House bill No. 310, entitled A bill to prohibit preferences by solvent corporations. Also, House bill No. 311, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 1 of act No. 198 of the public acts of 1879, entitled "An act to provide for the regulation and enforcement of assignments for the benefit of creditors," approved May 13, 1879, as amended by act No. 215 of the public acts of 1889, approved June 29, 1889, being Sec. 8739 of third Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan. Also, House bill No. 323, entitled A bill to regulate the admission to practice of attorneys, solicitors and counselors, and to repeal conflicting acts. Also, House bill No. 355, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 2 of "An act establishing a State agency for the care of juvenile offenders," approved April 29, 1873, as amended by Sec. 178 of the public acts of 1887, being Sec. 9895 of Howell's annotated statutes. Also, House bill No. 362, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 5 of act No. 205 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to regulate the admission to practice of attorneys, solicitors and counselors, to provide for a board of examiners and to repeal conflicting acts." Also, House bill No. 463, entitled A bill to provide that registers in chancery shall be designated as clerks of the circuit court. Also, House bill No. 389, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 7291 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan. Also, House bill No. 393, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 580 of Howell's annotated statutes in relation to the appointment of criers of the circuit courts. Also, House bill No. 618, entitled A bill to confer jurisdiction upon courts of chancery to restrain the commission of unlawful acts by corporations for public purposes, their boards, officers and agencies; and to recover money or property thereof diverted. Also, House bill No. 449, entitled A bill regulating the form of appeal bonds in certain chancery cases, and the measure of damage in action thereon. Also, House bill No. 482, entitled A bill to provide for proceedings in the nature of proceedings for discovery in actions or proceedings commenced in any of the courts of record of this State and to provide for the examination of parties to such proceedings and to compel the production of books and papers. Also, House bill No. 488, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 17 of Chap. 175 of the compiled laws of 1871, entitled "An act to define the limits, jurisdiction and powers of circuit courts," said section being 6474 of Howell's statutes. AISO, House bill No. 532, entitled A bill to amend Secs. 12 and 14 of Chap. 124 of the revised statutes, of 1846, entitled "The action of replevin," being Secs. 8326 and 8328 of Howell's annotated statutes. Also, House bill No. 554, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 26 of 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 transactions of the business within this State," being act 187 of the public acts of 1887, and approved June 17, 1887. Also, House bill No. 556, entitled A bill to protect creditors of merchants and manufacturers against pledges of and collusive levies, attachments and garnishments upon the goods, chattels or choses in action of the latter, constituting their stock in trade or arising directly therefrom in the ordinary course of trade; to require such pledges to fulfil the requirements of mortgages in every particular as to making, filing and enforcement; and to declare such pledges, levies, attachments and garnishments to have the same effect as mortgages. Also, House bill No. 557, entitled A bill to protect creditors of merchants and manufacturers against sales of their goods, chattels and choses in actions (constituting their stock in trade or arising directly therefrom) other than in the ordinary course of trade; to restrict the sale, other than in the ordinary course of trade, of such goods and chattels of merchants or manufacturers when such goods and chattels have not been paid for; to forbi:l the making of sales other than in the ordinary course of trade of such goods, chattels or choses in action of insolvent merchants and manufacturers under the penalty of having the same declared general assignments; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act. Also, House bill No. 686, entitled A bill to provide for the local taxation of railroads. Also, A bill to prohibit making contracts payable in gold: House bill No. 741, entitled A bill to amend act No. 86 of the public acts of 1885, entitled "An act to amend Sec. 2 of Chap. 138 of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to writs of error and certiorari, being Sec. 8679 of Howell's annotated statutes." Also, House joint resolution No. 1, entitled Joint resolution proposing an amendment to Sec. 28, article 4, of the constitution of this State, as amended by joint resolution, No. 18, laws of 1859, ratified at the election of 1860, relative to the time for the introduc tion of bills in the legislature. Also, House joint resolution No. 9, entitled Joint resolution proposing an amendment to Sec. 15 of Art. 4 of the constitution of this State, relative to the compensation of members of the legislature. Also, House joint resolution No. 10, entitled Joint resolution proposing an amendment to Sec. 33, of Art. 4 of the constitution of this State, relative to the time for holding sessions of the legislature, and limiting the same to a definite period. Also, House joint resolution No. 14, entitled Joint resolution proposing an amendment to Sec. 1 of Art. 15 of the constitution of the State of Michigan and to strike out and repeal Secs. 13 and 14 of said article 15, relative to the formation of corporations. Also, House joint resolution No. 24, entitled A joint resolution for the payment of the commission for the promotion of uniformity of legislation. Also, House joint resolution No. 33, entitled A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Sec. 15 of Art. 4 of the constitution of the State of Michigan, relative to compensation of members of the legislature. Also, House joint resolution No. 41, entitled Joint resolution proposing amendments to Secs. 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 20 and 22 of Art. 6 of the constitution of this State, relative to judges of the supreme and circuit courts. Also, Senate joint resolution No. 7, entitled Joint resolution proposing an amendment to Sec. 28 of Art. 4 of the constitution of this State, relative to the time for the introduction of bills into the legislature. Also, Senate bill No. 18, entitled A bill to amend Chap. 256 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, relative to proceedings as for contempts to enforce civil remedies and to protect the rights of parties in civil actions, by adding one section. thereto, to stand as Sec. 34 and compiler's Sec. 7289a. Also, Senate bill No. 19, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 2 of Chap. 158 of the compiled laws of 1871, being compiler's Sec. 5889 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, relative to notice by commissioners in probate courts of hearing and allowing claims therein. Also, Senate bill No. 22, entitled A bill to amend Chap. 318 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, relative to offenses against property, by adding one section thereto, to stand as Sec. 9176b. Also, Senate bill No. 23, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 1 of act 124 of the session laws of 1885, being compiler's Sec. 6747 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, relative to sales of land in pursuance of decrees in chancery. Also, Senate bill No. 85, entitled A bill to repeal act No. 168 of the public acts of 1879, being "An act to provide for the publication, stereotyping, printing, binding, distribution and sale of the reports of decisions of the supreme court of Michigan and to repeal Secs. 5 and 6 of Chap. 180, being compiler's Secs. 5655 and 5656 of the compiled laws of 1871." Also, Senate bill No. 142, entitled A bill to permit respondent in criminal cases to have the benefit of exceptions to remarks of prosecuting attorneys made during the progress of the trial in such cases or any argument to the court or jury therein on appeal or otherwise. Also, Senate bill No. 189, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 11 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 the powers and duties and regulate the transaction of the business of such corporations and associations doing business in this State." Also, Senate bill No. 25, entitled A bill to require notice to be given of actions to recover damages on account of death and personal injuries. Also, Senate bill No. 261, entitled A bill to provide that the term "circuit court" shall be construed to mean "circuit judge in chambers" in all cases of ex parte character and where said court is now authorized by law to transact business. Also, House bill No. 433, entitled A bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of beer, ale and porter; 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, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. The several bills were laid on the table. A. J. Sawyer, Chairman. By the committee on Institution for the Deaf and Dumb: The committee on Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, to whom was referred House bill No. 606, entitled A bill making appropriation for the Michigan School for the Deaf for the years 1897 and 1898; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be laid on the table. C. W. McGill, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. McGill, The bill was laid on the table. By the committeee on railroads: The committee on Railroads, to whom was referred A bill to secure greater safety to passengers on steam railroads and electric railroads other than street railways. Also, House bill No. 548, entitled A bill to regulate the carrying of passengers by all railway companies, corporations, copartners or individuals. Also, House bill No. 545, entitled A bill to provide a remedy for persons aggrieved by overcharging by railroad companies, and to provide a penalty for the violation of any provision of the special railroad charters in this State by railroad companies operating under such special charters. Also, House bill No. 546, entitled A bill to provide a remedy for persons aggrieved by overcharging by railroad companies, and to provide a penalty for the violation of any provision of the special railroad charters in this State by railroad companies operating under such special charters. Also, House bill No. 497, entitled A bill to prohibit the use of snow flangers upon locomotives in this State and to provide a penalty therefor. Also, House bill No. 512, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 3 of 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 railroads, and other corporations owning or operating any railroad in this State," approved May 1, 1873, being act No. 199, session laws of 1873. as amended by act No. 174 of the public acts of 1883, and act No. 174 of the public acts of 1891, and act No. 129 of the public acts of 1893. Also, House bill No. 381, entitled A bill to prescribe the liability of railroad corporations owning or operating a railroad in this State, for damages sustained by its agents |