Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. H. K. Gustin, Chairman. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on City Corporations: The committee on City Corporations, to whom was referred A bill to amend and revise the charter of the city of Muskegon, and to repeal all conflicting acts relating thereto; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House with amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the bill when so amended do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. P. Herrig, Chairman. The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the bill was put upon its immediate passage. 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: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immedate effect. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The Speaker announced the following: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 11, 1897. Hon. Lewis M. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Capitol: An act to allow the spearing of fish. Very respectfully, Willard K. Bush, Private Secretary. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. The bill was ordered returned to the Senate, in accordance with the request therefor. The Speaker also announced the following: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 11, 1897. Hon. Lewis M. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Capitol: Dear Sir-Replying to your letter of March 8 to Governor Pingree, relative to the vacancy in the second representative district in Saginaw county, would say that Governor Pingree has directed me to forward you a copy of letter written to the Secretary of State, which explains itself. Very respectfully, Enclosure: Willard K. Bush, Private Secretary. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. Hon. Washington Gardner, Secretary of State, Capitol: Dear Sir-You are hereby notified that a special election will be held in the second representative district of Saginaw county, to elect a representative to the State legislature for the term ending December 31, 1898. A vacancy being caused by a resolution of the House of Representatives, on March 4, 1897, which declared vacant the seat occupied by James Kerr of the said second representative district of Saginaw county, on the ground that no legal election for representatives in the State legislature was held in the district. This election should be held at the regular spring election on Monday, April 5, 1897. Very respectfully, H. S. Pingree, Governor. The message and enclosure were ordered spread on the Journal. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE. The Speaker announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit to the House the following bill: Senate bill No. 37, entitled A bill to amend Secs. 1 and 3 of act No. 236 of the qublic acts of 1895, entitled "An act to create the office of State Statistician, and to define his powers and duties and provide a compensation therefor," approved May 31, 1895; Which has passed the Senate by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect has been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committees on General Taxation and State Affairs. THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 345 (file No. 108), entitled A bill to amend Secs. 5 and 8 of act No. 70 of the public acts of the legislature of the State of Michigan of the year 1885, entitled "An act to establish and regulate a mining school in the upper peninsula," approved May 1, 1885; Was read a third time, and pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, Mr. Marsilje moved to amend the bill by striking out at the end of Sec. 5 the words "Provided, That this act shall not apply to students who are now attending said school;" Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members present not voting therefor. The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: A bill to provide for three voting precincts in the township of Stephenson, county of Menominee; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Oberdorffer, The bill was referred to the committee on Elections. Mr. Bryan moved to take from the table, House bill No. 665, entitled A bill to regulate the practice of vivisection; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Bryan, The bill was referred to the committee on Public Health. Mr. Lusk moved to take from the table, House bill No. 847, entitled A bill making an appropriation for installing an electric light plant in the Capitol building, and equipping said building with an additional elevator, etc.; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Lusk, The bill was referred to the committee on State Capitol and Public Buildings. Mr. Donovan moved that a respectful message be sent to the Senate, asking the return to the House of House bill No. 918, entitled A bill to authorize the township of Arenac in the county of Arenac, to borrow money on its bonds for the improvement with stone of certain highways in that township and to appoint a special commissioner to make such improvements; Which motion prevailed. Mr. Lusk offered the following: Resolved, That the clerk of the House be and is hereby directed to urge the State Printer, to rush preparation of copy of House joint resolution No. 14, of which 2,000 extra copies were ordered printed Friday last, March 5; Which was adopted. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Chamberlain, The House went into committee of the whole on the general order, whereupon The Speaker called Mr. Wetherbee to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman, made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following: 1. House bill No. 84 (file No. 32), entitled A bill to provide for the treatment of the children of indigent poor people that are afflicted with any curable malady or deformity at birth, and to provide for the expenses thereof; 2. House bill No. 177 (file No. 38), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 9 of Chap. 84 of the revised statutes of 1846, entitled "Of divorce," and being Sec. 6231 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, as amended by act No. 202 of the session laws of 1895, relating to divorce; 3. House bill No. 155 (file No. 64), entitled A bill to prohibit and prevent adulteration, fraud and deception in the manufacture and sale of buckwheat flour; Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend their passage. Report accepted and committee discharged. W. H. Wetherbee, Chairman. |