A bill to repeal an act known as act No. 259 of the public acts of 1887, being an act to provide for an independent forestry commission of the State of Michigan and to define its duties and powers and to provide for expenses thereof." its Mr. Wisner gave notice that on to introduce some future day he would ask leave A bill to repeal an act known as act No. 28 of the session laws of 1887, being an act to provide for the appointment of a Game and Fish Warden and to prescribe his powers and duties.” Mr. Wisner gave notice that on some future day he would ask leave to introduce A bill to repeal an act known as act No. 161 of the public acts of 1889 entitled, "An act to authoirze the employment, fixing the compensation. and defining the duties of stenographers in the taking and transcribing of testimony in cases of the examination of offenders before justices of the peace in the county of Saginaw, charged with felonies not triable before a justice of the peace." MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Fleshiem offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate furnish to the reporters in regular attendance upon the session, copies of all printed matter supplied to the Senators; Which resolution was adopted. Mr. Milnes offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to see that the usual supply of mineral water be supplied for the use of the Senate; Which resolution was adopted. Mr. Wisner offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee appointed to act upon the protest of Charles A. Fridlender against the right of Hon. Benjamin C. Morse to hold a seat in the Senate as Senator from the 26th senatorial district be, and they are hereby, instructed to proceed as soon as possible to investigate the allegations and charges contained in said protest, and to notify said Morse and Fridlender when and where said investigation will be held; and that said committee be, and they are hereby, authorized to take testimony, to send for persons and papers, and to employ all the necessary clerical assistance, and that they report to the Senate as soon as practicable the result of their investigation, with such recommendation as they may think proper to make thereupon. Mr. Milnes moved that the resolution lie upon the table for one day; The motion then prevailed by the following vote, the Senators voting thereon as follows: Mr. Milnes, previous notice having been given, and leave being granted, introduced Senate bill No. 3, entitled A bill to amend an act entitled, "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad companies and to regulate the running and management and to fix the duties and liabilities of all railroad and other corporations owning and operating any railroad in this State," approved May 1, 1873, as subsequently amended by adding three new sections relative to consolidated roads to stand as sections 49, 50 and 51 of article II of said act. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on railroads. Mr. Doran, previous notice not having been given, by unanimous consent introduced Senate bill No. 4, entitled A bill to provide for the incorporation of "The Legion of the Cross." The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the committee on banks and corporations. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. The President announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following concurrent resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the Governor be and hereby is authorized to appoint a messenger for duty in the executive office during the present session of the Legislature. Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LYMAN A. BRANT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Doran moved that the Senate concur in the concurrent resolution; Which motion prevailed. The President also announced the following: To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to return to the Senate the following concurrent resolution: Resolved by the Senate (the House concurring), That the State Printer be instructed to forward one copy of the daily Journal to each daily and weekly newspaper published within the State, and to each State officer, or member of State commission, supreme, circuit and probate judge, county clerk, county treasurer, and register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, and circuit court commissioner, and to each public library, and that the amount of postage stamps furnished by the postmaster at Lansing for the payment. of postage on such copies of said Journal be paid by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Auditor General, on the presentation of bills duly certified by the postmaster at Lansing, and by the State Printer, showing that such stamps have been purchased and used only for the payment of postage on said copies of said Journal hereby ordered to be distributed. In the passage of which the House has concurred by a majority vote of all the members elect. Very respectfully, LYMAN A. BRANT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Received and laid on the table. To the President of the Senate: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following concurrent resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the Postmaster be authorized to appoint a messenger to serve during this session of the Legislature. Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LYMAN A. BRANT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Wisner moved that the Senate concur in the concurrent resolution; Which motion prevailed by the following vote: SIR-I am instructed by the House to transmit the following concurrent resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the State printer be instructed to forward one copy of the Daily Journal to each of the educational, charitable, penal, pauper and reformatory institutions of the State, and that the amount of postage stamps furnished by the postmaster at Lansing, for the payment of postage on such copies of said Journal, be paid by the State Treasurer on the warrant of the Auditor General, on the presentation of bills for such postage, duly certified by the postmaster at Lansing, and by the State Printer, showing that such stamps have been purchased and used, only for the payment of the postage on said copies of said Journal hereby ordered to be distributed. Which has passed the House by a majority vote of all the members elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect been ordered to take immediate effect, and in which the concurrence of the Senate is respectfully asked. Very respectfully, LYMAN A. BRANT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Doran moved to amend by inserting after the words "reformatory institutions of the State," the words, "recorder's court of the city of Detroit, and the superior court of the city of Grand Rapids;" Which motion prevailed. Mr. Doran then moved the adoption of the concurrent resolution, as amended; Which motion prevailed. Mr. Wisner offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate be and he is hereby authorized to appoint one messenger; Which resolution was adopted. Mr. Wisner offered the following resolution: Resolved, That John O'Gorman, the clerk of the judiciary committee, be designated as chief committee clerk of the Senate, with power to assign any of the committee clerks (when not employed by their respective committees) to perform any clerical work for any committee who have not been assigned a clerk or for any member of the Senate on business connected with the Senate; Which resolution was adopted. On motion of Mr. Gilbert, The Senate went into EXECUTIVE SESSION, The time being 2.40 o'clock P. M. The executive session closed, the time being 2.50 o'clock P. M. On motion of Mr. Milnes, The Senate adjourned. Lansing, Wednesday, January 14, 1891. The Senate met and was called to order by the President. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 5. By Mr. Garvelink: Petition of A. Lincoln Post No. 19, G. A. R., Department of Michigan, relative to the appropriation of money to be used towards defraying the expenses of a National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Detroit. On motion of Mr. Garvelink the petition was ordered read and spread upon the Journal. The petition is as follows: HEADQUARTERS A. LINCOLN POST, No. 19, G. A. R., DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN. Bangor, Mich., January 9, 1891. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of Michigan, in Legislature assembled: Your petitioners, A. Lincoln Post, No. 19, Department of Michigan, G. A. R., numbering one hundred and twenty-five members, believing that the holding of the national encampment, Grand Army of the Republic, within the borders of our State will redound, not only to the credit of our commercial metropolis, the beautiful "Queen City of the Straits," but to the entire State, honoring alike all its people, and especially the veterans of the great war of the rebellion, whose welfare, comfort and happiness the loyal people of our grand commonwealth have ever promoted, most respectfully and unanimously request your honorable body at an early day in the present session to appropriate a sum of money, not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), to assist in defraying the expenses of the said national encampment to be held in the city of Detroit in the season of 1891. appropriation of said money your petitioners will ever pray. Official: I. M. HARVEY, Post Commander. the THOMAS HORTON, Adjutant. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: For Resolved, That copies of the annexed petition with this resolution be forwarded to Hon. J. W. Garvelink, State Senator from this, the 10th senatorial district, and to Hon. Milan Wiggins, Representative from the 2d district of Van Buren county, requesting that it be properly presented to each branch of the Legislature. Official: THOMAS HORTON, Adjutant. I. M. HARVEY, The petition was referred to the committee on military affairs. No. 6. By Mr. Garvelink: Resolution of the board of supervisors of Allegan county, relative to the present system of collecting delinquent taxes. On motion of Mr. Wisner, the resolution was ordered spread upon the Journal. The resolution is as follows: Supervisor Baldwin offered the following resolution: |