SECOND DAY.

Lansing, Thursday, January 7.

1:30 o'clock p. m.

The House was called to order by the Speaker.

Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Wm. C. Hicks, of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Lansing.

The roll of the House was called by the Clerk, who announced that a quorum was present.

Mr. Boussum was absent with leave.

Messrs. Chandler, McKay, Monroe, Morrice, Unsoeld and Verdier were absent without leave.

Mr. Bierd moved that the absentees without leave be excused from today's session.

The motion prevailed.

Mr. Perry asked and was granted an indefinite leave of absence after 3 o'clock p. m. today.

Mr. Speer asked and was granted a leave of absence after 4 o'clock p. m. today until Wednesday of next week.

Messrs. Millikin and Wheeler asked and were granted leaves of absence from tomorrow's session.

Mr. Field asked and was granted an indefinite leave of absence after today's session.

Mr. Colby moved that an indefinite leave of absence be granted to Mr. McKay.

The motion prevailed.

The Clerk announced the following appointments:

Journal Clerk-Alexander H. Smith, of Oakland County.

Bill Clerk-Sydney D. Hall, of Bay County.

Reading Clerk-Charles M. Ayer, of Kent County.

The Journal Clerk, Bill Clerk and Reading Clerk appeared at the Clerk's desk and took and subscribed the constitutional oath of office, which was administered by the Speaker.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

The Speaker laid before the House the following resolution, offered yesterday by Mr. Agens, and laid over until to-day under the practice of the House:

House resolution No. 3.

Resolved by the House (the Senate concurring), That the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to mail, in their discretion, copies of the daily Journal upon written request therefor; and copies to each person whose address shall be furnished them by a member of the House or Senate, but no Senator shall be allowed to furnish more than twenty-five names and no Representative more than fifteen names; and that the amount of postage on such copies of said Journal so sent out shall be paid by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Auditor General on the presentation of bills duly certified by the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate, showing that such stamps have been purchased and used only for the payment of postage in mailing copies of the Journal hereby ordered to be distributed.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. Edwards offered the following resolution:
House resolution No. 14.

Whereas, The citizens of Michigan, ever anxious for the promotion of the best interests of their loved commonwealth, have learned with feelings of intense gratification of the advancement of Hon. Truman H. Newberry, one of Michigan's foremost citizens and prominent business men, from the position of Assistant Secretary to that of Secretary of the Navy; and

Whereas, Mr. Newberry's long service in the Michigan State Naval Brigade, his wise and statesmanlike administration of the affairs of the Navy Department as Assistant Secretary, and his devotion to duty and exceptional and well known business qualifications eminently fit him for so important a position; therefore be it

Resolved, That we, as Representatives of the whole people of the State of Michigan, express to President Roosevelt our earnest approval of his selection of Mr. Newberry, believing that the conduct of national affairs will be distinguished through his attainments; and be it further Resolved, That the congratulations of the House of Representatives be extended to Mr. Newberry; and be it further

Resolved, That suitably engrossed copies of these resolutions be forwarded to President Roosevelt and to Mr. Newberry. The resolution was unanimously adopted.

Mr. Burdick moved that a special committee, consisting of three members, be appointed to notify the Senate that the House was ready to meet in joint convention.

The motion prevailed.

The Speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Burdick, Dunning and Farmer.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following standing committees:

Agricultural College-Messrs. Schantz, Agens, Speer, Hale and Wood

worth.

Agriculture-Messrs. Austin, Farmer, Engel, Decker and Baldwin. Apportionment-Messrs. Engel, Folks, LaHuis, Henry, Rice, Jensen, Davis, Johnson, Hoeft, Wheeler, Unsoeld, Whelan and Field.

Asylum for Criminal Insane-Messrs. Wood, Beeman, Yaple, Curtiss and Sterling.

City Corporations-Messrs. Monroe, Vander Veen, Ogg, Gray and Gelinas.

College of Mines-Messrs. Agens, Stevenson, DeYoung, Hale and Haviland.

Drainage Messrs. Davis, Folks, Reynolds, Burnham and Baldwin. Education-Messrs. Edwards, Newkirk, Unsoeld, Morgan and Millikin. Elections-Messrs. Colby, F. C. Miller, Field, Perry, Chambers, Speer, McNaughton, Green, Watkins, DeYoung, Hale, Lodge and McFadzen. Federal Relations-Messrs. McFadzen, Haviland, Brown, Wood and Willoughby.

Fish and Fisheries-Messrs. Woodruff, Pearson, Waters, Baker, Bryant, Chambers, Huntley, Jensen and Verdier.

Game Laws-Messrs. Harris, Agens, McCabe, Burns and Austin. General Taxation-Messrs. G. A. Miller, Edwards, Yaple, Giles, MeNaughton, Maxey, Millikin, Sanders and Tubbs.

Geological Survey-Messrs. Haviland, Kappler, Decker, Tubbs and Ormsbee.

Home for Feeble Minded-Messrs. Hatch, Schantz, Woodworth, Ball and Morrison.

Horticulture-Messrs. Bryant, Schantz, Beeman,
Beeman, Chambers and

Farmer.

Industrial Home for Girls-Messrs. Henry, Burdick, Tubbs, F. C. Miller and Maxey.

Industrial School for Boys-Messrs. Perry, Dunning, Yaple, Young and Jensen.

Institution for the Deaf-Messrs. Folks, Baldwin, Clarken, Field and Gray.

Insurance Messrs. Baker, G. A. Miller, Ball, Gray and Lodge. Judiciary-Messrs. Flowers, Hatch, Yaple, Heckert, Verdier, F. C. Miller, Currie, Oates and Warner.

Labor-Messrs. Vander Veen, Waters. Clarken, Wheeler and Young. Liquor Traffic-Messrs. Waters, Rice, Morrice, Van Raalte, Watkins, Straight, Stevenson, Ormsbee and Kappler.

Local Taxation-Messrs. Boussum, Perry, Bryant, Morgan and John

son.

Lumber and Salt-Messrs. Ball, Harris, Woodruff, Reynolds and Burnham.

Michigan Asylum for the Insane-Messrs. Chandler, Monroe, Currie, Kemmerling and Kappler.

Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind-Messrs. Burns, Odell, Burnham, McKay and Cummins.

Military Affairs-Messrs. Stewart, G. A. Miller, Sanders, Straight and McCabe.

Mines and Minerals-Messrs. Unsoeld, Gelinas, LaHuis, Sterling and Tubbs.

Normal Schools-Messrs. LaHuis, Walker, Sanborn, McCabe and Straight.

Northern Asylum for the Insane-Messrs. Hoeft, Brown, Boussum, Dusenbury and Engel.

Printing-Messrs. Curtiss, Perry, Cramton, Decker and Morgan. Private Corporations-Messrs. Van Raalte, Copley, Verdier, Ball, Gray, Field, Dunning, Yeo and Young.

Public Health-Messrs. Huntley, McKay, Bryant, Hatch and Cummins.

Public Lands and Forestry Interests-Messrs. Morrice, Bierd, Burdick, Dusenbury and Green.

Railroads Messrs. Cramton, Henry, Stevenson, McCabe, Currie, Odell, Watkins, Millikin and Whelan.

Religious and Benevolent Societies-Messrs. Brown, Hatch, Willoughby. Dunning and Huntley.

Revision and Amendment of the Statutes-Messrs. Fouch, Woodruff, Sandborn, Cummins, Dusenbury, Maxey, Copley, Sanders and Yeo.

Revision of the Constitution-Messrs. Oates, Wood, Heckert, Whelan, Flowers, Yaple, McKay, Monroe, Speer, Huntley, Cummins, Chandler and Stewart.

Roads and Bridges-Messrs. DeYoung, Baker, Giles, Kemmerling and Johnson.

Rules and Joint Rules-Messrs. Ogg, Burdick, Rice, Monroe and Cramton.

School for the Blind-Messrs. Walker, Dunning, Flowers, Fouch and McFadzen.

Soldiers' Home-Messrs. Beeman, Edwards, Unsoeld, Heckert and Burns.

State Affairs-Messrs. Newkirk. Henry, Schantz, Curtiss, Agens, Woodworth, McKay, Whelan and Haviland.

State Capitol and Public Buildings-Messrs. Millikin, Gelinas, Chandler, Sterling and Kemmerling.

State House of Correction-Messrs. Yeo, Vander Veen, Gelinas, Sanders and Warner.

State Library-Messrs. Tubbs, Fouch, Burns, LaHuis and Schantz. State Prison-Messrs. Lodge, Davis, Chandler, Cramton and Pearson. State Public School-Messrs. Perry, G. A. Miller, McNaughton, Morgan and Johnson.

State Sanatorium-Messrs. Wheeler, Colby, Giles, Newkirk and Wood. Supplies and Expenditures-Messrs. Sanborn, Baker, Colby, Jensen and Sterling.