thereof, and determining who shall be the inspectors of election, and members of the board of registration therein;" Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. The question being on complying with the request of the Senate for the return of the bill, Mr. Crippen moved that a respectful message be sent to the Governor requesting the return of the bill to the House, and that it be returned to the Senate in accordance with the request therefor. Which motion prevailed. The Speaker pro tem also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 16, 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. 4, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 1 of act No. 430 of the local acts of 1895, entitled "An act to authorize the city of Gladstone, in the county of Delta, and State of Michigan, to borrow money and issue the bonds of said city therefor, to be used in paying any judgment that may be rendered against said city in any cause now pending in any United States court;" 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. Connors, 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: ETE Coad Connors Cousins Crippen Davis Dickinson, J. H. Donovan Dudley Title agreed to. On motion of Mr. Connors, Miller Molster Moore, E. W. NAYS. Van Camp Washer Weier Wing Zimmerman Speaker pro tem. 67 0 By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. The Speaker pro tem also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 16, 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. 170 (file No. 39), entitled A bill to amend act No. 3 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages in the State of Michigan, defining their powers and duties," by adding one new section thereto, to stand as Chap. 131; 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 Village Corporations. The Speaker pro tem also 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. 2 (file No. 61), entitled A bill to amend Secs. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 of act No. 79 of the laws of 1873, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a Commissioner of Railroads and to define his powers, duties and fix his compensation," and the subsequent acts amendatory thereto, the same being compiler's Sec. 3285, 3286, 3288, 3289 and 3291 of Howell's annotated statutes, so as to provide for the election of said commissioner by the people, and to repeal Sec. 3 of said act, being compiler's Sec. 3287 of Howell's annotated statutes; 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 Railroads. The Speaker pro tem also 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. 257 (file No. 71), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 21, Chap. 7, of act No. 3 of the public acts of 1895, approved February 19, 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages within the State of Michigan, and defining their powers and duties;" 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 Village Corporations. The Speaker pro tem also 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. 258 (file No. 73), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 4, Chap. 11, of act No. 3, of the public acts of 1895, approved February 19, 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of villages within the State of Michigan, and defining their powers and duties;" 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 Village Corporations. THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 602 (file No. 119), entitled A bill to regulate the treatment and care of female patients confined in the insane asylums and the Home for Feeble Minded and Epileptic; Was read a third time and, pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, Mr. Wetherbee moved to amend the bill by inserting in line 5, Sec. 1, after the word "physicians," the words "and male attendants," Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members present not voting therefor. The question again being on the passage of the bill, Mr. Foote moved to amend the bill by striking out in line 4 the word "shall" and inserting the word "may" in lieu thereof, Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members present not voting therefor. The question again being on the passage of the bill, Mr. Perry moved to amend the bill by inserting in line 5 after the word "only" the words, "when deemed necessary by the board of trustees of such institution," 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: House bill No. 479 (file No. 120), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 7 of act No. 206 of the session laws of 1881, being Sec. 418 of Howell's annotated statutes, relative to State institutions and regulations relating thereto, as amended by act No. 86 of public acts of 1889; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 94 (file No. 123), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 22, paragraph 49, general school laws, the same being paragraph 5074 of Howell's annotated statutes, relative to the school census, and to add a new section thereto; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |