The question being on concurring in the amendments made by the committee to the first, second and third named bills, The House concurred, and they were placed on the order of third read ing. Mr. Graham moved that the House take a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon; Which motion did not prevail. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 24 (file No. 7), entitled An act to amend Sec. 8, Chap. 112, of Howell's annotated statutes, entitled "Water power companies," being compiler's Sec. 3881 of Howell's annotated statutes; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:52 o'clock a. m. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 533, entitled An act to vacate the township of Greenwood in the county of Oscoda, and to incorporate its territory within the adjoining township of Elmer in Oscoda county; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:51 o'clock a. m. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, Joint resolution No. 26, entitled Joint resolution authorizing the Commissioner of the State Land Office to revive part paid primary school land certificate No. 9976, issued to Edgar O. Whitman, of Newaygo county, June 10, 1869, and authorizing the Commissioner of the State Land Office to issue a duplicate certificate to said Edgar O. Whitman, numbered 9976; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:51 o'clock a. m. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 974, entitled An act to vacate the townships of Mount Pindus, Atherton and Harmon in the county of Oscoda and to incorporate their territory within the adjoining and adjacent township of Big Creek in Oscoda county; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:51 o'clock a. m. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 797, entitled An act to repeal act No. 311 of the local acts of the State of Michigan, approved March 23, 1893, and entitled "An act providing for two voting precincts for the township of Waucedah, in the county of Dickinson, defining the limits thereof, providing for a new registration of the voters thereof, and determining who shall be the inspectors of election, and members of the board of registration therein;" For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:51 o'clock a. m. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 981, entitled An act to incorporate the public schools of the city of Ironwood, in the county of Gogebic, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:52 o'clock a. m Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. Report accepted.. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 171 (file No. 50), entitled An act to amend Sec. 34 of Chap. 102 of the revised statutes of 1846, being compiler's Sec. 7449, Howell's annotated statutes, relative to authentication of records and other judicial proceedings in courts of foreign countries; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:53 o'clock a. m. Report accepted. Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 455, entitled An act to provide for the incorporation of the Students' Christian Association of the University of Michigan; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 12, 1897, at 9:52 o'clock a. m Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: Geo. E. Gillam, Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, Concurrent resolution relative to the death of Hon. James B. Porter; Geo. E. Gillam, 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. 350 (file No. 52), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 6 of Chap 183 of the compiled laws of 1871, entitled "An act relative to the commencement of suits, process and service and return of original writs, being compiler's Sec. 7295 of Chap. 257 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan; 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 committee on Judiciary. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing March 12, 1897. 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. 108 (file No. 45), entitled A bill to regulate taxation of costs in malicious prosecution; Which has passed the Senate by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, 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 committee on Judiciary. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing March 12, 1897. 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. 95 (file No. 44), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 5 of Chap. 187 of the compiled laws of 1871, being compiler's Sec. 7397 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, relative to the survival of actions; Which has passed the Senate by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, 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 committee on Judiciary. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 12, 1897. 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. 142 (file No. 46), entitled A bill to permit respondents in criminal cases to have the benefit of exceptions to remarks of prosecuting attorneys made during the progressof the trial in such cases or any argument to the court or jury therein on appeal or otherwise; Which has passed the Senate by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, 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 committee on Judiciary. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 288 (file No. 98), entitled A bill to authorize a change of date of the meeting of the board of supervisors of Bay county as provided for by Sec. 324, page 167, of Howell's annotated statutes of the State of Michigan; 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, Charles S. Pierce, 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: Senate bill No. 509 (file No. 56), entitled A bill to authorize the Home Mutual Insurance Company (limited) to assume the liabilities and re-insure the risks of the Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Bay, Arenac and Ogemaw counties, and to insure. detached manufacturing and mercantile risks; 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, The bill was read a first and second time by its title and, pending its reference to a committee, On motion of Mr. Donovan, 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: |