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, Lansing, May 9, 1901. To the President of the Senate: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to repeal section 4 of chapter 3 and to amend section 3 of chapter 1, section 3 of chapter 2, sections 1, 3, 7, 11 and 18 of chapter 3, sections 7, 8, 13, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 42 of chapter 7, section 8 of chapter 10, sections 7 and 8 of chapter 12, section 2 of chapter 17, sections 4 and 5 of chapter 19, section 4 of chapter 20, sections 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 of chapter 21, and sections 6, 11, 12 and 18 of chapter 23 of an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the City of Sault Ste. Marie, and to repeal an act entitled 'An Act to reincorporate the Village of Sault Ste. Marie,' approved May 29, 1879, as amended," being Act No. 533 of the Local Acts of 1887, approved June 21, 1887, as amended by the several Acts amendatory thereof; 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. Mr. Moore moved that the Senate resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the GENERAL ORDER. The motion prevailed. The President pro tem. called Mr. Moore to the chair. After some time spent therein the committee rose and, through their chairman, made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the fol lowing: House bill No. 908, entitled I. A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1891, entitled "An Act to provide for appropriation of money to pay the salary of the Attorney General, clerks and certain expenses in such department, and to provide the manner and condition of payment and to repeal all Acts and parts of Acts contravening the provisions of this Act," as amended; Also: House bill No. 588, entitled A bill to provide for the protection of fish in the lakes known as Whitefish Lake, and Little Whitefish Lake, in the Township of Pierson, County of Montcalm, and State of Michigan; Also: House bill No. 114 (file No. 323), entitled A bill to prohibit the catching of black bass in the inland waters of this State at certain times, and to provide a penalty for the violation. of this Act; Also: House joint resolution No. 990 (file No. 140), entitled 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; Also: 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; Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the Senate, and recommend their passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: II. Senate bill No. 32 (file No. 60), entitled A bill to amend sections 2, 7 and 9 of Act No. 115 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An Act to provide for the government, management and control of the State Public School at Coldwater, and to repeal all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act," as amended by Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1895 and Act No. 98 of the Public Acts of 1897, being sections 2022, 2027 and 2029 of Miller's Compiled Laws; Also: Senate bill No. 24 (file No. 194), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An Act making it unlawful for foreign insurance companies legally admitted to do business in the State of Michigan to place or cause to be placed, except through a duly licensed agent in this State, insurance on property in the State of Michigan in offices outside the State of Michigan,” and to add one new section to said Act to be known as section 7; Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the Senate, asking concurrence therein, and recommending their passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: III. House bill No. 349 (file No. 268), entitled A bill to amend section 6 of Act No. 211 of the Public Acts of 1893, approved June 2, 1893, being an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the appointment of a Dairy and Food Commissioner, and to define his powers and duties and fix his compensation," being compiler's section 4978 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 268 of the Public Acts of 1899, approved June 23, 1899, and entitled “An Act to amend sections 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 of Act No. 211 of the Session Laws of 1893," approved June 2, 1893, entitled "An Act to provide for the appointment of a Dairy and Food Commissioner, and to define his powers and duties and fix his compensation," as amended by Act No. 245 of the Session Laws of 1895, approved June 1, 1895, as further amended by Act No. 154 of the Session Laws of 1897, approved May 24, 1897, being sections 4978, 4979, 4981, 4983 and 4984 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; And have directed their chairman to report the same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Health. The report was accepted. GEO. W. MOORE, Chairman. The bills and joint resolution named in part I of the report were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. Mr. Moore moved that the Senate concur in the amendments made to the bills named in part II of the report. The motion prevailed and the same were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. Mr. Moore moved that the Senate concur in the recommendation of the committee regarding the bill named in part III of the report. The motion prevailed, and the same was re-referred to the Committee on Public Health. THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 908, entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1891, entitled "An Act to provide for appropriation of money to pay the salary of the Attorney General, clerks and certain expenses in such departnient, and to provide the manner and condition of payment, and to repeal all Acts and parts of Acts contravening the provisions of this Act," as amended; Was 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. Robson moved that the bill be given immediate effect. 1 The motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the Senators elect not voting therefor. Mr. Lockerby then moved that the bill be laid on the table. The motion prevailed. House bill No. 588, entitled A bill to provide for the protection of fish in the lakes known as Whitefish Lake, and Little Whitefish Lake, in the Township of Pierson, County of Montcalm, and State of Michigan; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 114 (file No. 323), entitled A bill to prohibit the catching of black bass in the inland waters of this State at certain times, and to provide a penalty for the violation of this Act; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House joint resolution No. 990 (file No. 140), entitled 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; Was read a third time and passed, two-thirds of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The title of the joint resolution was agreed to. The following is the joint resolution. 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. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Michigan be, and the same is hereby proposed and submitted to the people of the State, that is to say, that section 35 of article 4 of said Constitution be amended so as to read as follows: "Section 35. The Legislature shall not establish a State paper." And be it further resolved, That the said proposed amendment be submitted to the electors of this State at the general election to be held the first Monday in April in the year 1901; that the Secretary of State is hereby required to certify this proposed amendment to the clerks of the sev eral counties of the State, as required by section 3624, of the Compiled Laws of 1897. But it shall be sufficient if the same shall be so certified |