Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials." The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. Leidlein also introduced A bill to amend section 3 of chapter 12 of Act No. 283 of the Public -Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and highway officials." The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. Leidlein also introduced A bill to amend sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 19 of chapter 2 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials." The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. Leidlein also introduced Senate bill No. 91, entitled A bill to amend sections 2, 4 and 5 of chapter 24 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials." 15 The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. Leidlein also introduced Senate bill No. 92, entitled A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 3 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws. relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials." The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. Leidlein also introduced A bill to amend section 5 of chapter 1 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials." The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. Leidlein also introduced A bill to amend section 80 of chapter 7 of Act 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this state, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of state, county, township and district highway officials." The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. G. G. Scott introduced Senate bill No. 95 entitled A bill to establish a home and school for feeble-minded children and to make an appropriation for the same. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Education and Public Schools. تر Mr. Vanderwerp introduced Senate bill No. 96, entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 31 and 33 and to repeal sections 34 and 35 of Act No. 186 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act defining the limits of the judicial circuits of the State of Michigan," approved May 29, 1897, the said sections being compiler's sections 236, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 254, 257, 258, 261, 262, 263, 266, 268, 269 and 270 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, and also to repeal Act No. 15 of the Public Acts of 1899, approved March 8, 1899, Act No. 140 of the Public Acts of 1901, approved April 4, 1901, and Act No. 220 of the Public Acts of 1901, approved June 6, 1901, and Act No. 75 of the Public Acts of 1907, approved May 2, 1907. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Vanderwerp also introduced Senate bill No. 97, entitled A bill to repeal Act No. 136 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide one additional judge in the judicial circuit in which the county of Ingham is or may be situated, being now the thirtieth judicial circuit," approved May 26, 1909. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Vanderwerp also introduced A bill to repeal Act No. 75 of the Public Acts of 1889, entitled "An act to provide for one additional judge in the judicial circuit in which the county of Saginaw is or may be situated being now the tenth judicial circuit," approved May 8, 1889. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Cartier introduced Senate bill No. 99, entitled A bill to create a commission to aid in securing permanent encampment and maneuvering grounds for the Michigan National Guard. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. 1 Mr. Collins moved that the Senate resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the GENERAL ORDERS OF THE DAY. The motion prevailed. The President called Mr. Newton to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through its chairman made the following report: The committee has had under consideration the following: Senate bill No. 51 (file No. 38), entitled A bill in relation to the holidays to be observed in the public schools; And has amended the bill as follows: By striking out of lines 8 and 9 of section 1 the words "as the first day of the week commonly called Sunday and," And has directed its chairman to report the same back to the Senate, asking that the amendment be concurred in, and recommend that, as amended, the bill pass. The report was accepted. FRANK T. NEWTON, Chairman. The Senate concurred in the amendment made to the bill named in the report and the bill was placed on the order of third reading of bills. Mr. Kingman asked and obtained leave of absence for himself from the remainder of today's session and from the remaining sessions of this week. Mr. Bradley moved that the Senate take a recess for ten minutes. AFTER RECESS. The Senate was called to order by the President. The Senate returned to the order of 2:45 o'clock p. m. REPORTS OF STANDING COM MITTEES. By the Committee on Insurance: The Committee on Insurance reports Senate bill No. 60, (file No. 49), entitled A bill to amend section 2 of Act No. 108 of the Public Acts of 1871, entitled "An act to establish an insurance bureau," the same being section 5101 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, and acts amendatory thereof, and to add one new section to said act to be known as section 11; With the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. LAWRENCE W. SNELL, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with the recommendation of the committee. By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. White offered the following resolution: Senate resolution No. 38. Resolved by the Senate, That the Committee on Finance and Appropriations be authorized, at their discretion, to visit the several institutions of the State wherever a special appropriation has been asked for, and that the visitation of said institution by the usual committees assigned thereto be dispensed with. And be it further Resolved, That said Committee on Finance and Appropriations be requested to make said visitations with all convenient speed. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Lee moved to amend the resolution by inserting after the words "Committee on Finance and Appropriations" the words "and the chairman of the several institutional committees," On which amendment he demanded the yeas and nays. Mr. Moriarty moved that the amendment be laid on the table, The motion made by Mr. Moriarty then did not prevail, a majority of the Senators present not voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: |