Printed by virtue of an act of the Legislature, under the direction

WYNKOOP HALLENBECK CRAWFORD CO. OF LANSING, MICH.

STATE PRINTERS.

SENATE.

Lansing, October 10, 1900.

Pursuant to a proclamation issued by the Governor, Hon. Hazen S. Pingree, calling the Legislature to meet in extraordinary session, the Senate convened in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol, in the city of Lansing, this 10th day of October, 1900, at 12 o'clock m., and was called to order by Hon. Orrin W. Robinson, President of the Senate.

Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Wm. H. Pound, of Plymouth Congregational Church, Lansing.

The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary, Charles S. Pierce. Present: Senators Atwood, Baker, Blakeslee, Brown, Collingwood, Davis, Flood, Giddings, Graham, Heald, Helme, Humphrey, Latimer, Leidlein, Loomis, Lyon, McGraw, McMullen, Maitland, Milliken, Monaghan, Moore, Perren, Sayre, Sheldon, A. G. Smith, Charles Smith, Stoll, Wagar, Wagner.

Absent: Senators Potter and Ward.

A copy of the proclamation issued by the Governor, Hon. Hazen S. Pingree, convening the Legislature in extra session, certified to by the Secretary of State, Hon. Justus S. Stearns, was read by the Secretary of the Senate, as follows:

PROCLAMATION.

An extraordinary condition, and one which requires the immediate application of a remedy by the Legislature, exists in this State, relative to the subject of taxation. Executive messages, commencing with Governor Bagley's in 1877, have voiced the complaints of the people concerning inequality, irregularity and injustice in taxation. They have arisen largely from the unjust discrimination in favor of certain corporate property and its owners.

Partial success has been gained through the law creating a State Tax Commission, under the operation of which over three hundred and sixty millions of dollars ($360,000,000) of property, largely corporate, has been added to the assessment rolls. The work of the commission is not yet complete, and further good results can be reasonably expected. Since the work of the commission has become known, the demand for the passage of such laws as will place all property upon the assessment rolls at its true value, has become universal.