Mr. Westcott moved that the Senate adjourn, The question being on the passage of the bill, The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was not passed, a majority of all the Senators elect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Robinson moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate refused to pass the bill. Mr. Mason moved to lay the motion on the table, On which motion Mr. Robinson demanded the yeas and nays. The motion made by Mr. Mason then did not prevail, a majority of all the Senators present not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Robinson then moved that the bill be laid on the table, Mr. Moore asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from tomorrow's session. Mr. Barnard asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from tomorrow's session. Mr. Covell moved that the Senate adjourn, Which motion prevailed, and The President declared the Senate adjourned until 9 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. Lansing, Friday, April 30, 1897. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. Religious exercises by Senator Campbell. Roll called: quorum present. Mr. Maitland asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from Monday's session. Mr. Flood asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from Monday's session. Mr. Forsyth asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from Monday's session. Mr. Holmes asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from Monday's session. Mr. Hadsall asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from Monday's session. Mr. Colman moved that the Senators who were absent without leave from the Senate session of last Monday night be granted leave of absence from that session, Which motion prevailed. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on Engrossment and Enrollment: The committee on Engrossment and Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, Senate bill No. 162 (file No. 109), entitled A bill providing for the appointment, fixing the compensation, and defining the duties of stenographer for the probate court for the county of Lapeer, and for the taking and transcribing of testimony on examination of persons charged with criminal offenses in the county of Lapeer; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated April 30, 1897, at 8:28 o'clock a. m. Report accepted. J. K. FLOOD, Chairman. By the committee on Engrossment and Enrollment: The committee on Engrossment and Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, Senate bill No. 204, entitled A bill to provide for the protection of rabbits in Wayne county; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated April 30, 1897, at 9:23 o'clock a. m. Report accepted. H. B. COLMAN, Acting Chairman. By the committtee on Supplies and Expenses: The committee on Supplies and Expenses, to whom was referred the laundry bill for the Senate, of Mrs. Katie E. Linney, $12.53; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate and recommend that the bill be allowed. Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to revise and amend the laws for the protection of game; 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 Fisheries. 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 act No. 156 of the public acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide a penalty for cruelty to children," and to repeal all existing acts and parts of acts conflicting with 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 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 an appropriation for the use and maintenance of the hospitals of the University of Michigan during the summer vacations of said University; 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 University. 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 making appropriations for additional buildings at the asylum for the insane located at Newberry in the upper peninsula of Michigan, known as the "Upper Peninsula Hospital for the Insane," for the furnishing and equipment of said buildings and the further furnishing and equipment of said asylum; 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 Asylums for Insane at Pontiac and Newberry. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sir-I am instructed by the House to transmit to the Senate the following concurrent resolution: WHEREAS, The Tennessee International Exposition, celebrating the one-hundredth anniversary of the admission of that State into the Union, will open on the first day of May next; and WHEREAS, All the states of the Union, excepting only Michigan and Nevada, have, through their several legislatures, made appropriations for the purpose of having proper representation made by their respective states at that exposition; and WHEREAS, A proper representation of the agricultural, as well as fruit, manufacturing and mining industries of Michigan at that exposition will prove of incalculable benefit to the farming, manufacturing, and mining interests of this State; therefore Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the sum of $7,500 is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the State treasury, for the purpose of making an exhibit of the resources of the State of Michigan at that exposition, said sum to be used by the commission already appointed to superintend the making of such exhibit by this State at the said exposition, of which the Governor is, ex officio, a member, which sum shall be paid out of the State treasury upon warrants of the Auditor General issued upon the vouchers of said commission for the cost and expense of making such exhibit, and the Auditor General is hereby directed to apportion to the several counties of this state the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars for the year 1897, to be levied and collected as other State taxes are levied and collected which tax, when collected, shall be credited to the general fund to reimburse the same for the amount appropriated by this resolution; Which has been adopted by the House, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The question being on concurring in the adoption of the resolution, On motion of Mr. Youmans, The resolution was 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 to the Senate the following concurrent resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That from and after 12 o'clock noon on the 29th day of May next, the two houses of the legislature will transact no other business than for the President of the Senate and the |