House bill No. 194, entitled A bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of baking powder and chemical substance used for the purpose of making vesiculated or spongiform bread, also the regulation of the business thereof, and for the punishment for violation of the provisions of this act, and to repeal all existing acts inconsistent therewith. Also, House bill 238, entitled A bill to prohibit the use of second hand packages of articles of food. Also, House bill No. 377, entitled A bill to establish a homeopathic medical college in Detroit. House bill No. 472, entitled A bill to prevent the pollution of the water in all lakes and streams, and of the water of all feeders to such lakes and streams within the State of Michigan, used as a source of water supply for domestic purposes. Also, House bill No. 632, entitled A bill to amend Secs. 9 and 10 of an act, entitled "An act to regulate the practice of pharmacy in the State of Michigan," being act No. 134 of the public acts of 1885, approved June 2, 1885, as amended by act No. 196 of the public acts of 1887, approved June 18, 1887, the same being compiler's Secs. 2287c7 and 2287c8 respectively of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, and to add a new section to said act No. 134 to stand as Sec. No. 13 and to make existing Sec. No. 13 to stand as Sec. 14 thereof. Also, House bill No. 665, entitled A bill to regulate the practice of vivisection. Also, House bill No. 804, entitled A bill to provide for the registration of physicians and surgeons and to protect the people of the State of Michigan from empiricism and quackery, and to repeal act No. 167 of the session laws of 1883, entitled "An act to promote public health," approved June 6, 1883, and an act amendatory thereto, approved June 27, 1887. Also, House bill No. 957, entitled A bill to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in the State of Michigan and to provide for the registration of all persons engaged in the practice thereof or the profession or art of healing the sick by any means, and to repeal an act entitled " An act to promote public health," approved June 6, 1883, and the act approved June 27, 1887, amendatory thereof, being Chap. 72b of the third volume of Howell's annotated statutes. Also, House bill No. 192, entitled A bill declaring the treatment of diseases of the human body by the system, method or science commonly known as osteopathy, and as taught and practiced by the American School of Osteopathy, of Kirksville, Missouri, not to be the practice of medicine and surgery within the meaning of (the laws of the State of Michigan, regulating the practice of medicine and surgery in this State), and regulating and licensing the practice of osteopathy in the State of Michigan, and fixing penalties for violations of the provisions of this act. Also, House bill No. 117, entitled A bill to amend Secs. 4 and 6 of act No. 167 of the public acts of 1893, entitled "An act to promote public health," approved June 6, 1883, as amended by act No. 268 of the public acts of 1887; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment and recommend that they do lie upon the table. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Edgar, The several bills were laid on the table. By the committee on Enrollment: W. R. Edgar, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 1077 (file No. 459), entitled An act to repeal certain obsolete and inoperative statutes; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 28, 1897, at 2:31 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. 788 (file No. 491), entitled An act to revise, amend and consolidate the laws for the incorporation of ecclesiastical bodies; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 28, 1897, at 2:31 o'clock p. m. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 993 (file No. 430), entitled An act to amend Sec. 1 of act No. 208 of the session laws of 1887, entitled “An act to provide for the correction of frauds and mistakes in the canvass and returns made by inspectors of elections," being Sec. 234 h, third volume Howell's annotated statutes; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 28, 1897, at 2:32 o'clock p. m. Report accepted. Geo. E. Gillam. Chairman. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 370 (file No. 372), entitled An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of drains and the assessment and collection of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other laws relative thereto; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 28, 1897, at 2:32 o'clock p. m. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 99 (file No. 488), entitled An act making an appropriation for promoting the horticultural interests of the State and the editing and compiling of the reports of the Michigan State Horticultural Society; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 28, 1897, at 2:23 o'clock p. m. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 544 (file No. 235), entitled An act to amend an act entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of co-operative and mutual benefit associations and to define the powers and duties, and regulate the transaction of the business of all such corporations doing business within the State," approved June 17, 1887, and the acts amendatory thereof by adding thereto a new section to stand as Sec. 32; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 28, 1897, at 2:24 o'clock p. m. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 1011 (file No. 477), entitled An act to amend act No. 50 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations, generally known as building and loan associations," by adding one new section thereto to be known as Sec. 35; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated May 28, 1897, at 2:24 o'clock p. m. Report accepted. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. By the committee on Insurance: The committee on Insurance, to whom was referred House bill No. 113, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 8 of act No. 262 of the public acts of 1895, approved June 4, 1895, and entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of mutual fire insurance companies, limited, and defining their powers and duties." Also, House bill No. 115, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 22 of act No. 38 of the session laws of 1877, entitled "An act to amend act No. 82 of the session laws of 1873, by adding one new section thereto, to stand as Sec. 22, providing for the organization of mutual fire insurance companies, to insure property in cities and villages exclusively, and to repeal act No. 174 of the laws of 1895." Also, House bill No. 210, entitled A bill to fix and determine the age limit of persons eligible for life insurance, and life benefits, and to provide a penalty for the violation of any of the provisions of this act. Also, House bill No. 614, entitled A bill to amend act No. 187 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of co-operative and mutual benefit associations, and to define the powers and duties and regulate the transaction of the business of all such corporations and associations doing business within this State," as heretofore amended, by adding thereto one new section to stand as Sec. 32. Also, House bill No. 616, entitled A bill to amend act No. 187, entitled "An act to revise the laws provid ing for the incorporation of co-operative and mutual benefit associa tions, and to define the powers and duties and regulate the transaction of the business of all such corporations and associations doing business within this State," as heretofore amended, by adding thereto one new section to stand as Sec. 33. Also, House bill No. 905, entitled A bill to enable cities, towns and villages, organized under any general or special law, to levy and collect a tax or license fee from foreign fire insurance companies for the benefit of organized fire departments. Also, House bill No. 951, entitled A bill to amend act 58 of the laws of Michigan of 1895, entitled "An act to amend Secs. 11, 28 and 30 of act 187 of the session laws of 1887, approved June 17, 1887, entitled 'An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of co-operative and mutual benefit associations and to define their powers and duties and regulate the transaction of the business of such corporations and associations doing business within this State,'" and to add a new section thereto to stand as Sec. 31, but amending Sec. 11 of said act. Also, House bill No. 1072, entitled A bill to amend act No. 262, of the public acts of 1895, being an act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of the mutual fire insurance companies, limited, and defining their powers and duties," approved June 4, 1895, by adding a new section thereto to stand as Sec. 16. Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that they do lie on the table. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Bates, The several bills were laid on the table. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred W. R. Bates, A bill to permit divorce in case of incurable insanity. Also, House bill No. 20, entitled Chairman. A bill to amend Sec. 13 of Chap. 81 of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to fraudulent conveyances and contracts, relative to goods, chattels and things in action, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof; being Sec. 6196 of Howell's annotated statutes. Also House bill No. 45, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 2 of act No. 108 of the public acts of 1889, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of trust, deposit and security companies," and to repeal act 58 of the session laws of 1871, approved March 29, 1871, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of trust, deposit and security companies," being Chap. 88 of Howell's annotated statutes; also to repeal act No. 123 of the session laws of 1883, approved May 25, 1883, entitled "An act to amend Sec. 9 of act 58 of the session laws of 1871," approved March 29, 1871, being compiler's Sec. 2290, relative to the corporate rights of trust, deposit and security companies." Also, House bill No. 90, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 22, Chap. 263, public acts, relating to the summoning of jurors in the circuit courts of this State, the same being paragraph No. 7568 of Howell's annotated statutes, edition of 1882. Also, House bill No. 93, entitled A bill to subject contracts of sale, where the title to the thing sold remains in the vendor, to the law relative to the filing and renewal of chattel mortgages, and to restrict the sale or disposition of such property. Also, House bill No. 106, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 1 of act No. 182 of the public acts of 1893, approved May 31, 1893, entitled "An act to amend Sec. 14 of act No. 146 of the laws of Michigan for the year 1857, entitled 'An act to provide for the organization of the supreme court pursuant to Sec. 2 of Art. 6 of the constitution,' approved February 16, 1857, as amended, relative to salaries of |