Senate Bill No. 169 (file No. 150), entitled A bill to amend section 4 of chapter 42 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, "Of the Maintenance of Illegitimate Children", being section 7756 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: By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of Messages from the Senate. A message was received from the Senate re-transmitting, in accordance with the request of the House therefor, 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. Mr. Watson moved that the bill be given immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members-elect voting therefor. General Orders of the Day. The Speaker called Mr. Green to the chair, to preside during the sitting of the Committee of the Whole. 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: Senate Bill No. 50 (file No. 159) A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Labor and Industry, A bill to make appropriations for the Military establishment-maintenance and operation, House Bill No. 490 (file No. 325)— A bill to regulate the taking of fish from certain portions of Keweenaw bay, Senate Bill No. 183 (file No. 237)— A bill to amend Act No. 328, Public Acts of 1919-an act to create the Michigan State Athletic Board of Control, Senate Bill No. 226 (file No. 224)— A bill to amend Act No. 113, Public Acts of 1909-an act regulating steam vessels and vessels operated by machinery, Senate Bill No. 187 (file No. 179) A bill to amend Act No. 146, Public Acts of 1919-to authorize the State Health Commissioner to establish branch bacteriological laboratories, Senate Bill No. 87 (file No. 49) A bill to provide for the resignation or retirement of Justices of the Supreme Court, Senate Bill No. 265 (file No. 268)— A bill to authorize the State Administrative Board to construct and equip a building at the Michigan Agricultural College for certain purposes, House Bill No. 237 (file No. 69)— A bill to regulate the occupation of hairdressers and cosmeticians, House Bill No. 390 (file No. 200)— A bill to amend Act No. 43, Public Acts of 1921-increasing salaries of commissioners of Department of Labor and Industry and providing for an additional commissioner, etc., Senate Bill No. 178 (file No. 169)— A bill to provide for the issuance, sale and payment of bonds to provide funds for the establishment of a sewage disposal system when ordered by any competent court, or by the State Board of Health, Senate Bill No. 10 (file No. 181) A bill to provide for the payment to the survivor of husband and wife, of notes and other obligations secured by a mortgage given as part of the purchase price of lands held as a tenancy by the entirety, House Bill No. 34 (file No. 13) A bill to permit two or more counties to contract for super-highways, A bill to amend Act No. 206, Public Acts of 1893-to provide that taxes on certain shares in banks shall be paid by the bank. The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of Reports of Standing Committees. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to amend Act No. 2, Public Acts of 1921-to make the Lieutenant Governor a member of the State Administrative Board, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to provide for the preparation of a contour topographical survey map of the State, With the recommendation that the following amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass: 1. Amend section 2 by striking out of line 3 the word "twenty-five," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen." 2. Amend section 2 by striking out of line 4 the word "forty" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen." 3. Amend by striking out all of section 4. The question being on the adoption of the amendments to the bill recommended by the committee, The amendments were adopted. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to provide for establishing a normal school in the county of Gogebic, upper peninsula, With recommendation that the following amendments be adopted: 1. Amend section 3 by striking out of line 2 the words "hundred fifty thousand dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof the word “dollar.” 2. Amend by striking out all of section 4. The question being on the adoption of the amendments to the bill recommended by the committee, The amendments were adopted. The committee made no recommendation as to the passage of the bill. Mr. Holland moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to provide an appropriation to assist in the equipping, maintaining, operation, and expansion of the home for dependents of former service men, With the recommendation that the following amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass: 1. Amend section 1 by striking out of line 2 the word "seventy-five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty-five." 2. Amend section 1 by inserting in line 2 after the word "dollars" the words "to each the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars." 3. Amend section 1 by inserting in line 5 after the word "Michigan", the words "and the V. F. W. National Home Incorporated, for widows and orphans near Eaton Rapids, in Ingham County, Michigan." 4. Amend section 1 by inserting in line 5 after the word "time" the words "they are, either or both." 5. Amend by striking out all of section 2. The question being on the adoption of the amendments to the bill recommended by the committee, The amendments were adopted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Conservation, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the State Library, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Historical Commission, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Public Instruction, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Insurance, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Board of Pharmacy, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to amend Act No. 50, Public Acts of 1887-building and loan associations, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Public Safety, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the State Board of Dental Examiners, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Securities Commission, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the State Department of Health-Bureau of Institutional Health, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the State Department of Health, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Commissioner of Pardons and Paroles, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Board of Registration of Nurses and Trained Attendants, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Public Utilities Commission, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Board of State Tax Commissioners, The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. The Committee on Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make an appropriation for purchase of site for and erection of tuberculosis sanatorium, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Superintendent of the Capitol, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to amend section 5, chapter 12, Revised Statutes of 1846-to provide for the appointment of assistant Secretary of State, 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 Ways and Means, by Mr. Farrier, Chairman, reported A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Naval Militia-maintenance and operation, With the recommendation that the following amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass: 1. Amend section 1 by striking out of line 3 the word "forty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty-five." 2. Amend section 1 by striking out of line 4 the word "forty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty-five." 3. Amend section 1 by striking out of line 12 the figures "$33,000.00-$33,000.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$13,000.00-$13,000.00." 4. Amend section 1 by striking out of line 14 the figures "$45,000.00-$45,000.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$25,000.00-$25.000.00." The question being on the adoption of the amendments to the bill recommended by the committee, The amendments were adopted. The bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole and placed on the general orders. |