and trades councils superior and recorders' courts in the State, and to each County School Commissioner and superintendent of each union or graded school in the State, and to each notary public whose address shall be furnished to said committee by a member of the House or Senate, but no member shall be allowed to furnish more than fifteen names. In order to ascertain whether the Journal be desired, a postal card shall be sent to the parties to whom the sending thereof is contemplated, notifying them that the Journal will be sent them on their written application therefor; and the amount of postage on such copies of said Journal so sent out, shall be paid by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Auditor General on the presentation of bills duly certified by the Postmaster at Lansing, and by the contractor, showing that such stamps have been purchased and used only for the payment of postage on said copies of said Journal hereby ordered to be distributed.

The question being on concurring in the adoption of the concurrent resolution.

Mr. Atwood moved to amend the same by striking out of line two the words "Committee on Supplies and Expenditures," and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "Committee on State Affairs."

Which motion prevailed and the concurrent resolution was SO amended.

Mr. Sheldon moved to amend the resolution, by inserting after the words "Comptrollers," the words "Township Clerks."

Pending which,

Mr. Blakeslee moved that the resolution be referred to the committee on State Affairs.

Which motion prevailed.

Mr. Blakeslee moved that the Senate take a recess until 3 o'clock,

Which motion prevailed.

To the President of the Senate:

Sir--I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill:

House bill No. 52, entitled

A bill to amend section 2, of an act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of associations for the purpose of constructing, owning, controlling and acquiring by lease buildings for exposition and exhibition purposes," approved February 20, 1889, as subsequently amended by amending the seventh subdivision, section 2, to stand as subdivision eighth, and to add two new sections to said act stand as sections 13 and 14.

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,

Mr. Monaghan moved that the rules be suspended and the bill be placed on its immediate passage.

Mr. Atwood moved that the bill be referred to the committee on Judiciary.

Which motion did not prevail.

The motion of Mr. Monaghan then prevailed, and 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.

On motion of Mr. Charles Smith,

The Senate took up the order of

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

By the committees on Banks and Corporations, Education and Public Schools, Liquor Traffic, Public Lands,

The committees on Banks and Corporations, Education and Public Schools, Liquor Traffic, Public Lands, respectfully report that they have selected C. L. Flood, of Hart, Oceana county, for Clerk of said committees. CHARLES SMITH,

Chairman of Group.

By the committees on Fisheries, Railroads, Elections and Federal Relations:

The committees on Fisheries, Railroads, Elections and Federal Relations, respectfully report that they have selected Chas. B. Nelson, of Cadillac, Wexford county, clerk of said committees.

J. W. MILLIKEN,
Chairman of group.

By the committees on School for the Blind, Lumber Interests, Mechanical Interests, Military Affairs, Normal School, Public Health, Reformatory at Ionia, Religious and Benevolent Societies, School for the Deaf, Soldiers' Home:

The committees on Schools for the Blind, Lumber Interests, Mechanical Interests. Military Affairs, Normal School, Public Health, Reformatory at Ionia, Religious and Benevolent Societies, School for the Deaf, and Soldiers' Home respectfully report that they have selected Charles H. Watson, of Crystal Falls, Iron County, as their Clerk.

A. MAITLAND,
Chairman of group.

By the committees on University, Horticulture, State Prison, State Affairs, State Library, Immigration, Industrial School for Girls:

The committees on University, Horticulture, State Prison, State Affairs, State Library, Immigration, and Industrial School for Girls, respectfully report that they have selected Edbert B. Green, of Olivet, Eaton county, as their Clerk.

By the committee on Cities and Villages:

W. W. POTTER,
Chairman of group.

The committee on Cities and Villages respectfully report that they have selected George E. Cogshall, of Grand Rapids, Kent county, as their Clerk.

E. A. BLAKESLEE,
Chairman of group.

By the committees on Printing, Taxation, Roads and Bridges, Insurance, Rules and Joint Rules, Public Improvements, Public Buildings, Asylum for the Criminal Insane, State Public Schools:

The committees on Printing. Taxation, Roads and Bridges, Insurance, Rules and Joint Rules, Public Improvements, Public Buildings, Asylums for Criminal Insane, State Public Schools, respectfully report that they have selected Charles L. Smith, of Petoskey, as their Clerk.

DAN P. M'MULLEN,
Chairman of group.

By the committees on Claims and Public Accounts, Executive Business, House of Correction at Marquette, Supplies and Expenses, Agricultural Interests, Geological Survey:

The committees on Claims and Public Accounts, Executive Business, House of Correction at Marquette, Supplies and Expenses, Agricultural Interests, and Geological Survey respectfully report that they have selected C. F. Halsey, of Warren, Macomb county, as their Clerk.

PERLEY C. HEALD,
Chairman of group.

By the committees on Agricultural College, Asylums for the Insane at Kalamazoo and Traverse City, Constitutional Amendments, Counties and Towns:

The committees on Agricultural College, Asylums for the Insane at Kalamazoo and Traverse City, Constitutional Amendments and Counties and Towns, respectfully report that they have selected Miss Alice Earl, Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo county, as their Clerk.

A. M. BROWN,
Chairman of group.

By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary respectfully report that they have selected Percy Edwards as their Clerk.

F. A. LYON,

Chairman.

The special committee to which was referred the matter of employing a stenographer to assist the Clerk of the Judiciary committee, beg leave to report that after careful consideration of the subject, they find no necessity for employing a stenographer to act in that capacity.

J. K. FLOOD,

Chairman.

Mr. Graham offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the State Board of Auditors be and hereby are instructed to have the carpet on the floor of the Senate Chamber taken up, cleaned, renovated and replaced during the recess to be taken by the Legislature.

Which resolution was adopted.

On motion of Mr. A. G. Smith,
The Senate resumed the order of

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

By the committee on State Library:

The committee on State Library, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 18, entitled

A bill to provide for the purchase of books and equipments for the Michigan State library and the Michigan traveling libraries.

Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

A. G. SMITH,

Chairman.

Report accepted.

The bill was referred to the committee on Finance and Appropriations.

Mr. Wagar moved that the Senate adjourn.

Which motion prevailed, and

The President declared the Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. to

morrow.

Thursday, January 19, 1899.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President pro tem.

Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Bard.

Roll called:

Present: Senators Atwood, Baker, Blakeslee, Brown, Collingwood, Giddings, Graham, Heald, Helme, Humphrey, Latimer, Lyon, McGraw, McMullen, Maitland, Milliken, Monaghan, Moore, Perren, Potter, Sayre, Sheldon, A. G. Smith, Charles Smith, Wagar, Ward, President pro tem. Absent with leave: Senators Flood, Davis, Leidlein, Stoll, Wagner.

Mr. Heald asked unanimous consent to introduce a bill out of order, previous notice not having been given.

Leave being granted, he introduced

Senate bill No. 26, entitled

A bill to authorize the Board of Supervisors of the county of Midland to issue bonds of said county for the purpose of funding and paying the