Mr. McLeod moved that when the House adjourns today, it stand adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. tomorrow. Which motion prevailed. Mr. Hatzenbuhler offered the following: Whereas, The ministers of the gospel of the city of Lansing have, with the exception of Father Brancheau, refused to open the proceedings of the House with reading the Word of God and prayer; therefore, be it Resolved, That the thanks of the House be extended to Father Brancheau for the true Christian spirit shown, and that the resolution be spread upon the Journal. Mr. Fleischhauer moved that the resolution be amended by striking out the preamble. Pending which, Mr. Goodell moved that the resolution be laid on the table. The motion to amend the resolution was withdrawn. Mr. Chamberlain offered the following substitute for the resolution: Resolved, That the thanks of the House are hereby extended to the reverend gentlemen who have officiated at the openings of the House. Which was agreed to. The resolution as amended by the substitute was then adopted. The House took a recess until 11:45 this forenoon. AFTER RECESS. 11:45 a. m. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. Mr. Scully, unanimous consent being given, introduced A bill to define the duties of justices of the peace in and for the county of Ionia, in certain cases, and to regulate the fees therein. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and, pending its reference to a committee, On motion of Mr. Scully, The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the bill was put upon its immediate passage. The question being on the passage of the bill, 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: Mr. Chamberlain Colvin Davis Mr. Kingott Locher Lusk Mr. Stumpenhusen Sutherland FET Duff Fleischhauer Gillette Goodell Title agreed to. McLeod Moore NAYS. Mr. Hart moved that the House adjourn. Which motion prevailed, and Wells Wood 54 0 The Speaker declared the House adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. tomorrow. REPRESENTATIVE HALL, LANSING, The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the Speaker. Roll call: quorum present. Absent without leave: Messrs. Cheever, Dickinson, Dingley, Heineman, Kelly, Nevins, Robinson and Wells. On motion of Mr. Aldrich, Leave of absence was granted to all absentees for the day. Mr. Goodell offered the following: Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be requested to use all honorable means in their power to secure the passage by the present Congress of the United States of the bill commonly known as the "Grout oleomargarine bill," believing that in so asking, this House but voices the will of the people whom it represents, as well as the best interests of the people of the State of Michigan; Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be instructed to send a copy of this resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Chamberlain moved to amend the resolution by adding thereto the words, "Provided, That said bill shall in no way affect the upper peninsula of Michigan." Mr. Burch moved that the amendment do lie on the table. The demand was seconded, and the motion that the amendment do lie on the table did not prevail, by yeas and nays, as follows: The question being on the motion to amend the resolution, The question being on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Burch moved to amend the resolution by adding thereto the words "and the names of those voting yea and nay on the resolution shall be attached thereto by the Clerk." Which motion prevailed. The question then being on the adoption of the resolution as amended, The resolution was then adopted, by yeas and nays, as follows: Resolved, That a request be sent to the Governor asking him to send to the Legislature a message recommending the passing of a joint resolution providing for submitting to the people of this State an amendment to section 33 of article 4, relative to the time of holding regular sessions of the Legislature; said joint resolution to be in words and figures as follows: Joint resolution to amend section thirty-three of article four of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, relative to time of holding sessions of the Legislature. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the following amendment to the Constitution of this State be and the same is hereby proposed; that is to say, that section thirty-three of article four of said Constitution be amended to read as follows: Sec. 33. The Legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the first Wednesday in January in the year 1861, and on the first Wednes day of January in every second year thereafter, and shall remain in session for a period of not to exceed one hundred days, and shall again meet in session on the first Tuesday in September of the year 1902, and on the first Tuesday in September of every second year thereafter, and shall remain in session not to exceed forty days, and at no other place or time unless as provided in the Constitution of the State, and shall adjourn without day at such time, not exceeding the time above limited, as the Legislature shall fix by concurrent resolution. And be it further resolved, That said constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the people of the State at the election to be held on the first Monday in April in the year 1901, and that the Secretary of State is hereby required to certify the same to the clerks of the several counties, and give notice of the same to the sheriffs of the several counties of this State, and the said sheriffs of the several counties of this State shall be required to give notice of the same to the several town ships and wards in said State, in the manner required by law, and the inspectors of election in the several townships and cities of this State shall prepare a suitable box for the reception of ballots cast for or against said amendment, and the said amendment shall be printed upon the official ballot used at said election, as provided by law, as follows: Amendment to the Constitution relative to sessions of Legislature. Yes. Amendment to the Constitution relative to sessions of Legislature. No. The ballots shall be furnished and shall in all respects comply with and be canvassed and returns made as now required by law. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, On motion of Mr. Wayne, The resolution was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Stewart, The House took a recess until 3:10 o'clock this afternoon. AFTER RECESS. 3:10 o'clock p. m. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. On motion of Mr. Chamberlain, The House took a recess until 3:25 p. m. this afternoon. AFTER RECESS. 3:25 o'clock p. m. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. A quorum present. Mr. Nash offered the following: Whereas, The House of Representatives have expressed their judg ment upon the question of taxation as applied to the property owned by railroads, telegraph, telephone and express companies by passing House bill No. 1 (file No. 3); and Whereas, The said bill has been rejected and killed by the Senate; and Whereas, The House now have under consideration another bill along similar lines by a special committee, and have respectfully requested the Senate to name a committee to co-operate with the said special committee of the House in the framing of a bill that in their judgment will do exact justice as between all taxpayers of the State, be they corporations or individuals; and Whereas, The Senate has not accepted or replied to such request; and Whereas, The Legislature is being detained at great expense to the State, which will be without any good results unless the Senate will cooperate with us in the consideration and passage of some tax bill in accord with the expressed desire of the people; therefore, be it Resolved, That the following respectful message be immediately sent to the Senate: |