MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The temporary President announced the following: 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. 487 (file No. 151), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 265 of the local acts of 1885, entitled "An act to reincorporate the city of Cadillac, and to repeal act No. 254 of the session laws of 1877, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Cadillac, and repeal act No. 336 of the session laws of 1875,' approved April 22, 1875, and act No. 304 of the session laws of 1879, entitled 'An act to amend section 1 of act No. 254 of the session laws of 1877,' approved March 20, 1877, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Cadillac, and repeal act No. 336 of the session laws of 1875,' approved April 22, 1875,” approved March 6, 1885, In the passage of which the House has concurred by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, has ordered the same to take immediate effect. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, The bill was referred to the committee on Engrossment and enrollment for enrollment. The temporary President also announced the following: 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. 184 (file No. 80), entitled A bill to authorize the township of Mellen, in the county of Menominee, to aid in the construction and maintenance of a bridge across the Menominee river, In the passage of which the House has concurred by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, has ordered the same to take immediate effect. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was then referred to the committee on Engrossment and enrollment for enrollment. The temporary President also announced the following: 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. 78 (file No. 28), entitled A bill to authorize the city of Detroit to raise money for the purpose of enlarging and improving the public library building in said city, In the passage of which the House has concurred by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, has ordered the same to take immediate effect. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, The bill was referred to the committee on Engrossment and . enrollment for enrollment. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend section 6 of chapter 11 of act No. 164 of 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," the same being section 5141 of Howell's Annotated Statutes, relative to libraries in school districts, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on Education and public schools. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Lansing, April 18, 1893. } SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to prohibit the use of the four wheeled caboose or "jumper" on any of the railroads of this State, and to provide a penalty therefor, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take effect Sept. 1, 1893, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Railroads, The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: House bill No. 838 (file No. 215), entitled A bill to amend section one of act No. 147 of the public acts of 1891, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a county commissioner of schools, for the appointment of school examiners, and to define the duties and fix the compensation for the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act," approved June 14, 1891, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Education and public schools. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to retransmit to the Senate the following concurrent resolution: Resolved by the House (the Senate concurring), That a special joint committee consisting of three members of the House and two from the Senate be appointed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate respectively, with power and authority to send for persons, books and papers and employ expert and clerical help if necessary, to investigate the policy, course of study, conduct and general management of the Agricultural College and its property, and submit, if possible, recommendations looking towards an increase in and enlargement of the usefulness of the institution, Which the Senate amended to read as follows: Resolved by the House (the Senate concurring), That a special joint committee consisting of three members of the House and three from the Senate be appointed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate respectively, with power and authority to send for persons, books and papers, and employ expert and clerical help if necessary, to investigate the policy, course of study, conduct and general management of the Agricultural College and its property, and submit, if possible, recommendations looking toward an increase in and the enlargement of the usefulness of the institution. And to inform the Senate that in said amendment the House has nonconcurred. And further to inform the Senate that Messrs. Linderman, Chamberlain and Holdridge have been appointed a committee on the part of the House to act with a like committee on the part of the Senate to consider the matter of difference between the two Houses. On motion of Mr. Steel, Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The resolution was laid on the table. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to confer power and authority upon the common council of the village of Hancock to purchase and acquire property and to erect all proper and necessary structures in connection therewith, without as well as within the corporate limits of said village, and to hold and maintain the same for the sole purpose of supplying said village and the inhabitants thereof with water, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Cities and villages. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill authorizing the city council of the city of Escanaba to make a reassessment to defray the expenses of public improvements in street paving on Ludington street and other streets of said city, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Cities and villages. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: House bill No. 833, entitled A bill authorizing the city councll of the city of Escanaba to make a reassessment to defray the expenses of the construction of a sidewalk bordering on lots 24, 25, 26, of block 6, in said city of Escanaba, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Cities and villages. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: } A bill authorizing the city council of the city of Escanaba to make a reassessment to defray the expenses of a public improvement upon Ludington street and other streets of said city, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Cities and villages. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: House bill No. 413 (file No. 274), entitled A bill to amend section 3 of act No. 225 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment, fix the compensation and prescribe the duties of the stenographer of the circuit courts for the counties of Calhoun, Barry and Eaton, now comprising the fifth judicial circuit," the same being section 6522d1 of the third volume of Howell's annotated statutes of the State of Michigan, Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Judiciary. The temporary President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Lansing, April 18, 1893. } SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: |