NAYS-0. So, a majority of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The amendment was concurred in. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, relative to the granting of reprieves, paroles, commutations and pardons after convictions for certain offenses. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the joint resolution. The joint resolution was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 10 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, to limit the amount of taxes which may be levied on real and personal property, except in case of emergency. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the joint resolution. The joint resolution was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Taxation. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Agricultural College for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the bill and has ordered that it take immediate effect. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to amend section 7 of act number 6 of the Public Acts of 1907, Extra Session, entitled 'An act to define and to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children, to prescribe the jurisdiction of the probate court, and the powers, duties and compensation of the probate judge and the probate register with regard thereto; to provide for the appointment of county agents, register of the juvenile division and probation officers, and to prescribe their powers, duties and compensation, and to provide for the granting of rehearings and modifications of orders, sentences and decrees of said court,' being section 2017 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 16 of the Public Acts of 1921, First Extra Session. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the bill. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to amend sections 10, 11 and 12 of chapter XI of Act 164 of the 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," being sections 5749, 5750 and 5751 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the bill. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to provide for the establishment, maintenance and supervision of township and district libraries in every county having a population of more than five hundred thousand inhabitants. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the bill. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Counties and Townships. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to provide for the physical connection of the tracks of both street and electric railways and the operation of cars over the tracks so connected in continuous routes and conferring upon the Michigan Public Utilities Commission jurisdiction to require such connection and to regulate such operation of cars. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the bill. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the Committee on Railroads. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to amend sections 4 and 5 of chapter 6 of Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to provide for the holding of elections, to prescribe the manner of conducting and to regulate elections, to prevent fraud and deception in the conducting of elections and to guard against abuses of the elective franchise," approved May 10, 1917. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed the bill. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the Committee on Elections. A message was received from the House of Representatives informing the Senate that the House has receded from its action in non-concurring in the Senate amendments made to House bill No. 200 (file No. 121), entitled A bill to authorize the board of education of any school district to establish and maintain schools or classes for those who are blind or have defective vision, and schools or classes for those who are deaf or have defective hearing, to provide for the expense of the same, to provide for the appointment of a supervisor of such schools or classes, and other help to carry out the provisions of this act and to repeal act number two hundred twenty-four of the Public Acts of nineteen hundred five and all acts amendatory thereto, And has concurred in the Senate amendments made to the bill. Reports of Standing Committees. Mr Bahorski submitted the following report: The Committee on Cities and Villages respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: House bill No. 401 (file No. 273), entitled A bill to amend section 7 of Act 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and for revising and amending their charters." being section 3310 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act 286 of the Public Acts of 1917. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Osborn submitted the following report: J. BAHORSKI, Chairman. The Committee on Conservation respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, with a substitute therefor, recommending that the substitute be agreed to and that the bill, as thus substituted, do pass: House bill No. 9 (file No. 4), entitled A bill to amend section 9 of chapter 1, of part 3 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1921, entitled "An act to provide for the organization, regulation and classification of domestic corporations; to prescribe their rights, powers, privileges and immunities; to prescribe the conditions upon which corporations may exercise their franchises; to provide for the inclusion of certain existing corporations within the provisions of this act; to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which foreign corporations may be admitted to carry on business within this State; to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act, and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts relating to corporations." The following is the substitute recommended by the committee: A bill to limit the amount of real estate and the location thereof which can be acquired, held or occupied by any person, partnership, corporation or association for the preservation or propagation of game or fish or for certain sporting purposes. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Section 1. It shall be unlawful, after this act shall take effect, for any person, partnership, corporation, or association to acquire, hold or occupy by purchase, lease or other evidence of title, possession or right of occupancy or to enclose by fences or other barriers in one tract an amount of real estate within this State exceeding fifteen thousand acres in extent for the purpose of the preservation or propagation of game or fish, or for use for yachting, hunting, boating, fishing, rowing or any other sporting purpose. Sec. 2. It shall also be unlawful for any such person, partnership, corporation or association to acquire, hold or occupy in the manner and for the purposes above stated any real estate which shall be located within two miles of any other real estate acquired, held or occupied for any of the uses or purposes mentioned in the preceding section. Sec. 3. Any person, partnership, corporation, or association violating any of the provisions of this act shall be subject to a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every day that such violation continues, which penalty shall be recovered in the manner now provided by law. The report was accepted. D. C. OSBORN, Chairman. The substitute recommended by the committee was agreed to. The bill as substituted was ordered printed and was referred to the Committee of the Whole. On motion of Mr. Osborn the bill was ordered to be known as the "KarcherLittle Bill." Mr. Connelly submitted the following report: The Committee on Highways respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and without recommendation: House bill No. 383 (file No. 168), entitled A bill to require contractors constructing certain public highways to give a bond for the maintenance and repair thereof for a certain period of time. WILLIAM M. CONNELLY, The report was accepted. Chairman. Pending the order that the bill lie on the table, Mr. Connelly moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion prevailed. Mr. Connelly submitted the following report: The Committee on Highways respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and without recommendation: House bill No. 336 (file No. 155), entitled A bill to amend sections 2-a and 2-b of chapter 5 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate and add to the law relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials," and adding thereto two new sections following section 2-b of chapter 5 thereof to stand as sections 2-c and 2-d. WILLIAM M. CONNELLY, The report was accepted. Chairman. Pending the order that the bill lie on the table, Mr. Connelly moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion prevailed. Mr. Ross submitted the following report: The Committee on Education respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: House bill No. 255 (file No. 276), entitled A bill to amend section 14 of chapter 2 of Act No. 164 of the Public Acts of 1881, as amended, 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," being section 5661 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. HENRY T. ROSS, Chairman. Mr. Bernie L. Case submitted the following report: The Committee on Counties and Townships respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill do pass: House bill No. 505 (file No. 293), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 350 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to enable counties to establish and maintain public hospitals, levy a tax and issue bonds therefor, elect hospital trustees, maintain training schools for nurses, provide suitable means for the care of tuberculous persons, and to make possible the ultimate establishment of an adequate supply of hospitals," being section 10858 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The report was accepted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole. B. L. CASE, Mr. Wood submitted the following report: The Committee on Labor respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without recommendation: House bill No. 203 (file No. 62), entitled A bill to regulate the hours of employment of nurses in State hospitals and certain State institutions. The report was accepted. ARTHUR E. WOOD, Chairman. Pending the order that the bill lie on the table, Mr. Young moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion prevailed. Mr. Wood submitted the following report: The Committee on Labor respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill, without amendment, and with the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations: House bill No. 46 (file No. 225), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Labor and Industry for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925, for maintenance, operation and other purposes. The report was accepted. ARTHUR E. WOOD, Chairman. The recommendation of the committee was concurred in and the bill was referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Senators Pearson and Young entered the Senate Chamber and took their seats. By unanimous consent, Mr. Bahorski moved to suspend the rule which limits the time within which a motion to reconsider may be made. The motion prevailed. Mr. Bahorski moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate on February 8th, struck out all after the enacting clause of Senate bill No. 93 (file No. 58), entitled A bill to provide for the resignation or retirement of justices of the Supreme Court and for the payment of compensation to them during their lifetime. The motion prevailed. Mr. Bahorski moved to suspend the rules and place the bill on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed. The bill was read a third time and the question being on its passage, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. Third Reading of Bills. The following entitled bill was read a third time: Senate bill No. 285 (file No. 243), entitled A bill to prohibit the taking of fish by the use of nets in Muskegon river. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. |