Senate bill No. 82 (file No. 71), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 65 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of tuition in and transportation to another district, of children who have completed the studies of the eighth grade in any school district; and to repeal Act No. 190 of the Public Acts of 1903, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening the provisions of this act," and to add two new sections to said act to stand as sections 4 and 5; Also Senate bill No. 80 (file No. 69), entitled A bill to fix the salary of the Assistant State Librarian; Has made no amendments thereto, and has directed its chairman to report the same back to the Senate, and recommend their passage. The committee of the whole has also had under consideration the following: Senate bill No. 47 (file No. 35), entitled A bill to provide for a deficiency appropriation for the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium; And has amended the same as follows: By striking out of line 9 of Section 1 the words "December 31, 1910," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "June 30, 1911;" Asks that the amendment be concurred in and recommend that the bill, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. The committee of the whole has also had under consideration the following: Senate bill No. 83 (file No. 72), entitled A bill to amend sections 8 and 10 of act No. 147 of the Public Acts of 1891, entitled "An act to provide for the election of a county commissioner of schools, for the appointment of school examiners, and to define the duties and fix the compensation for the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act," and acts amendatory thereof, being compiler's sections 4815 and 4817 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by section 8 of Act No. 99 of the Public Acts of 1901, sections 8 and 10 of Act No. 148 of the Public Acts of 1905, section 8 of Act No. 127 of the Public Acts of 1907, and section 8 of Act No. 264 of the Public Acts of 1909; And has amended the same as follows: By inserting in line 9 of Section 10, after the words "Schoolrooms," the words "Not less than thirteen hundred and fifty dollars where there are 150 schoolrooms;" Asks that the amendment be concurred in, but not having completed consideration of the bill, asks leave to sit again thereon. The report was accepted. GEO. G. SCOTT, Chairman. The Senate concurred in the recommendation of the committee regarding the first two named bills in the report and the bills were placed on the order of third reading of bills. The Senate concurred in the amendment made to the third named bill in the report and the bill was re-referred to the Committee on Finance and Appropriations. The Senate concurred in the amendment made to the fourth named bill in the report and the committee was granted leave to sit again for its further consideration. THIRD READING OF BILLS. Senate bill No. 84 (file No. 73), entitled A bill to amend section 31 of Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment and to fix the term of office, duties and compensation of circuit court stenographers in the State of Michigan," approved May 29, 1897, being section 393 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, relative to the compensation of the circuit court stenographer in the eighteenth judicial circuit; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Senate bill No. 82 (file No. 71), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 65 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the payment of tuition in and transportation to another district, of children who have completed the studies of the eighth grade in any school district; and to repeal Act No. 190 of the Public Acts of 1903, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening the provisions of this act," and to add two new sections to said act to stand as sections 4 and 5; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Senate bill No. 80 (file No. 69), entitled A bill to fix the salary of the Assistant State Librarian; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The title of the bill was agreed to. Mr. Miller moved that the bill be ordered to take immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of the Senators-elect voting therefor. Mr. Mapes moved that the Senate adjourn. The motion prevailed, the time being 3:35 o'clock p. m. The President declared the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at 9 o'clock a. m. ELBERT V. CHILSON, TWENTY-FIRST DAY. Lansing, Friday, February 3, 1911. 9 o'clock a. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. The following Senators were present: Messrs. Bradley, James, Miller, Moriarty, Putney, Rosenkrans, Taylor, Vanderwerp, Watkins-9. The following Senators were absent with leave: Messrs. Barnaby, Cartier, Fowle, Foster, Freeman, Kingman, Kline, Lee, Leidlein, Mapes, Murtha, Newton, F. D. Scott, G. G. Scott, Vaughan, Weter, White, Walter, Ward-19. The following Senators were absent without leave: Messrs. Collins, Snell and Wiggins-3. The Secretary announced that there was not a quorum of the Senate present. Mr. Moriarty moved that the Senate adjourn. The motion prevailed. The President declared the Senate adjourned until Monday, February 6, at 9 o'clock p. m. ELBERT V. CHILSON, Secretary of the Senate. |