House bill No. 448 (file No. 185), entitled

A bill to amend section 48-a 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, as amended;

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The question being on agreeing to the title,

Mr. Kline moved to amend the title so as to read as follows:

A bill to amend section 48-a 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, as amended, and to add thereto one new section to stand as section 48-d.

The motion prevailed, and the title of the bill was so amended.
The title of the bill as amended was then agreed to.

House bill No. 413 (file No. 166), entitled

A bill to amend section 23 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," the same being section 385 of the Compiled Laws of 1897;

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

House bill No. 377 (file No. 165), entitled

A bill to amend section 33 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, the same being section 395 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, as amended by Act No. 3 of the Public Acts of 1901;

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

House bill No. 338 (file No. 168), entitled

A bill to amend section 30 of Act No. 183 of the Public Acts of 1897, approved May 29, 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," the same being section 392 of the Compiled Laws of 1897;

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by veas and nays, as follows:

Senate bill No. 307 (file No. 282), entitled

A bill to fix the salary of supervisors, members of township boards, boards of registration, and boards of inspectors and clerks of election; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the Senators-elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The motion prevailed, the time being 3:10 o'clock p. m.

The executive session closed, the time being 3:45 o'clock p. m.

The Secretary announced that the Senate, in Executive Session, had taken from the table

House bill No. 321 (file No. 142), entitled

A bill relating to pandering, to define and prohibit the same, to provide for the punishment thereof, and for the competency of certain evidence at the trial thereof;

Had made several amendments thereto, and had again laid the bill on the table.

(See Executive Journal of this date for proceedings in Executive Session).

Mr. Miller moved to take from the table

House bill No. 321 (file No. 142), entitled

A bill relating to pandering, to define and prohibit the same, to provide for the punishment thereof, and for the competency of certain evidence at the trial thereof.

The motion prevailed.

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:

Mr. Moriarty 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. Vaughan 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. 312 (file No. 287), entitled

A bill to amend section 13 of Act No. 193 of the Public Acts of 1895, entitled "An act to prohibit and prevent adulteration, fraud and deception in the manufacture and sale of articles of food and drink," being compiler's section 5022 of the Compiled Laws of 1897;

Also:

Senate bill No. 322 (file No. 295), entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1897, entitled "An act to prevent the forfeiture of fire insurance policies by the violation of any condition of the policy when such violation has been without prejudice to the insurer," approved May 29, 1897, being compiler's section 5180 of the Compiled Laws of 1897;

Also:

Senate bill No. 310 (file No. 285), entitled

A bill to authorize the incorporation of shoe dealers' mutual fire insurance companies;

Also:

Senate bill No. 359 (file No. 337), entitled

A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1873, entitled "An act to define and establish a reinsurance reserve for fire and marine insurance companies doing business in this State," the same being section 5169 of the Compiled Laws of 1897;

Also:

House bill No. 88 (file No. 24), entitled

A bill to fix the salary of the Commissioner of Insurance; to provide for the disposition of all moneys received by said commissioner in the performance of duties connected with his office, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act;

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:

House bill No. 46 (file No. 42), entitled

A bill for the prevention of fire waste, and the creation of the office and appointment of a State fire marshal, for the appointment of his assistants, to prescribe the duties, powers and authority of each, to fix the salaries for the same, and to provide for salaries and necessary expenses;

Has amended the same as follows:

1. By adding to section 5 the following words: "Every fire insurance. company authorized to transact business in the State of Michigan is hereby required to report to the State fire marshal through the secretary or other officer of the company designated by the board of directors for that purpose, all fire losses on property insured in any such company giving the date of fire, the amount of probable loss, the character of property destroyed, and the supposed cause of the fire. Such report shall be mailed to the State fire marshal within three days after notice of loss is received by such company. Each company is hereby also required to report the amount of loss as adjusted on each fire after adjustment is made. Such reports shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any report or reports such companies may be required to make by any law of this State to the Commissioner of Insurance or other State officer." 2. By inserting in line 9 of section 8 after the word "jurisdiction" the words "the State fire marshal shall make regulations for the keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation, or other disposition of highly inflammable materials and rubbish, gun powder, dynamite, crude petroleum or any of its products, explosive or inflammable fluids or compounds, tablets, torpedoes or any explosives of a like nature, or any other explosives including fireworks and fire crackers, and may prescribe the materials and construction of receptacles and buildings to be for any of the said purposes."

3. By adding a new section to stand as Section 14 and to read as follows:

Sec. 14. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

4. By adding a new section to stand as section 15 and to read as follows: