GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Abbott, The House went into committee of the whole, on the general order. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman, made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following: 1. House bill No. 581 (file No. 180). entitled A bill to punish any person who orders, sends, takes or carries or attempts to order, send, take or carry dynamite, nitro-glycerine or other explosive substances either as freight or baggage on any passenger boat or vessel, or on any railroad car or train of cars, or on any street car, stage or vehicle used wholly or partly for carrying passengers, 2. House bill No. 163 (file No. 171). entitled A bill to amend section 590, of chapter 10, of the compiled laws of 1871, as amended by act number 103, of the laws of 1881, being compiler's section 619 of Howell's annotated statutes relative to the duties of county surveyors. 3. House bill No. 347 (file No. 181), entitled A bill to authorize the county of Charlevoix to build and maintain a bridge across Bear lake in said county. Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, and recommend their passage. 4. House bill No. 349 file No. 190), entitled The committee of the whole have also had under eonsideration the following: A bill to authorize the city of Grand Rapids to borrow money and issue its bonds to an amount not exceeding the sum of eighty thousand dollars, for the purpose of substituting iron for wooden pipe, erecting a stand pipe, connecting the same with the pumping works, and otherwise improving the water works system of said city. Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend its passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 5. House bill No. 119 (file No. 167), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the purchase of books for the State. library, and for other purposes pertaining to the State library for the years 1889 and 1890, And have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it be laid on the table. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 6. House bill No. 9 (file No. 97), entitled A bill to provide for the assessment of property, and the levy and collection of taxes thereon. And have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it be made the special order for March 26, at 2:15 o'clock P. M. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: |