YEAS. Mr. Amon Anderson Mr. Ford, R. L. Ford, Sheridan Mr. Leighton Leland Mr. Rose Ross 100 The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, A bill to amend section 61 of chapter 1, section 42 of chapter 12, section 49 of chapter 13, section 63 of chapter 18, section 61 of chapter 19 and section 15 of chapter 65, of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this State; the powers and duties of such courts, and of the judges and other officers thereof; the forms of civil actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in said courts; pleading, evidence, practice and procedure in civil actions and proceedings in said courts; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with, or contravening any of the provisions of this act." The motion prevailed. House bill No. 302 (file No. 144), entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 3 and 4 of Act 200 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act to provide for the compulsory education of children, for penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this act, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of the same,” Was read a third time and, the question being on its passage, By inserting in line 6 of section 1 after the word “thereof” the words “being sections 5979, 5981 and 5982 of the Compiled Laws of 1915 are.” The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS. Mr. Amon Anderson Blinn Bosch Brower Chapin Chew Clark Copley Cowan Crawford Croll Culver Curtis Daigneau Daprato Deuel Diehl Eaton Edwards Evans Ewing Farrier Flowers Foote Mr. Ford, R. L. Ford, Sheridan Mr. Leighton Leland Mr. Rose Ross 100 The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, A bill to amend sections 1, 3 and 4 of Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act to provide for the compulsory education of children, for penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this act, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of the same," being sections 5979, 5981 and 5982 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The motion prevailed. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members-elect roting therefor. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Ormsbee made written request for the printing of By unanimous consent, the House returned to the order of INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. Flowers introduced A bill to create a commission of inquiry to make investigations and submit reports and legislative recommendations relative to child welfare; to provide for the appointment of the members of said commission and to prescribe their powers and duties, and to provide for the cooperation of State, city and county public relief and certain other bodies with such commission. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Toepel introduced A bill to amend section 4 of Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1887, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a Banking Department for the supervision of such business," as amended, the same being section 7970 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Private Corporations. Mr. Griggs introduced A bill to provide for the taxation of shares of stock in cemetery associations and to regulate the manner of the assessment and collection of such taxes. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on General Taxation. Mr. Hassenger introduced A bill to permit the taking of suckers by means of set-over nets in Long, Corey, Kaiser and Clear Lakes in St. Joseph county during certain seasons of the year. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Fish and Fisheries. Mr. Jones introduced A bill to regulate the hours of labor of laborers, workmen and mechanics employed in the erection, construction, remodeling or repairing of any State building or works and providing penalties for violations. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Labor. By unanimous consent, the House returned to the order of REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. The Committee on Judiciary, by Mr. Petermann, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 48 (file No. 164), entitled A bill to amend section 17 of Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment and to fix the term of office, duties and compensation of circuit court stenographers in the State of Michigan," approved May 29, 1897, being section 14483 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, relative to the compensation of circuit court stenographer in the fourth judicial district, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Judiciary, by Mr. Petermann, Chairman, reported House bill No. 508, entitled A bill to amend section 34 of Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment and to fix the term of office, duties and compensation of circuit court stenographers in the State of Michigan,” being section 14501 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on State Public School, by Mr. Sours, Chairman, reported House bill No. 516, entitled A bill to amend the title and sections 2 and 4 of Act No. 152 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act making appropriations for the State Public School at Coldwater for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1914 and June 30, 1915, for the erection, furnishing and equipment of two cottages and an industrial building for the reception, treatment and education of dependent crippled children of sound mind between five and fourteen years of age, and to provide a tax to meet the same," same being sections 1524 and 1526 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The Committee on City Corporations, by Mr. Kooyers, Chairman, reported House bill No. 480, entitled A bill to amend section 7 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and for revising and amending their charters" approved June 2, 1909, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. GENERAL ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. Foote moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole on the general orders. The motion prevailed. After a time spent in the consideration of bills upon the general orders, the committee rose, and, through its chairman, made a report recommending the passage, without amendment, of the following entitled bills : House bill No. 331 (file No. 283), entitled A bill to amend section 2 of chapter 5 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the 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 oflicials," approved June 2, 1909, and to add two new sections to be known as section 18 and section 19 of chapter 5, for the purpose of making an appropriation to be used for salaries and running expenses of the State Highway Department for the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1918, and June 30, 1919, and to provide a tax to meet the same. House bill No. 380 (file No. 163), entitled A bill to provide for the incorporation of grand chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star in Michigan. House bill No. 418 (file No. 182), entitled A bill to amend sections 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 44, 50, 56, 60, 70, 71 and , , 74, and to repeal sections 49 and 55 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended by Act No. 67 and Act No. 172 of the Public Acts of 1911, and Act No. 311 and Act No. 405 of the Public Acts of 1913, and Acts Nos. 72, 73 and 157 of the Public Acts of 1915, 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,” approved May 12, 1909. House bill No. 316 (file No. 230), entitled A bill to increase the efficiency of the military establishment of the State of Michigan and to make an appropriation therefor. The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The Committee of the Whole reported progress on A bill to provide for the simplifying of the transfer of real estate, being a bill to provide for the determination, establishment and registration of land titles and the certification thereof, |