Has directed its chairman to report the same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that the bill be made a special order for Tuesday, April 11. The report was accepted. MILAN D. WIGGINS, Chairman. The Senate concurred in the recommendation of the committee regarding the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh named bills in the report and the bills were placed on the order of third reading of bills. The Senate granted the committee leave to sit again for the further consideration of the twelfth and thirteenth named bills in the report. The Senate concurred in the recommendation of the committee regarding the fourteenth named bill in the report and the bill was made a special order for Tuesday, April 11, following the special order previously fixed for that date. Mr. Taylor moved that the rules be suspended and that the Senate return to the order of Third Reading of Bills. The motion prevailed, two-thirds of the Senators present voting therefor. THIRD READING OF BILLS. 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; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: 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; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: 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; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The title of the bill was agreed to. Senate bill No. 379 (file No. 352), entitled 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; Was read a third time and pending the taking of the vote on the pas sage thereof, Mr. Cartier moved that the bill be laid on the table. Mr. Fowle moved that the Senate adjourn. The motion prevailed, the time being 12:40 o'clock p. m. The President declared the Senate adjourned until Monday, April 10, at 9 o'clock p. m. ELBERT V. CHILSON, Secretary of the Senate. 135 SIXTY-THIRD DAY. Lansing, Monday, April 10, 1911. 9 o'clock p. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. The following Senators were present: Messrs Barnaby, Bradley, Cartier, Collins, Conley, Foster, Fowle, Freeman, James, Kingman, Kline, Lee, Leidlein, Mapes, Miller, Moriarty, Murtha, Newton, Putney, F. D. Scott, G. G. Scott, Taylor, Vaughan, Walter, Ward, Watkins, Weter, White and Wiggins-29. The following Senator was absent with leave: Mr. Rosenkrans-1. The following Senators were absent without leave: Messrs. Snell and Vanderwerp-2. Mr. Putney moved that the absentees without leave be excused from today's session. The motion prevailed. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The following message from the Governor was received and read: To the President of the Senate: Executive Office, Lansing, April 8, 1911. Sir: I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office. of the Secretary of State Senate bill 39 (enrolled No. 19), being An act to provide a tax to meet the amounts disbursed by the State for the several asylums, the State Psychopathic Hospital and Michigan Home for Feeble-minded and Epileptic, for the support of patients under the several laws relating thereto; Also: Senate bill No. 233 (enrolled No. 25), being A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1885, entitled "An act to provide for the prevention of the introduction and spread of cholera and other dangerous communicable diseases," approved June 20, 1885, the same being compiler's section 4477 of the Compiled Laws of 1897; Also: Senate bill No. 107 (enrolled No. 27), being An act to amend section 20 of Act No. 257 of the Public Acts of 1905, entitled "An act to revise and amend the laws for the protection of game and birds," as amended by Act No. 235 of the Public Acts of 1907. Very respectfully, CHASE S. OSBORN, Governor. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE SECRETARY. Pursuant to Rule 9 of the Senate Rules, I respectfully report that Senate bill No. 378 (file No. 419); Have this day been received from the printer and are on file in the document room of the Senate. ELBERT V. CHILSON, PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. Petition No. 592. By Mr. Kingman: Petition of C. W. Noneman and 58 other citizens of Branch county, in favor of the passag of the bill proposing certain amendments to the local option law. The petition was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic. Petition No. 593. By Mr. Kingman: Petition of A. A. Sherman and 152 other citizens of Branch county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 594. By Mr. Kingman: Petition of C. E. Lyman and 49 other citizens of Branch county, on the same subject. Same reference. Petition No. 595. By Mr. Kingman: Protest of Ned R. Smith and 25 other citizens of Calhoun county, against the passage of the Fitzgib bon bill, providing for the submission of the local option question to the village, township and city as a unit, instead of to the county as under the present law. The protest was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic. Petition No. 596. By Mr. Fowle: Petition of Alfred Nelson and 27 other citizens of Wallace, in favor of the passage of the two cent fare bill. The petition was referred to the Committee on Railroads. Petition No. 597. By Mr. Taylor: Resolutions of the Common Council of Three Rivers, in favor of the passage of the so-called home rule bill. |