By the committee on Insurance: The committee on Insurance, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 12 (file No. 1), entitled A bill to provide for an extension of the corporate life of life insurance companies organized under the laws of this State, whose term of existence would otherwise expire, and to fix the duties and liabilities of such renewal corporations; 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. W. R. Bates, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on Military Affairs: The committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 420, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 8 of act No. 124 of the public acts of 1891, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of regiments and companies of the Deutscher Landwehr-Untersteutzungs-Verein;" 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. E. S. Williams, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on Military Affairs: The committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 1112, entitled A bill to prefer ex-soldiers for public employment; 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 be printed for the use of the committee. E. S. Williams, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The question being on concurring in the amendment made by the committee to the bill, The House concurred. The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on Military Affairs: The committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 903, entitled A bill to regulate the granting of relief to indigent war veterans and their families; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. S. Williams, Chairman. The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affair, to whom was referred A bill to regulate and improve the civil service in the State of Michigan; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. S. Williams, The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 631, entitled A bill to provide for the payment of salaries, wages and moneys due persons holding office under, or employed either directly or indirectly by this State or any county, township or municipality within this State; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. S. Williams, The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 1101, entitled A bill to provide for a bureau of statistics and accounts; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. E. S. Williams, Report accepted and committee discharged. The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 916, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 1 of an act entitled "An act to designate the holidays to be observed in the acceptance and payment of bills of exchange and promissory notes, in the holding of courts and relative to the continuance of suits," approved March 8, 1865, as amended, and to amend Sec. 2 of said act as added by act No. 185 of the public acts of 1895; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. S. Williams, The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 904, entitled A bill to define what constitutes inland lakes in this State; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. E. S. Williams, Report accepted and committee discharged. The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 814, entitled A bill relating to the designation of depositories of public moneys and regulating the same; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. E. S. Williams, Report accepted and committee discharged. The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 976, entitled A bill for regulating the marking of high explosives; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed fo the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. S. Williams, Acting Chairman. The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 1097, entitled A bill to regulate the business of plumbing and building drainage, and the conduct thereof, in the State of Michigan; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. S. Williams, The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 451, entitled A bill to provide for the construction and maintenance of fire escapes from hotel buildings, boarding and lodging houses, opera houses, music halls, dance halls, mills, factories, churches or other places of worship, school houses, places of business or business blocks and all other buildings more than two stories in height in which people live, dwell, labor, gather together, assemble or congregate, either privately or publicly. And all other acts as to the providing of fire escapes in this State are hereby repealed; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. S. Williams, The qustion being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 995, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 9583 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, being Sec. 1 of Chap. 167 of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to inquests; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. E. S. Williams, Acting Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The qustion being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 980, entitled A bill to prohibit all manner of prize fights, glove contests, sparring matches, and all other forms of pugilistic encounters, and to provide a penalty therfor; 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. E. S. Williams, The question being on concurring in the amendment made by the committee to the bill, The House concurred. The bill was then ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 334, entitled A bill to amend Secs. 7247 and 7248 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, being Secs. 5679 and 5680 of the compiled laws of 1871, relative to the eligibility of circuit judges to practice law in certain cases, as heretofore amended; 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. A. J. Sawyer, Chairman. The question being on concurring in the amendment made by the committee to the bill, The House concurred. The bill was then ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred |