The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the Speaker. Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. J. A. Schaad. The roll of the House was called by the Clerk, who announced that a quorum was present. The following named members were absent without leave: Messrs. C. S. Adams, R. N. Adams, Austin, Bolton, Campbell, Colby, Fisher, Foster, Hemans, Master, Gardner Powell, Sanderson, Thorington, Washer and Werline. Mr. N. O. Ward moved that the absentees be excused from to-day's session. The motion prevailed. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The following message from the Governor was received and read : Executive Office, To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: NOTICES. Very respectfully, A. T. BLISS, Governor. Mr. Whitaker gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce, A bill to authorize the city of Ann Arbor to issue bonds to pay the indebtedness of said city. Mr. Vandercook gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce, A bill to amend the charter of the city of Grand Rapids. Also: A bill to provide for a board of sinking fund commissioners for the city of Grand Rapids. The Speaker announced the appointment of the following committees: Agricultural College-Osborn, Nottingham, Fisk, Werline. Seeley. Agriculture-Durham, Austin, William Kirk, Fisk, Thomas. Apportionment-Partlow, Shook, Whelan, Bolton, Combs, Dennis, Wade, Kidder, Ferry, C. S. Adams, Seeley, J. S. Monroe, William Kirk. Asylum for Criminal Insale-Vandercook, Ashley, Richards, Francis, Osborn. City Corporations-J. S. Monroe, Vandercook, Hunt, Sheldon, Richards. College of Mines-William Kirk, Combs, Eichhorn, Kidder, Munsell. Eastern Asylum for Insane-H. E. Powell, Durham, Shea, Whelan, Sheldon. Education-Combs, Dennis, Greusel, Bolton, Dunstan. Elections Colby, Van Zoeren, H. E. Powell, Morrice, Gardner Powell. Federal Relations-Wright, Sanderson, Eichhorn, Hemans, Whitaker. Fish and Fisheries-Bolton, Scott, Anderson, John Lane, Rodgers, Wells, Washer, Paddock, Thomas. Game Laws-N. O. Ward, Brown, Barnaby, Knight, W. C. Robinson. General Taxation-Campbell, Harley, Francis, Halladay, Batchelder, Wells, Lovell, Wallace, Gardner Powell. Geological Survey-Ashley, Chapman, C. E. Ward, R. N. Adams, Mun sell. Home for Feeble-Minded-Fairbanks, Ladner, Dohany, Willis, Werline. Horticulture-John Lane, Shook, Osborn, Whelan, Ladner. Industrial School for Boys-Scott, Read, Paddock, Galbraith, Neal. Industrial Home for Girls-Holmes, Randall, J. H. Monroe, L. C. Robinson, Fisher. Institution for Deaf and Dumb-Stone, Knight, W. C. Robinson, Hig gins, Whitaker. Insurance-Kidder, Sanderson, Byrns, Ashley, Walker. Judiciary-Wade, Campbell, Hemans, Denby, McCarthy, Gallup, Whelan, Galbraith, J. P. Kirk. Labor-Duncan, Anderson, Pettit, Herkimer, L. C. Robinson. Liquor Traffic-C. S. Adams, H. E. Powell, Rodgers, Holmes, Higgins, Partlow, Fisher, Wallace, DeLisle. Local Taxation-Walker, Oviatt, Greusel, Foster, Siggins. Lumber and Salt-Harley, Gallup, Morrice, Halladay, Sheldon. Michigan Asylum for Insane-McCarthy, Duncan, O. B. Lane, Wallace, Jenks. Military Affairs-Hallenbeck, Brown, Denby, Newberry, J. P. Kirk. Mines and Minerals-Sanderson, Dunn, C. E. Ward, Hemans, Fisk. Normal Schools-Barnaby, Hunt, Pettit, Read, J. P. Kirk. Northern Asylum for Insane-Oviatt, Walker, Lovell, Newberry, Part low. Printing-Pettit, Duncan, Knight, Oviatt, Dennis. Private Corporations-Ferry, Van Zoeren, Scott, Wright, Hallenbeck, Washer, Eichhorn, Fisher, Jenks. Public Health-Nottingham, John Lane, Higgins, Dohany, Pettit. Public Lands-Halladay, McEachren, Reynolds, Campbell, Herkimer. Railroads Read, Baumgaertner, Colby, Stone, C. S. Adams, N. O. Ward, C. E. Ward, Master, Foster. Religious and Benevolent Societies-Perkins, Siggins, Morrice, J. H. Monroe, Higgins. Revision and Amendment of Statutes-Master, Newberry, Barnaby, Francis, W. C. Robinson, Jenks, Partlow, Knight, DeLisle. Roads and Bridges-Randall, Reynolds, William Kirk, Austin, Werline. Rules and Joint Rules-Rodgers, Neal, Baumgaertner, Ferry, J. S. Monroe. School for the Blind-Anderson, Perkins, Master, Lovell, Ferry. State Affairs-Byrns, Osborn, Dunn, Chapman, Shook, Shea, Ladner, Paddock, Munsell. State Capitol and Public Buildings-Batchelder, Seeley, Wells, Shea, Richards. State House of Correction-Reynolds, Greusel, Brown, Wade, Thorington. State Library-Dunn, McCarthy, McEachren, Washer, Dohany. State Prison-Baumgaertner, Byrns, Nottingham, Dunstan, Batchelder. State Public School-Van Zoeren, J. S. Monroe, Morrice, Perkins, Gardner Powell. Supplies and Expenditures-Hunt, O. B. Lane, Dunstan, Fairbanks, Herkimer. Towns and Counties-Seeley, Fairbanks, L. C. Robinson, Fisk, Thorington. University-Denby, Gallup, Newberry, R. N. Adams, Holmes. Upper Peninsula Hospital for Insane-Chapman, Harley, C. S. Adams, McEachren, N. O. Ward. Upper Peninsula Prison-Dennis, Colby, Wright, Halladay, Shook. Village Corporations-Galbraith, Willis, Holmes, John Lane, DeLisle. Ways and Means-Neal, Vandercook, Randall, Stone, Durham, O. B. Lane, R. N. Adams, J. H. Monroe, Whitaker. Mr. William Kirk moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, the time being 9:22 o'clock p. m. The Speaker declared the House adjourned until to-morrow at 10 o'clock a. m. CHARLES S. PIERCE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the Speaker. Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Wm. H. Pound. The roll of the House was called by the Clerk, who announced that a quorum was present. The following named members were absent without leave: Messrs. C. S. Adams, Austin, Campbell, Colby, Hemans, Master, Gardner Powell, Thorington and Werline. Mr. Neal moved that the absentees be excused from to-day's session. The motion prevailed. Mr. Wade moved that the special committee appointed to recount the votes cast for representative in the Menominee district, composed of Messrs. Campbell, Master and Hemans, be excused from the remaining sessions of the week. The motion prevailed. Mr. Greusel arose to a question of personal privilege and called attention to the list of members-elect of the House, as certified to by the Secretary of State and printed in the House Journal of the first day's session. Mr. Greusel stated that his name was omitted from the list, and that the name of Mr. Sheridan J. Colby appeared therein in two different places; and asked that the list be corrected, and that the Journal of that day be reprinted. The Speaker announced that the error was made in the printing of the list and had been corrected in the official Journal. The Journal of the first day was, in compliance with Mr. Greusel's request, ordered reprinted. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 6. By Mr. Stone: Petition of John D. Hanna and 34 other citizens of Morenci, asking for the passage of a bill for the appropriation of a sufficient sum of money to erect a soldiers' monument at Andersonville, Georgia. The petition was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. |