, Whiteley, Wilcox, Wood, Woodruff, Young-31; a quorum. Presentation of Petitions. Petition No. 289. By Mr. Cummings. Petition of Mrs. Cora Haas of Kalamazoo and eighty-six other residents of Michigan favoring House Bill No. 44 and many other House Bills. The petition was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Petition No. 290. By Mr. Greene. Petition of W. J. Rapley and fifty-one other residents of Port Huron on same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 291. By Mr. Leland. Petition of A. H. Dickison of Wayland and two hundred and forty-five other residents of Michigan on same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 292. By Mr. William L. Case. Petition of E. B. Judson and nineteen other residents of Benzie county favoring ninety day legislative session. The petition was referred to the Committee on State Affairs. Petition No. 293. By Mr. William L. Case. Petition of A. P. Peterson and twenty-nine other residents of Frankfort favoring ninety day legislative session. The petition was referred to the Committee on State Affairs. Messages from the Governor. The following message from the Governor was received and read: Executive Office, Lansing, March 23, 1925. To the Fifty Third Legislature of the State of Michigan: In compliance with the requirements of Section 9, Part I of Act No. 10, Public Acts of 1912 (Extra Session), I send you herewith the report of the Commission appointed to investigate the Workmen's Compensation Law. Respectfully submitted, ALEX J. GROESBECK, Governor. The message and accompanying report were referred to the Committee on Labor. Reports of Standing Committees. Mr. Arthur E. Wood submitted the following report: The Committee on Elections respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 201 (file No. 196), entitled A bill to amend section 3 of chapter 3 of Act No. 126 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to provide for the registration of electors," approved April 25, 1917. The report was accepted. ARTHUR E. WOOD, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Chairman. Mr. Arthur E. Wood submitted the following report: The Committee on Elections respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 161 (file No. 142), entitled A bill to amend sections 4, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30-a, 31, and 34 of Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act relative to the nomination of party candidates for public office and delegates to political conventions, to regulate primary elections and to prescribe penalties for violation of its provisions, and to provide for the printing upon election ballots of the names of candidates nominated under the terms of this act, and to repeal Act No. 4 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of the year 1907, and all local primary election acts contravening the provisions of this act, except as in this act otherwise provided," as last amended by Act No. 400 of the Public Acts of 1919 and Act No. 67 of the Public Acts of 1921. The report was accepted. ARTHUR E. WOOD, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Chairman. Mr. Arthur E. Wood submitted the following report: The Committee on Elections respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 199 (file No. 194), entitled A bill to amend section 6 of chapter 5 and section 7 of chapter 6, as amended by Act No. 19 of the Public Acts of 1921, of Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to provide for the holding of elections, to prescribe the manner of conducting and to regulate elections, to prevent fraud and deception in the conducting of elections and to guard against abuses of the elective franchise," approved May 10, 1917. The report was accepted. ARTHUR E. WOOD, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Chairman. Mr. Bernie L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Towns and Counties respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: House bill No. 123 (file No. 59), entitled A bill to amend section 10 of Act No. 12 of the Public Acts of 1869 entitled "An act to authorize and encourage the formation of corporations to establish rural cemeteries and provide for the care and maintenance thereof, being section 11169 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 177 of the Public Acts of 1921. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. B. L. CASE, Chairman. Mr. Bernie L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Towns and Counties respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendatio that the bill do pass: House bill No. 254 (file No. 71), entitled A bill to amend section 5 of chapter 5 of Act No. 3 of the Public Acts of 1895 entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages within the State of Michigan and defining their powers and duties," as amended, and being section 2623 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. B. L. CASE, Chairman. Mr. William L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Public Health respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendment, recommending that the amendment be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 213 (file No. 210), entitled A bill to protect and promote the public health and welfare, and to provide for the construction, maintenance and operation of hospitals and sanatoriums for the treatment of tuberculosis. The following is the amendment recommended by the committee: Section 9, line 23, strike out the words "seventy-five cents" and insert in lieu thereof "one dollar". The report was accepted. W. L. CASE, The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Cummings submitted the following report: The Committee on Penal Institutions respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: House bill No. 82 (file No. 98), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Reformatory for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance and operation. FRANK S. CUMMINGS, The report was accepted. Chairman. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Mr. Woodruff submitted the following report: The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 37, entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Public Safety for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance and operation. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: (1) Section 1, line 14, strike out the figures "$45,660.00-$45,660.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$44,580.00-$45,580.00". (2) Section 1, line 16, strike out the figures "6,930.00-6,930.00," and in lieu thereof insert the figures "5,420.00-5,420.00". (3) Section 1, line 17, strike out the figures "$52,590.00-$52,590.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$50,000.00-$50,000.00". (4) Section 1, line 28, strike out the figures "$209,610.00-$209,610.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$132,510.00-$132,510.00". (5) Section 1, line 30, strike out the figures "54,930.00-54,930.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "47,365.00-50,865.00". (6) Section 1, line 31, strike out the figures "34,275.00-6,500.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "20,125.00-16,625.00". (7) Section 1, line 32, strike out the figures "$298,815.00-$271,040.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$200,000.00-$200,000.00". (8) Section 1, line 35, strike out the figures "$40,800.00-$40,800.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$20,400.00-$20,400.00". (9) Section 1, line 37, strike out the figures "17,605.00-17,605.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "8,865.00-8,702.50". (10) Section 1, line 38, strike out the figures "9,875.00-1,750.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "4,875.00—975.00". (11) Section 1, line 39, strike out the figures "$68,280.00-$60,155.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$34,140.00-$30,077.50". (12) Section 1, line 41, strike out the figures "$89,000.00-$89,000.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$59,900.00-$59,900.00". (13) Section 1, line 43, strike out the figures "44,320.00-44,320.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "31,130.00-31,130.00". (14) Section 1, line 44, strike out the figures "9,370.00-9,370.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "8,970.00-8,970.00". (15) Section 1, line 45, strike out the figures "$142,690.00-$142,690.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$100,000.00-$100,000.00". (16) Section 1, line 49, strike out the figures "6,084.00-6,084.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "5,425.00-5,425.00". (17) Section 1, line 51, strike out the figures "$20,659.00-$20,659.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$20,000.00-$20,000.00". (18) Section 1, line 55, strike out the figures "24,248.00-24,248.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "22,700.00-22,700.00". (19) Section 1, line 57, strike out the figures "$46,548.00-$46,548.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$45,000.00-$45,000.00". (20) Section 1, line 59, strike out the figures "$22,300.00-$22,300.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$21,600.00-$21,600.00". (21) Section 1, line 61, strike out the figures "17,460.00-17,460.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "16,460.00– -16,460.00". (22) Section 1, line 62, strike out the figures "7,135.00-7,135.00", and in lieu therof insert the figures "6,940.00-6,940.00". (23) Section 1, line 63, strike out the figures "$46,895.00-$46,895.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures $45,000.00-$45,000.00". (24) Section 1, line 64, strike out the figures "$877,922.00-$842,022.00", and in lieu thereof insert the figures "$695,585.00-$691,522.50". The report was accepted. ARI H. WOODRUFF, Chairman. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill as thus amended was referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Mr. Woodruff submitted the following report: The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendment, recommending that the amendment be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 145 (file No. 108), entitled A bill to require the bonding of persons, firms and corporations engaged in the business of soliciting accounts for collection or in the collection of accounts and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act. The following is the amendment recommended by the committee: Section 1, line 6, strike out the word "five" and insert in lieu thereof the word "three". The report was accepted. ARI H. WOODRUFF, Chairman. The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Woodruff submitted the following report: The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 183, entitled A bill to amend sections 3 and 15 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1919, entitled "An act to create the Michigan State Athletic Board of Control for the regulation, control and supervision of boxing, or sparring and wrestling exhibitions within this State; to provide for the licensing, taxation and supervision of such exhibitions, and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions hereof," approved May 13, 1919, as amended by Act No. 326 of the Public Acts of 1921. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: (1) Section 15, line 9, strike out the word "Public" and insert in lieu thereof the word "State". (2) Section 15, line 9, after the word "Schools" add "and Institutions". ARI H. WOODRUFF, The report was accepted. Chairman. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Woodruff submitted the following report: The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: House bill No. 58 (file No. 138), entitled A bill to make appropriations for various State institutions for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for land, buildings, improvements and equipment therefor. The report was accepted. ARI H. WOODRUFF, Chairman. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Mr. Woodruff submitted the following report: The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: House bill No. 56 (file No. 136), entitled A bill to make appropriations for various State institutions for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for land, buildings, improvements and equipment therefor. The report was accepted. ARI H. WOODRUFF, Chairman. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Mr. Woodruff submitted the following report: The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 209 (file No. 204), entitled A bill to provide for the licensing and regulation of private employment agencies, to provide a penalty for the violation of said act, and to repeal Act No. 301 of the Public Acts of 1913, same being sections 5415 to 5422 inclusive of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The report was accepted. ARI H. WOODRUFF, Chairman. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Introduction of Bills. Mr. Herald introduced A bill to provide for the making and maintenance of certain public improvements by two adjoining municipalities and for the assessment of the cost thereof. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on State Affairs. |