A bill entitled a bill to amend section eighteen of chapter one hundred and fourteen of the revised statutes of 1846, entitled "of proceedings against debtors by attachment," being compiler's section eight thousand and three of Howell's annotated statutes. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Gibbons offered the following: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be authorized to procure suitable badges for the messenger boys of the House, and to see that one be worn at all times when on duty, provided the cost of said badges shall not exceed $1 each. Which was adopted. Mr. Tripp offered the following: Resolved, That the committee on printing investigate the facilities of the State printing office and report to this House the cause of the delay in the delivery of copies of the Legislative Journal, and what if any action it is desirable to take to bring about an improvement in the printing service by the State contractor. Which was adopted. Mr. Miller offered the following concurrent resolution: Resolved by the House (the Senate concurring), That Congress be and is hereby requested to pass a law making a uniform rate of interest throughout the United States of America. Laid over one day under the rules. Mr. Swift offered the following: Resolved, That until otherwise ordered the regular daily sessions of the House commence at 10 o'clock A. M. On motion of Mr. Ferguson The resolution was laid on the table. Mr. Doyle moved that the printing of House bills Nos. 14 and 15 be dispensed with, and the same be at once considered by the committee of the whole; Which motion prevailed. At the request of Mr. Cook, The chair referred the protest of Eugene Kiely vs. Devere Hall, to the committee on elections. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Being the consideration of the following: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the State printer be instructed to forward ten copies of the Journal to each representative district, and twenty copies to each senatorial district to names and postoffice addresses furnished by the Representatives and Senators from their several districts, and that the amount of postage stamps furnished by the postmaster at Lansing, be paid by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Auditor General on the presentation of bills duly certified by the postmaster at Lansing, and by the State printer, showing that such stamps have been purchased and used only for the payment of postage on said copies of said Journal hereby ordered to be distributed. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, On motion of Mr. Barnard, The resolution was laid on the table. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Doyle, The House went into committee of the whole on the general order, After some time spent therein the committee rose and through their chairman made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following bills: 1. House bill No. 14, entitled A bill to repeal act No. four hundred and fifty-one, (451) of the laws of Michigan of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven (1867), entitled "An act to provide for the protection and preservation of fish in certain lakes in the county of Cass," approved March 26, 1867, as amended by act No. 361 of the laws of Michigan of the year 1869, approved March 30, 1869. 2. House bill No. 15, entitled A bill to amend section one (1) of act four hundred and fifty of the laws of Michigan of the year 1871, entitled an act to provide for the protection and preservation of fish in certain lakes of Cass and Berrien counties, approved April 15, 1871; Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House and recommend their passage. JOHN W. WATTS, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Doyle, The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members voting therefor, and the bills were put upon their immediate passage. House bill No. 14, was then read a third time and passed, a majority of the members voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS. Mr. Alexander Baker Baldwin Ferguson A.F. Mr. Eaton, C. L. Mr. Johnson, L. S. Mr. Raymond Richardson Kolvoord Barkworth By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. House bill No. 15 was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. On motion of Mr. Hayward, House adjourned. Lansing, Friday, January 16, 1891. The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cook. Roll called: quorum present. On motion of Mr. Marion, Indefinite leave of absence was granted to Mr. Henze. Leave of absence was granted to himself until Monday. On motion of Mr. Denning, Leave of absence was granted to himself until Monday next. Leave of absence was granted to himself for next week. On motion of Mr. W. O. Smith, Leave of absence was granted to himself until Tuesday next. Leave of absence was granted to himself until Monday next. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 21 by Mr. Spencer: Petition of C. S. Whitmore and 17 others with reference to the teaching of " sectarian medicine" in the State University. On demand of Mr. Spencer the petition was read at length and spread at large upon the Journal as follows:" To the Honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan in Legislature assembled: We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers of the town of Dailey, county of Cass, most respectfully petition your honorable body to withhold all appropriations intended for the support of any form of sectarianism in our public institutions. We would respectfully call your attention to the alleged teaching of sectarian medicine in our State University and request your investigation of the same, and if any is found to exist, to withhold appropriations therefor, and so far as in your power to remove it from the institution. We believe in the principle set forth by a resolution passed by the board of regents December 31, 1851, that the University stands for science and sound learning, and that "it should be the duty of every citizen of the entire State to watch and guard it assiduously and see that it be not by any means perverted, or directly or indirectly used for the inculcation of political, medical, or religious dogmas," and that any medical school, supported by, or under the auspices of, the State, should be broad and liberal, that no teachers of exclusive systems, or with sectarian titles, should be supported therein, but that the claims of all systems should be fairly presented to the students by non-partisan teachers. C. S. Whitmore, Robt. Kerr, J. N. Webster, H. S. Hadsell, J. M. Roberts, Referred to committee on public health. No. 22. By Mr. Spencer: Petition of D. G. Sharpe and 192 others of Cassopolis; same subject, same committee. No. 23. By Mr. Tripp: Petition of Alfred Webb, E. F. H. Pierson and 30 other resident taxpayers of Oakland county, praying for an act prohibiting the use of ferrets in hunting rabbits. Referred to committee on fisheries. No. 24. By Mr. Miner: Memorial of W. R. Montgomery relative to the fees and services of register of deeds. On demand of Mr. Miner the memorial was read at length and spread at large on the Journal as follows: Memorial of William R. Montgomery, ex-register of deeds of the county of Hillsdale, State of Michigan, To the Honorable, the Legislature of the State of Michigan: Would suggest and respectfully advise: That the laws of this State regulating the fees and services of the register of deeds be modified as follows: That all records of deeds and other instruments be recorded in plain manuscript, except in the cases (if at all) of conveyance of other instruments whose forms have been prescribed by laws of this State. That no printed records be used in any case except upon the order and consent of the board of supervisors of the county. That the fees of recording any instrument, whose length does not exceed 600 words, shall be 60 cents. (N. B. The labor of entering, filing for record, certifying, indexing and delivering being the same without reference to the length of deed). That the fees of recording all instruments exceeding in length 600 words shall be at the rate of ten cents per 100 words and for any fraction over 50 words; all fractions under 50 words to be rejected and not charged for. That the fees for recording a deed shall include the entering for record, the comparing, the certifying on the back of the deed and on the face of the face of the record of the deed, the indexing in all the indexes used in the office and delivering the same. The fees for discharging a mortgage on the margin of the record shall be 20 cents. The fees for entering on the margin of the record of a mortgage a minute of any instrument discharging, assigning, or otherwise affecting said mortgage, shall be ten cents. All indexes in use in the several counties, made at the expense of the counties, or by the register of deeds, for the consideration of using those already made as well as those required by law to be made, shall be equally free for the use of the public. In searching the records on request, for the purpose of ascertaining the title to any piece or pieces of land, unless otherwise ordered, the register of deeds shall examine for the 20 years immediately preceding the date of the search or examination. For making such search or examination, and declaring the result as it appears, including all conveyances, liens, levies and notices, the register of deeds shall be allowed to charge six cents for each year searched. If an abstract of the deeds, mortgages, liens. levies, etc., be required in writing, the register of deeds may charge in addition for each minute of deed, mortgage, lien, levy or notice six cents, and for his certificate 10 cents. For recording deeds or other instruments, exceeding 600 words in length, the register of deeds shall not be entitled to charge for recording the printed part of such instruments recorded on printed books. |