the ages have as a war measure either absolutely abolished it or very materially reduced its activities and are considering further reduction. thereof; and this has all been done in order to insure the full strength of these nations against their enemies, unhampered by this gigantic evil, and Whereas, The liquor traffic is today withdrawing from the legitimate lines of industry and commerce of the United States upwards of two billion dollars annually, and in addition to this awful economic waste, is using enormous quantities of fuel, food stuffs and other useful commodities that will be needed by the nation in order to prosecute successfully the struggle in which we are now engaged, and if deprived of such commodities the people will suffer serious inconvenience and distress, and the nation will be handicapped in the prosecution of the war; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress of the United States be and is hereby requested to enact, as a war measure, such legislation as will be effective to immediately stop the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors within the borders of the nation; and that Congress be further asked to submit at once to the several states, for ratification, a resolution providing for an amendment to the Constitution, providing for National Constitu tional Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the President of the Senate of the Congress of the United States, and to each member of the Senate and House of Representatives of this State in Congress. Mr. Damon moved that Rule 59 be suspended and that the Senate now consider the concurrent resolution. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of the Senators present voting therefor. The question then being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution, Mr. Stewart offered Senate concurrent resolution No. 25. Whereas, the workmen's compensation law in its present state is manifestly unfair in certain instances to both employer and employe; and Whereas, it is believed that a careful investigation of said compensation law by experts and others would result in a betterment of said law; therefore be it Resolved, by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), that the Governor be and he hereby respectfully is requested to appoint a commission of not less than three members, whose duty it shall be to thoroughly investigate the present workmen's compensation law and report to the Legislature, at is next regular or special session, needed changes or amendments to said law, in order that the same may be placed upon a perfectly fair basis; and be it further Resolved, That said commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses, including clerical assistance, incurred in the discharge of their official duties, said expenses to be audited and allowed by the Board of State Auditors. Mr. Stewart moved that Rule 59 be suspended and that the Senate now consider the concurrent resolution. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of the Senators present voting therefor. The question then being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution, The concurrent resolution was adopted. Mr. Penney moved to take from the table A bill to regulate the planting of nut bearing, fruit, or other food producing trees, along the highways of the State of Michigan, for the maintenance, protection and care thereof, and to provide a penalty for injury to said trees and for stealing the products thereof. The motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Penney The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Morford moved that for the remainder of this session all bills favorably reported by the Committee on Finance and Appropriations be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed. Senator Murtha entered the Senate Chamber and took his seat. Mr. Foster moved that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the GENERAL ORDERS OF THE DAY. The motion prevailed. The President called Mr. Damon to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through its chairman made the following report: I. The Committee has had under consideration the following: A bill to amend the title and section 1 of Act No. 44 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled "An act to make it a misdemeanor to take possession of and drive away any automobile or other motor vehicle in certain cases, and to provide a penalty therefor," being section 15430 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 276 (file No. 317), entitled A bill to prohibit the use by public utilities of highways, streets, alleys or other public places of any city, village or township without the consent of the duly constituted authorities of such city, village or township; and providing penalties for violations. Senate bill No. 311 (file No. 286), entitled A bill to amend section 4 of Act No. 144 of the Public Acts of 1901, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of rural high schools," and acts amendatory thereof. House bill No. 425 (file No. 167), entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Act No. 27 of the Public Acts of 1901, entitled "An act to provide for a special county drain commissioner, and to prescribe his powers and duties," approved March 26, 1901, being sections 4966 to 4969, both inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1915, and to repeal sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of said act. Senate bill No. 288 (file No. 251), entitled A bill to prevent the killing or taking of perch in any of the waters within the jurisdiction of this State by any device or means otherwise than with hook and line or rod held in hand, from and after the twentieth day of April in each year until the first day of June in each year, and to provide a penalty for violation thereof. Senate bill No. 324 (file No. 299), entitled A bill to amend sections 3 and 9 of Act No. 263, Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to provide for an angler's license for non-residents of the State to take or catch or attempt to take or catch fish with hook and line or any other device in the lakes and streams within the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan; to provide that licensees may take from the State one day's legal catch; to provide for the issuance of licenses and collection of fees therefor; to authorize and regulate the disbursement of license fees collected; to provide a penalty for the violation of this act, and to repeal Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1913, being sections 7738 and 7744 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 421 (file No. 202), entitled A bill to amend section 4 of Act 236, Public Acts of 1915, the same being an act to protect fish in the inland waters of this State and to regulate the manner of taking, possession, transportation, size and sale of fish when taken from said waters, to provide penalties for the violation of this act and to repeal all acts and parts of acts conflicting therewith, being section 7657 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 317 (file No. 291), entitled A bill to authorize the acceptance by the State board of fish commissioners on behalf of the State, of a site of approximately twenty-five acres of land in the city of Hastings, Michigan, for the establishment of a fish hatchery and making an appropriation for the construction and equipment of the same. Senate bill No. 260 (file No. 277), entitled A bill to regulate the planting of nut bearing, fruit, or other food producing trees, along the highways of the State of Michigan, for the maintenance, protection and care thereof, and to provide a penalty for injury to said trees and for stealing the products thereof. Senate bill No. 285 (file No. 240), entitled A bill to provide for the protection of fish in the lakes known as Lake Pleasant and Elk Lake, in the county of Lapeer. Senate bill No. 323 (file No. 298), entitled A bill to regulate the taking of rainbow trout in the waters of Round Lake and Pine Lake in Charlevoix county, Michigan, and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof. Senate bill No. 186 (file No. 150), entitled A bill to amend sections 5 and 6 of Act No. 213 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to regulate the taking of fish in the waters of lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie, the bays thereof and the connecting waters between said lakes within the jurisdiction of this State, and to regulate the transportation, sale and possession of fish taken from said waters," approved June 2, 1909, as amended, being compilers' sec tions 7677 and 7678 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 49 (file No. 6), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 316 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled “An act for the protection of fish in the streams known as Grass River and Intermediate River, in Antrim county," approved June 17, 1905. House bill No. 62 (file No. 7), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 89 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled "An act to prohibit the taking or catching of fish by any means or device, other than hook and line, in the Lookingglass River, or its tributaries, in Clinton county," approved May 14, 1907. House bill No. 63 (file No. 8), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 164 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to prohibit catching or taking fish in Maple River and tributary streams in any other manner than with hook and line," approved May 31st, 1893. House bill No. 174 (file No. 37), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 63 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled “An act to prohibit the spearing of fish through the ice in the Lake of the Woods, in Decatur and Hamilton townships, Van Buren county." House bill No. 156 (file No. 38), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 125 of the Public Acts of 1899, entitled "An act to prohibit the taking or catching of fish by any means or device other than hook and line in Crooked Lake, Pickerel Lake, Pickerel Channel or Crooked River in Emmet county," approved June 15, 1899. House bill No. 237 (file No. 73), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 23 of the Public Acts of 1899, entitled "An act to prohibit taking or catching fish in any of the waters of Mecosta county, by any means whatever, except with hook and line," approved March 23, 1899. House bill No. 242 (file No. 74), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled "An act to prohibit the spearing of fish in any of the public streams or rivers in certain townships of Van Buren county." House bill No. 292 (file No. 104), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 150 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled "An act for the protection of fish in Grand River in the township of Lyons, in the county of Ionia, and in Mill Creek in the township of Boston, in said county," approved June 12, 1907. House bill No. 175 (file No. 106), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 114 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled “An act to provide for screening the outlet of Hutchins Lake in the townships of Clyde and Ganges, Allegan county, and to prohibit fishing in said lake in any manner, except with the hook and line," as amended by Act No. 90 of the Public Acts of 1907. House bill No. 365 (file No. 141), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 66 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled “An act for the protection of fish in the Grand River and its tributaries in the townships of Portland and Danby in the county of Ionia," approved April 25, 1907. House bill No. 293 (file No. 105), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled "An act for the protection of fish in Jordan Lake in the counties of Barry and Ionia and the waters of Tupper Lake and Long Lake in the county of Ionia." House bill No. 420 (file No. 200), entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 1 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled "An act to prohibit the catching, killing or destroying of fish with any form of spear, or trap, or with lines attached to bobs or tippets, in any of the waters in the county of Newaygo, Michigan; to provide a penalty for a violation of any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith," approved January 23, 1907. House bill No. 406 (file No. 201), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 113 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled “An act to prevent the spearing and taking of fish by any device whatever, except with hook and line, in Cedar River in Ingham county, in Grand River in the counties of Ingham and Eaton, and in the waters of Spring Brook in the county of Eaton, and in the waters of or inlet or outlet of Pine Lake, Ingham county, and to provide a penalty for violations thereof." House bill No. 251 (file No. 103), entitled A bill to provide for the protection of fish in the waters of the south arm of Pine Lake in the city of East Jordan, county of Charlevoix, and to regulate the time and manner of taking or catching of fish therein. Hlas made no amendments thereto, and has directed its chairman to report the same back to the Senate and recommend their passage. II. The Committee has also had under consideration the following: A bill to regulate the spearing of cisco, whitefish and carp in the inland waters of this State. And has amended the same as follows: Amend by inserting in line 15, section 1, after the word "sold" the words "Provided further, That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to take, catch or kill in any of the inland waters of this State |