In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect has ordered the same to take immediate effect. Very respectfully, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was referred to the committee on Enrollment for enrollment and presentation to the Governor. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 165 (file No. 77), entitled A bill to amend Secs. 1 and 5 of act No. 120 of the public acts of 1893, approved May 25, 1893, entitled "An act to amend Secs. 1 and 5 of act No. 25 of the public acts of 1887, approved March 9, 1887, entitled ‘An act to provide for three additional circuit judges for the third judicial circuit,' so as to provide one other additional circuit judge for the third judicial circuit; And to inform the House that the Senate has amended the same as follows: By adding a new section thereto to stand as Sec. 6, as follows: Sec. 6 of act No. 152 of the public acts of 1895 is hereby repealed; And to further inform the House that the Senate has amended the title of the bill so as to read as follows: A bill to amend Secs. 1 and 5 of act No. 120 of the public acts of 1893, approved May 25, 1893, entitled "An act to amend Secs. 1 and 5 of act No. 25 of the public acts of 1887, approved March 9, 1887, entitled 'An act to provide for three additional circuit judges for the third judicial circuit,'' so as to provide one other additional circuit judge for the third judicial circuit, and to repeal act No. 152 of the public acts of 1895; In the passage of which, as thus amended and title thus amended the Serate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect has ordered the same to take immediate effect. Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. The question being on concurring in the amendment made by the Senate to the bill, On motion of Mr. Bryan, The bill was laid on the table. By unanimous consent: Mr. Graham moved to take from the table, House bill No. 96 (file No. 70), entitled A bill to make an appropriation for the support of the State Agricultural College for the repair of buildings, and other improvements at said College; Which motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was then read a third time and, pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, Mr. Goodell moved to amend the bill by striking out in lines 5, 6 and 7, Sec. 1, the words "five thousand dollars for an electric light plant, to include engine, dynamo, wiring, lamps, and all other appliances needed in installing such plant;" On which motion, Mr. Goodell demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded, and the motion did not prevail, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Edgar moved to amend the bill by adding at the end of Sec. 2 the following: "Provided, That should the legislature at this session authorize the erection of an electric light plant to light the capitol building, Industrial Home for Boys, School for the Blind, and Agricultural College, then and in that case the $5,000 appropriated by this act for an electric light plant shall not be levied, collected or paid over as specified herein;" Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members elect voting therefor. The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: A bill to regulate the use of public records in evidence; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Kelly, The bill was referred to the committee on Judiciary. On motion of Mr. C. C. Phillips, The House took a recess until 7:30 o'clock this evening. EVENING SESSION. 7:30 o'clock, p. m. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. Roll called: quorum present. THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 156 (file No. 79), entitled A bil to provide that in all graded school districts in which a news paper is published, the proceedings of the board of education shall be published. Pending the third reading of the bill, On motion of Mr. Shisler, The bill was referred to the committee on Education. House bill No. 307 (file No. 81), entitled A bill to amend Secs. 8 and 15 of Chap. 9 of act No. 3 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the incoporation of villages within the State of Michigan, and defining their powers and duties," approved February 9, 1895; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: On motion of Mr. Davis, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. House joint resolution No. 11 (file No. 82), entitled Joint resolution for the relief of Mrs. Margaret Heimes of Calumet, Michigan, on account of the death of her son while in the active discharge of military duty; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Title and preamble agreed to. House bill No. 267 (file No. 91), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the Michigan School for the Blind for the years 1897 and 1898, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |