The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on railroads: The committee on railroads, to whom was referred so much of the Governor's Message as refers to railroads, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report to the House the accompanying bills: 1. House bill No. 93, entitled A bill to amend section 12 of Article II., and sections 2, 4, 7, 13, and 15 of Article IV., of act No. 198 of the Session Laws of 1873, entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad companies, and to regula te 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," approved May 1, 1873; 2. House bill No. 94, entitled A bill to regulate the height of bridges over railroad tracks ; Recommending that the bills do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. C. WATKINS, Chairman. The two named bills were read a first and second time by their titles, ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. Mr. Hulbert arose to a question of privilege, in connection with an error in the Journal of yesterday, viz: the Journal, page 124, credits to Mr. Hunt the offering of concurrent resolution relative to a school of instruction in mining, mechanics, and technology; whereas it should read as follows: Mr. Hulbert offered the following concurrent resolution : Resolved (the Senate concurring), That a joint special committee consisting of three from the House and two from the Senate, be appointed to visit and examine the University of Michigan and the State Agricultural College, for the purpose of ascertaining and reporting upon the respective facilities of each institution, to determine at which there could be established, with the greatest economy to the State and most sure prospect of success, a department for instruction in mining, mechanics and technology, the committee to report on or before the 8th of February. The Speaker directed the Clerk to make the necessary entry to correct the same. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The Speaker announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, Jan. 29, 1875.) To the Speaker of the House of Representatives : SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit the following concurrent resolution: Whereas, That part of the Governor's Message relating to the "Intermediate State Prison" was referred to the committee on State affairs in the Senate, and to the committee on State Prison in the House; And Whereas, The commissioners on said Intermediate State Prison are desirous that said committees act jointly in relation thereto; therefore Resolved, By the Senate (the House concurring), That said committees be authorized jointly to visit the locality of said Intermediate Prison, the better to be enabled to report as to the propriety of accepting and establishing said prison at the place contemplated; Which has passed the Senate, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked. Secretary of the Senate. The question being on concurring in the passage of the resolution, The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, January 29, 1875. ( To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to re-transmit the following bill: A bill to amend sections 598 and 599 of the Compiled Laws of 1871 in relation to the appointment of notaries public; Which the House amended as follows: 1. By inserting in recited section 108, line 2, after the word "shall," the following: "give due notice thereof to each person so appointed." 2. By striking out of recited section 109, line 2, the word "twenty," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "thirty;" And to inform the House that the Senate has non-concurred in said amendments. Very respectfully, Mr. Hale, Mr. Rich moved that the House recede from its amendments. Mr. Goodyear demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded, and the motion did not prevail, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Bartow, YEAS. Mr. Lay, Lee, Mr. Ranney, Hewitt, Little, Harden, Ocobock, Van Aken, Hart, Packard, Van Raalte, Hollon, Parker, Watkins, A. K. Clark, Houston, Reed, West, Pending the announcement of the vote, Mr. Hollon moved that Mr. Little be excused from voting: Which motion did not prevail. Mr. Little then voted as recorded above. NOTICES. Mr. Remer gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce A bill to amend section 6, chapter 90 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, relating to co-operative associations by mechanics, laboring men, and others. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. Sweetland, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced House bill No. 95, entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for licensing the keeping of dogs." The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and referred to the committee on State affairs. THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 5, entitled: A bill fixing the time of election of Recorder of the city of Detroit, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. House bill No. 57, entitled A bill to amend an aet entitled "An act to incorporate the village of St. Johns," and to add two new sections thereto, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. House bill No. 31, entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Midland City," approved April 3, 1869. and acts amendatory thereto, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. House bill No. 72, entitled A bill to authorize the common council of the city of Port Huron to reassess the expense of constructing sewers in said city, upon the lands, lots, and premises benefited thereby, Was read a third time, and, pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, Mr. Remer moved to lay the bill upon the table; Which motion prevailed. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Goodyear offered the following: Resolved, That the Commissioner of Railroads be requested to inform this House, as soon as practicable, the number of clerks employed in his office, the salaries paid them, and the amount of traveling and other incidental expenses, if any, allowed by the Board of State Auditors for and on account of said office. Which was adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Being the consideration of the following concurrent resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That a joint special committee consisting of three from the House and two from the Senate, be appointed to visit and examine the University of Michigan and the State Agricultural College, for the purpose of ascertaining and reporting upon the respective facilities of each institution, to determine at which there could be established, with the greatest economy to the State and most sure prospect of success, a department for instruction in mining, mechanics and technology, the committee to report on or before the 8th of February. The House went into committee of the whole, on the general order, Mr. E. H. Green in 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 entitled bill: 1. Senate bill No. 10, entitled A bill to amend "An act to provide for the incorporation of associations, conventions, conferences, or religious bodies, for literary, religious, or other benevolent purposes," approved March 27, 1867, being sections 3131, 3132, and. |