House Bill No. 117 (file No. 236), entitled A bill to amend the title and section 1 of Act No. 179 of the Public Acts of 1891, entitled as amended "An act to establish, protect, and enforce by lien the rights of mechanics and other persons, furnishing labor or materials for the building, altering, improving, repairing, erecting or ornamenting of buildings, machinery, wharves, and all other structures, and the building and repairing of sidewalks, and wells, and to repeal all acts contravening the provisions of this act," being section 14796 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended by Act No. 140 of the Public Acts of 1919, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House Joint Resolution No. 6 (file No. 237), entitled A joint resolution proposing an amendment to section 9 of Article V of the State Constitution, fixing the compensation of the members of the State Legislature, Was read a third time. After debate, Mr. Darin demanded the previous question. The demand was seconded. The question being, "Shall the main question be now put?" The previous question was ordered. The question being on the passage of the joint resolution, The joint resolution was then not passed, two-thirds of all the members-elect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Wm. B. Campbell, having reserved the right to explain his vote, made the following statement: "I voted for this bill, because out of my very little experience here, I have come to believe that this body of representatives should be made up very largely of young and middle aged men who can afford to come here and will, in the course of time, come to know every institution which they are spending money for, and know why they are spending this money. I think there should be only so many men of my age and older as might be needed for counsel. We should not have fifty new men each session. This is the place for young, virile men to come and stay long enough to know the State's business thoroughly." Mr. Howell, having reserved the right to explain his vote, made the following statement: "Two years ago when this matter came up providing for a salary of $1,200.00, I voted 'no' and fought the bill at that time. That was in the regular session of 1923, before the special session was held. I thought at that time there would be a new constitution written in the State of Michigan within the next three or four years. Since then I have changed my mind. I cannot see any hope for a new constitution now. I believe that coming to the Legislature is a service to your city and county and state. Legislative service should not be measured in dollars and cents. That is my feeling in coming to the Legislature. Because there are some men who do not look at this matter as I do, I changed my vote and voted for the submission to the people of the question of an $1,800.00 a year salary, knowing that if I voted against it I might cut off some good members for this house who could not afford to come here, and knowing full well that this is the only opportunity of putting it before the people for the next twenty or thirty years." Mr. Miller moved that the House take a recess until 2 o'clock p. m. House Bill No. 396 (file No. 259), entitled A bill to prohibit obstructions and encroachments on public highways, to provide for the removal thereof, to prescribe the conditions under which telegraph, telephone, power and other public utility companies and municipalities may enter upon, construct and maintain telegraph, telephone or power lines, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers and like structures upon, over, across or under public roads, bridges, streets and waters and to provide penalties for the violation of this act, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: A bill to amend sections 1, 3, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30 and 38 of Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to provide for the registration, identification and regulation of motor vehicles and trailers attached thereto operated upon the public highways of this State, and of the operators of such vehicles, and to provide for levying specific taxes upon such vehicles so operated, and to provide for the disposition of such funds, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith or contrary hereto," being sections 4797, 4799, 4801, 4807, 4808, 4811, 4812, 4813, 4814, 4816, 4817, 4819, 4820, 4822, 4824, 4825 and 4826 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended and added to said act by Act No. 383 of the Public Acts of 1919; and to repeal sections 10, 13, 14, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31 and 32 of said act, being sections 4806, 4809, 4810, 4815, 4818, 4821, 4823, 4827 and 4828 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, Was read a third time, and, the question being on its passage, Mr. DeBoer moved to amend the bill by inserting in line 49 of section 16 after the word "visible" the words "A parking light may be used when mounted on the left rear fender showing a white light toward the front and a red warning light toward the rear," The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. Mr. Smedley moved to amend the bill by inserting at the end of line 5 of section 29 the words "The owner of a motor vehicle shall be liable for any injury occasioned by the negligent operation of such motor vehicle whether such negligence consists of a violaton of the provisions of the statutes of the State or in the failure to observe such ordinary care in such operation as the rules of the common law require." The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The House agreed to the title of the bill. Mr. Hayes E. Wells moved that the bill be given immediate effect. Motions and Resolutions. Mr. Crutchfield moved that the Committee on General Taxation be discharged from the further consideration of House Bill No. 29 A bill to amend Act No. 206, Public Acts of 1893-to provide that an assessing officer who assesses property at more or less than its cash value shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Mr. Culver demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded. The motion made by Mr. Crutchfield then did not prevall, a majority of all the members-elect not voting therefor by yeas and nays as follows: |