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A message was received from the Senate transmitting

Senate bill No. 10 (file No. 103), entitled

A bill making appropriations for the Michigan Soldiers' Home for current expenses for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1918, and June 30, 1919, and to provide a tax therefor.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Michigan Soldiers' Home.

A message was received from the Senate transmitting
Senate bill No. 165 (file No. 201), entitled

A bill to provide for a public relief department of the State Board of Corrections and Charities, for a uniform system of records and reports relating to public relief to poor and indigent persons, to define the duties of certain officials in connection with the administration of such relief. and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Mr. Anderson introduced

House bill No. 512, entitled

A bill to amend sections 3 and 9 of Act No. 263, Public Acts of 1915, entitled "An act to provide for an angler's license for non-residents of the State to take or catch or attempt to take or catch fish with hook and line or any other device in the lakes and streams within the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan; to provide that licensees may take from the State one day's legal catch; to provide for the issuance of licenses and collection of fees therefor; to authorize and regulate the disbursement of license fees collected; to provide a penalty for the violation of this act, and to repeal Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1913," being sections 7738 and 7744 of the Compiled Laws of 1915.

The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Fish and Fisheries.

THIRD READING OF BILLS.

House bill No. 116 (file No. 44), entitled

A bill providing that any common carrier by railroad, their officers, agents and employes, employing any special agents or detectives for the purpose of detecting and reporting any misconduct or violation of any order or rule of such common carrier by railroad, shall before disciplining or discharging any employe upon the report of any such detective or special agent give the employe so reported an opportunity to be heard; to be confronted with such special agent or detective reporting him and to have the right and privilege to cross-examine such detective or special agent; to be represented by counsel if he so desires, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof,

Was read a third time and, the question being on its passage,
Mr. Toepel moved to amend the bill

By inserting in line 4 of section 1 after the word "railroad" the words "or any corporation, partnership or individual."

The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of all the members-elect not voting therefor.

Mr. Culver demanded the previous question.

The demand was seconded.

The question being, "Shall the main question be now put?"

The previous question was ordered.

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

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Pending the announcement of the vote upon the bill,
Mr. McArthur demanded the vote of Mr. Glaspie
Mr. Glaspie voted nay and was so recorded.
Mr. Frost demanded the vote of Mr. Ivory
Mr. Ivory voted yea and was so recorded.
The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Mr. Glaspie, having reserved the right to explain his vote, sent to the Clerk's desk the following statement:

Believing that, if this bill is a wise provision for common carriers, it should be equally applicable to all corporations, a provision the Legislature refuses to accept, I am constrained to vote against restrictions upon one class of corporations we refuse to apply to all others.

House bill No. 344 (file No. 156), entitled

A bill to amend sections 5 and 6 of chapter 3 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, approved June 2, 1909, entitled "An act to revise,

consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening, improvement, maintenance and use of the public and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials,"

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

Mr. Farrier moved to amend the bill

1. By striking out of lines 16 and 17 of section 5 the words "or engineer" and inserting after the word "building" the words "who may or may not be an engineer."

2. By striking out of line 18 of section 5 the word "county" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "district."

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:

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

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Mr. Nelson moved to amend the title so as to read as follows: A bill to amend sections 5 and 6 of chapter 3 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, approved June 2, 1909, entitled "An act to revise. consolidate and add to the laws relating to the establishment, opening. improvement, maintenance and use of the public highways and private roads, the condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; setting and protecting shade trees

drainage, cutting weeds and brush within this State, and providing for the election and defining the powers, duties and compensation of State, county, township and district highway officials," being sections 4341 and 4342 of the Compiled Laws of 1915.

The motion prevailed.

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

Mr. Jerome entered the House and took his seat.

House bill No. 276 (file No. 175), entitled

A bill making an appropriation for the Michigan State Prison at Jackson for special purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and to provide a tax to meet the

same,

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

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Pending the announcement of the vote upon the bill,

Mr. Chew demanded the vote of Mr. Frank A. Smith
Mr. Smith voted nay and was so recorded

Mr. Woodruff demanded the vote of Mr. Ormsbee

Mr. Ormsbee voted yea and was so recorded.

Mr. Woodruff demanded the vote of Mr. Robinson
Mr. Robinson voted yea and was recorded.

Mr. O'Brien demanded the vote of Mr. Lemire
Mr. Lemire voted yea and was so recorded.
The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Mr. Brower moved that the bill be ordered to take immediate effect, The motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members-elect not voting therefor.

Mr. Brower moved to reconsider the vote by which the House failed to give the bill immediate effect.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the motion that the bill be ordered to take immediate effect,

The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members-elect voting therefor.

Senate bill No. 22 (file No. 13), entitled

A bill to provide a tax to meet the amounts disbursed by the State for the several State hospitals, the Michigan Home and Training School, Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics, and the Eloise Hospital, for the support of patients under the several laws relating thereto,

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

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The House agreed to the title of the bill.

Mr. Jerome moved that the bill be ordered to take immediate effect. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members-elect voting therefor.

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