time as may suit the convenience of that body. May I ask you to make known their invitation to the House of Representatives. Respectfully, The communication was laid on the table. JAMES B. ANGELL, President. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. No. 561. By mail to clerk: Petition of church and congregation at Sheridan relative to taxation of church property. Referred to the committee on General Taxation. No. 562. By Mr. Norman: Petition of Freemont Grange No. 654 relative to township unit school bill. Referred to the committee on Education. No. 563. By Mr. Edgar: Petition of Chas. R. Keeler and 25 other citizens of Palmyra, Lenawee county relative to passage of a bill providing for fish shutes or ladders in the river Raisin; Referred to the committee on Fisheries and Game. No. 564. By mail to clerk: Petition of 20 citizens of Allegan county relative to liquor traffic. Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic. No. 565. By Mr. Graham: Petition of Courtland Grange relative to township unit school bill. Referred to the committee on Education. No. 566. By Mr. Baird: Petition of First Baptist church of Saginaw, E. S., relative to taxation of church property. Referred to the committee on General Taxation. No. 567. By Mr. Linderman: Petition of Jas. Lee, H. E. Staples and 22 other republicans, 2 prohibitionists, 3 democrats, 1 populist, praying for submission of prohibitory amendment. Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic. No. 568. By Mr. Baird: Petition of 50 citizens of Michigan relative to game law. Referred to the committee on Fisheries and Game. No. 569. By Mr. Graham: Petition of Wellington Roscoe, John Marshall and 100 other citizens of Kent county relative to changing name of the village of Sand Lake. Referred to the committee on Village Corporations. No. 570. By Mr. Wagar: Petition of O. Richardson and 65 others asking for the passage of House bill No. 730 relative to the paying of State bounties to soldiers mustered into the union service from this State during the years of 1861-62-63-64 and '65. Referred to the committee on Military Affairs. No. 571. By Mr. Waite: Petition of 9 citizens of Nadeau relative to establishing a normal school in the Upper Peninsula. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 572. By Mr. Edgar: Petition of Dundee Rod Club of 21 members and 80 other citizens of Monroe county relative to passage of a bill to provide fish shutes or ladders in the river Raisin. Referred to the committee on Fisheries and Game. No. 573. By Mr. Wescott: Petition relative to Farmers' Institutes. On demand of Mr. Wescott, The petition was read at length and spread at large on the Journal, as follows: WHEREAS, We have learned by experience in attendance at this and other farmer's institutes the great value of such meetings to farmers and others interested in agricultural pursuits; and WHEREAS, a bill has been introduced in the Legislature which provides for the use of $5,000 per annum by the State board of agriculture for the purpose of holding a State farmers' institute in each county of the State; therefore Resolved, That we hereby approve an appropriation for that purpose and request the Senator and Representative in the Legislature from this county to vote for and urge the passage of the said bill. STELLA E. POTTER, Sec. of the combined State and Shiawassee Co. Farmers' Institute. Referred to the committee on Agriculture. No. 574. By Mr. Herrig: Protest of church and society of Baptist church of Saginaw, against passage of an act for taxation of church property. Referred to the committee on General Taxation. No. 575. By Mr. Waite: Petition of 23 citizens of Menominee county relative to liquor traffic. Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.. No. 576. By Mr. Miller: Petition of J. F. Peschonan, B. F. Isbell, H. P. Fullenwider and 44 other citizens of Schoolcraft county relative to liquor traffic. Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic. No. 577. By Mr. Waite: Petition of 40 citizens of Nadeau relative to establishing a normal school in the Upper Peninsula. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 578. By Mr. Cousins: Petition of Wheatland Grange No. 273 relative to township unit school bill. Referred to the committee on Education. No. 579. By Mr. Partridge: Petition of the Bench and Bar of Detroit relative to aid for the circuit courts of Wayne county. Referred to the committee on Judiciary. No. 580. By Mr. Graham (by request): Petition of citizens of Grand Rapids against placing the power to grant licenses in the hands of police and fire commissioners of the city of Grand Rapids. Referred to the committee on City Corporations. No. 581. By Mr. Norman: Petition of Ernest Randall and 167 other citizens of Sanilac county relative to the duties and compensation of the stenographer of the 24th Judicial circuit. Referred to the committee on Judiciary. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred A bill to amend sections 7, 8, 9 and 10, of act No. 192 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to amend act No. 260 of the public acts of 1881, approved June 10, 1881, being chapter 52 of Howell's annotated statutes relative to the protection of children in certain cases, by adding thereto four new sections to stand as sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 of said act," approved June 18, 1887, as amended by act No. 153 of the public acts of 1889; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House with the accompanying substitute therefor, entitled A bill to amend sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 of act No. 192 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to amend act No. 260 of the public acts of 1881, approved June 10, 1881, being chapter 52 of Howell's annotated statutes relative to the protection of children in certain cases, by adding thereto four new sections, to stand as sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 of said act," approved June 18, 1887, as amended by act No. 153 of the public acts of 1889; Recommending that the substitute be concurred in, and that the substitute do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. L. KINGSLAND, Chairman. The House concurred in the adoption of the substitute reported by committee. The bill was then ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on State Affairs: The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 57 (file No. 40), entitled A bill requiring the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and the Private Secretary and executive clerk of the Governor to give bonds for the faithful discharge of their official duties; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House with amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the bill when so amended do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. E. L. KINGSLAND, Chairman. The House concurred in the amendments made to the bill by the committee. The bill was then referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 1036, entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, of chapter 2 of an act entitled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," approved June 7, 1883, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, with the accompanying substitute therefor, entitled A bill to amend sections 1, 2 and 3, of chapter 2 of act No. 326 of the local acts of 1883, entiled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith," as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith; Recommending that the substitute be concurred in and that the substitute do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. GEORGE G. COVELL, Report accepted and committee discharged. Chairman. The House concurred in the adoption of the substitute reported by -committee. On motion of Mr. Matthews, 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. Matthews, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. By the committee on Judiciary: The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 242, entitled A bill providing for the employment, defining the duties and fixing the compensation of a stenographer for the 34th judicial circuit, State of Michigan; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to report the same back to the House with amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the bill when so amended do pass and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. GEO. H. COVELL, Chairman. The House concurred in the amendments made to the bill by the committee. On motion of Mr. Rose, 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: |