Title agreed to. On motion of Mr. Wood, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. Senate bill No. 95, entitled A bill to amend sections 1 and 8 of chapter 90 of the Compiled Laws of 1871 (compiler's sections 2806 and 3813), relating to co-operative associations, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Berk, Mr. Livingstone, Mr. Smith, Mercer, Meyer, Sweetland, C. Brown, Hertzler, Norton, Taylor, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. Senate bill No. 100, entitled A bill to legalize the consolidation of the First Congregational church and society of Lima, in the county of Washtenaw, with the First Congregational church and society of Chelsea, in said county, and to legalize the conveyances whereby the separate property of said churches and societies is conveyed to the consolidated church, and to incorporate the consolidated church as the Congregational church and society of Chelsea, Was 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. Senate bill No. 101, entitled A bill to amend section 9, of act No. 101, of the session laws of 1873, entitled "An act to amend sections 793, 799, and 800 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, being sections 2, 8, and 9 of an act entitled 'an act to provide for taking the census and statistics of this State,' approved Feb. 9, 1853," approved April 17, 1873, Was 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, House joint resolution No. 28, entitled Joint resolution authorizing the State Treasurer to settle with all persons heretofore engaged in mining iron ore in the county of Marquette, for the specific taxes due from such persons at the same rate required by law to be paid by corporations, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Backus, Benedict, House bill No. 545, entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to enable the Lapeer and Port Huron plank road company to charge and receive additional tolls for travel over their road," being act No. 401 of the session laws of 1869, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Armstrong, Title agreed to. On motion of Mr. Howard, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. Mr. Hollon moved that the rules be suspended, and that he be allowed to make a motion. Which motion prevailed, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor. Mr. Hollon moved to take from the table House bill No. 363 (printed No. 143), entitled A bill to allow the members of the Legislature from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan the sum of five dollars per day, during the present session of the Legislature; Which motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the bill, pending the taking of the vote thereon, MI. Hertzler moved that there be a call of the House; Which motion prevailed. PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL The roll of the House was called by the Clerk, and the following members reported absent without leave: Messrs. Briggs and Walker. On motion of Mr. Ferguson, The Sergeant-at-Arms was despatched after the absentees. All further proceedings under the call were dispensed with except as to bringing in the absentees. The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Lee, Mr. Reed, Remer, Ludington, By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. The Sergeant-at-Arms announced Mr. Briggs at the bar of the House, as one of the absentees at call of the House this A. M. On motion of Mr. Benjamin, Mr. Briggs was admitted within the bar, rendered an excuse, and took his seat. The Sergeant-at-Arms announced Mr. Walker at the bar of the House, as one of the absentees at call of the House this A. M. On motion of Mr. Billings, Mr. Walker was admitted within the bar, rendered an excuse, and took his seat. |