the sale of fraudulent or adulterated commercial feeding stuffs; to fix the penalties for the violation of the provisions of the act; to authorize the expenditure of the funds derived from the license fees, and to repeal Act 135 of the Public Acts of 1915 and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith. House bill No. 386 (file No. 210), entitled A bill to amend section 14 of Act No. 398 of the Public Acts of 1913. entitled "An act to provide for the organization, regulation and conduct of co-operative companies and associations," approved May 14, 1913. Senate bill No. 111 (file No. 138), entitled A bill to prohibit the use of bicycles, motor cycles or other motor vehicles, on sidewalks in unincorporated villages, or plat or plats not in any incorporated village or city. Senate bill No. 69 (file No. 77), entitled A bill to provide for the registration of cremations in Michigan. The Committee of the Whole reported House bill No. 205 (file No. 143), entitled A bill authorizing the payment of bounties for the destruction of noxious animals and providing a penalty for the violation thereof, Recommending the adoption of the following amendments thereto, and the passage of the bill when so amended: 1. Amend by inserting in line 9 of section 2 after the word “dollars” the words "and any person who shall kill a fox shall be entitled to a bounty of one dollar." 2. Amend by striking out of line 10 of section 2 the words "and any person who shall kill a hawk or owl shall be entitled to a bounty of fifty cents." The question being on the adoption of the proposed amendments made by the committee, The amendments were adopted and the bill was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The Committee of the Whole reported House bill No. 249 (file No. 211), entitled A bill concerning industrial banks, defining the same and providing for their incorporation, powers, supervision and control, Recommending the adoption of the following amendments thereto, and the passage of the bill when so amended: Amend by striking out of line 6 of section 2 the word "township." Amend by striking out of line 8 of section 2 the word "township." 3. Amend by striking out of line 11 of section 2 the word "township." The question being on the adoption of the proposed amendments made by the committee, The amendments were adopted and the bill was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. By unanimous consent, the House returned to the order of MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Croll moved that when the House adjourns today it stand adjourned until tomorrow at 11:00 o'clock a. m. The motion prevailed. Mr. Welsh moved to take from the table House bill No. 434, entitled A bill to regulate the use of text books, to provide free text books in the public schools of the State and to repeal all acts contravening the provisions of this act. The motion did not prevail. Mr. Eaton moved that House bill No. 405 (file No. 251), entitled A bill to amend sections 15 and 29 of Act No. 177 of the Public Acts of 1913, entitled "An act to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the coal mines of Michigan, for the appointment, qualification, duties and compensation of an inspector of mines, and for the protection and preservation of property connected therewith, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof," being compilers' sections 5530 and 5544 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, Now on the General Orders, be re-referred to the Committee on Labor. The motion prevailed and the bill was so referred. By unanimous consent, the House returned to the order of REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Jerome, Chairman, reported House bill No. 108 (file No. 243), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the erection, construction, furnishing and equipping of new hospital buildings for the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and to provide a tax to meet the same, 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 2 of section 1 the words "one million" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "three hundred." 2. Amend by inserting in line 3 of section 1 after the word "equipping" the words "one or more units." 3. Amend by striking out of section 1 commencing after the word "eighteen" in line 6 of said section the words "one hundred seventyfive thousand dollars in the year nineteen hundred nineteen; one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars in the year nineteen hundred twenty; one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars in the year nineteen hundred twenty-one; one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars in the year nineteen hundred twenty-two." 4. Amend by inserting in line 3 of section 3 after the word “equipping" the words "one or more units." 5. Amend by striking out of lines 4, 5, 6 and 7 of section 3 the words "a like sum for each of the years, nineteen hundred eighteen, nineteen hundred nineteen, nineteen hundred twenty, nineteen hundred twentyone, and nineteen hundred twenty-two," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "for the year nineteen hundred eighteen, the sum of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars." 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 Commitee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Jerome, Chairman, reported House bill No. 36 (file No. 246), entitled A bill making appropriations for the State Public School for current expenses, including maintenance of dependent crippled children, and building and special purposes, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1918, and June 30, 1919, and to provide a tax to meet the same, With the following amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in and that when so amended the bill pass: 1. Amend by inserting in line 4 of section 1 after the word "sixty" the word "five." Amend by inserting in line 5 of section 1 after the word "sixty" the word "five.” 3. Amend by striking out of line 1 of section 2 the words "ten thousand dollars and twenty-two cents" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "ten thousand eight hundred ninety-four dollars." 4. Amend by striking out line 12 of section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the words "filing case, one hundred twenty-eight dollars.” 5. Amend by striking out line 13 of section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the words "boiler, eleven hundred fifty dollars; well, eight hundred dollars; changing suction line, three hundred seventy-five dollars; changing distributing mains, four hundred fifty dollars." 6. Amend by inserting after line 15 of section 2 the words "nursery porch, five hundred forty-one dollars." 7. Amend by striking out of lines 2 and 3 of section 4 the words "seventy thousand dollars and twenty-two cents" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "seventy-five thousand eight hundred ninety-four dollars." 8. Amend by striking out of line 4 of section 4 after the word "thousand" the words "one hundred sixty-one.” 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 ofthe Whole and placed on the general orders. By unanimous consent, the House returned to the order of INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. McArthur introduced House bill No. 535, entitled A bill to establish a minimum rate of salaries to be paid public school teachers, such rate being based on the educational qualifications of the teacher. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Wagner introduced House bill No. 536, entitled A bill to provide for the payment of a tax on fish taken from the waters of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie, and the bays and harbors connected therewith within the jurisdiction of this State, and to provide for the method of collection and expenditure of the proceeds from such tax, and to prescribe a penalty for the violation thereof. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Fish and Fisheries. Mr. Welsh introduced House bill No. 537, entitled A bill to amend section 30 of Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1897, approved May 29, 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," the same being section 14496 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Root moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, the time being 5:55 o'clock p. m. The Speaker declared the House adjourned until tomorrow at 11:00 o'clock a. m. CHARLES S. PIERCE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. |