So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. On motion of Mr. Brower, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The bill was given immediate effect. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 331 (file No. 169), entitled A bill to amend section 5 of Act No. 241 of the Public Acts of 1903, entitled "An act for the establishment of county normal training classes and for the maintenance and control of the same," being section 5947 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended. 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. The following entitled bill was read a third time: Senate bill No. 212 (file No. 166), entitled A bill to codify and add to the laws relating to the laying out of drainage districts, the construction and maintenance of drains, the assessment and collection of taxes therefor; to prescribe penalties for violations of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal certain acts relating to drains. Pending the taking of the vote on the passage of the bill, Mr. Hunter offered the following amendments: (1) Chapter III, Section 3, lines 5 and 6, strike out the words "and his estimate of the cost of such construction." (2) Chapter III, Section 4, line 8, strike out the words "and the estimated cost of such construction." (3) Chapter III, Section 8, lines 5 and 6, strike out the words "and his estimates of the cost of such construction." (4) Chapter III, Section 9, line 8, strike out the words "and the estimated cost of such construction." The amendments were seconded, a majority of the Senators present voting therefor. The amendments were then considered and not agreed to, a majority of all the Senators-elect not voting therefor. The question then 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. On motion of Mr. Gettel, the bill was ordered to be known as the "Gettel-Butler Bill." The following entitled bill was read a third time: A bill to provide for the registration, identification and regulation of motor vehicles and trailers attached thereto, operated upon the public highways of this State, and of the operators of such vehicles, and to provide for levying specific taxes upon such vehicles so operated, and to provide for the disposition of such funds and to exempt from all other taxation such motor vehicles so specifically taxed, registered, identified and regulated, and to repeal Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of 1915 as amended, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith or contrary hereto. Pending the taking of the vote on the passage of the bill, Section 13, line 13, strike out the following words, which were inserted on the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole April 24, the same being amendment number 9 as stated on page 700 of the Senate Journal: "Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the use of acetylene lighting systems on motor vehicles." The amendment was seconded, a majority of the Senators present voting therefor. The amendment was then considered and agreed to, a majority of all the Senators-elect voting therefor. Pending the order that, under rule 37, the bill lie over one day, Mr. Smith moved that the rule be suspended and that the bill be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of the Senators present voting therefor. The question then 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. Mr. Smith moved to amend the title of the bill so as to read as follows: A bill to provide for the registration, identification and regulation of motor vehicles and trailers attached thereto, operated upon the public highways of this State, and of the operators of such vehicles, and to provide for levying specific taxes upon such vehicles so operated, and to provide for the disposition of such funds and to exempt from all other taxation such motor vehicles so specifically taxed, registered, identified and regulated, and to create the State Highway fund and to make appropriations thereto and therefrom; and to repeal Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith or contrary hereto. The motion prevailed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill as thus amended. Mr. Horton moved that the Senate resolve itself into Committee of the Whole for consideration of the general orders. The motion prevailed and the President designated Mr. Horton as chairman. Accordingly the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, with Mr. Horton in the chair. After some time spent therein the committee rose; and, the President pro tempore having taken the chair, the committee, through its chairman, reported back to the Senate, favorably and without amendment, the following entitled bills: Senate bill No. 302 (file No. 285), entitled A bill to provide for the registration of electors, the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for and regulate primary elections and elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to prescribe the penalties therefor; and to repeal certain acts relating thereto. Senate bill No. 335 (file No. 326), entitled A bill to amend section 46 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1891, and all acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section 4042 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 250, entitled A bill to establish and provide Justices' Courts in the City of Detroit; to provide for the organization thereof, and to fix the compensation of the justices, constables, clerks and other officers thereof, and the jurors thereof; to define the jurisdiction, powers and duties of such courts and of the justices and other officers thereof; to provide for the pleading, practice and procedure in actions and proceedings in said courts and on appeal therefrom; and to repeal Act No. 475 of the Local Acts of 1903 and all acts and parts of acts conflicting with or contravening the provisions of this act, upon approval by the electors of the City of Detroit. Senate bill No. 246 (file No. 205), entitled A bill to create the office of Public Defender, to provide for the election of such officers, and prescribing their duties and compensation. Senate bill No. 315 (file No. 283), entitled A bill to amend section 10-a of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to protect fish in the inland waters of this State and to regulate the man. ner of taking, possession, transportation, size and sale of fish when taken from said waters, to provide penalties for the violation of this act, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts conflicting therewith," as added by Act No. 155 of the Public Acts of 1921, said act of 1915 being sections 7654 to 7667 inclusive of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 147 (file No. 114), entitled A bill to amend section 75 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to increase the efficiency of the military establishment of the State of Michigan, to make an appropriation therefor, and to repeal all former acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act," same being section 950 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Senate bill No. 284 (file No. 237), entitled A bill to amend section 2 of Act No. 379 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to facilitate the collection of temporary and permanent alimony ordered to be paid in suits for divorce," being section 11444 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The Committee of the Whole, through its Chairman, reported back to the Senate the following entitled bill, recommending that the bill be referred to the Committee on Taxation: Senate bill No. 217 (file No. 297), entitled A bill to amend section 7 of Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1911, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment and collection of a specific tax upon the class of credits founded upon and evidenced by mortgages and liens upon real property, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in contravention thereto," being section 4274 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The recommendation of the Committee of the Whole was concurred in and the bill was referred to the Committee on Taxation. By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of Messages From The House. A message was received from the House of Representatives informing the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred in the amendment made by the Senate to House Concurrent Resolution No. 27 A resolution relating to final adjournment. (For text of resolution see Senate Journal of April 25, page 738.) By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of Reports of Standing Committees. Mr. Brower submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance and Appropriations respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: Senate bill No. 269 (file No. 227), entitled A bill to authorize the State Administrative Board to provide funds to assist in the equipping, maintaining, operation and expansion of a home for dependents of former service men. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: (1) Amend Section 1, line 2, by inserting after the words "time to time" the words "under such conditions as it may prescribe." (2) Amend Section 1, line 3 by inserting after the words "may be necessary" the words "but not to exceed $25,000.00 in any one year." The report was accepted. B. E. BROWER, Chairman. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Brower moved that the Committee of the Whole be discharged from further consideration of the bill. The motion prevailed. Mr. Brower moved that the bill be placed upon 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. On motion of Mr. Brower, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The bill was given immediate effect. Mr. Glaspie submitted the following report: The Committee on State Hospitals respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: House bill No. 350 (file No. 171), entitled A bill to authorize the sale of certain lands owned by the State of Michigan. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: (1) Section 1, line 3, strike out the words "described as." (2) Section 1, line 5, after the word "constructed" strike out the words "Said right of way shall be construed to be a strip of land thirty feet in width, lying fifteen feet on either side of the center line of said side track" and insert the following: "Said parcels of land being described as follows: All of lots six and seven and that part of lot five lying south of a line twenty feet southerly from the center line of the Traverse City State Hospital side track and parallel thereto, all in block No. five, Hannah Lay and Company's Fourteenth Addition to the City of Traverse City, Michigan, containing approximately twenty-five one-hundredths (25/100) acres. Also lots fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eighteen excepting the north twenty-five feet thereof, in block No. twelve Hannah's Fifth addition to the City of Traverse City, Michigan, containing approximately twenty-eight one-hundredths (28/100) acres." The report was accepted. A. B. GLASPIE, Chairman. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Wood submitted the following report: The Committee on Labor respectfully reports back to the Senate the following entitled bill with amendments, recommending that the amendments be agreed to and that the bill, as thus amended, do pass: House bill No. 444 (file No. 247), entitled A bill to amend sections 2, 9, 10, 11, 15 and 35 of Act No. 285 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the creation of a Department of Labor, to prescribe its powers and duties, to regulate the employment of labor, to make an appropriation for the maintenance of such department, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act," being sections 5323, 5330, 5331, 5332, 5336 and 5356 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as last amended by Act No. 341 of the Public Acts of 1919, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1917, Act No. 255 of the Pub lic Acts of 1915 and Act No. 216 of the Public Acts of 1915. The following are the amendments recommended by the committee: (1) Section 2. Strike out all of subdivision (a). (2) Section 11, line 1, strike out “under the age of twenty-one years and no" and insert in lieu thereof "or." The report was accepted. A. E. WOOD, Chairman. The amendments recommended by the committee were agreed to and the bill, as thus amended, was referred to the Committee of the Whole. |