The President called Mr. Watkins to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose and through its chairman made the following report: The committee of the whole has had under consideration the above entitled bill, But not having gone through therewith, has directed its chairman to report progress thereon and asks leave to sit again for the further consideration of the bill. L. WHITNEY WATKINS, The report was accepted. Chairman. The Senate granted the committee leave to sit again for the further consideration of the bill named in the report. Mr. Miller moved that the Senate, on re-convening after recess, immediately proceed with the further consideration of House bill No. 563 (file No. 274). The motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The following message from the Governor was received and read: Executive Office, Lansing, April 18, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir: I herewith submit the following nominations for the consideration of the Senate: Dr. Henry C. Maynard, Hartford, county of Van Buren, as a member of the State Board of Registration in Medicine for the term beginning October 1, 1911, and ending September 30, 1915; Dr. A. M. Hume, Owosso, county of Shiawassee, as a member of the State Board of Registration in Medicine for the term beginning October 1, 1911, and ending September 30, 1915; Dr. Bret Nottingham, Lansing, county of Ingham, as a member of the State Board of Registration in Medicine for the term beginning October 1, 1911, and ending September 30, 1915; Dr. Joseph A. Crowell, Iron Mountain, county of Dickinson, as a member of the State Board of Registration in Medicine for the term beginning October 1, 1911, and ending September 30, 1915; Dr. A. W. Alvord, Battle Creek, county of Calhoun, as a member of the State Board of Registration in Medicine for the term beginning October 1, 1911, and ending September 30, 1915. Very respectfully, CHASE S. OSBORN, Governor. The message was referred to the Committee on Executive Business. Mr. Miller moved that the Senate take a recess until 1:15 o'clock p. m. The motion prevailed, the time being 12:30 o'clock p. m. AFTER RECESS. The Senate was called to order by the President. Mr. Miller moved that there be a call of the Senate. 1:15 o'clock p. m. PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary, and the following Senators reported absent without leave: Messrs. Cartier, Freeman, James, Kline, Leidlein, Mapes, Moriarty, Murtha, Newton, Putney, G. G. Scott, Snell, Walter and Ward. Before further proceedings could be had, Messrs. Freeman, Kline, James, Leidlein, Putney and Walter arrived at the bar, and were admitted and took their seats. A quorum being found to be present, Mr. Miller moved that all further proceedings under the call be dispensed with. The motion prevailed. Mr. White moved that the Senate resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the special order, being the further consideration of 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." The motion prevailed. The President called Mr. Watkins to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose and through its chairman made the following report: The committee of the whole has had under consideration the above entitled bill, Has amended the same as follows: 1. By striking out of line 6 of section 13 the words "county or." 2. By striking out of line 2 of section 16 the word "Monday" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Tuesday." 3. By striking out of line 9 of section 16 the word "biennial." 4. By striking out of line 11 of section 16 the word "biennial." 5. By striking out of line 12 of section 16 the words "for candidates for circuit judge." 6. By striking out of line 16 of section 16 the word "biennial.” 7. By inserting in line 20 of section 17 after the word "for" the word "ward." 8. By striking out of line 31 of section 18 the word "biennial." 9. By striking out of line 4 of section 19 the word "September" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "August." 10. By striking out of proviso at end of section 19 the word "biennial." 11. By striking out of line 5 of section 31 the word "thirtieth" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "thirty-first." 12. By striking out of line 10 of section 31 the word "twentieth" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty-first." 13. By adding the following to section 31: "The county clerk of each county shall forthwith upon receipt of said certified list publish under the proper party designation the title of each office, the names and addresses of all persons so certified and for whom nomination papers have been filed in his office, giving the name and address of each, the date of the primary, the hours during which the polls will be open, and that the primary will be held at the regular polling places in each precinct. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to publish such notice once in each week for two consecutive weeks next preceding said primary. Such clerk shall also forthwith mail copies of such notice to each township, village and city clerk of his county, who shall immediately post copies of the same in at least ten public places in each precinct in his township, village or city, designating therein the location. of the poll and booth in each election precinct. Every publication required in this act shall be made in at least two and not to exceed four newspapers of general circulation in such county or city: Provided, That if there are not at least two newspapers in such city or county, publication in one newspaper in such city or county shall be sufficient." 14. By striking out of line 48 in section 41 the words "which slip" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "slips." 15. By striking out of line 46 of section 41 the words "a slip" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "slips." 16. By striking out of line 67 of the proviso of section 41 the word "biennial.” 17. By striking out all of section 15 after the word "law" in line 25. 18. By striking out of lines 24, 27 and 29 of section 41 the words "or judicial." And has directed its chairman to report the same back to the Senate, asking that the amendments be concurred in, and recommend that, as amended, the bill pass. The report was accepted. L. WHITNEY WATKINS, Chairman. The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill named in the report, Mr. Collins demanded a division of the question and asked that the vote be taken separately on the amendments made to the bill by the committee, which refer to the Judiciary, being amendments numbered 17 and 18. The question being first taken on concurring in all other amendments made to the bill by the committee, All other amendments were concurred in. The question then being on concurring in amendments numbered 17 and 18, Mr. Collins demanded the yeas and nays. The last named amendments were then concurred in, a majority of the Senators present voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The bill was then placed on the order of third reading of bills. Leidlein Mr. Scott, F. D. 12 By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following message from the House was received and read: House of Representatives, April 18, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir: I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has named the following members as a Committee of Conference on the matters of difference existing between the two Houses relative to Senate bill No. 52 (file No. 39), entitled A bill making appropriations for the Industrial School for Boys for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same: Representatives Farmer, Austin and Jensen. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Committee of Conference. 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 inform the Senate that the House has named the following members as a Committee of Conference on the matters of difference existing between the two Houses relative to Senate bill No. 22 (file No. 133), entitled A bill to establish a lien upon grain, seed and other products for threshing or hulling the same, to provide the manner of enforcing such lien, and prescribing a penalty for selling, secreting or otherwise disposing of property subject to such lien: Representatives Hale, Bierd and Baldwin. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Committee of Conference. 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. 419 (file No. 395), entitled A bill to amend section 14 of Act No. 146 of the laws of 1857, entitled "An act to provide for the organization of the Supreme Court, pursuant to section 2 of article 6 of the Constitution," approved February 16, 1857, as amended by Act No. 182 of the Public Acts of 1893, the same being compiler's section 186 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; And to inform the Senate that in the passage of the bill, the House has concurred. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. 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 retransmit, in accordance with the request of the Senate, the following bill: House bill No. 398 (file No. 186), entitled A bill to provide for the condemnation by public corporations of pri |