by the State board, or a majority of them, commanding the Auditor General to collect the several sums mentioned in the last column of such roll, and being the sum for which the said company was assessed and was liable to pay for a tax upon its property under the provisions of this Act for the purposes provided for in this Act; and the said warrant shall authorize and command the Auditor General, in case any corporation named in the assessment roll shall neglect or refuse to pay its tax, to levy the same by distress and sale of the properties of said corporation, or such portion thereof as shall be necessary to raise sufficient money to satisfy said tax and the expense of said sale: Provided, however, That if a levy shall be made under said warrant, it shall be the duty of the Auditor General to first sell the property situate in the State of Michigan, and then, if necessary, to sell the property outside the State of Michigan, and said Auditor General is hereby authorized and empowered to sell said property as a whole or in parcels as in his judgment may seem best: Provided, He may bring an action in the name of the people of the State of Michigan in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Michigan, for the enforcement of said lien, and upon recovery of judgment or decree therein the same may be collected by execution, levy and sale, as in other cases upon judgments in courts of record." 28. By striking out all of line 8 of section 17 after the word "State" and all of lines 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 down to and including the word "State." 29. By inserting in line 2 of section 20 after the word "companies," the word "and," and by striking out all of line 3 after the words "depot companies," all of line 4 down to the word “or” in line 5. And the title to which the Senate amended to read as follows: A bill to provide for the assessment and levy of taxes upon the property of railroad companies and union station and depot companies, and to repeal all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith; And now to inform the Senate that in said amendments the House has non-concurred. Very respectfully, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Atwood moved that the Senate insist upon its amendments made to the above named bill, and request of the House the appointment of a conference committee relative to the matters of difference existing between the two Houses. The question being on the motion made by Mr. Atwood, Mr. Nichols moved as a substitute that a committee of three Senators be appointed by the President, to confer with a like committee on the part of the House, relative to the passage of an ad valorem tax bill agreeable to both the House and Senate, and that said committee report its action at the earliest moment. Mr. Atwood arose to a point of order, and stated that the substitute offered by Mr. Nichols was not in order, for the reason that the Senate must either insist upon or recede from its amendments made to the bill, before a conference could be had relative to the matters of difference existing between the two Houses. The President declared the point of order well taken, and further stated that the substitute offered by Mr. Nichols was irrelevant to the subject under discussion. The question then being on the motion made by Mr. Atwood, that the Senate insist upon its amendments, and request of the House the appointment of a committee of conference. Mr. Atwood asked leave to divide the motion. The request was granted. The question then being on the first part of the motion made by Mr. Atwood, that the Senate insist upon its amendments, That part of the motion prevailed. The question then recurring upon the second part of the motion. made by Mr. Atwood, that the Senate request of the House the appointment of a committee of conference, relative to the matters of difference existing between the two Houses. Mr. Holmes moved, as a substitute, that a committee of three Senators be appointed by the President, to confer with a like committee upon the part of the House, relative to the matters of difference existing between the two Houses. The question being upon the substitute, offered by Mr. Holmes, Mr. Kelly arose to a point of order, and stated that the substitute offered by Mr. Holmes was not in accordance with the usages of parliamentary practice, inasmuch as the initiative in the appointment of a committee of conference should be taken by that House which refused to concur in an action taken by the other, and for that reason the substitute was not in order. The President declared the point of order well taken. The question then recurring upon the second part of the original motion as made by Mr. Atwood, that the Senate request of the House the appointment of a committee of conference, relative to the matters of difference existing between the two Houses. That part of the motion prevailed. The President declared that each part of the motion as originally made by Mr. Atwood having prevailed, the motion as a whole had prevailed. Mr. Holmes then moved that a committee of three Senators be appointed by the President, to confer with a like committee upon the part of the House, relative to the matters of difference existing between the two Houses. The question being on the motion made by Mr. Holmes, Mr. Kelly again raised the point of order that the initiative in the matter of the appointment of a conference committee should be taken by that House which refused to concur in an action taken by the other. The President declared the point of order well taken, but stated that while parliamentary procedure clearly defined the course to be taken in the appointment of committees of conference as set forth in the point of order raised by Mr. Kelly, it was within the province of the Senate, under rule 5 of the joint rules of the Senate and House, to name a committee of conference if a majority of the Senate should so decide. Whereupon Mr. Holmes renewed his motion. The question then being on the motion made by Mr. Holmes, The President announced as such committee Senators Holmes, Nichols and Atwood. The following message from the House was also received and read: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Lansing, April 24, 1901. To the President of the Senate: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to reincorporate the City of Bay City; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Cities and Villages. The following message from the House was also received and read: To the President of the Senate: A bill to organize and incorporate School Districts Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, of the Township of North Star, and to change the boundaries of School District No. 9, in said township, and to take certain territory therefrom, and attach the same to another district, and to repeal all Acts or parts of Acts in anywise contravening the provisions of this Act; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and, pending its reference to a committee, Mr. High moved that the rules be suspended, and that the bill be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting therefor. Senator Cannon entered the Senate chamber and took his seat. House bill No. 881 was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The following message from the House was also received and read: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 111 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan for the year 1899, relative to the catching of bass in Bear lake, in Charlevoix county, at certain times, and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Fisheries. The following message from the House was also received and read: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill for the protection of fish in the Saginaw river and its tributaries, and to repeal Acts Nos. 200 and 213 of the Public Acts of 1895; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and, on motion of Mr. Kelly, was referred to the Committee on Gaming Interests. The following message from the House was also received and read: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Lansing, April 23, 1901. To the President of the Senate: Sir—I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to provide for the payment of pensions to aged and disabled policemen of the City of Bay City, and to the wives and children of policemen killed in the service of said city, and to repeal all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with or contravening the provisions of this Act; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Cities and Villages. The following message from the House was also received and read: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir—I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1887, entitled “An Act to prohibit fishing with nets, excepting dip nets, in any of the lakes, bays, bayous, harbors or streams of Muskegon county in this State;" Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and, pending its reference to a committee, Mr. Kelly moved that the rules be suspended and that the bill be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting therefor. The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |