A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to amend section 17 of chapter 2 of part 2 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 message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the bill. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Insurance. Reports of Standing Committees. Mr. Gansser submitted the following report: The Committee on Military 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. 269 (file No. 227), entitled A bill to authorize the State Administrative Board to provide funds to assist in the equipping, maintaining, operation and expansion of a home for dependents of former service men. The report was accepted. AUGUSTUS H. GANSSER, Chairman. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations under the rules. Mr. Gansser submitted the following report: The Committee on Military 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. 81 (file No. 48), entitled A bill governing aeronautics over land and water, and to punish unlawful acts of aeronauts or passengers. The report was accepted. AUGUSTUS H. GANSSER, Chairman. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Gansser submitted the following report: The Committee on Military 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. 19 (file No. 99), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act to prefer ex-soldiers for public employments," as amended, being section 1041 of the Compiled Laws of the State of Michigan for 1915. The report was accepted. AUGUSTUS H. GANSSER, Chairman. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Connelly submitted the following report: The Committee on Highways 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. 258 (file No. 213), entitled A bill to regulate carriers of persons and property by motor vehicles on the public highways of this State. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: (1) Section 2, line 3, after the word "part", insert" in accordance with public convenience and necessity." (2) Section 5, line 1, after the word "herein," insert "or in any permit hereunder." (3) Section 8, line 6, after the word "control" insert "by general regulation." (4) Section 9, line 4, after the word "over" strike out "three months" and insert "ninety days." (5) Section 9, line 8, after the word "than" strike out "three months" and insert "ninety days." The report was accepted. WILLIAM M. CONNELLY, 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. Bernie L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Counties and Townships respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 148, entitled A bill to amend section 23 of Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1855, entitled "An act relative to burying grounds," being section 11144 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. B. L. CASE, The report was accepted. Chairman. The bill was ordered printed and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Bernie L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Counties and Townships respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 239 (file No. 194), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 350 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to enable counties to establish and maintain public hospitals, levy a tax and issue bonds therefor, elect hospital trustees, maintain training schools for nurses, provide suitable means for the care of tuberculous persons, and to make possible the ultimate establishment of an adequate supply of hospitals," being section 10858 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 231 of the Public Acts of 1917. B. L. CASE, The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Chairman. Mr. Bernie L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Counties and Townships respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 240, entitled A bill to amend section 2 of Act No. 277 of the Public Acts of 1921, entitled "An act to authorize townships to employ nurses and to provide for their compensation," approved May 18, 1921. The report was accepted. B. L. CASE, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Bernie L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Counties and Townships 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. 237 (file No. 192), entitled A bill to provide for the establishment of county sinking funds and to create a county sinking fund commission; to prescribe the powers and duties thereof; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. The following are the amendments recommended by the Committee: (1) Section 7, lines 5 and 6, strike out the words "such compensation as shall be fixed by the board of supervisors and." (2) Section 7, line 7, after the word "duties" insert the word "which." B. L. CASE, Chairman. The report was accepted. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Brower submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance and Appropriations 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. 16, entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Ionia State Hospital for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for maintenance, operation and other purposes. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: 1. Section 1, strike out of lines 3 and 4 the words "two hundred thirty-three thousand two hundred forty-one dollars" and insert in lieu thereof the words "two hundred six thousand six hundred fifty dollars." 2. Section 1, strike out of lines 5 and 6 the words "one hundred ninety-four thousand four hundred seventy-eight dollars" and insert in lieu thereof the words "one hundred ninety-three thousand three hundred eighty-seven dollars." Section 1, strike out all of lines 11 to 33 inclusive and insert the following: Personal Service: 3. Grand Total 29,601.00 $206,650.00 14,975.00 $193,387.00 4. Section 1, insert in line 35 after the words "subject to the" the words "general supervisory." 5. Section 2, strike out of lines 2 and 3 the words "and the disbursing officer of the Ionia State Hospital shall render his accounts therefor." B. E. BROWER, Chairman: The report was accepted. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was ordered printed and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Brower submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance and Appropriations respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: Senate bill No. 120 (file No. 83), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the purchase of certain lands for a public park. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. B. E. BROWER, Chairman. Mr. Brower submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance and Appropriations respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amend ments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 47, entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan State Sanatorium for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for maintenance, operation and other purposes. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: 1. Section 1, strike out of lines 3 and 4 the words "three hundred thirty thousand six hundred fifty dollars" and insert in lieu thereof the words "one hundred seventy-eight thousand five hundred thirty dollars." 2. Section 1, strike out of lines 5 and 6 the words "two hundred forty-one thousand ninety dollars" and insert in lieu thereof the words "one hundred seventy-two thousand nine hundred eighty dollars." 3. Section 1, strike out all of lines 11 to 30 inclusive and insert the following: Personal Service: 4. Section 1, insert in line 32 after the words "subject to the" the words “general supervisory." 5. Section 2, strike out of lines 2 and 3 the words "and the disbursing officer of the Michigan State Sanatorium shall render his accounts therefor." B. E. BROWER, Chairman. The report was accepted. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill as thus amended was ordered printed and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Brower submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance and Appropriations 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. 137 (file No. 103), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the State Department of Agriculture for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for the purpose of performing the duties imposed upon it by the provisions of Act No. 294 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: 1. Section 1, strike out of line 3 the words "one hundred" and insert in lieu thereof the words "seventy-five." 2. Section 1, strike out of line 4 the words "one hundred" and insert in lieu thereof the words "seventy-five." 3. Section 1, strike out all of lines 10, 11 and 12 and insert the following: Organization and administrative expense Amount paid to fairs Totals 4. Section 2, strike out of lines 2 and 3 the Agriculture shall render his accounts therefor." 5. Strike out all of section 4. The report was accepted. .$ 2,500.00 .$ 75,000.00 $ 2,500.00 72,500.00 $ 75,000.00 words " and the Commissioner of B. E. BROWER, The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Brower submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance and Appropriations respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amend ments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 173, entitled A bill to make appropriations for certain special State purposes for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts making appropriations therefor for said years. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: 1. Section 1, insert in line 8 the following: 2. Section 1, insert in line 23 the following: 3. Section 1, insert in line 24 the following: $100,000.00 5. Section 1, line 42, strike out the figures "973,232.22-$1,022,087.78" and insert in lieu thereof the figures "$1,258,232.22-$1,207,087.78." The report was accepted. B. E. BROWER, Chairman. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was ordered printed and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Brower submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance and Appropriations respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amend ments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 24, entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Traverse City State Hospital for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for maintenance, operation and other purposes. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: 1. Section 1, strike out of lines 8 and 9 the words "nine hundred sixty-six thousand eight hundred fifty dollars" and insert in lieu thereof the words "five hundred twenty thousand four hundred twenty-nine dollars." 2. Section 1, strike out of lines 10 and 11 the words "seven hundred seventythree thousand three hundred forty-six dollars" and insert in lieu thereof the words "five hundred nineteen thousand seven hundred fifty-nine dollars." 3. Section 1, strike out all of lines 16 to 41 inclusive and insert the following: Personal Service: 4. Section 1, insert in line 46 after the words "subject to the" the words "general supervisory." 5. Section 2, strike out of lines 2 and 3 the words "and the disbursing officer of the Traverse City State Hospital shall render his accounts therefor." The report was accepted. B. E. BROWER, Chairman. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was ordered printed and referred to the Committee of the Whole. |