bridges within this State," being compiler's section 4047 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; With the recommendation that the bill pass. JOHN LEIDLEIN, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general orders. Mr. Kline moved that the Senate take a recess until 2:30 o'clock p. m. The motion prevailed, the time being 12:50 o'clock p. m. AFTER RECESS. The Senate was called to order by the President. A quorum of the Senate was present. 2:30 o'clock p. m. Mr. Mapes asked and obtained leave of absence for the committee on the Wayne county Judicial recount for the remainder of the week. The Senate took up the order of MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following message from the House was received and read: House of Representatives, To the President of the Senate: Sir:-I am instructed by the House to re-return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 184 (file No. 172), entitled A bill to authorize and direct the Board of State Tax Commissioners to investigate, examine into, inventory and appraise all mining properties and mineral rights in the State of Michigan and to define their powers and duties in relation thereto, and to report the result of their investigation, examination, inventory and appraisal to the State Board of Equalization on or before the third Monday of August in the year 1911, and to make an appropriation therefor, and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act; To which the House adopted a certain amendment and in the adoption of which amendment the Senate refused to concur; And now to inform the Senate that the House insists on its amendment and requests the appointment of a Committee of Conference to consider the matter of difference existing between the two Houses relative to the bill. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The question being on acceding to the request of the House for a Committee of Conference on the matters of difference existing between the two Houses relative to the bill, Mr. Moriarty moved that the Senate comply with the request. The motion prevailed. The President announced as the conferees on the part of the Senate, Senators White, Kline and Miller. 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 return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill 166 (file No. 155), entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 9 and 13 of Act No. 117 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the organization of township school districts in the State of Michigan," and to add thereto a new section to be known as section 26; And to inform the Senate that the House has amended the same as follows: 1. By striking out all of section 1 to the period in line six and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Whenever a majority of the qualified (school) electors in any organized township vote in favor of organizing said township into a single school district, such township shall, after the second Monday in July thereafter be a single school district and shall be governed by the provisions of this act (and in case there are one or more graded school districts in the township having a population of nine hundred or less the qualified school electors in such graded districts shall have the right to sign the petition hereinafter mentioned and vote on the question of the establishment of such township district, and such graded districts shall become a part of the township district)." 2. By striking out section 26. And in the passage of the bill, as thus amended, the House has concurred. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill by the House, Mr. Ward moved that the Senate concur. The motion prevailed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the Committee on Mechanical Interests: A bill to regulate the operation of steam engines and boilers within the jurisdiction of this State, except boilers on railway locomotives, boilers on automobiles, boilers on steam fire engines, boilers carrying pressures of less than fifteen pounds per square inch, which are equipped with safety devices approved by the chief inspector, boilers under the jurisdiction of the United States, and boilers inspected and approved by the boiler insurance companies whose inspectors are duly licensed under the provisions of this act; With the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on State Affairs. FRANK T. NEWTON, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee on State Affairs, in accordance with the recommendation of the committee. By the Committee on Insurance: The Committee on Insurance reports House bill No. 536 (file No. 289), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 277 of the Public Acts of 1905, as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the adoption and use of a standard form of fire insurance policy and 'to repeal Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1881, as amended by Act No. 38 of the Public Acts of 1889;" With the following amendments thereto : 1. By striking out of line 29 of section 1 the word "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "must." 2. By striking out of line 144 of section 1 the word "herein" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "hereinbefore." 3. By striking out of line 170 of section 1 the word "thereby." 4. By inserting in line 219 of section 1 after the word "loss" the words "on the described property, or for loss." Recommend that 'the amendments be concurred in, and that when so amended the bill pass. LAWRENCE W. SNELL, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. Mr. Snell moved that the Senate concur in the amendments 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 orders. By the Committee on Railroads: The Committee on Railroads reports House bills Nos. 199 and 221 (file No. 256), entitled A bill to prescribe the qualifications of telegraph and telephone operators, railroad conductors, engineers and flagmen employed on the railroads of this State, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof; With the following amendments thereto : 1. By inserting in line 1 of section 1 after the word "any" the word "steam." 2. By adding to section 8 the following: "In case any railroad company is unable to hire a sufficient number of men having the experience for the representative positions specified in this act, at the average rate of wages paid by said company during the next preceding year, it shall be deemed a substantial compliance with this act if such company shall employ from among such men as are available those having the highest qualifications as to experience and efficiency." Recommend that the amendments be concurred in, and that when so amended the bill pass. WALTER R. TAYLOR, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. Mr. Taylor moved that the Senate concur in the amendments 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 orders. By the Committee on State Affairs: The Committee on State Affairs reports Senate bill No. 345 (file No. 319), entitled A bill to create a firemen's relief board, to define its duties, and to provide for the relief of disabled and retired firemen and those dependent upon them, and to provide the necessary funds to carry out the provisions of this act; Without recommendation. F. B. KLINE, Chairman. The report was accepted. Mr. F. D. Scott moved that the bill be referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general orders. The motion prevailed. By the Committee on Elections: The Committee on Elections reports House bill No. 563 (file No. 274), entitled A bill to amend sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 33, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 56 and 57 of Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1909 entitled "An act relative to the nomination of party candidates for public office and delegates to political conventions, to regulate primary elections and to prescribe penalties for violations of its provisions, and to provide for the printing upon election ballots of the names of candidates nominated under the terms of this act, and to repeal Act No. 4 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1907, and all local primary election acts contravening the provisions of this act, except as in this act otherwise provided;" With the recommendation that the bill pass. CARL E. MAPES, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. Mr. Mapes moved that the bill be made a special order for Tuesday, April 18, at 10:30 o'clock a. m. The motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of THIRD READING OF BILLS. Senate bill No. 436 (file No. 413), entitled A bill to permit the use of county drains for sewage disposal; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |