Senate bill No. 286 (file No. 241), entitled A bill to create the Michigan athletic commission; to provide for the regulation and control of boxing or sparring exhibitions within this State; to provide for the licensing and taxation of such exhibitions; and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions hereof. Senate bill No. 225 (file No. 242), entitled A bill to require the return to the State of the hides of all deer lawfully killed except when the same are retained for mounting or other personal uses; to provide for compensation for such hides and the use and disposal of same by the State. Senate bill No. 49 (file No. 243), entitled A bill to amend section 6 of Act No. 329 of the Session Laws of the State of Michigan for the year 1905, being an act entitled "An Act relative to agreements, contracts and combinations in restraint of trade or commerce." Senate bill No. 265 (file No. 244), entitled A bill to amend sections 10, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24 and 29 of Act No. 50 of the Public Acts of 1887, as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations generally known as building and loan associations," and to add thereto five new sections to stand as sections 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34. Senate bill No. 240 (file No. 245), entitled A bill to amend section 3 of Act No. 141 of the Public Acts of 1905, as amended by Act No. 78 of the Public Acts of 1907, and by Act No. 34 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the exercise by religious societies of corporate powers for certain purposes." REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Jerome, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 89 (file No. 62), entitled A bill to authorize the board of trustees of the Industrial School for Boys to sell the present site and use the proceeds for the purchase of a new site and erection of buildings thereon, and make an appropriation therefor, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Jerome, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 101 (file No. 72), entitled A bill authorizing the State Board of Agriculture to aid in paving and improving that portion of Grand River and Michigan Avenues in the city of East Lansing adjacent to the grounds of Michigan Agricultural College, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Jerome, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 131 (file No. SS), entitled A bill to amend section 3 of Act No. 150 of the Public Acts of 1911, entitled "An act to provide for the employment of prison labor on State account at the State Prison at Jackson, Michigan; to provide for the sale and disposition of the manufactured product; to define the duties of the warden and board of control of said prison in relation thereto; to make an appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912, to carry into effect the object and purposes of this act and to provide a tax to meet the same," as amended by Act No. 96 of the Public Acts of 1913, being compilers' section 1799 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, and to add a new section to said act to be known as section 10, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Printing, by Mr. C. J. Reed, Chairman, reported The written request of Mr. Welsh for the printing of House bill No. 476; The written request of Mr. Jones for the printing of The written request of Mr. Francis for the printing of With the recommendation that the requests be granted. The question being on concurring in the recommendation of the committee, The recommendation was concurred in, and the bills ordered printed. The Committee on Military Affairs, by Mr. Culver, Chairman, reported House bill No. 395, entitled A bill making a deficiency appropriation for the erection and completion of the armory at Kalamazoo, and to provide a tax to meet the same, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The Committee on Judiciary, by Mr. Petermann, Chairman, reported A bill to amend section 47 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 compiler's section No. 409 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 316 of the Public Acts of 1909, With the following amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in and that when so amended the bill pass: 1. Amend by striking out of line 7, section 1 the words "four hundred nine of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 316 of the Public Acts of 1909," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "14514 of the Compiled Laws of 1915." 2. Amend title so as to read: A bill to amend section 47 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 14514 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The question being on the adoption of the amendments to the bill recommended by the committee, The amendments were adopted. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Agriculture, by Mr. Wells, Chairman, reported House bill No. 523, entitled A bill to amend section 4 of Act No. 256 of the Public Acts of 1911, entitled "An act to encourage the breeding of horses; to regulate the public service of stallions; to require the registration of stallions, and to provide for the enforcement thereof," approved May 1, 1911, as amended by Act No. 44 of the Public Acts of 1915, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Agriculture, by Mr. Wells, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 76 (file No. 53), entitled A bill making appropriations for the Agricultural Fair Commission for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1918, and June 30, 1919, and to provide a tax to meet the same, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Agriculture, by Mr. Wells, Chairman, reported A bill to prohibit the sale of oat hulls for feeding purposes and their mixture with other commercial feeding stuffs, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Education, by Mr. Weissert, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 197 (file No. 158), entitled A bill to authorize and empower boards of education in certain school districts of this State to provide for the establishing and offering of advanced courses of study to high school graduates, and to provide for the regulation thereof, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Education, by Mr. Weissert, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 91 (file No. 125), entitled A bill to prohibit the granting of teachers' certificates, to others than citizens of the United States, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Education, by Mr. Weissert, Chairman, reported House bill No. 411 (file No. 257), entitled A bill to provide for the establishment of rural agricultural schools by consolidating three or more rural schools in any township or school district; for the organization of school districts in certain cases; for teaching agriculture, manual training and home economics therein, and providing State aid for the maintenance thereof, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The Committee on Public Health, by Mr. Hulse, Chairman, reported Senate bill No. 138 (file No. 117), entitled A bill to authorize the formation of health districts composed of contiguous townships and villages, for the appointment of a board of health therein; to define the powers and duties of said board; to authorize the employment of a district health officer, and to prescribe penalties for offenses hereby created, With the following amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in and that when so amended the bill pass: 1. Amend by striking out of line 1 of section 2 the word "ten" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen." 2. Amend by striking out all of lines 27, 28 and 29 of section 4 after the word "court" in line 27. 3. Amend by striking out of line 6 of section 6 the word "supervisor" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "board.” The report was accepted and the committee discharged. The question being on the adoption of the amendments to the bill recommended by the committee, The amendments were adopted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. A message was received from the Senate transmitting Senate bill No. 236 (file No. 215), entitled A bill to authorize the deposits of collateral security in lieu of bonds required in justice courts. 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 Senate transmitting A bill to repeal Act No. 379 of Local Acts of 1901, entitled "An act to provide for the obtaining of juries in justice courts in the city of Flint, and for the better administration of justice therein," approved April 9, 1901. 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 Senate transmitting A bill making it unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself or herself as blind, deaf, dumb, crippled, or otherwise physically defective, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Eaton introduced INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. House bill No. 532, entitled A bill to amend section 23 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 14489 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, relative to the compensation of circuit court stenographer in the 10th judicial circuit. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Weissert introduced House bill No. 533, entitled A bill to authorize the acceptance by the State Board of Fish Commissioners, on behalf of the State, of a site of approximately twenty-five acres of land in the city of Hastings, Michigan, for the establishment of a fish hatchery and making an appropriation for the construction and equipment of the same. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Fish and Fisheries. |