FIFE Cowan Culver Hoyt Crutchfield Hulett Jewell Johnson De Boer Kirby Curtis Darin Netting O'Beirne Odell Watson Wells, Hayes E. 96 NAYS The House agreed to the title of the bill. 0 House Bill No. 114 (file No. 266), entitled A bill to provide for the management and expansion of activities of the employment bureau of the Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind; to make an appropriation therefor; to provide for a tax to meet the same and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House Bill No. 185 (file No. 268), entitled A bill to provide for the suppression of and to prevent the spread of the European corn borer; to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to prepare and enforce regulations for the control of the European corn borer, and to make an appropriation for carrying out the provisions 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: The House agreed to the title of the bill. Mr. Snow moved that the bill be given immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members-elect voting therefor. House Bill No. 349 (file No. 267), entitled A bill to amend sections 2, 5 and 12 of Act No. 222 of the Public Acts of 1901, entitled "An act relating to plumbing and drainage, and providing for the inspection thereof and for the examination, regulation, licensing and registration of plumbers and for the punishment of offenders against this act," being sections 6858, 6861 and 6868 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, 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. 4 (file No. 152), entitled A joint resolution proposing the abrogation and annulment of sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of article X of the State Constitution and the amendment of said article by adding thereto a new section to stand as section 21, directing the enactment of an income tax law, Was read a third time, and, the question being on its passage, Mr. Gillett moved to amend the joint resolution by striking out of line 2 of section 1 the figure "1". The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. Mr. Gillett moved to amend the joint resolution by striking out of line 9 of section 21 the word "April" and inserting in lieu there of the word "November". The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. Mr. Wm. B. Campbell moved to amend the joint resolution by striking out of section 21 all after the word "derived" in line 3 and down to and including all of line 6. Mr. Upjohn moved that the joint resolution be referred to the Committee on General Taxation. Mr. Snow demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded. The motion made by Mr. Upjohn then prevailed, a majority of all the members present voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: A bill to regulate the sale of potatoes in the State of Michigan; to fix standard grades for potatoes; to provide for inspection and penalties for violation thereof, Was read a third time, and, the question being on its passage, Mr. Hulett moved to amend the bill by striking out of line 13 of section 4 the word "ungraded" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "culls". Mr. Miller demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded. The motion made by Mr. Hulett then prevailed, a majority of all the memberselect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Miller moved to amend the bill by inserting in line 18 of section 6 after the word "consumer," the words "produce buyer". The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of all the members-elect not voting therefor. The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By unanimous consent the House took up the order of Motions and Resolutions. Mr. Snow moved that the Committee of the Whole be discharged from the further consideration of House Bill No. 343 (file No. 306)-A bill to amend Act No. 147, Public Acts of 1891-to provide for the election of county boards of education and the appointment of superintendents of schools thereby-and that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Education. The motion prevailed. Mr. Wade moved that the House take a recess until 2 o'clock p. m. After Recess. The House was called to order by the Speaker. 2 o'clock p. m. Mr. Clancy rose to a question of personal privilege and made the following statement: "I hold in my hand a Grand Rapids Herald under date of Thursday, April 9th. I arise to clear a statement concerning myself in this paper. Evidently this was written with the matter of apportionment in mind. My opinion on the matter of apportionment is one thing and my opinion on the matter of making a statement that is an absolute lie is another thing. I read from this paper: 'Representative Clancy vehement after Governor's attempt to cajole him into voting right.' I have discussed my attitude with various members of the House. I never said to a single member of this House, or to anyone else, that I had been called into the Governor's office to discuss this matter or any other matter with the Governor of the State. Matters of this kind, coming through the papers at this time or any other time, are embarrassing and I want to register my sentiment against this kind of stuff and I want to deny here, before the members of this House, that I ever said I was interviewed by the Governor on apportionment. I hope this is the last we will see of this kind of reporting." Mr. Haight entered the House and took his seat. |