Mr. Brower submitted the following report:

The Committee on Finance and Appropriations 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. 67, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the Board of Registration in Medicine for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for maintenance, operation and other purposes.

The following is the amendment recommended by the committee:

1. Section 1, line 17, strike out the figures "$8,200.00-$8,200.00" and insert "$7,000.00-$7,000.00".

2. Strike out all of Section 4.

The report was accepted.

B. E. BROWER,

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. MacNaughton submitted the following report:

The Committee on Insurance 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. 149 (file No. 115), entitled

A bill to amend section 6 of chapter 3 of part 4 of Act No. 256 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and classify the laws of the State of Michigan relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign companies, and to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this State," approved May 10, 1917.

The following is the amendment recommended by the committee: Section 6, lines 4 and 5, strike out the words "five hundred thousand dollars," and insert in lieu thereof the words "three hundred thousand dollars". T. H. MacNAUGHTON,

Chairman.

The report was accepted. The amendment recommended by the committee was agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

Mr. MacNaughton submitted the following report:

The Committee on Insurance respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass:

Senate bill No. 158 (file No. 122), entitled

A bill to amend sections 14 and 31 of chapter 4 of Part III of Act No. 256 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and classify the laws of the State of Michigan relating to the insurance and surety business; to regulate the incorporation of domestic insurance and surety companies and associations and the admission of foreign companies; and to provide for the departmental supervision and regulation of the insurance and surety business within this State," approved May 10, 1917, and to add three new sections to said chapter to stand as sections 14-a, 14-b and 14-c.

The report was accepted.

T. H. MacNAUGHTON,

The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

Mr. Wood submitted the following report:

Chairman.

The Committee on Labor respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass:

Senate bill No. 136 (file No. 102), entitled

A bill to regulate the hours of labor of employes in the fire departments of municipalities and providing penalties for the violation thereof.

The report was accepted.

The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole.

ARTHUR E. WOOD,

Chairman.

Mr. Connelly requested that the following entitled bill be printed:
Senate bill No. 176, entitled

A bill to amend sections 9 and 10 of chapter 5 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials," being sections 4386 and 4387 of the Compiled Laws of 1915.

The bill was ordered printed.

Mr. Glaspie, chairman of the committee on the proposed visit to the University of Michigan, reported that arrangements had been made for a special train to carry the members of the Legislature to Ann Arbor, and that the train would leave the Michigan Central depot at 3:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

Introduction of Bills.

Mr. Penney introduced

Senate bill No. 210, entitled

A bill to authorize and direct the State Highway Commissioner to lay out and establish a trunk line highway from a point at the southerly limits of the City of Saginaw, Saginaw County, in the so-called Sheridan road; thence running south on said road through the Villages of Lennon, Byron and Oak Grove to the junction of trunk line 16 in the City of Howell, Livingston County.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Highways.

Mr. Atwood introduced

Senate bill No. 211, entitled

A bill to amend the title and section 1 of Act No. 210 of Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act to prohibit the corrupt influencing of agents, employes or servants," being section 15590 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, and to add thereto six new sections to stand as sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

Mr. Gettel introduced

Senate bill No. 212, entitled

A bill to codify and add to the laws relating to the laying out of drainage districts, the construction and maintenance of drains, the assessment and collection of taxes therefor; to prescribe penalties for violations of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal certain acts relating to drains.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Drainage.

Motions and Resolutions.

Mr. Whiteley offered the following concurrent resolution:

Senate concurrent resolution No. 11.

A concurrent resolution requesting the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan to re-establish a Homeopathic Medical College as a department of said University.

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Board of Regents of the University be and are hereby requested to re-establish at the earliest possible moment a Homeopathic Medical College as a department of said University, and to maintain said Homeopathic College as was done prior to its consolidation with the so-called regular college of medicine.

Pending the order that, under rule 59, the concurrent resolution lie over one day, Mr. Whiteley moved that the concurrent resolution be referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

The motion prevailed.

General Orders.

Mr. Pearson moved that the Senate resolve itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of the general orders.

The motion prevailed and the President designated Mr. Pearson as chairman. Accordingly the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, with Mr. Pearson in the chair.

After some time spent therein the committee rose; and, the President having resumed the chair, the committee, through its chairman, reported back to the Senate, favorably and without amendment, the following entitled bills: Senate bill No. 181 (file No. 147), entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 207 of the Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to prohibit the hunting of rabbits with ferrets and guinea pigs or other rodents; exempting from its provisions farmers and fruit growers hunting on their own lands, and those townships wherein electors so decide by referendum; prescribing penalty for violation and repealing Act No. 180 of the Public Acts of 1911, entitled 'An act to prohibit the hunting of rabbits with ferrets or guinea pigs,' and all other acts or parts of acts in contravention therewith," as amended by Act No. 231 of the Public Acts of 1921, being section 7548 of the Compiled Laws of 1915.

Senate bill No. 48 (file No. 146), entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Historical Commission for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for maintenance, operation and other purposes.

Senate bill No. 157 (file No. 121), entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 146 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to authorize and empower boards of education in certain school districts of this State to provide for the establishing and offering of advanced courses of study to high school graduates, and to provide for the regulation thereof," approved April 25, 1917.

Senate bill No. 183 (file No. 139), entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 153 of the Public Acts of 1887, entitled "An act to punish a male person above fourteen years of age for indecent and improper liberties with a female child under fourteen years of age," being section 15503 of the Compiled Laws of 1915.

Senate bill No. 185 (file No. 141), entitled

A bill to amend section 16 of chapter 158 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, "Of Offenses Against Chastity, Morality and Decency," being section 15479 of the Compiled Laws of 1915.

Senate bill No. 117 (file No. 81), entitled

A bill to amend section 41 of chapter 2 of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1915, known as "The Judicature Act of 1915," being section 12124 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of 1917.

The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The Committee of the Whole, through its Chairman, reported back to the Senate, favorably and with amendment, the following entitled bill: Senate bill No. 108 (file No. 72), entitled

A bill to amend section 107 of Title III of chapter 14 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, "Of County Officers," as last amended by Act No. 74 of the Public Acts of 1889, being section 2491 of the Compiled Laws of 1915.

The following is the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole: Section 107, line 12, after the word "of", strike out "ten dollars" and insert in lieu thereof "two dollars".

The Senate agreed to the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole and the bill as amended was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.

The Committee of the Whole, through its Chairman, reported back to the Senate the following entitled bill, recommending that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Health:

Senate bill No. 131 (file No. 151), entitled

A bill to provide for the examination, regulation, licensing and registration of persons engaged in laboratory work as an aid in the investigation, the prevention of, the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the human body, and for the punishment of offenders against this act.

The recommendation of the Committee of the Whole was concurred in and the bill was referred to the Committee on Public Health.

Mr. Connelly moved that the Senate adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 2:53 o'clock p. m. Accordingly, the President declared the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 14, 1923, at 2:00 o'clock p. m.

DENNIS E. ALWARD,

Secretary of the Senate.

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE

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Senate Chamber,

Lansing, Wednesday, March 14, 1923.

2:00 o'clock p. m.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President.

Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. G. H. Ashworth of the Universalist Church of Lansing.

The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary.

Present: Senators Atwood, Bahorski, Bohn, Brower, Bernie L. Case, Condon, Connelly, Eldred, Gansser, Gettel, Glaspie, Hayes, Henry, Horton, Johnson, Karcher, Leland, MacNaughton, Osborn, Pearson, Penney, Ross, Sligh, Smith, Whiteley, Wilcox, Wood, Young-28; a quorum.

Absent with leave: Senators William L. Case, Hunter and Riopelle-3.

Absent without leave: Senator Truettner-1.

Mr. Hayes moved that Mr. Truettner be granted indefinite leave of absence. The motion prevailed.

Presentation of Petitions.

Petition No. 367. By Mr. Gansser. Petition of Division No. 300 B. of L. T. & E., Niles, favoring Senate Bill No. 72 providing for automatic fire doors and automatic bell ringers on all engines.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Railroads.

Petition No. 368. By Mr. Gansser. Petition of W. E. Coomer, Bay City, and the Bay County Farm Bureau favoring the appropriation for the eradication of tuberculosis among cattle.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Petition No. 369. By the President. Petition of Division No. 300 of the B. of L. F. & E., Niles, endorsing the Automatic Fire Door and Bell Ringer Bills. The petition was referred to the Committee on Railroads.

Petition No. 870. By Mr. Glaspie. Petition of S. E. Baker and twenty-three other citizens of Oxford and Leonard, protesting against proposed legislation to license itinerant vendors of medicines, etc.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Public Health.

Petition No. 371. By Mr. Henry. Petitions of H. M. Peck, Grand Rapids, William Schmiege, Chesaning, F. W. Paine, Alfred Vincent and one other citizen from Durand, C. A. Slate, Grand Rapids, O. T. Splitstone, Sherman Township, M. A. Rud, Belding, favoring the tax on gasoline.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Taxation.