Mr. Tufts 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. 493 (file No. 315), entitled A bill to direct the State Military Board to turn the control of certain lands over to the Department of Conservation for use for park purposes. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Tufts submitted the following report: CHAS. TUFTS, Chairman. 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. 492 (file No. 314), entitled A bill to direct the board of trustees for the Industrial School for Boys to convey certain lands to the State of Michigan for use for military purposes. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. CHAS. TUFTS, Chairman. Third Reading of Bills, The following entitled bill was read a third time: A bill to amend sections 1 and 3 of Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act to prevent the importation from other states and the spread within this State, of dangerous insects and dangerously contagious diseases affecting trees, shrubs, vines, plants and fruits, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts that contravene the provisions of this act," being compilers' sections 7411 and 7413 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 315 (file No. 245), entitled A bill to amend sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 41, 42 and 43 of Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act relative to nomination of party candidates for public office and delegates to political conventions, to regulate primary elections and to prescribe penalties for violations 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 amended, being compilers' sections 3525, 3526, 3527, 3528, 3550, 3551 and 3552 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 400 of the Public Acts of 1919. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: Smith (11th Dist.) Tufts Vandenboom So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 509 (file No. 295), entitled A bill to amend section 10 of Act No. 49 of the Public Acts of 1875, entitled "An act to provide for a municipal court in the city of Grand Rapids to be called "The Superior Court of Grand Rapids,'" as amended by Act No. 7 of the Public Acts of 1891, the same being Compilers' section 14691 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 508 (file No. 296), entitled A bill to amend section 12 of Act No. 49 of the Public Acts of 1876, entitled "An act to provide for a municipal court in the city of Grand Rapids to be called "The Superior Court of Grand Rapids,' as amended by Act No. 9 of the Public Acts of 1907, and Act No. 216 of the Public Acts of 1907, the same being section 14693 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 537 (file No. 282), entitled A bill to prevent interference with firemen in the performance of their duties, and to enforce obedience to orders of fire chiefs at fires. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 498 (file No. 298), entitled A bill to prohibit the corrupt influencing of any person engaged in professional baseball, boxing, wrestling or other competitive athletic pursuits. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 503 (file No. 309), entitled A bill to amend section 5 of Act No. 184 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act to provide for the indeterminate sentence as a punishment for crime upon conviction thereof, and for the detention and release of persons in prison or detained on such sentence, and for the expense attending the same," being compilers' section 15863 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 198 of the Public Acts of 1917. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 560 (file No. 341), entitled A bill to authorize the Auditor General under certain circumstances to use certain fees, special taxes and other moneys paid into the State Treasury towards the payment of appropriations and to deduct such appropriations from the tax levy. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 441 (file No. 269), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 265 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to provide for the organization of a Joint Penology Commission, to fix its powers and duties, make an appropriation therefor; and repeal section 34 of Act No. 118 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled 'An act to revise and consolidate the laws relative to the State Prison, to the House of Correction and Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula and to the House of Correction and Reformatory at Ionia, and the government and discipline thereof, and to repeal all acts inconsistent therewith;' being compilers' section 2113 of the Compiled Laws of 1897," being sections 1765 to 1780, both inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: A So a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 397 (file No. 178), entitled A bill to abolish the State Board of Library Commissioners, and to transfer their duties to the State Librarian. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. On motion of Mr. Hicks, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor. The bill was given immediate effect. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 478 (file No. 303), entitled A bill to amend section 21 of chapter 156 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Michigan for the year 1846, entitled "Offenses against public justice," said section 21 being compilers' section 14992 of the Compiled Laws of the State of Michigan for the year 1915. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 472 (file No. 307), entitled A bill to amend section 6 of Act No. 148 of the Public Acts of 1869, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the several acts relating to the support and maintenance of poor persons," being sections 5211 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: |