In the passage of which the House has concurred by a majority vote of all the members elect. Very respectfully, LEWIS M. MILLER, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the committee on Engrossment and Enrollment for enrollment. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Bostwick moved to take from the table, Senate bill No. 535, entitled A bill to prohibit hazing in the educational institutions of this State; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Bostwick, The bill was referred to the committee on State Affairs. Mr. Hughes moved to take from the table, Senate bill No. 148 (file No. 148), entitled A bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale, keeping for sale, giving away, or furnishing to any person in the State, cigarettes, cigarette paper, or cigarette material, in any form whatsoever; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Hughes, The bill was referred to the committee on State Affairs. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Blakeslee, The Senate went into committee of the whole on the general order, Whereupon, The President called Mr. Teeple to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose and through their chairman, made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following: I. House bill No. 2 (file No. 2), entitled A bill to amend act No. 149 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a board of county canvassers, to prescribe the term of office and powers and duties thereof, and repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act;" Concurrent resolution appropriating money for an exhibit of Michigan products at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition as follows: WHEREAS, The State of Tennessee will patriotically and appropriately celebrate the one-hundreth anniversary of her admission to the Union, and will in connection therewith hold an international exposition, and one exceeding in size and importance all similar expositions ever held in this country, the World's Fair alone excepted; and WHEREAS, This State and its citizens have been officially invited to participate therein and the commission have already been appointed by Governor Rich, which commission, upon investigation, have determined that it is for the best interests of the State of Michigan to have an exhibition of its resources at that exposition; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House concurring), That there be appropriated the sum of $7,500, to be paid to said commission by the State Treasurer out of any moneys in his hands not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the Auditor General for vouchers of said commission, and that the said sum of $7,500 shall be added to and incorporated in the State tax for the year 1897 by the Auditor General, and shall be assessed, levied and collected, and credited to the general fund to reimburse it for the sum so appropriated; Senate bill No. 271 (file No. 178), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 8 of the act approved February 16, 1857, entitled "An act for the incorporation of musical societies," being Sec. 4471, Howell's statutes; Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the bills and concurrent resolution back to the Senate and recommend their passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: II. Senate bill No. 37 (file No. 183), entitled A bill to amend Secs. 1 and 3 of act No. 236 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to create the office of State Statistician, and to define his powers and duties and provide a compensation therefor," approved May 31, 1895; Have directed their chairman to report the same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that all after the enacting clause of the bill be stricken out. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: III. Senate bill No. 132 (file No. 180), entitled A bill to amend act No. 206 of the public acts of 1893, being "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," by adding thereto five sections to be known as Secs. 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144, providing for the giving of notice by tax purchasers to the occupants or persons having title to, or interest in such lands, of the fact of such sale; and providing the terms upon which such occupant or other person interested in such But not having completed the consideration thereof, ask leave to sit again. lands may obtain reconveyance thereof; Report accepted. The first above named bills and concurrent resolution were placed on the order of third reading of bills. The Senate concurred in the recommendation of the committee regarding the bill named in part II of the report and all after the enacting clause was stricken out. The Senate concurred in the recommendation of the committee regarding the bill named in part III of the report and the committee was granted leave to sit again. Mr. Wagar moved that Senate bill No. 271 (file No. 178), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 8 of the act approved February 16, 1857, entitled "An act for the incorporation of musical societies," being Sec. 4471 Howell's statutes; Be referred to the committee on Taxation; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Barnard, The Senate took up the order of THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 2 (file No. 2), entitled A bill to amend act No. 149 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a board of county canvassers, to prescribe the term of office and powers and duties thereof, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act;" Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Title agreed to. On motion of Mr. Holmes, By a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. Concurrent resolution appropriating money for an exhibit of Michigan products at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition WHEREAS, The State of Tennessee will patriotically and appropriately celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of her admission to the Union, and will in connection therewith hold an international exposition, and one exceeding in size and importance all similar expositions ever held in this country, the World's Fair alone excepted; and WHEREAS, This State and its citizens have been officially invited to participate therein, and the commission have already been appointed by Governor Rich, which commission, upon investigation, have determined that it is for the best interests of the State of Michigan to have an exhibition of its resources at that exposition; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House concurring), That there be appro priated the sum of $7,500, to be paid to said commission by the State Treasurer out of any moneys in his hands not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the Auditor General for vouchers of said commission, and that the said sum of $7,500 shall be added to and incorporated in the State tax for the year 1897 by the Auditor General, and shall be assessed, levied and collected, and credited to the general fund to reimburse it for the sum so appropriated; Was read a third time, and pending the taking of the vote on the pas sage thereof, Mr. Lawrence raised the point of order that the concurrent resolution was not properly before the Senate in accordance with the provisions of rule 32 of the Senate, Which point of order was not sustained by the Chair. The question then being on the adoption of the concurrent resolution, The resolution was not adopted, a majority of all the Senators elect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Preston moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate refused to pass the concurrent resolution, Which motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the concurrent resolution, On motion of Mr. Preston, The concurrent resolution was laid on the table. Mr. Moore moved that the Senate adjourn, Which motion prevailed, and The President declared the Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m., tomorrow. Lansing, Wednesday, May 12, 1897. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. Religious exercises by the Rev. Mr. Miller. Roll called: quorum present. Absent without leave: Mr. Covell. Mr. Latimer asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Covell on account of sickness in his family. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 831. By Mr. Colman: Petition of Wm. Millar and 25 other citizens of Kalamazoo county relative to the proposed amendment to the local option law. Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic. No. 832. By Mr. Robinson: Petition of W. H. Smith and 32 other citizens of Houghton county relative to the bill reducing the passenger and freight rates in the upper peninsula. Referred to the committee on Railroads. No. 833. By Mr. Robinson: Petition of Robert O'Neil and many other citizens of Menominee county on the same subject. Same reference. No. 834. By Mr. Robinson: Petition of Ralph Prince and many other citizens of Menominee county on the same subject. Same reference. No. 835. By Mr. Robinson: Protest of W. E. Smith and 14 other citzens of Keewenaw county relative to the Wagar salary bill and the Kimmis fee bill. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on Roads and Bridges: The committee on Roads and Bridges, to whom was referred A bill to amend Sec. 29 of Chap. 96 of Howell's annotated statutes, being compiler's Sec. 3624, relative to plank road companies; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, with the accompanying amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the bill when so amended do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. G. W. MERRIMAN, Report accepted and committee discharged. Chairman. |