4. By striking out of lines 7 and 8 of section 1 the words "For roofing cottages twenty-eight and thirty-two, two thousand one hundred dollars." 5. By striking out of line 9 of section 1 the words "One thousand five hundred fifty dollars," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Two thousand and fifty dollars." 6. By striking out of lines 9 and 10 of section 1 the words "For repairs to roofs and gutters, three thousand five hundred dollars." 7. By striking out of lines 12 and 13 of section 1 the words "For porch for cottage thirty-two, six hundred dollars." 8. By striking out of lines 8 and 9 of section 2 the words "Seventy thousand seven hundred fifty dollars," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Fifty-six thousand and fifty dollars." 9. By striking out of line 2 of section 4 the words "Seventy thousand seven hundred fifty dollars," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Fifty-six thousand and fifty dollars." Recommend that the amendments be concurred in, and that when so amended the bill pass. WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. Mr. Bradley moved that the Senate concur in the amendments made to the bill by the committee. The motion prevailed. The bill was then referred to the committee of the whole and placed at the head of the general orders. By the Committee on State Affairs: The Committee on State Affairs reports Senate bill No. 378, entitled A bill to aid in the settlement of industrial disputes, to provide a board of mediation in settlement of the same, and to aid in the prevention of strikes and lockouts, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in contravention of this act; With the recommendation that the bill pass. F. B. KLINE, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general orders. By the Committee on State Affairs: Senate bill No. 421 (file No. 397), entitled A bill to amend section 4 of Act No. 150 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a pardoning board, prescribing the powers and duties, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," being section 144 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 239 of the Public Acts of 1903, and as further amended by Act No. 264 of the Public Acts of 1907; With the recommendation that the bill pass. F. B. KLINE, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general orders. By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The following message from the House was received and read: To the President of the Senate: House of Representatives, Sir: I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend section 19 of Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment and to fix the term of office, duties and compensation of circuit court stenographers in the State of Michigan," approved May 29, 1897, being section 381 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 242 of the Public Acts of 1905; And to inform the Senate that the bill has passed the House. In this action of the House the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The following message from the House was also received and read: To the President of the Senate: House of Representatives, Sir:-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: A bill to amend sections 2, 6 and 13 of Act No. 6 of the Public Acts of 1907, extra session, entitled "An act to define, and to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children; to prescribe the jurisdiction of the probate courts and the powers, duties and compensation of the probate judges with regard thereto; to provide for the appointment of county agents and probation officers and to prescribe their powers, duties and compensation;" And to inform the Senate that the bill has passed the House. In this action of the House the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING. Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The following message from the House was also received and read: House of Representatives, To the President of the Senate: A bill to amend sections 2 and 3 of Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act to provide for the compulsory education of children, for penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this act, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of the same;" And to inform the Senate that the bill has passed the House. In this action of the House the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Education and Public Schools. The following message from the House was also received and read: To the President of the Senate: House of Representatives, Sir I am instructed by the House to transmit the following bill: 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;" And to inform the Senate that the bill has passed the House. In this action of the House the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, PAUL H. KING, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on State Affairs. Mr. Cartier moved that the Senate resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the GENERAL ORDERS OF THE DAY. The motion prevailed. The President called Mr. Wiggins to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through its chairman made the following report: The committee has had under consideration the following: Senate bill No. 415 (file No. 391), entitled A bill to amend section 12 of Act No. 232 of the Public Acts of 1903, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws providing for the incorporation of manufacturing and mercantile companies, or any union of the two, and for the incorporation of companies for carrying on any other lawful business, excepting such as are precluded from organization under this act by its express provisions, and to prescribe the powers and fix the duties and liabilities of such corporations," as amended by Act No. 194 of the Public Acts of 1905, and as further amended by Act No. 137 of the Public Acts of 1907; Also: Senate bill No. 381 (file No. 353), entitled A bill to permit the establishment of a disability and retirement fund for teachers in cities of eight thousand or over; Also: Senate bill No. 397 (file No. 373), entitled A bill to amend section 2 of Act No. 44 of the Public Acts of 1899, approved April 18, 1899, entitled "An act to provide for the publication and distribution of laws and documents, reports of the several officers, boards of officers and public institutions of this State, now or hereafter to be published, and to provide for the replacing of books lost by fire or otherwise, and to provide for the publication and distribution of the official directory and legislative manual of the State of Michigan, and to repeal Act No. 122 of the Session Laws of 1889, approved May 31, 1889, Act No. 20 of the Session Laws of 1889, approved March 19, 1889, and all other laws or parts of laws contravening or inconsistent with this act;" Also: Senate bill No. 317 (file No. 290), entitled A bill to provide for the appointment of a commission of five citizens of the State of Michigan to make an investigation into the subject of farm colonies and to report their findings to the next session of the Legislature with recommendations regarding the establishment of a farm colony within the State of Michigan; Also: Senate bill No. 408 (file No. 383), entitled A bill declaring valid sales of real estate made by executors, administrators or guardians under license of the probate court pursuant to the provisions of chapter 243 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; Also: Senate bill No. 398 (file No. 371), entitled A bill to protect railroad and railway property, to prevent destruction and removal of any property or parts thereof and to provide a penalty therefor; Also: Senate bill No. 390 (file No. 365), entitled A bill to compel owners of private cemeteries in cities to keep the same enclosed with a suitable fence to prevent encroachment of live stock, and to provide that a portion of the moneys received from the sale of lots in such cemeteries shall be used for the care and maintenance of said cemeteries; Also: Senate bill No. 382 (file No. 354), entitled A bill to regulate the operation of billiard and pool rooms outside of incorporated cities and villages; A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 165 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, entitled "Of trials in criminal cases," the same being section 11942 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; Also: Senate bill No. 406 (file No. 381), entitled A bill to authorize guardians of mentally incompetent persons, spendthrifts, or habitual drunkards to convey lands in pursuance of contracts executed prior to the guardianship of such persons; Also: Senate bill No. 399 (file No. 374), entitled A bill to amend sections 9, 14 and 17 of chapter 55 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, entitled "Of general provisions relative to corporations," the same being sections 8535, 8540 and 8543 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; Has made no amendments thereto, and has directed its chairman to report the same back to the Senate, and recommend their passage. The committee of the whole has also had under consideration the following: Senate bill No. 242 (file No. 230), entitled A bill to limit candidates' election expenses; to define, prevent and punish corrupt and illegal practices in nominations and elections; to secure and protect the purity of the ballot; to provide for furnishing information to the electors, and to provide the manner of conducting contests for nominations and elections in certain cases; Also: Senate bill No. 340 (file No. 347), entitled A bill to amend section 6 of Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1887, entitled "An act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking and to establish a banking department for the supervision of such business," and to add five new sections to said act to be known as sections 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72; But not having gone through therewith, has directed its chairman to report progress thereon and asks leave to sit again for the further consideration of the bills. The committee of the whole has also had under consideration the following: Senate bill No. 306 (file No. 280), entitled A bill to provide for the regulation and inspection of analyses and other tests of sugar beets, and to provide compensation for making such tests; |