Third Reading of Bills. Senate Bill No. 166 (file No. 196), entitled A bill to provide for certain special State purposes to meet emergencies and deficiences, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, and to provide for a tax to meet the same, 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. Dunn moved that the bill be given immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members-elect voting therefor. The Sergeant-at-arms announced Mr. Glaspie at the bar of the House. Mr. Dunn moved that Mr. Glaspie be admitted within the bar, and be allowed to take his seat. The motion prevailed. Senate Bill No. 256 (file No. 210), entitled A bill to prescribe the manner of applying for pardons and paroles of prisoners; creating the office of Commissioner of Pardons and Paroles, prescribing his powers, duties and compensation, and repealing Act No. 150 of the Public Acts of 1893. Was read a third time, the question being on its passage, Mr. Gowdy moved to amend the bill by striking out of line 5 of section 1 the word "five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four." The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. The question being on the passage of the bill, 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. Evans moved that the bill be given immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members-elect voting therefor. Senate Bill No. 188 (file No. 160), entitled A bill to amend the title and sections 4, 6, 7, 15, and 17 of Act No. 159 of the Public Acts of 1919, entitled "An act to preserve and perpetuate the commercial fisheries of the State; to regulate the taking of fish in the waters of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie and the bays thereof; to define the connecting waters between said lakes within the jurisdiction of this State; to regulate the transportation, sale and possession of fish taken from said waters; to prescribe penalties for violations of this act and to repeal Act No. 188 of the Public Acts of 1875, Act No. 399 of the Local Acts of 1895, and Act No. 342 of the Public Acts of 1917," approved May 2, 1919, Was read a third time, and, the question being on its passage, Mr. Dafoe moved to amend the bill by striking out the words "Game, Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner" wherever they appear in the bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Director of Conservation." The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. The question being on the passage of the bill, 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. Senate Bill No. 261 (file No. 216), entitled A bill to empower boards of supervisors to allow to any circuit court commissioner in this State, whose salary is now fixed by law, such additional amount as it may see fit, and to provide the manner in which same shall be paid, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Senate Bill No. 212 (file No. 159), entitled A bill to authorize and regulate the issue of bonds by counties, townships, cities, villages and school districts, Was read a third time, and, the question being on its passage, Mr. Hall moved to amend the bill as follows: 1. Amend by striking out of lines 1 and 2 of section 1 the words "and school districts" and inserting in line 1, after the word "cities" the word "and." 2. Amend by striking out of lines 1 and 2 of section 2 the words "or school district" and inserting in line 1 after the word "city" the word "or." 3. Amend by striking out of lines 1 and 2 of section 3 the words "or school district" and inserting in line 3 after the word "city" the word "or.". 4. 5. Amend by striking out lines 12 to 22 inclusive of Sec. 4. Amend by striking out of line 3 of section 5 the words "or school district" and inserting after the word "city" the word "or." 6. Amend by striking out of lines 1 and 2 of section 7 the words "of school district" and inserting in line 1, after the word "county," the word "or." 7. Amend by striking out all of section 10. 8. Amend by striking out of lines 2 to 4 of section 12 the words "and bonds of school districts of less than five thousand population according to the last United States census." 9. Amend by striking out of line 9 of section 14 the words "school district." The motion prevailed and the amendments were adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor. The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill, Mr. Hall moved to amend the title so as to read as follows: A bill to authorize and regulate the issue of bonds by counties, townships, cities and villages. The motion prevailed. The title as amended, was then agreed to. Mr. Dunn moved that the hour of the meeting of the House on Thursday, April 28, be fixed at 10:00 o'clock a. m. The motion prevailed. Mr. DeWitt moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed. The Speaker declared the House adjourned until Thursday, April 28, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. CHARLES S. PIERCE, 149 |