On motion of Mr. Patterson, By a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect, the joint resolution was ordered to take immediate effect. House bill No. 674 (file No. 300), entitled A bill to enlarge the powers of boards of health of townships and villages in certain cases, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Title agreed to. House bill No. 571 (file No. 263), entitled A bill to change the name of William Wilms to William Wurzel, Was 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. House bill No. 651 (file No. 297), entitled A bill to change the name of Elizabeth A. Smeltzer and Lester Smeltzer to Elizabeth A. Taylor and Lester Taylor, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Buttars moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate passed the bill; Which motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the bill, By unanimous consent, Mr. Buttars moved to amend the bill by adding to section 1, line 3, after the word "Taylor" the words "both of Benzie county;" Which motion prevailed, and the bill was so amended. The bill as amended was then 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. House bill No. 367 (file No. 254), entitled A bill to prevent the soliciting or issuing of unauthorized fire or inland marine insurance policies in this State, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 389 (file No. 302), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 189 of the session laws of 1849, as amended by act No. 171 of the session laws of 1863, being compiler's section 5644 of the compiled laws of 1871, relative to the admission of attorneys, solicitors and counselors; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 250 (file No. 204), entitled A bill to amend section 23 of chapter 90 of the revised statutes of 1846, being compiler's section 5059 of the compiled laws of 1871, relative to the jurisdiction of the circuit courts in chancery, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Title agreed to. 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, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The Senate took a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Senate met and was called to order by the President. Roll called: a quorum present. The Senate resumed business under the order of THIRD READING OF BILLS. 2 o'clock P. M. Senate bill No. 34 (file No. 180), entitled A bill to provide for suits against foreign corporations in the courts of this State, Was 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. House bill No. 200 (file No. 109), entitled A bill to amend article 5, of act No. 198, session laws of 1873, 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 2 new sections thereto, Was read a third time, and pending the taking of the vote thereon, By unanimous consent, Mr. Chandler moved to amend the bill by adding to section 1 the words "to read as follows;" Which motion prevailed, and the bill was so amended. The bill, as amended, was then passed, a majority of all the Senators elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The Senate went into committee of the whole on the special order, Mr. Caplis in the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman, made the following report: The committee of the whole have had under consideration the following: 1. Proposed substitute for Senate bill No. 200 (file No. 209), entitled A bill to provide for the sale of State tax lands; 2. Senate bill No. 200 (file No. 122), entitled A bill to provide for the sale of State tax lands; Have adopted the substitute for the original, made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the Senate, asking concurrence therein, and recommend its passage. Report accepted and committee discharged. JAMES CAPLIS, Chairman. Mr. Caplis moved that the Senate concur in the action of the committee in adopting the substitute, and in the amendments made to the same. Mr. Upson called for the yeas and nays. Pending the taking of the vote, Mr. Patterson moved to lay the motion on the table; Which motion did not prevail: The action of the committee of the whole was then concurred in by yeas and nays as follows: The substitute as amended was then placed on the order of third reading of bills. By unanimous consent, The committee on cities and villages submitted the following report: A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to re-incorporate the village of Kalamazoo, and to repeal all inconsistent acts and parts of acts," approved March 15, 1861, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof, by adding thereto thirty-one new sections, to stand as sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, and 69, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent thereto, 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. JAMES CAPLIS, Chairman. The rules were suspended, and the bill was placed on its immediate passage. The bill was then read a third time, and pending the taking of the vote thereon, By unanimous consent, Mr. Lovell moved to amend the bill by adding to the end of the enacting section the words "to read as follows;" Which motion prevailed and the bill was so amended. |