The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the
Speaker.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jordan.
Roll called: quorum present.

Absent without leave: Messrs. Belknap, Camburn, Davis, Henry, Kent,
Kimmis, Linderman, Marsilje, Morse, Otis, and Williams.
On motion of Mr. Place,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Morse for the day.
On motion of Mr. Harris,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Lee for the week.
On motion of Mr. Harris,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Davis for the day.
On motion of Mr. J. T. Campbell,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Norman for the day.
On motion of Mr. Fisk,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Camburn for the day.
On motion of Mr. Fisk,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Marsilje for the day.
On motion of Mr. Hoyt,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Linderman for the day.
On motion of Mr. Wagar,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Kent for the day.
On motion of Mr. Kempf,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Belknap for the week.
On motion of Mr. Voorheis,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Kimmis until Thursday next.
On motion of Mr. Parkinson,
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Madill for the day.
Mr. Perry announced that Mr. Clark, member elect from Mason county,
who was unable on account of sickness to be present at the organiza-
tion of the House, was now present and desired to take his seat.

Mr. Clark came forward, took and subscribed the constitutional oath of
office, and took the seat which had been drawn for him.

The first second and third Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms, and the Assist-
ant Postmaster, came forward, took and subscribed the constitutional oath
of office and entered on their respective duties.

Mr. Huggett and Mr. Partridge announced an exchange of seats, Mr.
Huggett taking No. 82, and Mr. Partridge No. 21.

The Speaker announced the following committee assignments:

Agricultural College-Messrs. Linderman, Ware, Kelly, W.J., Voorheis,
Rowley.

Agriculture-Messrs. Curtis, G. M., Otis, Belknap, Cousins, Kent.
Apportionment-Messrs. Latimer, Partridge, Hicks, Cook, Matthews,
Williams, Fitzgerald, Kelly, W. J., Robertson, Baird, Bradbury, Weekes.

Asylum for Criminal Insane-Messrs. Foster, Cook, Clark, Lee, Moore.

City Corporations-Messrs. Fisk, Herrig, Chilver, Latimer, Holmes,
Saxton, Miller.

Drainage-Messrs. Peer, Camburn, Kingsley, Huggett, Kingsland.

Eastern Asylum for Insıine-Messrs. Amidon, Westcott, Wolter, Wildey, Richardson.

Education-Messrs. Redfern, Curtis, M. S., Donovan, Brown, Amidon. Elections - Messrs. Place, Norman, Richardson, Robinson, Peer.

Enrollment-Messrs. McNall, Perry, Miller, Linderman, Stoll, Voorheis, Redfern.

Federal Relations - Messrs. Donovan, Chilver, Williams, Wortley, Jones.

Fisheries and Game- Messrs. Robertson, Foote, Hoyt, Baird, Chilver. General Taxation-Messrs. Waldo, Rich, Cathro, Stoll, Baird.

Geological Survey Messrs. Robinson, Amidon, Cousins, Wood, Kimmis.

Home for Feeble Minded-Messrs. Kelly, W. D., Partridge, Allen, Matthews, Place.

Horticulture-Messrs. Otis, Marsh, Whitney, Kingsley, Wood.

Industrial School for Boys-- Messrs. Rich, Wood, Weeks, Brown, Fitzgerald.

Industrial Home for Girls-Messrs. Loosbury, Herrig, Kent, McNall, Smiley,

Institution far the Deaf-Messrs. Holden, Henry, Williams, Woodruff, Belknap.

Insurance-Messrs. Aplin, Kent, Voorheis, Westcott, Ferguson.

Judiciary - Messrs. Covell, Matthews, Cook, Partridge, Rice, Kimmis, Graham

Labor-Messrs. Moore, Herrig, Madill, Pearson, Rich.
Liquor Traffic Messrs. Chamberlain, Graham, Wolter, Rogner, Covell.
Local Taxation-Messrs. Wildey, Donovan, Marsilje, Clark, Foster.
Lumber cond Salt-Messrs. Fuller, Baird, Cathro, Clark, Davis.

Michigan Asylum for Insine-Messrs. Cathro, Ware, Mulvey, Marsilje, Rose.

Military Affairs --- Messrs. Holmes, Holden, Perry, Fuller, Foote.
Mines and Minerals Messrs. Mulvey, Cousins, Allen, Belknap,

. Parkinson.

Normal School-- Messrs. Campbell, H. F., Donovan, Kimmis, Rice, Rogner.

Northern Asylum for Insane-Messrs. Jones, Wortley, Edgar, Parkinson, Pearson.

Printing-Messrs. Henderson, Ferguson, Benoit, Rich, Robertson.

Private Corporations- Messrs. Campbell, J. T., Kempf, Woodruff, Sherwood, Jones.

Public Health Messrs. Harris, Benoit, Edgar, Richardson, Morse.
Public Lani's Messrs. Kempf, Lonsbury, Morsé, McNall,

Norman. Railrouls--Messrs. Hilton, Chamberlain, Aplin, Kelly, W. D., Davis, Fitzgerald, Flood.

Religious and Benevolent Societies Messrs. Perry, Ware, Belknap, Henderson, Marsh.

Roads and Bridges --Messrs. Henry, Kelly, W. J., Parkinson, Mulvey, Bradbury

Rules and Joint Rules-- Messrs. Partridge, Waite, Donovan, Smiley, Kelly, W. D.

School for the Blind--Messrs. Lee, Robinson, Otis, Redfern, Hilton.

School of Mines-Messrs. Kingsley, Waldo, Benoit, Campbell, J. T., Curtis, G. M.

Soldiers' Home-Messrs. Huggett, Peer, Smith, Camburn, Taylor.
State Affairs-Messrs. Kingsland, Foote, Brown, Hicks, Donovan.

State Capitol and Public Buildings-Messrs. Edgar, Donovan, Fisk,
Taylor, Holmes.

State House of Correction--Messrs. Sherwood, Rowley, Cousins, Fisk,
Chamberlain.

State Library-Messrs. Curtis, M. S., Allen, Marsilje, Smith, Foster.
State Prison --Messrs. Davis, Stoll, Latimer, Whitney, Marsh.
State Public School-Messrs. Bradbury, Saxton, Wagar, Madill, Kempf.
Supplies and Expenditures-Messrs. Pearson, Lonsbury, Rowley,
Moore, Place.

Towns and Counties - Messrs. Hoyt, Camburn, Campbell, H. F., Weeks
Huggett.

University-Messrs. Waite, Curtis, M. S., Graham, Fuller, Harris.

Upper Peninsula Asylum for Insane-Messrs. Hicks, Henderson, Linderman, Donovan, Covell.

Upper Peninsula Prison-Messrs. Flood, Miller, Kingsland, Smiley. Ferguson.

Village Corporations-Messrs. Taylor, Madill, Morse, Whitney, Wortley.

Ways and Means-Messrs. Rose, Campbell, J. T., Wagar, Wildey, Smith,
Lee, Donovan.

Select Committee on Municipal Legislation--Messrs. Waite, Woodruff,
Norman, Henry, Harris.
The Speaker announced the following appointments:
Keeper of the document room-Frank W. Redfern, Clinton.
Assistant keeper of the document room-William Schmidt, Wayne.
Assistant keeper of cloak room-Henry Harris, Lenawee.
Assistant janitor-Joseph Raby, Bay.

Albert Chapman, Calhoun.
W. E. Stocking, Washtenaw.
D. P. Wilcox, Jackson.
N. W. Herrington, Leelanau.

Oscar F. Smith, Bay.
Janitor for the galleries-Peter Earl, Ingham,
Janitress for the galleries-Loise J. Boyce, Ingham.
Messenger for the floor of the House-Frank Gilbert, Wayne.

Charles I. Norman, Sanilac.
Harold Weekes, Kent.
Harry E. Wagar, Montcalm.
John Fuller, Jackson.
Reuben Blumberg, Wayne.
William J. Covell, Monroe.
William Monteith, Marquette.
Roy C. Lyle, Kent.

Harry Whitely, Otsego.
Clerk to the representatives of the press-Hannibal Allen Hopkins,

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No. 1. By Mr. Kingsland: Petition of Spencer Barnes and 50 other
citizens of Benton Harbor, relative to prison made goods.

On demand of Mr. Kingsland,
The petition was read at length and spread at large on the Journal, as

To the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan:

The undersigned manufacturers and citizens of Michigan, respectfully petition your honorable body to enact the proper legislation to cause all prison made goods to be branded as such. We believe that the goods manufactured by the various State prisons and houses of correction should be so branded. Your petitioner would respectfully call your attention to the fact that, if it is deemed wise to so designate prison made goods, that it should be done by branding instead of labels.

Your petitioners respectfully represent that the practice of manufacturing goods in these various prison institutions and placing them on the market in open competition with the labor of free men, operates to the great injustice of the latter. It is a great hardship both to the manufacturer and the laborer who comes in competition with these goods. We believe that we are entitled at least to the protection that would be afforded by the announcement to the public that the goods are prison made.

Trusting that the wisdom of your honorable bodies will discover some method for protecting honest free labor and manufacturers who are doing business on their own capital, your petitioners will ever pray.

Referred to the committee on Labor,

No. 2. By Mr. Amidon: Petition of D. C. Bigbee, S. W. Seeley and 32 others, relative to the issue cf railroad passes to members of the Legislature.

Referred to the committee on Railroads.

MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.

The Speaker announced the following:

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,

Lansing, January 8, 1895.
To Hon. William D. Gordon, Speaker of the House of Representatives :

SIR-I have the honor of announcing the following appointments:
Private Secretary-Arthur P. Loomis, of Ionia.
Executive Clerk-J. Herbert Cole, of Lapeer.

Very respectfully,
JOHN T. RICH,

Governor
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
The Speaker announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER,

Lansing, January 3, 1895. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives :

SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit to the House the follow. ing concurrent resolution:

Resolved by the Senate (the House concurring), That the Attorney General is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a messenger for his office, to serve during the session of the Legislature;

Which has been adopted by the Senate, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked.

Very respectfully,

DENNIS E. ALWARD.

Secretary of the Senate.

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The question being on concurring in the adoption of the resolution,
The resolution was adopted.
The Speaker also announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER,

Lansing, January 2, 1895. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives :

SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit to the House 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 probạte judge, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, circuit court commissioner, and to each public library, board of trade, superior and recorder's court in the State, and to each county school commissioner and superintendent of each union school in the State, and that the amount 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;

Which has been adopted by the Senate, and in which the concurrence
of the House is respectfully asked.

Very respectfully,
DENNIS E. ALWARD,

Secretary of the Senate.
The question being on concurring in the adoption of the resolution,
The resolution was adopted.
The Speaker also announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER,

Lansing, January 8, 1895. S To the Speaker of the House of Representatives :

SIB-I am instructed by the Senate to transmit to the House the following concurrent resolution:

Resolved by the Senate (the House concurring), That the Governor be and is hereby authorized to appoint an executive messenger;

Which has been adopted by the Senate, and in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked.

Very respectfully,
DENNIS E. ALWARD,

Secretary of the Senate.
The question being on concurring in the adoption of the resolution,
The resolution was adopted.

NOTICES. Mr. J. T. Campbell gave notice that at some future day he would ask leave to introduce

A joint resolution authorizing the Board of State Auditors to examine, settle and pay the claims of Ingham county, in said state, for all the