By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect.

Senate bill No. 43 (file No. 7), entitled

A bill to provide for vacating cemeteries in townships;

Was read a third time and, pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof,

Mr. Rose moved to amend the bill by striking out in lines 6 and 7, section 1 the words, "or whenever any corporation, church or society owning the same shall cease to exist;"

Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor.

The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Mr. Baird moved that the bill be ordered to take immediate effect; Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members elect not voting therefor.

Senate bill No. 37 (file No. 34), entitled

A bill to provide for selecting and drawing jurors for the circuit court for the county of Bay;

Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

On motion of Mr. Baird,

By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Mr. Partridge moved to take from the table;

House bill No. 245, entitled

A bill to increase the power and more clearly define the duties of the board of estimates of the city of Detroit;

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Partridge,

The bill was referred to the committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Kingsland moved to take from the table

House bill No. 852, entitled

A bill authorizing and empowering the board of supervisors of the county of Berrien to appropriate all or any portion of the general fund of such county derived from the liquor tax for the years 1895 and 1896, to the purpose of furnishing the lighting and heating fixtures and furniture for the new county buildings about to be erected in said county;

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Kingsland,

The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor and the bill was put upon its immediate passage.

The bill was then 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.

Mr. Kempf moved to discharge the committee of the whole from the further consideration of

House bill No. 599 (file No. 123), entitled

A bill to authorize and empower and enable the city of Ann Arbor to construct and maintain a system of sewers and to raise the necessary money therefor, and to legalize the proceedings and acts of the common council and officers of the city of Ann Arbor had by virtue of act No. 413 of the local acts of 1893;

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Kempf,

The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor and the bill was put upon its immediate passage.

The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

On motion of Mr. Kempf,

By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect.

Mr. Williams moved to take from the table

House bill No. 900, entitled

A bill to amend act No. 414 of the local acts of 1893, entitled "An act to revise and amend act 134 of the session laws of 1859, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Niles,' approved February 12, 1859, as revised and amended by the several acts revisionary and amendatory thereof and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent therewith;"

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Williams,

The bill was referred to the committee on City Corporations.

Mr. Fuller moved to discharge the committee of the whole from the further consideration of

House bill No. 314, entitled

A bill to authorize the county of Schoolcraft to raise by loan the sum of $3,000 for the purpose of laying out and constructing a highway leading from the village of Manistique to the village of Seney in said county and to provide for the construction of the same;

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Fuller,

The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor and the bill was put upon its immediate passage.

The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: