SEVENTY-FIRST DAY. Lansing, Wednesday, April 19, 1911. 8 o'clock a. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The roll call of the Senate was called by the Secretary. The following Senators were present: Messrs. Barnaby, Collins, Conley, Foster, Fowle, Freeman, James, Kingman, Lee, Leidlein, Mapes, Miller, Murtha, Newton, G. G. Scott, Snell, Vanderwerp, Vaughan, Walter, Ward, Watkins, Weter and Wiggins-23. The following Senator was absent with leave: Mr. Rosenkrans-1. The following Senators were absent without leave: Messrs. Bradley, Cartier, Kline, Moriarty, Putney, F. D. Scott, Taylor and White-8. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. Petition No. 645. By Mr. Walter: Petition of John Kennedy and 16 other members of the Williamsburg Grange, Grand Traverse county, in favor of the initiative and referendum. The petition was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Petition No. 646. By Mr. Walter: Petition of E. Wilhelm, Mayor, and 31 other citizens of Traverse City, in favor of the passage of the James bill creating the office of State fire marshal. The petition was referred to the Committee on State Affairs. Petition No. 647. By Mr. Walter: Petition of C. B. Ackerman and 71 other citizens of Empire, in favor of the passage of House bill No. 383 relative to the regulation of the liquor traffic. The petition was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic. Petition No. 648. By Mr. Walter: Protest of E. M. Colson and 3 other druggists of Kalkaska, against the passage of the Vaughan bill for the regulation of the liquor traffic as effecting druggists. The protest was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic. Petition No. 649. By Mr. Walter: Protest of E. H. Leiphart and 5 other druggists of Cadillac, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 650. By Mr. Walter: Protest of George B. Farmer and other druggists of Lake City, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 651. By Mr. Walter: Protest of William H. Trombly and 22 other citizens of Grand Traverse county, against the passage of the bill providing for the licensing of itinerant venders of medicines. The protest was referred to the Committee on Public Health. Petition No. 652. By Mr. Walter: Petition of Albert W. Dunan and 28 other citizens of Missaukee county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 653. By Mr. Walter: Petition of J. J. Gray and 32 other business men of Traverse City, on the same subject. Same reference. 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. 283 (file No. 314), entitled A bill to amend section 6 of Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1877, entitled "An act relative to dividing townships and villages into election districts, and to provide for the registration of electors in such cases," being section 3587 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 return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 240 (file No. 228), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the Michigan State Prison for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912, for a deficiency in the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, for four new boilers and hot water pump and to provide a tax to meet the same, and authorizing the trans fer of a portion of certain funds appropriated by Act No. 184 of the Public Acts of 1903, Act No. 277 of the Public Acts of 1907, Act No. 276 of the Public Acts of 1909, and resolution of the Governor and Board of State Auditors acting under authority of sections 2238 to 2242 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; And to inform the Senate that in the passage of the bill, the House bas concurred, and has also concurred in ordering the bill to take immediate effect. 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, April 19, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir: I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has acceded to the request of the Senate for the appointment of a Committee of Conference on the matters of difference existing between the two Houses relative to House bill No. 168 (file No. 317), entitled A bill making appropriations for the Western State Normal School 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 that Representatives Chambers, Perry and Reynolds have been named as the conferees on the part of the House. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The President announced as the conferees on the part of the Senate, Senators Taylor, Putney and F. D. Scott. The following message from the House was also received and read: House of Representatives, April 15, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir:-I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 269 (file No. 251), entitled A bill to amend the title and sections 2, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25 and 28 of an act, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and for changing their boundaries," approved June 2, 1909, being Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, and to add a new section thereto; 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, April 18, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir:-I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 68 (file No. 57), entitled A bill to amend section 17 of Act No. 287 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled "An act to provide for the casting, registering, recording and counting of ballots or votes at any regular or special election held in the State of Michigan, by means of voting machines; to provide for the purchase of same and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith," as amended by Act No. 7 of the Laws of the Extra Session of 1907, as further amended by Act No. 214 of the Public Acts of 1909; 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, April 18, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir:-I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 358 (file No. 336), entitled A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to appoint an assistant corporation clerk, to prescribe his qualifications and fix his salary; 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, April 18, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir: I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 208 (file No. 318), entitled A bill to compel owners of private cemeteries to keep the same enclosed with a suitable fence to prevent encroachment of live stock; 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, April 18, 1911. To the President of the Senate: Sir: I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 278 (file No. 260), entitled A bill to amend section 12 of Act No. 118 of the Public Acts of 1893, being "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relative to the State Prison, to the State House of Correction and Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula, and to the House of Correction and Reformatory at Ionia, and the government and discipline thereof, and to repeal all acts inconsistent therewith," being section 2091 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 return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 198 (file No. 185), entitled A bill releasing the county of Shiawassee from any and all liability to the State of Michigan for expenses incurred by calling out and maintaining the State troops at the village of Durand in order to preserve public peace and order during the strike of the Grand Trunk Railroad employes in the months of July and August, 1910; And to inform the Senate that in the passage of the bill, the House has concurred by a vote of two-thirds of all the members-elect. 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. |