Senate bill No. 190 (file No. 144), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 242 of the Public Acts of 1919, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of bounties for the killing of weasels, woodchucks, crows, and certain kinds of owls and hawks," approved May 12, 1919. House bill No. 251 (file No. 55), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 59 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to prohibit the taking, catching or killing of certain species of bass during certain months of the year; to provide a penalty therefor, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith," being section 7689 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 201 (file No. 153), entitled A bill to protect fish in the trout streams of this State, and to regulate the manner of taking and transportation of fish from said waters, to provide penalties for violation of this act, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts conflicting therewith. Senate bill No. 188 (file No. 142), entitled A bill to prohibit the hunting, pursuing or killing of any wild animals or birds on the public highways of this State. Senate bill No. 191 (file No. 145), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 115 of the Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to provide for the examination, registration, regulation and licensing of chiropodists, and for the punishment of offenders against this act, and to repeal acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith," being section 6804 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. 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. 199 (file No. 152), entitled A bill to amend section 15 of chapter 30 of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1915, "The Judicature Act of 1915," being section 13243 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as last amended by Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of 1921. The following is the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole: Section 15, line 27, after the word "dependent", strike out "and". 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, favorably and with amendment, the following entitled bill: Senate bill No. 106 (file No. 70), entitled A bill to amend chapter 37 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, entitled "Of the Support of Poor Persons by Their Relatives," the same being sections 5191 to 5205, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1915, by adding thereto six new sections to stand as sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21. The following is the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole: Section 18, line 4, after the word "under", strike out "twelve" and insert in lieu thereof "sixteen". 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, favorably and with amendment, the following entitled bill: Senate bill No. 204 (file No. 155), entitled A bill to provide for the licensing and regulation of the sale of drugs, nostrums, face powders, face creams, face bleaches, face lotions, cosmetics, tooth powders, tooth pastes, dentifrices and other toilet preparations or ointments or applications for the treatment of diseases, injuries or deformities, by itinerant and traveling vendors or hawkers. The following is the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole: Section 1, line 9, after the words "fee of", strike out "one hundred" and insert in lieu thereof "fifty". 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. By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of Messages From the House. A message was received from the House of Representatives requesting the return to the House of Senate bill No. 7 (file No. 39), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 287 of the Public Acts of 1921, entitled "An act to provide for the collection of agricultural statistics by township and city supervisors or other assessing officers," approved May 18, 1921. Mr. Bernie L. Case moved that the bill be taken from the table. The motion prevailed. Mr. Bernie L. Case moved that the request of the House of Representatives for the return of the bill be granted. The motion prevailed. Mr. Penney moved that the Senate adjourn. The motion prevailed, the time being 12:10 o'clock p. m. Accordingly, and in pursuance of the order previously made, the President declared the Senate adjourned until Monday, March 19, 1923, at 8:00 o'clock p. m. DENNIS E. ALWARD, Secretary of the Senate. JOURNAL OF THE SENATE NUMBER FORTY-THREE. Senate Chamber, Lansing, Monday, March 19, 1923. 8:00 o'clock p. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. Religious exercises were conducted by Dr. G. W. Simon of the First Presbyterian Church of Lansing. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. Present: Senators Atwood, Bahorski, Bohn, Brower, Bernie L. Case, William L. Case, Condon, Connelly, Eldred, Gansser, Gettel, Hayes, Henry, Horton, Hunter, Johnson, Leland, MacNaughton, Osborn, Pearson, Ross, Truettner, Whiteley, Wilcox, Wood, Young-26; a quorum. Absent with leave: Senator Riopelle-1. Absent without leave: Senators Glaspie, Karcher, Penney, Sligh and Smith-5. Mr. Gansser moved that the absentees without leave be excused from today's session. The motion prevailed. Presentation of Petitions. Petition No. 379. By Mr. Henry. Petitions in favor of a sliding tax on weight of automobiles and opposing tax on gasoline, said petitions being signed as follows: H. P. Hansen and sixteen others of Fairport. Harold Holiday and one other of Battle Creek. Merle L. Stowe and four others of Otsego. J. B. Ryan and eighteen others of Mattawan. Wm. S. Kirby and fourteen others of Lansing. Vernon W. Wells and twenty-one others of Grand Rapids. Norm Smith and six others of Flint and Flushing. Conrad Schoenhals of Bay Port. Ernest Tschumi of Pigeon. Ernest Colon of Camden. Maurice C. Bobb and seventy-four others of Kalamazoo. C. P. Miller and fourteen others of Jackson. J. C. Walker and thirty others of Battle Creek. William Adams and seventy-eight others of Lansing. Ray Gillespie of Maple Grove. U. G. Sheller and four others of Hillsdale. A. A. Kincaid and six others of Battle Creek. M. C. Ingersoll and twenty-nine others of Lansing. Chas. G. Cookingham and nine others of Caro. Howard Sampier and twenty-eight others of Pearl Beach. Harry Bailey and eight others of Kalamazoo. F. R. Ferguson and twenty-four others of Breedsville and Grand Junction. August C. Brandt and twenty-four others of Saginaw. Claude W. Beck of Alma. J. G. Johnson of St. Johns. M. D. Lynch and two others of Lansing. Leon Wilks and twenty others of Battle Creek. A. E. Sellers of Dowagiac. Mark Bond and five others of Cass City. E. H. Perry and twenty-seven others of Wayne County. E. M. Kelsey and sixteen others of Jackson. J. H. Hacker and fifteen others of Mt. Clemens. G. E. Ermstrom and one other of N. Farmington. G. A. Carlson and six others of Detroit. Gerald Thompson and twenty-three others of Bronson. W. G. Garvin and three others of Coldwater. George Bailey and two others of Caro. F. R. Armstrong and twenty-four others of Flint. J. D. Wheat and forty-two others of Jackson. Gottlieb Ludwin of Ann Arbor. William Burr and eleven others of Ferndale. Mrs. C. L. Blodgett and twelve others of Grand Rapids. E. Allen and ninety-nine others of Muskegon. J. A. Brown and forty-four others of Sturgis. Clare H. Redman and twenty-four others of Alma. Chas. J. Johnson and twenty-six others of Iron Mountain. Adolph Alles and forty-nine others of Kalamazoo. Ellen Cooper and thirty-four others of Cass City. Harry R. Spencer and forty-nine others of Jackson. Orlie E. Coons and twenty-four others of Midland, Saginaw and Gratiot Counties. Arthur J. Doughty and forty-eight others of Saginaw. Mary Jeune and one other of Ashley. George D. Sutton and ninety-four others of Caro. W. B. House of Saugatuck. Cornelius Packer and seven others of Grand Rapids. Ed Beal and twelve others of Evart. John F. Kern and forty-two others of Frankenmuth. John E. Smith and three others of Brown City. Jas. L. Broderick and twenty-one others of Benton Harbor. Mick Mekkes and thirty-six others of Byron Center. Arthur D. Moore and twenty-six others of Ann Arbor. W. L. McDonald and ten others of Alpena. D. W. Humphrey and two others of Hillsdale. C. H. Tuttle of Bay City. L. M. Perry and thirteen others of Battle Creek. Charles Hall and twenty-four others of Flint. William Webster and thirty-five others of Dickinson County. Chas. E. Allen and thirty-eight others of Brant. H. K. Carlyle and fifty others of Allegan County. C. E. Yoste and thirty-one others of Monroe. William H. Clemons and thirteen others of Durand. F. H. Green and twenty-five others of Allegan. George E. Hudson of Caro. John Hansen and one other of Montague. Floyd F. Smith and forty-nine others of Kalamazoo. C. M. Powers and one other of Battle Creek. Floyd Deforest and one hundred and three others of Jackson. Fred F. Stoffer and one other of Kent County. S. Pettengill and forty-three others of Detroit and Pontiac. Marie Brown and twenty-four others of Allegan County. George Lamb and one other of Mt. Clemens. Harry Wait and twenty others of Ottawa County. J. J. Scrogum of Hart. Geo. M. Gardner and twenty-two others of Allen. S. C. Carr and eleven others of Grand Rapids. The petitions were referred to the Committee on Taxation. Petition No. 380. By Mr. Henry. Petition of E. F. Winemiller of Coldwater, Ole Harstad and Benj. E. Douglas, Secretary and Treasurer of Bark River Bridge & Culvert Company, Robert M. Brydges, Bailey, H. A. Hagaman, Leonard, William Passage, Howe Petty, Clarkston, Harry R. Brink, Grant, and Harry Hansen of Edmore, favoring the gasoline tax. The petition was referred to the Committee on Taxation. Petition No. 381. By Mr. Wilcox. Petition of Thomas Russel and thirty-four other citizens of Ontonagon opposing House Bill No. 318 providing for the payment of a tonnage tax on commercial fish taken in the waters of the Great Lakes. The petition was referred to the Committee on Conservation. Petition No. 382. By Mr. Henry. Petition of Howard Smith and ten others of Birch Run, favoring tax on gasoline. The petition was referred to the Committee on Taxation. Petition No. 383. By Mr. Condon. Petition of the Detroit Federation of Women's Clubs, Board of Directors, favoring acceptance of the provisions of the SheppardTowner Act. The petition was referred to the Committee on Public Health. Petition No. 384. By Mr. Young. Petition of the East Lansing Woman's Club favoring the acceptance of the provisions of the Sheppard-Towner Act. The petition was referred to the Committee on Public Health. |