House bill No. 421, entitled A bill to amend act No. 156 of the public acts of 1893, entitled “An ac to provide a penalty for cruelty to children," and to repeal all existing acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act; 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. A. J. Sawyer, Chairman. The bill was 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. 26, entitled A bill to provide for the testimony of a husband and wife in certain cases and to repeal all existing acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, with amendnents 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. A. J. Sawyer, 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 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. 209, entitled A bill to amend act No. 183 of the public acts of 1873, entitled "An act to amend Sec. 1 of an act entitled 'An act to confirm the record of letters of attorney in certain cases,' approved April 17, 1871," being Sec. 4256 of the compiled laws of 1871, and to add a new section thereto to stand as Sec. 2, relative to certified transcript copies of deeds, instruments and letters of attorney, conveying title to real estate; 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 com mittee to the bill, The House concurred. On motion of Mr. Zimmerman, 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: The question being on agreeing to the title, Mr. Zimmerman moved to amend the title by inserting after the figures "1873” in line one, the words "being compiler's Secs. 5691 and 5716 of Howell's annotated statutes," Which motion prevailed. The title as amended was then agreed to. On motion of Mr. Zimmerman, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. By the committee on City Corporations: The committee on City Corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 630, entitled A bill to amend act No. 250 of the session laws of 1873, entitled "An act to revise the charter of the city of Coldwater," being amendatory of an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Coldwater," approved February 28, 1861, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereo approved April 17, 1873, and an amendatory act approved May 11, 1889 by adding 9 new sections thereto to stand as Secs. 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 73, 74 and 75; 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. P. Herrig, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. 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: On motion of Mr. C. G. Babcock, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 1146, entitled A bill to regulate the holding of circuit courts in the counties of this State; 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. A. J. Sawyer, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on Rules and Joint Rules: The committee on Rules and Joint Rules, to whom was referred The matter of devising some method by which petitions may be sent to the proper committees without the present method of record on the Journal, respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to report the same to the House with the recommendation that the present method be continued, and with the further recommendation that members condense as far as possible the titles of petitions which they present and refrain from sending up petitions in reference to bills which have passed the House, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. 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. 401, entitled A bill providing for four voting districts for the township of Hancock in the county of Houghton, defining the limits thereof, providing for a new registration of the voters thereof, determining who shall be inspectors of election therein, and to repeal act No. 340 of the local acts of 1889 and other acts inconsistent with this act; 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, pending its reference to a committee, On motion of Mr. Rulison, 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. 579, entitled A bill to provide for the preservation of deer in Monroe county and providing a penalty for their destruction; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, 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. 196, entitled A bill to form and incorporate school district No. 6 in Colfax township, Huron county, 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, 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, Lansing, March 15, 1897. 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. 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 |