The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sir-I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following bill: Senate bill No. 33 (file No. 19), entitled A bill to remove bars and obstructions in Maple river, to straighten and deepen the channel thereof, and to authorize an appropriation of lands therefor; In the passage of which the House has concurred by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, has ordered the same to take immediate effect. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the committee on Engrossment and Enrollment for enrollment. The President also announced the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to authorize the city of Wyandotte, in Wayne county, to acquire title and ownership to the electric lighting plant, now operated and maintained by said city for lighting purposes, and to settle and adjust all pending litigation, controversies and decrees, growing out of and in relation thereto; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Cities and Villages. The President also announced the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir—I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to prohibit the shooting or catching of prairie chicken, otherwise known as pinnated grouse: Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and, pending its reference On motion of Mr. Teeple, The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting therefor, and the bill was placed on its immediate passage. The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: House bill No. 609, entitled A bill to legalize the return made by the county treasurer of Mason county of the delinquent taxes of said county for the year 1895 and to provide for the collection of such delinquent taxes; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and, pending its reference On motion of Mr. Flood, The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting therefor, and the bill was placed on its immediate passage. The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. The President also announced the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend Sec. 87 of act No. 206 of the public acts of 1893, as amended by act No. 154 of the public acts of 1895, 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 other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act;" Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Taxation. The President also announced the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: House bill No. 776 (file No. 190), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 29 of Chap. 96 of Howell's annotated statutes, being compiler's Sec. 3624, relative to plank road companies. Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked.* Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Roads and Bridges. The President also announced the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend Chap. 45 of the revised statutes of the State of Michigan of 1846, entitled "Firing of woods and prairies," the same being Chap. 328 of Howell's annotated statutes, by adding three new sections thereto to stand as Secs. 4, 5 and 6 of said chapter; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on State Affairs. The President also announced the following: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, To the President of the Senate: Sir I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend Sec. 1 of Chap. 155 of the compiled laws of 1871, being compiler's Sec. 5834 of Howell's annotated statutes, relative to letters testamentary; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Judiciary. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to provide for the committing of indigent insane persons to the Wayne county insane asylum, and for the transfer of such persons to the State asylum, and from the State asylum to said county asylum, and to provide for the support and maintenance of such insane persons; Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on Asylums for the Insane at Pontiac and Newberry. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Loomis moved to take from the table, House bill No. 53 (file No. 80), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 1 of act No. 95 of the public acts of 1895, approved April 26, 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the compulsory education of children, for the punishment of truancy, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of the same;" Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Loomis, The bill was referred to the committee on Conference heretofore appointed on the above bill. Mr. Prescott moved to take from the table, A bill in relation to police matrons in the several cities of the State; The question being on the adoption of the substitute received by the Senate on Thursday last, The substitute was adopted. The question then being on the passage of the bill as substituted, Mr. Prescott moved to amend the bill as follows: 1. By inserting in line 7 of Sec. 1, after the word "aldermen," the words "or police commission." 2. By inserting in line 3 of Sec. 1, after the word "State," the words, "or in cities having a police commission, the police commission;" Which amendments were received, a majority of the Senators present voting therefor. The amendments then prevailed and the bill was so amended. |