and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. CHARLES UPSON, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on the judiciary: The committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 432 (file No. 229), entitled A bill to amend section 18 of act No. 177 of the session laws of 1859, being compiler's section 176 of the compiled laws of 1871, relative to the registration of electors, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, 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. CHARLES UPSON, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The Senate 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 the judiciary: The committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred House bill No. 241 (File No. 320), entitled A bill to amend sections 5 and 11, as amended, of an act entitled "An act to provide for a municipal court in the city of Detroit, to be called the superior court of Detroit," approved March 28, 1873; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. CHARLES UPSON, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The rules were suspended, and the bill was placed on its immediate passage. The bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. By the committee on railroads: The committee on railroads, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 270, entitled A bill to amend section 22 of chapter 76 of the compiled laws of 1871, being compiler's section 2482, relative to train railway companies, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, without recommendation, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. J. H. CHANDLER, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Chandler, The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on railroads. The committee on railroads, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 271, entitled A bill to amend section 26 of chapter 77 of the compiled laws of 1871, being compiler's section 2527, relative to street railway companies, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate without recommendation, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. J. H. CHANDLER, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Chandler, The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on railroads: The committee on railroads, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 273, entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of railroad companies, and to regulate the running and management, and to fix the duties and liabilities of all railroad and other corporations owning or operating any railroad in this State," approved May 1, 1873, by adding a new article thereto, to stand as article VI., and sections 108 to 116, inclusive, of said act, pertaining to freight charges. Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, and recommend that the same be printed and re-referred to the said committee. J. H. CHANDLER, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, and re-referred to the committee on railroads. The committee on railroads, to whom was referred Preamble and concurrent resolution relating to the transportation question, introduced by Senator Patterson on the 1st day of February last, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have amended the same so as to read as follows: WHEREAS, The material development and prosperity of the country depend upon a fair and equitable adjustment of the transportation question between the carrier and producer; and, WHEREAS, The policy of charging for freight or transportation on mechanical and agricultural productions "all the business will bear," is both unjust in principal and dangerous in tendency; and WHEREAS, The practice of increasing the rates of transportation at the will of the carrier, so as to absorb any advance in the market, deprives the producer of the just profits of his labor and capital; and WHEREAS, The right and authority of regulating and restricting charges for storage, freight and transportation by legislation has been settled by the adjudications of the supreme court of the United States; and WHEREAS, The general government has jurisdiction over our entire railway and transportation system, and alone has sufficient power to cope successfully with corporations and combinations, and to protect that class of producers who are unable to protect themselves; therefore Resolved (the House concurring), That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use all reasonable and honorable means to procure the passage of a bill prohibiting discrimination in storage and freights, and regulating and restricting charges for storage, freights, and transportation, in such a manner as to secure to the producer the benefit of the market and the fair proportion of the profits of his toil; Resolved, That the Governor be instructed to forward copies of the above preamble and resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the preamble and concurrent resolution when so amended do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. J. H. CHANDLER, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Chandler, The Senate concurred in the amendments made to the concurrent resolution by the committee. On motion of Mr. Patterson, The preamble and concurrent resolution were then adopted. By the committee on insurance: The committee on insurance, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 330, entitled A bill to provide for the incorporation of mutual fire insurance companies, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, without recommendation, and ask that it be printed and referred to the committee of the whole, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. RICHARD WINSOR, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on horticulture: The committee on horticulture, to whom was referred House bill No. 96 (file No. 233), entitled A bill to prevent the spread of foul brood among bees and to extirpate the same, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Senate, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. DAVID G. ROSE, Chairman. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on State capitol and public buildings: The committee on State capitol and public buildings, to whom was referred Senate joint resolution No. 16 (file No. 10), entitled Joint resolution to provide for a copper roof for the new State capitol, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and that the committee, accompanied by Mr. James Appleyard, one of the contractors for the erection of the new capitol, also Alex. Chapoton, Esq., one of the State building commissioners, and Mr. A. L. Bours, secretary of said commission, made a thorough examination of the roof of the capitol, and find the same generally in good condition, having a few leaks in the tin covering, caused by the contraction and expansion of the metal, which will be repaired immediately. The committee find that the leakage of the roof is mostly confined to the sky-lights over the legislative halls. These sky-lights are very large, that over Representative hall having an area of 1,260 square feet, and that over the Senate 1,008 square feet. The glass used in the construction of these sky-lights is in very large plates, viz.: twelve feet in length by three and a half feet in width, and is three-quarters of an inch in thickness, and the most of them have been broken through the operation of the elements, thereby causing leakage which would seriously injure the building if allowed to continue. After consultation with the gentlemen named, your committee are of the opinion that the sky-lights now in use should be removed and replaced by others of different construction. Your committee have therefore directed me to report the joint resolution back to the Senate, so amended as to provide for the construction of new sky-lights, and recommend that the amendments be concurred in by the Senate, and that the joint resolution, when so amended, do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. On motion of Mr. Greusel, JOHN GREUSEL, Chairman. The Senate concurred in the amendments made to the joint resolution by the committee. The joint resolution was then ordered reprinted, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. Mr. Shaw moved that the rules be suspended and the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of House bill No. 385 (file No. 200), entitled A bill to amend act No. 273 of the session laws of 1879, entitled "An act to re-incorporate the village of Clinton, Lenawee county," approved February 21, 1879, by adding thereto one new section to stand as section 6; Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Shaw, The bill was put upon its immediate passage. It was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: By a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR. The President announced the following: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, To the President of the Senate: I am instructed by the Governor, in accordance with request, to return to the Senate Senate bill No. 302, entitled An act to amend sections 4, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23, 40, 46, and 56 of act No. 271 of the local acts of 1877, entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Dowagiac," approved March 24, 1877. E. G. DONALDSON, Mr. Edsell moved that the bill be laid on the table; Private Secretary. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The President announced the following: To the President of the Senate: Lansing, April 22, 1881.} SIR, I am instructed by the House to return the following bill: A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to amend section 14 of an act to provide for the organization of the supreme court, pursuant to section two of article VI. of the constitution, approved February 16, 1857, being section 4897 of the compiled laws of 1871," approved January 16, 1873, In accordance with a request of the Senate this day received. Very respectfully, DANIEL L. CROSSMAN, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Edsell moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate passed the bill. Mr. Upson called for the yeas and nays. The motion to reconsider then prevailed, by yeas and nays, as follows; |