Mr. Person moved to reconsider the vote by which the House failed to pass the bill.

The motion did not prevail.

Mr. Hinkley moved that the House take a recess until 2:00 o'clock p. m.

The motion prevailed, the time being 12:02 p. m.

AFTER RECESS.

The House was called to order by the Speaker.

2:00 o'clock p. m.

Messrs. Keen and Wieland entered the House and took their seats.

The House resumed the order of

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

House bill No. 257 (file No. 117), entitled

A bill to provide for the organization of mutual insurance companies to do a general automobile insurance business; to prescribe their powers and duties and to regulate the same.

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. 342 (file No. 118), entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of part 4 of Act No. 10 of the Public Acts of the First Extra Session of 1912, entitled "An act to promote the welfare of the people of this State, relating to the liability of employers for injuries or death sustained by their employes, providing compensation for the accidental injury to or death of employes and methods for payment of the same, establishing an Industrial Accident Board, defining its powers, providing for a review of its awards, making an appropriation to carry out the provisions of this act, and restricting the right to compensation or damages in such cases to such as are provided by this act."

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. 182 (file No. 121), entitled

A bill to provide for the protection from disturbance of foxes and other fur-bearing animals kept in captivity for breeding purposes and prescribing penalties for violations.

Was read a third time and, the question being on its passage,

Mr. Hopkins moved to amend the bill

1. By striking out of each of lines 2 of section 1, 3 of section 2 and 2 of section 3, the words "foxes or other."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor.

Mr. Warner moved to amend the bill

2.

By striking out of line 2 of section 3 the word "rods" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "feet."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor.

The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill,

Mr. Hopkins moved to amend the title so as to read as follows:

A bill to provide for the protection from disturbance of fur-bearing animals kept in captivity for breeding purposes and prescribing penalties for violations.

The House agreed to the title of the bill as amended.

House bill No. 270 (file No. 124), entitled

A bill to repeal Act No. 316 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act for the protection of fish in the streams known as Grass river and Intermediate river, in Antrim county."

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members-elect yoting therefore, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The following communication from the Auditor General was received and read:

March 23, 1915.

Hon. C. W. Smith, Speaker, House of Representatives, Lansing, Michigan.

Sir:-In compliance with House concurrent resolution No. 16, I submit the following statement and in furnishing the information requested I state each question in the resolution and the answer thereto. First. What is the total number of mineral reservation descriptions returned delinquent to date?

Answer: Total number returned delinquent, not including those returned for village taxes only:

Second. What is the total number of mineral reservations paid to date?

Answer: We have no means of knowing the number of descriptions on which the taxes were paid to the city, village or township treasurers. The following is the number on which the tax has been paid to the county treasurers or to the Auditor General since they were returned delinquent:

Third. What is the total number of mineral reservations assessed to date?

Answer: As the total number of descriptions assessed is not reported to the Auditor General, I cannot state the number assessed in 1913. but in 1912, the first year mineral reservations were assessed, I examined the assessment rolls and found the following number assessed in that year: