3133 of chapter 108 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, by adding thereto two new sections, to be numbered sections 4 and 5; Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend its passage. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. H. GREEN, Chairman. The bill was then placed on the order of third reading of bills. THIRD READING OF BILLS. 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 3133, of chapter 108 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, by adding thereto two new sections, to be numbered sections 4 and 5, 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. Mr. Goodyear moved that the House do now adjourn; Which motion did not prevail. On motion of Mr. West, The House took a recess until 24 o'clock P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 o'clock P. M. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. Roll called: quorum present. The House took up the regular order of business. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 245. By Mr. Ferguson: Memorial of a conference of 18 Congregational churches, of the Grand Traverse region, in favor of a stringent law taxing the liquor traffic. On demand of Mr. Ferguson the memorial was read at length, and spread at large on the journal, as follows: To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, in Legislature Assembled: GENTLEMEN-The following preamble and resolutions were adopted by the Grand Traverse Conference, comprising 18 Congregational churches, at their meeting at Traverse City, January 19, 20, and 21, 1875, viz.: Whereas, We are apprehensive that the law, known as the prohibitory liquor law, is likely to be repealed; therefore, Resolved, That we desire to express our heartfelt appreciation of the thoughtful and earnest words contained in the Governor's late message to the Legisla ture, in behalf of the cause of temperance; and we desire to express our earnest hope that, in case the prohibitory law is repealed, a stringent law, such as His Excellency the Governor recommends, may be enacted, regulating and taxing the sale of distilled liquors and beverages; Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Governor Bagley, and also a copy each to the Hon. W. H. C. Mitchell and the Hon. T. A. Ferguson, with the request that they will bring the same to the attention of the branches of the Legislature to which they respectively belong. REV. C. C. BALDWIN, Scribe of Conference. Traverse City, January 21, 1875. REV. C. N. COULTER, The memorial was referred to the special committee on the liquor traffic. No. 246. By Mr. Ferguson: Memorial of the board of supervisors of Kalkaska county, remonstrating against attaching part of the territory of said county to Antrim county; Referred to the committee on towns and counties. No. 247. By Mr. Ferguson: Remonstrance of E. W. Giles and 14 others, against attaching Crawford county to Roscommon; Referred to the committee on towns and counties. No. 248. By Mr. Ferguson: Petition of A. J. Green and 18 others, asking for the organization of the township of Springdale, in Wexford county; Referred to the committee on towns and counties. No. 249. By Mr. Garfield: Petition of Elihu Babcock, Rodney C. Sessions, and 30 others, on the subject of fishing; Referred to the committee on fisheries. No. 250. By Mr. Towne: Petition of George H. Abrams, D. A. Bowker, M. Seeber and 83 others, in favor of Geo. H. Abrams' constructing a dam and maintaining a head-gate at the outlet of Wall Lake, in the township of Hope, in the county of Barry, and to protect the race leading to the said mill; Referred to the committee on drainage. No. 251. By Mr. Towne: Remonstrance of S. H. Larabie, Carl Dubois, E. E. Grilley and 21 others, against Geo. H. Abrams' constructing a dam and maintaining a head-gate at the outlet of Wall Lake, in the township of Hope, in the county of Barry; Referred to the committee on drainage: REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on State Library: The committee on State Library, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 8, entitled A bill to provide for the purchase of books for the State Library, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, with the accompanying amendment, and recommend that the amendment be concurred in, and that the bill when so amended do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. F. O. CLARK, Chairman. The House concurred in the amendments made to the bill by the committee.. The bill was then referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on municipal corporations: The committee on municipal corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 84, entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Plainwell, in the county of Allegan," approved March 26, 1869, 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 the same do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. HENRY HART, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on municipal corporations: The committee on municipal corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 67, entitled A bill to amend the charter of the village of Middleville, Barry county, 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 the same do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. HENRY HART, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on municipal corporations: The committee on municipal corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 69, entitled A bill to revise and amend the charter of the city of Jackson, 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 the same do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. HENRY HART, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on roads and bridges: The committee on roads and bridges to whom was referred House bill No. 80, entitled A bill to authorize the township of James, in the county of Saginaw, to purchase of the Swan Creek & Saginaw Bridge Company its bridge across the Tittabawassee river, and to hold the same as a "toll bridge;" 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 the bill do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. A. HEWITT, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. The committee on engrossment and enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed, and presented to the Governor, the following bill and joint resolution: 1. House bill No. 2, entitled A bill to change the corporate name of the Lutheran Dutch German Church of Bainbridge, in the county of Berrien, and State of Michigan; 2. House joint resolution No. 2, entitled Joint resolution asking Congress to establish a United States judicial circuit in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. G. G. B. YECKLEY, Acting Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS. The Speaker announced the following: STATE OF MICHIGAN, Hon. J. P. Hoyt, Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-In response to a resolution of the House I have the honor to transmit a statement of transactions in the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal Fund from the opening of the account to September 30, 1874, as shown by the books of this office. The amounts there stated as "Gross Receipts," "Current Expenses," and "Repairs" are exclusive of disbursements by the Superintendent, which do not enter into the account on the books of this office. These amounts, together with "Gross Tonnage per Year," are stated in the annual reports of the Superintendent. The yearly balances of cash, amounting, at the close of the last fiscal year, to $85,615.86, are held in the State Treasury for the redemption of the outstanding Canal Bonds and for repairs of the canal. Very respectfully, RALPH ELY, The following is the statement: BALANCES. STATEMENT of Receipts to St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal Fund, for each year from opening of Account to September 30, 1874; aleo, of Expenditures 12m said Fund and purposes of such Expenditures for the same period; also, Balances at close of each Year, as shown by books in Auditor General's Cice. Debit. Credit. R. 2, 1868. RECEIPTS. |