House substitute for House bill No. 209 (file No. 316), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the completing and furnishing of the armory at Saginaw, and to provide a tax to meet the same; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Walter moved that the bill be ordered to take immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of the Senators-elect voting therefor. House bill No. 324 (file No. 212), entitled A bill to amend sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of chapter 32 of Act No. 215 of the Public Acts of 1895, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class," approved May 27, 1895, being sections 3340, 3341, 3342 and 3343 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 110 of the Public Acts of 1907, approved May 22, 1907; relative to the election of school trustees; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Unanimous consent being obtained, Senate bill No. 122 (file No. 112), entitled · A bill making appropriations for the Michigan School for the Deaf for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same. The motion prevailed. The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill by the House, Mr. Walter moved that the Senate concur. The motion prevailed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. House bill No. 617 (file No. 397), entitled A bill to authorize boards of supervisors to purchase for their respective counties the reversionary interests in real property, transferred to counties for public purposes; and to provide for the payment for the same; Was read a third time, and pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, Mr. Leidlein moved to amend the bill as follows: By adding to section 1 the following proviso: "Provided, That no greater sum than five thousand dollars shall be expended under the provisions of this act for the purposes aforesaid, unless authorized by a majority of the electors of such county voting therefor at a general election or at a special election called therefor." The question being on receiving the amendment, The amendment was received, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor. The amendment was then adopted. The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was then passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 94 (file No. 190), entitled A bill to amend sections 24, 26, 37 and 39 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied, making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased, and to repeal Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1891, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," said sections being compiler's sections 3847, 3849, 3860 and 3862 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, said section 24 having been amended by Act No. 226 of the Public Acts of 1907. The motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the bill, Mr. Fowle moved to amend the bill as follows: By inserting in line 26 of section 24 after the word "credits" the words "other than credits secured by mortgages and land contracts on which the registry tax has been paid." The question being on receiving the amendment, The amendment was received, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor. The amendment was then adopted. The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was then not passed, a majority of the Senators-elect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Watkins moved that all bills be taken up for consideration in the order in which they appear upon the printed daily order of business. The motion prevailed. House bill No. 267 (file No. 238), entitled A bill to amend section 35 of Act No. 285 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to provide for the creation of a department of labor; to prescribe its powers and duties, to regulate the employment of labor; to make an appropriation for the maintenance of such department, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act;" Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 515 (file No. 346), entitled A bill to prohibit the killing of deer until the year 1920, in counties having a population of more than 48,000 and less than 65,000 as shown by the United States census of 1910; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: A bill to amend section 12 of chapter 1 of Act No. 243 of the Public Acts of 1881, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement and maintenance of highways and private roads, and the building, repairing and preservation of bridges within this State," being compiler's section 4047 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: NAYS. 0 The title of the bill was agreed to. House bill No. 536 (file No. 289), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 277 of the Public Acts of 1905, as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the adoption and use of a standard form of fire insurance policy and to repeal Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1881, as amended by Act No. 38 of the Public Acts of 1889;" Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 560 (file No. 273), entitled A bill to authorize the exchange of certain lands in certain cases; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 351 (file No. 253), entitled A bill to regulate the spearing of ciscos and carp in the inland lakes of this State; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |