Unanimous consent being obtained,

Mr. Foster moved to take from the table

Senate bill No. 309 (file No. 284), entitled

A bill to provide for the manner of posting official notices in townships, and for the erection and maintaining by townships of bill boards to be used for the posting thereon of such notices.

The bill having been read a third time and the question being on its

passage,

Mr. Foster moved to amend the bill as follows:

1. By inserting in line 2 of section 1, after the first word "posted" the words "by township officers."

2. By adding at the end of line 3 of section 1 the following words: "Upon which bill boards all other legal notices may also be posted." The question being on receiving the amendments

The amendments were received, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor.

The amendments were then adopted.

The question being on the passage of the bill,

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

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:30 o'clock p. m.

The executive session closed, the time being 10:45 o'clock p. m.

The Secretary announced that the nominations of

Dr. Charles H. Oakman of Detroit, county of Wayne, as a member of the Board of Health of the City of Detroit, for the term ending February 28, 1915;

Frank H. Jones of Wayne, county of Wayne, as a member of the Board of Jury Commissioners for Wayne county, for the term ending February 28, 1917; and

Jacob B. Greenberg of Detroit, county of Wayne, as a member of the Board of Jury Commissioners for Wayne county, for the term ending February 28, 1917;

Sent to the Senate by the Governor, had been confirmed by the Senate in executive session.

Mr. Mapes moved that the Senate adjourn.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:50 o'clock p. m.

The President declared the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m.

ELBERT V. CHILSON, Secretary of the Senate.

SIXTY-FOURTH DAY.

Lansing, Tuesday, April 11, 1911.

10 o'clock a. m.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President.

Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Jonathan A. Sprague.
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, Murtha, Newton, Putney, G. G. Scott, Taylor, Vaughan, Walter, Ward, Watkins, Weter, White, Wiggins-27.

The following Senator was absent with leave: Mr. Rosenkrans-1. The following Senators were absent without leave: Messrs. Moriarty, F. D. Scott, Snell and Vanderwerp 4.

Mr. Weter moved that the absentees without leave be excused from today's session.

The motion prevailed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE SECRETARY.

The Secretary announced that the following bills had been printed and that they were presented to the Governor for approval April 11: Senate bill No. 270 (file No. 252, enrolled No. 29);

Senate bill No. 165 (file No. 154, enrolled No. 30).

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.

Petition No. 598. By Mr. Leidlein: Petition of Lewis Barnard and 53 other citizens of Saginaw, in favor of the passage of the James bill creating the office of State fire marshal.

The petition was referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

Petition No. 599. By Mr. Taylor: Petition of B. M. Platt and 39 other citizens of Kalamazoo county, urging a larger appropriation for the work of the Michigan Fish Commission.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Fisheries.

Petition No. 600. By Mr. Taylor: Protest of Kalamazoo Typographiical Union No. 122, of Kalamazoo, against the establishment of a printing plant at Jackson prison.

The protest was referred to the Committee. on State Prison at Jack

son.

Petition No. 601. By Mr. Freeman: Petition of Thomas Farmer and 32 other citizens of Genesee county, in favor of the passage of the bill providing for the appointment of a State veterinarian.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Public Health.

Petition No. 602. By Mr. Watkins: Petition of W. N. Armstrong and 71 other citizens of Jackson county, on the same subject. Same reference.

Petition No. 603. By Mr. Watkins: Protest of O. T. Dewey and 24 other citizens of Jackson county, against the passage of the bill providing for the submission of the local option question to the city, village and township as a unit instead of the county as under the present law. The protest was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic.

Petition No. 604. By Mr. Kingman: Petition of A. W. Paul and 92 other citizens of California township, Branch county, in favor of the passage of House bill No. 383, relative to the regulation of the liquor traffic.

The petition was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic.

Petition No. 605. By Mr. Conley: Protest of Edward Ryan and 12 other citizens of Lapeer and Tuscola counties, against the passage of the Vaughan bill relative to the regulation of the Liquor Traffic.

The protest was referred to the Committee on Liquor Traffic.

Petition No. 606. By Mr. Fowle: Petition of the members of Kates Bay Grange No. 1367, Delta county, in favor of the passage of the bill providing an appropriation for an Upper Peninsula State fair.

The petition was referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

Petition No. 607. By Mr. Fowle: Petition of the members of Bark River Grange No. 1368, of Delta county, on the same subject. Same reference.

Petition No. 608. By Mr. Fowle: Petition of A. C. Lange and 180 other citizens of Sault Ste. Marie, in favor of the passage of the bill providing for two cent fares on the railroads of the Upper Peninsula. The petition was referred to the Committee on Railroads.

By unanimous consent the Senate took up the order of