For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 13, 1897, at 4:23 o'clock p. m. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 698 (file No. 417), entitled An act to disorganize school district No. 7 in the township of Worth, Sanilac county, Michigan, and attach the territory of said school district to school districts Nos. 3 and 8 in said township; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 13, 1897, at 4:23 o'clock p. m. Geo. E. Gillam. Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 217 (file No. 355), entitled An act to provide for the construction of a drain in the townships of Albee, Spaulding, Bridgeport and Taymouth, in the county of Saginaw, and to authorize the board of control of State swamp lands to make an appropriation of State swamp lands for that purpose; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 13, 1897, at 3:44 o'clock p. m. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 496 (file No. 303, entitled An act to provide for the construction of a drain in the township of Au Gres, Arenac county, from Duck lake to Au Gres river and authoriz ing the board of control of State swamp lands to make an appropriation of State swamp lands for said purpose; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 13, 1897, at 3:44 o'clock p. m. Geo. E. Gillam, Report accepted. Chairman. Mr. Adams moved that the House take a recess until 7 o'clock this GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Chamberlain, The House went into committee of the whole on the general order, whereupon The Speaker called Mr. Gillam to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their shairman, made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following: 1. House bill No. 1079-477 (file No. 347), entitled A bill to provide for the protection of the reputation and good name of certain persons; Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, and recommend its passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 2. House bill No. 264 (file No. 407), entitled A bill to promote morality; Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend its passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 3. House bill No. 6 (file No. 402), entitled A bill to amend Secs. 7, 8, 9, 12 and 17 of act No. 411 of the local acts of 1895, entitled "An act. to provide for, regulate and protect primary elections and conventions of political parties in the county of Wayne, and to punish offenses committed thereat," and to add thirteen new sec tions to said act, so as to prohibit the printing upon the ballot used at any election of any ticket nominated by any political convention for the nomination of candidates for any county office of said county, for any office of circuit judge for the judicial district situated wholly within said county, and for any city office of the city of Detroit in said county, or for the nomination of candidates for members of the legislature of this State, and to provide for such nominations by direct vote of the electors; And have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it be laid on the table. Report accepted and committee discharged. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The first named bill was placed on the order of third reading. The question being on concurring in the amendment made by the committee to the second named bill, The House concurred, and it was placed on the order of third reading. The question being on concurring in the recommendation of the committee relative to the third named bill, The House concurred, and it was laid on the table. Mr. C. C. Phillips moved that the rules be suspended, and that A bill to promote morality; Be put on its immediate passage. Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Oberdorffer Pearson Putney 55 Speaker 17 The question being on agreeing to the title, Mr. Chamberlain moved to amend the title so as to read as follows: A bill to prohibit using indecent, immoral, obscene or insulting language in the presence of any woman or child within this State, and to provide a penalty therefor; Which motion prevailed. The title as amended was then agreed to. Mr. Foote moved to take from the table, House bill No. 1079-477 (file No. 347), entitled A bill to provide for the protection of the reputation and good name of certain persons; Be put on its immediate passage. Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. January moved to take from the table, House bill No. 715 (file No. 385), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 9 of Chap. 11 of an act entitled "An act to provide for a charter for the city of Detroit, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," approved June 7, 1883, as amended by an act approved June 2, 1889; Which motion prevailed. The bill having heretofore been read a third time, and the question being upon its passage, pending the taking of the vote thereon, Mr. January moved to amend the bill by striking out in line 25, of recited Sec. 9, the words "paving or;" Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. The question again being on the passage of the bill, On motion of Mr. Fuller, The bill was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. F. Shepherd, The House took a recess until 7:30 o'clock this evening. EVENING SESSION. 7:30 o'clock p. m. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. Mr. Fuller moved to reconsider the vote by which the House refused to pass House bill No. 221 (file No. 86), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 9 of Art. 2 of act No. 198 of the public acts of 1873, being an act entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad companies, and to regulate the running and management, and to fix the duties and liabilities of all railroad and other corporations owning or operating any railroad in this State,' being compiler's Sec. 3323 of Howell's annotated statutes as amended by act 177 of the public acts of 1877, and act No. 116 of the public acts of 1883, and act No. 230 of the public acts of 1887, and act No. 202 of the public acts of 1889, and act No. 90 of the public acts of 1891, approved May 21, 1891; Which motion prevailed, The question being on the passage of the bill, On motion of Mr. Fuller, The bill was laid on the table. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Wetherbee, The House went into committee of the whole, on the general order, whereupon, The Speaker called Mr. Harris 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: 1. Senate bill No. 95 (file No. 44), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 5 of Chap. 187 of the compiled laws of 1871, being compiler's Sec. 7397 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, relative to the survival of actions; 2. Senate bill No. 64 (file No. 156), entitled A bill to facilitate proceedings to quiet title of real estate as against unknown claimants of title; 3. Senate bill No. 88 (file No. 103), entitled A bill to provide for the incorporation of mutual integrity companies for the purpose of insuring to employers the integrity of their officers, agents and employes; |