Mr. January moved to take from the table, House bill No. 713, entitled A bill to require all the boards and commissions of the city of Detroit to hold all official meetings in public; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. January, The bill was referred to the committee on City Corporations. Mr. January moved to take from the table, House bill No. 714, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 21 of an act entitled "An act to establish a board of public works in and for the city of Detroit," approved April 20, 1873; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. January, The bill was referred to the committee on City Corporations. Mr. January moved to take from the table, House bill No. 715, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 9 of Chap. 11 of an act entitled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," approved June 7, 1883, as amended by an act approved June 2, 1889; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. January, The bill was referred to the committee on City Corporations. Mr. January moved to take from the table, House bill No. 716, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 10 of Chap. 10 of an act entitled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith;" Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. January, The bill was referred to the committee on City Corporations. Mr. January moved to take from the table, House bill No. 718, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 1 of Chap. 10 of an act, entitled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," approved June 7, 1883; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. January, The bill was referred to the committee on City Corporations. Mr. January moved to take from the table, House bill No. 719, entitled A bill to amend Sec. 2 of an act, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith,' approved June 7, 1883, by adding a new section thereto," approved March 18, 1893; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. January, The bill was referred to the committee on City Corporations. The House adjourned. Lansing, Wednesday, March 17, 1897. The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Lyon. Roll called: quorum present. Absent without leave: Messrs. Atkinson, H. Babcock, Bricker, Donovan, Pearson, Scully and Vought. On motion of Mr. Goodell, Leave of absence was granted to all absentees for the day. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 1266. By Mr. Goodyear: Remonstrance of Ira T. Sayre and 62 other taxpayers of Flushing, Genesee county, against the passage of bill to repeal the law for the taxation of mortgages. Referred to the committee on General Taxation. No. 1267. By Mr. Peek: Petition of O. E. Fenton and 24 other residents of Jackson county relative to school districts in the city of Jackson. Referred to the committee on Education. No. 1268. By Mr. Sawyer: Remonstrance of B. B. Turnbull and 87 other citizens of Chelsea, Mich., against any further change n the fisheries and game laws. Referred to the committee on Fisheries and Game. No. 1269. By Mr. Clute: Petition of Marvin Ferguson and 20 other citizens of Marshall favoring medical registration board. Referred to the committee on Public Health. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred A bill to amend Sec. 7365 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan; Respectfully report that they have 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 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. 461, entitled A bill to define the jurisdiction of the courts 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 Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 245, entitled A bill to provide legal counsel for the board of county road commissioners of Bay county, and to require the prosecuting attorney of Bay county to act as legal counsel and adviser of said commissioners; 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. 195 (file No. 52), entitled A bill for the ascertainment and protection of the interests of the State in escheated estates; 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 concurirng in the amendment made by the committee to the bill. The House concurred. The bill was then 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. 262, entitled A bill to amend Secs. 1 and 2 of act No. 3 of the public acts of 1874, entitled "An act to authorize proceedings by the State to condemn private property for public use," approved March 24, 1874, the same being compiler's Secs. 5196 and 5197 of Howell's annotated statutes; 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 piaced on the general order. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred A joint resolution for the issue of a patent for certain primary school lands in Lapeer county to Elizabeth Buby; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, and recommend that the joint resolution be referred to the committee on State Affairs. Report accepted and committee discharged. A. J. Sawyer, Chairman. The question being on referring the bill as requested by the committee, the House so ordered, and the bill was referred to the committee on State Affairs. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 436 (file No. 50), entitled A bili authorizing the appointment of a Deputy Attorney General; 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 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 House bill No. 600, entitled A bill to amend Secs. No. 1, 3, 7, 11, 14, 17, 20, 30, 36, 37, 63, 75, 82 and 97 of act No. 53 of the session laws of 1859, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Battle Creek approved February 3, 1859, as revised and amended by the several acts revisionary and amendatory thereof," approved April 9, 1887, as amended by act No. 384 of the session laws of 1889, approved May 9, 1889, and as amended by act No. 331 of the session laws of 1891, approved May 22, 1891, and as amended by act No. 312 of the session laws of 1893, approved March 22, 1893, and as amended by act No. 418 of the session laws of 1895, approved May 17, 1895; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House with amend ments 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 question being on concurring in the amendment made by the committee to the bill, The House concurred. On motion of Mr. E. W. Moore, 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: Perry Rulison Shepard, F. M. Shepherd, F. Shisler Smith Zimmerman Speaker Title agreed to. 75 On motion of Mr. E. W. Moore, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. By the committee on Insurance: The committee on Insurance, to whom was referred House bill No. 764, entitled A bill to amend the title to act No. 285 of the session laws of 1887, so the same will read as follows: "An act to regulate the manner in |