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No. 535. By Mr. Linderman: Petition of 25 citizens of Muskegon county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 536. By Mr. Linderman: Petition of 60 citizens of Muskegon county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 537. By Mr. Linderman: Petition of 22 citizens of Muskegon county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 538. By Mr. Linderman: Petition of 64 citizens of Muskegon county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 539. By Mr. Linderman: Petition of Smith Fulkerson and 50 other citizens of Muskegon county relative to the township unit school bill.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 540. By Mr. Linderman: Petition of Ravenna Grange No. 373 relative to township unit school bill.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 541. By Mr. J. F. Campbell: Petition of 75 citizens of Ingham county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 542. By Mr. Belknap: Petition of J. H. Striffler and 92 other citizens of Elkland township, relative to repealing sections 9 and 10 of act 260.

Referred to the committee on Village Corporations.

No. 543. By Mr. G. M. Curtis: Protest of 20 citizens of Flint against the taxation of church property.

Referred to the committee on General Taxation.

No. 544. By Mr. Wood: Protest of Pokagon Grange No. 42 relative to township unit school bill.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 545. By Mr. McNall: Petition of A. R. Creger and 100 other citizens of Gratiot county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 546. By Mr. Lee: Petition of W. C. T. U. of the Seventh Congressional District relative to the bill regulating "age of consent."

On demand of Mr. Lee,

The petition was read at length and spread at large on the Journal, as follows:

Hon. Henry Lee:

Lapeer, Feb. 20, 1895.

DEAR SIR-We understand that the bill called the "age of consent will be brought up during this session of our Legislature, and we desire to ask you to give your vote and influence to raising the age in that bill from fourteen to eighteen years. As Christian mothers and women we feel that this ought to be done for the best welfare of the children of our State, and we very earnestly ask you to represent us in this matter. CATHARINE BIRRELL,

President Seventh District W. C. T. U.

Referred to the committee on Judiciary.

No. 547. By Mr. Hilton: Petition of Ashland Grange No. 545 relative to township unit school bill.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 548. By Mr. Kingsland: Protest of M. J. Vincent and 26 other citizens of the city of Benton Harbor relative to the bill providing for the record of contracts.

Referred to the committee on Judiciary.

No. 549. By Mr. Marsh: Petition of Sherwood Grange No. 96 relative to the township unit school bill.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 550. By Mr. Voorheis; Petition of Rev. A. Crane and 25 other citizens of Oakland county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

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No. 551. By Mr. Davis: Communication of Romeo Council No. 116, Royal Arcanum.

On demand of Mr. Davis,

The communication was read at length and spread at large on the Jour nal, as follows:

Romeo, Mich., February 25, 1895. Hon. Geo. B. Davis, Representative 2d District, Michigan Legislature, Lansing, Michigan:

HON. SIR-At a regular meeting of Romeo Council No. 116, Royal Arcanum, held February 19, 1895, the following resolution was passed:

Resolved, That the members of this Council are opposed to the amendment introduced by Hon. Henry H. Aplin in the Michigan House of Representatives at Lansing, to amend act numbered 130 of the public acts of 1879;

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent Hon. Geo. B. Davis, Representative from the second district, requesting his assistance to defeat said amendment.

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Referred to the committee on Judiciary.

No. 552. By Mr. Sherwood: Petition of Perry Leighton and 45 other citizens of Newberry relative to establishing a normal school in the upper peninsula.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 553. By Mr. H. F. Campbell: Resolution of the common council of the city of Clare relative to city charters.

On demand of Mr. Campbell,

The resolution was read at length and spread on the Journal, as follows: Resolution apdopted by the common council of the city of Clare at a meeting held February 18, 1895:

WHEREAS, A bill is pending before the Legislature of the State of Mich igan the object of which is to provide one general law for all cities having a population of less than ten thousand and under the provisions of which all such cities in the State must incorporate or be incorporated as the case may be; and

WHEREAS, In the event of such bill becoming a law the same will apply to the city of Clare; and.

WHEREAS, The common council of the city of Clare is of the opinion that our present charter is much better adapted to the wants of our people than the proposed charter; therefore be it

Resolved by the common council of the city of Clare, That they do protest against any action on the part of the Legislature that shall have the effect to subject the city of Clare to a law containing provisions like those embraced in a bill to provide for the incorporation of cities of the fourth class, now pending before the Legislature, also against any action that shall affect the provisions of the present charter of the city of Clare; and be it further

Resolved, That our Senator and Representative in the Legislature be and they are hereby respectfully, but earnestly requested to use all honorable and proper means to prevent action as contemplated in and by means of the bill above referred to.

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Referred to the committee on City Corporations.

No. 554. By Mr. Otis: Petition of Michigan Lake Shore Grange No. 407 relative to township unit school bill.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 555. By Mr. Pearson: Petition of Rural Grange No. 566 relative to the township unit school bill.

Referred to the committee on Education.

No. 556. By Mr. Sherwood: Petition of 400 citizens of Sault Ste. Marie relative to establishing a normal school in the upper peninsula. Referred to committee on State Affairs.

No. 557. By Mr. H. F. Campbell: Petition of Lester Harching and 22 other citizens of Clare county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 558. By Mr. H. F. Campbell: Petition of C. H. Clark and 64 other citizens of Clare county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to committee on Liquor Traffic.

No. 559. By Mr. H. F. Campbell: Petition of Henry Wilson and 31 other citizens of Clare county relative to the liquor traffic.

Referred to the committee on Liquor Traffic.

Mr. Wildey arose in his place and announced that he had just received notice that Hon. Charles L. Eaton, a former member of the House from Van Buren county, and the present Adjutant General of this State, had dropped dead in the city of Detroit.

Mr. Wildey therefore moved that as a mark of respect to the distinguished deceased, this House adjourn;

Which motion prevailed, and

The Speaker declared the House adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m., tomorrow.

Lansing, Thursday, February 28, 1895.

The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the Speaker.

Roll called: quorum present.

Absent without leave: Messrs. Brown, Donovan, Jones, Robertson, Smiley and Ware.

On motion of Mr. Chamberlain,

Leave of absence was granted to all absentees for the day.

By unanimous consent:

Mr. Chamberlain offered the following:

Resolved (the Senate concurring), That a committee of six be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and a like committee by the President of the Senate to attend in behalf of the Legislature the funeral of the late General Eaton;

Pending the order that the resolution lie over one day under the rules, On motion of Mr. Chamberlain,

The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the resolution wes put upou its immediate consideration; The resolution was then adopted.

By unanimous consent:

Mr. Holmes offered the following:

WHEREAS, The Legislature has learned with profound regret of the death of our esteemed fellow citizen and former associate, General Charles L. Eaton; and

WHEREAS, It has been decided that funeral services be held at the capitol; therefore

Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the use of the capitol on Saturday, March 2, be and is hereby tendered to the committee having in charge these last sad rites in memory and respect of the illustrious dead;

Pending the order that the resolution lie over one day under the rules, On motion of Mr. Holmes,

The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the resolution was put upon its immediate consideration. The resolution was then adopted.

By unanimous consent:

Mr. Wildey offered the following:

WHEREAS, On the 27th of February, instant, Hon. C. L. Eaton, Adjutant General of the State of Michigan, who but a few hours before had left us in the full strength of manhood, suddenly and seemingly without warning, died in the city of Detroit, the intelligence of which came to us with shocking force, we are deeply moved by this sad stroke; but acknowledging the supremacy of that Power who holds our destinies in the hollow of his hand, and realizing that whatever is comes of that mind whose thoughts are not as our thoughts, we pause in the discharge of our public duties and bow our heads in humbleness and sorrow before this great affliction.

The people of his community who recall his successful and honorable career and who sincerely mourn his loss;

The large circle of friends to whom the news came with overwhelming sadness will remember his enterprise, his good citizenship, his ready

willingness to oblige, and his genial and pleasant ways and say with one accord that this loss is irreparable; therefore

Resolved (the Senate concurring), That in the sudden and untimely death of Hon. C. L. Eaton we deeply deplore the loss to the State of an efficient public officer, a genial friend and comrade, and a successful busi

ness man.

Resolved, That we extend to the family of whom he was the central figure, and around whom he had always thrown the protection and care of a loving husband and father, whose bereavement time alone can assuage, our most heartful sympathy and condolence.

Resolved, That a committee of five from the House and five from the Senate be appointed to attend the funeral as representatives of the Legislature and the State.

Resolved, That this preamble and resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, of which he had at one time been a prominent and efficient member, and the Clerk of the House be instructed to procure the engrossment thereof and transmit the same to the family of the deceased.

Pending the order that the resolution lie over one day, under the rules, On motion of Mr. Wildey,

The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the resolution was put upon its immediate consideration. The resolution was then adopted, by an unanimous rising vote.

By unanimous consent:

Mr. Matthews moved to take from the table,

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;

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Matthews,

The bill was referred to the committee on Judiciary.

By unanimous consent:

Mr Kingsland moved to take from the table,

House bill No. 1014, entitled

A bill to legalize the action of the board of supervisors of the county of Berrien in issuing the bonds of said county to the amount of $70,000 pursuant to an election had Nov. 6, 1894, for the purpose of providing and erecting suitable court house and other county buildings at St. Joseph, for the use of the county.

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Kingsland,

The bill was referred to the committee on Towns and Counties.

The Speaker announced the following:

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To the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lansing, Michigan: DEAR SIR-The Regents of the University have instructed me to extend an invitation to the Legislaiure to visit the University at such

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