With the recommendation that the bill pass. WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Chairinan. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed at the head of the general orders. By the Committee on Finance and Appropriations: A bill making appropriations for the Michigan School for the Deaf for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same; With the following amendments thereto: 1. By striking out of line 1 of section 2 the words “Thirty-seven thousand two hundred fifty dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Fifteen thousand five hundred dollars." 2. By striking out of lines 3 and 4 of section 2 the words “For the erection, furnishing and equipping of an assembly hall and play-room, twenty thousand dollars." 3. By striking out of lines 11 and 12 of section 2 the words "For installing mechanical smokeless stokers at Brown Hall, one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars.” 4. By striking out of lines 2 and 3 of section 4 the words "one hun. dred twenty-two thousand two hundred fifty dollars” and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred thousand five hundred 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 Finance and Appropriations: A bill making appropriations for the Michigan State Prison for general repairs and special purposes for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same; With the following amendments thereto: 1. By striking out of lines 1 and 2 of section 1 the words "one hundred thirty-one thousand seven hundred forty-seven dollars and thirteen cents" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred twenty-five thousand one hundred two dollars and thirteen cents.” 2. By striking out of lines 5 and 6 of section 1 the words “one thousand two hundred and ninety dollars” and inserting in lieu thereof the words "five hundred ninety dollars." 3. By striking out of lines 7 and 8 of section 1 the words "for remodeling old power house for laundry and tailor shop, two thousand five hundred dollars." 4. By striking out of lines 10 and 11 of section 1 the words "one thousand nine hundred forty-five dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one thousand dollars." 5. By striking out of lines 12 and 13 of section 1 the words "for electric motor and apparatus for hospital elevator, two thousand five hundred dollars.” 6. By striking out of lines 2 and 3 of section 5 the words “one hun. dred thirty-one thousand seven hundred forty-seven dollars and thirteen cents” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “one hundred twentyfive thousand, one hundred two dollars and thirteen cents.” 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 Finance and Appropriations: A bill making appropriations for current expenses and special purposes for the Michigan College of Mines at Houghton, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1912, and June 30, 1913, and to provide a tax to meet the same; With the recommendation that the bill pass. WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole and placed at the head of the general orders. By the Committee on Labor Interests: A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 291 of the Public Acts of 1907, entitled “An act to provide for the payment for overtime of convicts engaged in manufacturing on public account;" With the recommendation that the bill pass. N. 0. JVARD. 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 Judiciary: 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 oflicers, 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.” With the recommendation that the bill pass. CIAS. E. WHITE, 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 the Committee on Judiciary: 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 1997; With the recommendation that the bill pass. Cuas. E. WHITE, 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 the Committee on Judiciary: A bill to enable minors between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one years to contract for life, health or accident insurance; With the following amendment thereto: "Provided, That this act shall not have the effect of making a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness given by such minor in payment of premium or premiums on such contracts for insurance valid either in the hands of the original owner or subsequent purchaser thereof." Recommend that the amendment be concurred in, and that when so amended the bill pass. Chas. E. WHITE, Chairman. The report was accepted and adopted and the committee discharged. Mr. White moved that the Senate concur in the amendment made to the bill by the committee. The motion prevailed. The bill was then referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general orders. By the Committee on Elections: entitled A bill to amend sections 5 and 12 of Act No. 177 of the Session Laws of 1859, approved February 14, 1859, being compiler's sections 3510 and 3547 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, entitled “An act further to preserve the purity of elections, and guard against the abuse of the elective franchise by a registration of electors;" With the recommendation that the bill pass. CARL E. MAPES, 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 the Committee on Agricultural Interests: 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; With the recommendation that the bill pass. L. W. SNELL, 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 the Committee on Banks and Corporations:: 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; With the recommendation that the bill pass. L. W. SXELL, 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 the Committee on Agricultural Interests: "A bill to provide for the inspection of commercial feeding stuffs and L. W. SNELL, 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 Railroads : “A bill to provide for the enforcement of public order upon interur. WALTER R. TAYLOR, 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 the Committee on Railroads : A bill to amend section 9 of Act No. 198 of the Laws of 1873, entitled WALTER R. TAYLOR, 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 the Committee on Railroads: “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:” With the following amendment thereto: By inserting in line 12 of section 1 after the word "fine" the words “of not more than one hundred dollars." |