Title agreed to. House bill No. 408 (file No. 185), entitled A bill to amend section 188 of chapter 178 of compiled laws of Michigan, 1871, relative to courts held by justices of the peace, being compiler's section 7003 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan; Was read a third time and was not passed, a majority of all the members elect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Allen Mr. Morse Clark Kelly, W. J. Waldo Cook Matthews NAYS. Mr. Robertson 26 Chamberlain Lonsbury Hilton Robinson Rogner Rowley Marsilje Saxton 38 Mr. Ware moved to reconsider the vote by which the House refused to pass the bill; Which motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the bill, On motion of Mr. Ware, The bill was laid on the table. Senate bill No. 120, entitled A bill to create a board for selecting grand and petit jurors in the upper peninsula, to provide the requisite qualifications of such jurors, and the manner of selecting them, and to repeal act No. 142 of the public acts of 1883, and all other acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. House bill No. 668 (file No. 128), entitled A bill to amend act No. 182, public acts of 1885, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a State live stock sanitary commission and a State Veterinarian and to prescribe their powers and duties and to prevent and suppress contagious and infectious diseases among the live stock of the State; Was read a third time and, pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, Mr. Parkinson moved to amend the bill by striking out in line 4, section 24 the words "horse distemper;" Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members present not voting therefor. Mr. Allen moved to amend the bill by striking out of lines 8 and 9 of section 26 the words "ten" and "one hundred" and inserting the words "five" and "twenty-five" respectively in lieu thereof; Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. Mr. Perry moved to further amend the bill by striking out of lines 1 and 2 of section 24, the words "lead or drive any animal of the horse kind upon any highway, public road or street, or to take;" Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. Mr. Kempf moved to amend the bill by inserting in line 4 of section 24, after the word "city," the words "or any public watering trough;" Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. Mr. Robinson moved that the enacting words of the bill be stricken out; Which motion did not prevail. The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was then not passed, a majority of all the members elect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Kempf moved to reconsider the vote by which the House refused to pass the bill; Which motion prevailed. House bill No. 30 (file No. 93), entitled A bill to amend section 54 of act No. 206 of the session laws of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy (and collection) of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied, making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased, and to repeal act No. 200 of the public acts of 1891 and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act;" Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Title agreed to. On motion of Mr. Norman, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. The House took up the regular order of business. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 800. By mail to Clerk: Petition of Burns grange No. 160 of Shiawassee county relative to farmers' institutes. Referred to the committee on Agriculture College. No. 801. By mail to Clerk: Petition of Burns grange No. 160 of Shiawassee county relative to appointment of a tax statistician. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 802. By mail to Clerk: Petition of Burns grange No. 160 of Shiawassee county relative to the pure food bill. Referred to the committee on Public Health. No. 803. By Mr. Sherwood: Petition of 400 citizens of Chippewa county relative to manufacture and sale of oleomargarine. Referred to the committee on Agriculture. No. 804. By Mr. Sherwood: Petition of 38 citizens of Mackinac county relative to establishing a normal school in the upper peninsula. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 805. By Mr. Woodruff: Petition of Dwight P. Breed and 49 other citizens of Wayne county against the taxation of church property. Referred to the committee on General Taxation. No. 806. By Mr. Chamberlain: Petition of E. F. Pierce and 28 other citizens of Dagget relative to establishing a normal school in the upper peninsula. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 807. By Mr. Cook: Petition of Nat. E. Crane and 34 other citizens of Stephenson township relative to establishing a normal school in the upper peninsula. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 808. By Mr. Kimmis: Petition of L. C. Lawrence and 10 other citizens of Oakland county favoring the pure food bill. Referred to the committee on Public Health. No. 809. By Mr. Kimmis: Petition of L. C. Lawrence and 10 other citizens of Oakland county asking for passage of house bill 316 relative to farmers' institutes. Referred to the committee on Agricultural College. No. 810. By Mr. Allen: Petition of A. Bacher and 13 other citizens of Charlotte, Eaton county, asking for passage of House bill 302. Referred to the committee on Judiciary. No. 811. By Mr. Cousins: Petition of Seithfield grange No. 107, of Hillsdale county, relative to the appointment of a tax statistician. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 812. By Mr. Cousins: Petition of Seithfield grange No. 107, of Hillsdale county, relative to the pure food bill. Referred to the committee on Public Health. No. 813. By Mr. Cousins: Petition of Seithfield grange No. 107, of Hillsdale county, relative to farmers' institutes. Referred to the committee on Agricultural College. No. 814. By Mr. Cousins: Petition of 40 citizens of Hillsdale county relative to abolishing sectarianism from our public institutions. Referred to the committee on University. No. 815. By Mr. Richardson: Petition of 10 citizens of Monroe county relative to manufacture and sale of pure food and dairy products. Referred to the committee on Public Health. No. 816. By Mr. Robinson: Petition of John J. Cusac and 25 other citizens of Crystal Lake asking for passage of bill relative to railroad fares in the upper peninsula. Referred to the committee on Railroads. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on Elections: The committee on Elections, to whom was referred |