they are most easily preyed upon. Thus are the masses made to forge their own shackles and wear them.

The argument is made for the Michigan Bonding and Surety Company monopoly that it refuses bonds to improper persons and thus improves the saloon business. It has not done this or there would be no saloon dives in Michigan. It refuses saloon bonds to only those who will not promise to heed its height. It is the duty of the state of Michigan to retain and apply its police power as a state, and it should not turn the regulation of the saloon business over to such a malevolent monopoly as the Michigan Bonding and Surety Company any more than a wolf should be put in charge of a lamb kindergarten.

Respectfully submitted,
CHASE S. OSBORN,

The message was ordered spread upon the Journal.

The following special message was also received and read:

Governor.

State of Michigan, Executive Office,

Lansing, March 25, 1912.

To the Forty-Sixth Legislature of the state of Michigan:

Gentlemen: In response to a request for authority made through the medium of House resolution number 12, you are authorized to consider a bill or bills to amend Act No. 119 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled: "An act to define what shall constitute fraternal beneficiary societies, orders, associations, etc.," in such way that the insurance department may refuse a certificate to domestic or foreign associations hereafter organized unless their rates are based on a standard table of mortality. Respectfully submitted,

CHASE S. OSBORN,

The message was ordered spread upon the Journal.

Governor.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.

A message was received from the Senate, informing the House that the Senate had concurred in the adoption of

House resolution No. 4.

Relative to mailing the daily Journal.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Mr. Graves introduced

House bill No. 14, entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 232 of the Public Acts of 1911, entitled "An act making it unlawful for any person in this state who is not regularly admitted to the practice of the bar, to represent him

self as being an attorney at law or a solicitor in chancery, and to provide a penalty therefor."

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

Mr. Dunn introduced

House bill No. 15, entitled

A bill to abolish the office of inspector of salt and to transfer the duties of that office to the dairy and food commissioner;

And

House bill No. 16, entitled

A bill to abolish the office of state inspector of oils and to transfer the duties of that office to the dairy and food commissioner.

The bills were read a first and second time by their titles and referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

Mr. Pearson introduced

House bill No. 17, entitled

A bill to amend Act No. 177 of the Session Laws of 1859, entitled "An act further to preserve the purity of elections and guard against the abuse of the elective franchise by a registration of electors," as amended by Act No. 97 of the Public Acts of 1911; by the addition of four new sections, said added sections to stand as sections 18, 19, 20 and 21 of said act.

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

Mr. Ashley introduced

House bill No. 18, entitled

A bill to amend Act No. 119 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to define what shall constitute fraternal beneficiary societies, orders or associations; to provide for their incorporation and the regulation of their business and for the punishment for violations of the provisions of the act of their incorporation, and to repeal all existing acts inconsistent therewith," by adding a new section thereto, said section to stand as section 27.

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

Mr. Jensen introduced

House bill No. 19, entitled

A bill to amend section 23 of Act No. 190 of the Public Acts of 1891, as amended, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this state," said amended section being section 3633 of the Compiled Laws of 1897.

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

Mr. McBride moved that the rules be suspended and that all bills in

troduced in the House, today, be ordered printed for the use of the House.

The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor.

Mr. Ogg moved that the House adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 9:50 o'clock p. m.

The Speaker declared the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m.

CHARLES S. PIERCE,

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

FOURTH DAY.

Lansing, Tuesday, March 26.

The House was called to order by the Speaker.

10 o'clock a. m.

Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. David Howell, of the Presbyterian Church, of Dimondale.

The roll of the House was called by the Clerk, who announced that a quorum was present.

Messrs. Decker, Haviland, Martz, Parks and Wheeler were absent with leave.

Messrs. Bricker, Burnham, Dusenbury, Gansser, Green, Jerome, Kalmbach, Stewart and Woodworth were absent without leave.

Mr. Fitzgibbon moved that the absentees without leave be excused from today's session.

The motion prevailed.

The Speaker announced the following appointments:

Assistant sergeant-at-arms: J. J. Holmes of Eaton Rapids, to succeed E. J. Russey of Cassopolis, resigned.

Speaker's messenger: Paul Rankin of Ypsilanti, to succeed J. M. Waterman of Grand Rapids, resigned.

Mr. Catlin called attention to an error in the Journal of Monday. March 25, through which certain petitions presented by himself were shown to be in favor of the submission of a constitutional amendment providing for the right of women to vote, but which were in fact petitions in favor of the passage of the so-called "Watkins-Field" bill repealing the law relative to liquor surety bonds; and also favoring the passage of the so-called "Taylor-Ball" bill prohibting brewers and wholesale liquor dealers from owning saloons.

The correction was ordered made in the Journal.

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.

Mr. Kerns presented

Petition No. 14.

Petition of W. H. Rider and twenty other residents of Saginaw county requesting the passage of the so-called "Watkins-Field" bill relative to the regulation of surety bonding companies; also the so-called "Taylor-Ball" bill relative to brewery-owned saloons.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic.

Mr. Walker presented

Petition No. 15.

Petition of Ernest W. Morse and sixty-two other residents of Kalamazoo county relative to the same subjects;

And

Petition No. 16.

Petition of J. F. Thompson and fifty-six other residents of Kalamazoo county relative to the same subjects.

The petitions were referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic.

Mr. Willoughby presented

Petition No. 17.

Petition of R. E. Benjamin and forty-eight other residents of Oakland county relative to the same subjects;

Petition No. 18.

Petition of G. M. Axford and twenty other residents of Oakland county relative to the same subjects;

Petition No. 19.

Petition of George W. Barton and thirty-five other residents of Oakland county relative to the same subjects;

Petition No. 20.

Petition of G. B. Manning and twenty other residents of Oakland county relative to the same subjects;

Petition No. 21.

Petition of J. B. Beech and twenty-two other residents of Oakland county relative to the same subjects;

Petition No. 22.

Petition of S. Schofield and thirty-eight other residents of Oakland county relative to the same subjects;

And

Petition No. 23.

Petition of Walter H. Smith and thirteen other residents of Oakland county relative to the same subjects.

The petitions were referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic.

Mr. Fralick presented

Petition No. 24.

Petition of O. E. Parmenter and twenty-six other residents of Manistee county relative to the same subjects;

Petition No. 25.