SEVENTIETH DAY. Lansing, Tuesday, April 18, 1911. 9:30 o'clock a. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. The following Senators were present: Messrs. Barnaby, Bradley, Cartier, Collins, Conley, Foster, Fowle, Freeman, James, Kingman, Kline, Lee, Leidlein, Mapes, Miller, Moriarty, Murtha, Newton, Putney, F. D. Scott, G. G. Scott, Snell, Taylor, Vanderwerp, Vaughan, Walter, Ward, Watkins, Weter, White and Wiggins-31. The following Senator was absent with leave: Mr. Rosenkrans--1. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE SECRETARY. The Secretary announced that the following bills had been printed and that they were presented to the Governor for approval April 17: Senate bill No. 166 (file No. 155, enrolled No. 41); (file No. 334, enrolled No. 44); The Secretary also announced that the following bill had been printed and that it was presented to the Governor for approval April 18: Senate bill 149 (file No. 139, enrolled No. 42). PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. Petition No. 633. By Mr. Foster: Protest of O. H. Smith and 26 other citizens of Alcona county, against the passage of the bill proposing an amendment to the local option law by which breweries in dry counties will be permitted to manufacture and sell their products at wholesale. The protest was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic. Petition No. 634. By Mr. Foster: Protest of the members of Grant Grange, of Gladwin, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 635. By Mr. Foster: Protest of the members of Wageville Grange, of Gladwin county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 636. By Mr. Foster: Protest of C. H. Schra and 13 other citizens of Lincoln, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 637. By Mr. Foster: Petition of Sandy McKay and 146 other citizens of Ogemaw county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 638. By Mr. Foster: Petition of F. H. Loud and 4 other citizens of Iosco county, in favor of the passage of the bill providing for an increased appropriation for the work of the Michigan Fish Commission. The petition was referred to the Committee on Fisheries. Petition No. 639. By Mr. Watkins: Petition of James Wheatley and 66 other citizens of Detroit, in favor of the initiative, referendum and recall. The petition was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Petition No. 640. By Mr. James: Petition of Adam Hakuli and 54 other citizens of Ishpeming, in favor of the passage of the James bill, providing for the election of mine inspector by popular vote. The petition was referred to the Committee on Mining Interests. Petition No. 641. By Mr. James: Petition of James Harvey and 194 other citizens of Ishpeming, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 642. By Mr. James: Petition of William Andrews and 31 other citizens of Ishpeming, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 643. By Mr. James: Petition of W. J. Roberts and 19 other citizens of Ishpeming, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 644. By Mr. James: Petition of William J. Treloar and 32 other citizens of Ishpeming, on the same subject. Same reference. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the Committee on Michigan College of Mines: House bill No. 175 (file No. 318), entitled A bill making appropriations for current expenses and special purposes for the Michigan College of Mines at Houghton, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same; With the recommendation that the bill pass. EUGENE FOSTER, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations under the rules. By the Committee on Education and Public Schools: The Committee on Education and Public Schools reports A bill to amend section 25 of chapter 3 of Act No. 164 of the Public Acts of 1881, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts contravening the provisions of this act," being section 4691 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; With the recommendation that the bill pass. GEO. G. SCOTT, 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. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following message from the House was 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 No. 122 (file No. 112), entitled A bill making appropriations for the Michigan School for the Deaf for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same; And to inform the Senate that the House has amended the same as follows: 1. By striking out of line 1 of section 2 the word "fifteen" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four." 2. By striking out of lines 5 and 6 of section 2 the words "for the erection and furnishing of an addition to the present cabinet shop, four thousand dollars." 3. By striking out of line 9 of section 2 the words "one thousand." 4. By striking out of lines 12 and 13 of section 2 the words "for installing, erecting and connecting a private water system, six thousand dollars." 5. By striking out of lines 2 and 3 of section 4 the words "one hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "eighty-nine." And that 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. Moriarty moved that the bill be laid on the table. The motion prevailed. 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 No. 75 (file No. 64), entitled A bill making appropriations for the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium for current expenses and for building and special purposes for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same; And to inform the Senate that the House has amended the same as follows: 1. By striking out of line 1 of section 2 the words, "thirty thousand nine hundred five," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty-five." 2. By inserting in line 25 of section 2 after the word "dollars," the words "purchasing of piano, three hundred fifty-dollars." 3. By striking out of line 2 of section 4 the words, "five hundred eighty-nine" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "nine hundred thirtynine." And that 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. Barnaby moved that the Senate concur. The motion prevailed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |