After a time spent in the consideration of bills upon the general orders the committee rose and, through its chairman, made a report recommending the passage, without amendment, of the following bills: House Bill No. 33 (file No. 12) A bill to provide for the condemnation of property for the benefit of the public, House Bill No. 488 (file No. 322)— A bill to amend Act No. 206, Public Acts of 1893-to permit the Department of Conservation to apply for injunction restraining owners of lands on which taxes are unpaid from cutting timber thereon, House Bill No. 341 (file No. 324) A bill to amend section 59, chapter 14, Revised Statutes of 1846-to fix minimum salaries of prosecuting attorneys, Senate Bill No. 213 (file No. 210) A bill to provide for the construction, maintenance and operation of hospitals and sanatoriums for the treatment of tuberculosis, Senate Bill No. 154 (file No. 132) A bill to amend Act No. 84, Public Acts of 1909-to provide that veterans of all wars of the United States may have use of State armories, Senate Bill No. 126 A bill to provide for (file No. 89) terms for the trial of jury cases in justice courts in cities and for the selection of jurors to try such cases, Senate Bill No. 109 (file No. 72) A bill to suppress gaming, Senate Bill No. 119 (file No. 82)— A bill to define and extend the powers of circuit judges, Senate Bill No. 237 (file No. 235)— A bill to authorize villages to expend, out of the general fund, not to exceed five hundred dollars for sprinkling, Senate Bill No. 142 (file No. 105)— A bill to amend Act No. 278, Public Acts of 1909-village bonds. Senate Bill No. 4 (file No. 55)- A bill to provide for the registration of electors and to regulate primary elections and elections. (Substituted-see House file No. 269.), Senate Bill No. 173 (file No. 154)— A bill to amend Act No. 3, Public Acts of 1895-an act to provide that in villages of 500 inhabitants or less, the village council shall not be obliged to appoint a village marshal, Senate Bill No. 127 (file No. 90) A bill to amend Act No. 314, Public Acts of 1915-Judicature Act-"Of the fees of certain officers", Senate Bill No. 115 (file No. 78) A bill to amend Act No. 314, Public Acts of 1915-Judicature Act-quieting title to real estate, Senate Bill No. 244 (file No. 247) A bill to amend Act No. 314, Public Acts of 1915-Judicature Act-contested wills, Senate Bill No. 245 (file No. 248) A bill to amend Act No. 314, Public Acts of 1915-Judicature Act-adoption of children, Senate Bill No. 246 (file No. 249) A bill to amend Act No. 314, Public Acts of 1915-Judicature Act-contracts of deceased persons, Senate Bill No. 17 (file No. 19) A bill to provide that the entering of dwellings, etc., without the consent of the person in charge, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Senate Bill No. 136 (file No. 99) A bill to provide for the disposition of property abandoned by owner for seven years, Senate Bill No. 262 (file No. 265) A bill to authorize the State Board of Agriculture to convey to the United States government a tract of land for a weather station observatory, Senate Bill No. 85 (file No. 47) A bill to amend Act No. 128, Public Acts of 1887-to provide for a lapse of five days between the application and issuing of a marriage license when the female is under eighteen, Senate Bill No. 263 (file No. 266) A bill to provide for the assent of the State to the purposes of the grants of money authorized by Act of Congress for agricultural experiment stations. The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The Committee of the Whole also reported Senate Bill No. 146 (file No. 109) A bill to amend Act No. 300, Public Acts of 1909, and to repeal Act No. 136, Public Acts of 1897-to provide that the Michigan Public Utilities Commission shall have supervisory control of signals at railroad crossings, etc. The Committee recommended the adoption of the following amendment thereto, and the passage of the bill when so amended: 1. Amend by striking out line 65 of section 35 and inserting in lieu thereof the words "more than ninety days or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court". The question being on the adoption of the proposed amendment made by the committee, The amendment was adopted and the bill was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. During the sitting of the Committee of the Whole, Messrs. Osborn and Fuller entered the House and took their seats. Mr. Evans moved that the House take a recess until 8 o'clock p. m. After Recess. The House was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. Mr. O'Connell entered the House and took his seat. 8 o'clock p. m. Special Orders of the Day. The speaker pro tem announced that the hour of 8 o'clock had arrived, and that that was the time fixed for the consideration of House Bill No. 350 (file No. 264), entitled A bill to amend sections 2, 6 and 8 of Article I, sections 13, 14, 17, 18 and 25 of Article II, Title I, and sections 38 and 44 of Article II, Title III, of Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to promote the health, safety and welfare of the people by regulating the light and ventilation, sanitation, fire protection, maintenance, alteration and improvement of dwellings; to define the classes of dwellings affected by the act, to establish administrative requirements and to establish remedies and fix penalties for the violation thereof," as amended by Act No. 326, Public Acts of 1919, Act No. 323 of the Public Acts of 1921 and Act No. 274, Public Acts of 1923, and to add two new sections to said act to be known as sections 118 and 119 of Article VI. The bill was read a third time, and, the question being on its passage, Mr. DeBoer moved to amend the bill by inserting after line 192, section 2, the following: ་་(20) The provisions of this amendatory act shall not apply to any city of this State until the legislative body thereof has determined by a resolution or ordinance duly passed to accept the provisions thereof." The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. Mr. Lawson moved to amend the bill by striking out of line 8, section 119, the words "upon the" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "at least three feet from the". 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: Mr. Smedley, having reserved the right to explain his vote, made the following statement: "I am in entire sympathy with this bill and I wanted to vote for it, but I did not feel that I could after the adoption of the amendment that was offered. I feel now that the bill is so muddled up it will take a Philadelphia lawyer to figure it out. I think one-half the bill applies to the cities and the other one-half applies to the rest of the State." By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of Reports of Standing Committees. The Committee on Education, by Mr. Sink, Chairman, reported Senate Bill No. 210 (file No. 205)— A bill to amend Act No. 164, Public Acts of 1881-school libraries, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Education, by Mr. Sink, Chairman, reported Senate Bill No. 219 (file No. 216)— A bill to amend Act No. 164, Public Acts of 1881-school census, With the recommendation that the bill pass. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. Mr. Culver moved that the hour of the meeting of the House on Wednesday, April 15, be fixed at 10 o'clock a. m. The motion prevailed. Mr. Evans moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed. The Speaker pro tem declared the House adjourned until Wednesday, April 15, at 10 o'clock a. m. CHARLES S. PIERCE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. |