FIFTY-SEVENTH DAY. , Lansing, Friday, March 31, 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. Barnaby, Cartier, Collins, Conley, Fowle, James, Kingman, Kline, Leidlein, Mapes, Moriarty, Murtha, Putney, Rosenkrans, F. D. Scott, Taylor, Vanderwerp, Vaughan, Walter, Ward, Weter, Wiggins. 22. The following Senators were absent with leave: Messrs. Freeman, Miller, Newton, G. G. Scott, Snell, Watkins and White.-7. The following Senators were absent without leave: Messrs. Bradley, Foster and Lee.-3. Mr. Mapes moved that the absentees without leave be excused from today's session. The motion prevailed. Messrs. Conley and Putney asked and obtained leaves of absence for themselves from today's session after 10:30 o'clock a. m. Messrs. Barnaby and Kingman asked and obtained leaves of absence for themselves from Monday's session. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE SECRETARY. Pursuant to Rule 9 of the Senate Rules, I respectfully report that Senate bill No. 368 (file No. 348); Senate bill No. 374 (file No. 349); (file No. 350) Senate bill No. 376 (file No. 351); Were received from the printer Thursday, March 30, and are on file in the document room of the Senate; Also: Senate bill No. 379 (file No. 352); Have this day been received from the printer and are in the document room of the Senate. on file ELBERT V. CHILSON, Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary also announced that the following bills had been printed and that they were presented to the Governor for approval, March 31: Senate bill No. 153 (file No. 141, enrolled No. 24); PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. Petition No. 521. By Mr. James: Protest of W. D. Calverley and 60 other business men of Houghton, against the passage of the Fowle mortgage tax bill. Mr. James moved that the protest be spread at length in the Journal. The motion prevailed. The following is the protest: We, the undersigned, believing that the provisions of the proposed Fowle mortgage tax bill, in so far as they apply to mortgages given to building and loan associations organized under the laws of the State of Michigan, will be especially burdensome to the borrowers of small sums of money secured by mortgages on their homes, and the amount of the tax proposed by said bill will be paid in every instance by the mortgagor and not by the building and loan associations, do respectfully petition you to amend such bill in such manner that its provisions do not apply to mortgages given to building and loan associations, but that said mortgage remain untaxable according to the provisions of section 7590 of the Compiled Laws of 1897. The protest was referred to the Committee on Taxation. Petition No. 522. By Mr. James: Protest of William H. Foy and 32 other citizens of Atlantic Mine, Houghton county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 523. By Mr. James: Protest of Walter Bloomfield and 20 other citizens of Houghton county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 524. By Mr. James: Protest of H. W. Eave and 20 other citizens of South Range, Houghton county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 525. By Mr. James: Protest of James Marcotte and 32 Petition No. 526. By Mr. Rosenkrans: Petition of T. H. Bucking- The petition was referred to the Committee on Public Health. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the Committee on Military Affairs: A bill to repeal section 22, and to amend sections 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, With the recommendation that the bill pass. CHAS. E. CARTIER, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. By the Committee on Fisheries: The Committee on Fisheries reports Senate bill No. 197 (file No. 186), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1905, With the recommendation that the bill pass. W. A. COLLINS, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. By the Committee on State Affairs: The Committee on State Affairs reports Senate bill No. 333 (file No. 304), entitled A bill to amend section 39 of Act No. 217 of the Public Acts of 1903, 1 and to provide for the apprehension of persons believed to be insane, and for their care and custody;" With the recommendation that the bill pass. F. B. KLINE, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general orders. Senator Foster entered the Senate Chamber and took his seat. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. Vanderwerp introduced Senate bill No. 408, entitled A bill declaring valid sales of real estate made by executors, administrators or guardians under license of the probate court, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 243 of the Compiled Laws of 1897. 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. 409, entitled A bill to amend section 2 of Act 158 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act to provide for the preservation and perpetuation of the bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature," the same being section 40 of the Compiled Laws of 1897. The bill was read a first and second time by its title, ordered printed, and referred to the Committee on Printing. THIRD READING OF BILLS. Senate bill No. 52 (file No. 39), entitled A bill making appropriation for the Industrial School for Boys for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1911, and June 30, 1912, and to provide a tax to meet the same; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |