Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate without amendment and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. O. B. FULLER, The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the Committee on Printing: The Committee on Printing, to whom was referred A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relative to the publishing of all the general laws of any session in a newspaper, and the compensation to be received therefor; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate without amendment and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. J. W. HUMPHREY, The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The joint resolution was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Senators Atwood and Kelly entered the Senate Chamber and took their seats. By the Committee on Cities and Villages: The Committee on Cities and Villages, to whom was referred A bill to amend section 6 of chapter 4, section 4 of chapter 8, sections 11 and 20 of chapter 16, sections 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 22 of chapter 22, sections 8, 12, 19 and 25 of chapter 23, and section 2 of chapter 27 of Act No. 475 of the Local Acts of 1897, entitled "An Act to reincorporate the City of Kalamazoo, and to repeal an Act, entitled 'An Act to incorporate the City of Kalamazoo,' and to repeal an Act, entitled 'An Act to reincorporate the Village of Kalamazoo and to repeal all inconsistent Acts and parts of Acts,' approved March 15, 1861, as amended by the several Acts amendatory thereof," approved June 8, 1883, as amended by the several Acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal all inconsistent Acts and parts of Acts, approved June 2, 1897, as amended by the several Acts amendatory thereof, and to add one section to chapter 4 of said Act to stand as section 20, one section to chapter 10 of said Act to stand as section 6, four sections to chapter 16 of said Act to stand as sections 35, 36, 37 and 38, and three sections to chapter 22 of said Act to stand as sections 61, 62 and 63; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate without amendment and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. J. O. MURFIN, The report was accepted and the committee discharged. Mr. Bangham 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: The title was agreed to. Mr. Bangham moved that the bill be given immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the Senators elect voting therefor. By the Committee on Judiciary: The Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 25 (file No. 32), entitled A bill to amend section 2, section 6 and section 10 of an Act, entitled "An Act to authorize proceedings against garnishees, and for other purposes," being chapter 35 of the Compiled Laws of the State of Michigan of 1897; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate with the accompanying amendment thereto, recommending that the amendment be concurred in and that the bill, when so amended, do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. GEO. E. NICHOLS, Chairman. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. Mr. Nichols moved that the Senate concur in the amendment made to the bill by the committee. The motion prevailed. The bill was then referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the Committee on Taxation: The Committee on Taxation, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 317, entitled A bill to amend Act 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended by Public Acts 25, 154, 162 and 229 of 1895; Public Acts 206, 214, 224, 225, 229, 240 and 261 of 1897; and Public Acts 31, 32, 83, 97, 107, 154, 169, 204, 215, 239, 262 and 264 of 1899, being "An Act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1891 and all other Acts and parts of Acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this Act;" Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate with the accompanying amendment thereto and with the title amended, recommending that the amendments be concurred in and that the bill, when so amended, do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. GEO. W. MOORE, Chairman. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. Mr. Moore moved that the Senate concur in the amendment made to the bill by the committee. The motion prevailed. Mr. Moore moved that the Senate concur in the amendment made to the title of the bill by the committee. The motion prevailed. The bill was then ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following message from the House was received and read: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Lansing, May 7, 1901. To the President of the Senate: Sir—I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to regulate the operation of electric cars within the County of Bay; 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, on motion of Mr. Westover, was 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sir--I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend section 3 of chapter 109 of the Revised Statutes of the year 1846, entitled "Of the partition of lands owned by several persons," being section No. 11015 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; 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 Judiciary. 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: House bill No. 414 (file No. 303), By Mr. Spencer, entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 276 of the Public Acts of 1887, entitled "An Act to require security to be given on staying proceedings on verdicts and judgments in the circuit courts of this State," the same being compiler's section 10355 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; 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 Judiciary. 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: House bill No. 649 (file No. 281), By Mr. Totten, entitled A bill to amend sections 25 and 25a of Act No. 137 of the Public Acts of 1849, as amended, entitled "An Act to authorize proceedings against garnishees, and for other purposes," the same being compiler's section 1014 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 257 of the Public Acts of 1899; 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 Judiciary. 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 to amend sections 8, 9 and 10, and to repeal section 11, of Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1877, entitled "An Act to provide for the incorporation of societies for the receiving, loaning and investing of money," being sections 6197, 6198, 6199 and 6200 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 273 of the Public Acts of 1899; 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 Banks and Corporations. 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 to amend section 1 of Act No. 129 of the Public Acts of 1887, the same being compiler's section 11513 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, 'entitled "An Act to prevent the carrying of concealed weapons and to provide punishment therefor;" 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 Military Affairs. |