The petition was read at length, and spread at large on the Journal as follows: To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives: GREETING-We, the taxpayers of the State of Michigan, believing that a uniform system of text books is needed, and that it will advance the cause of education and be a great saving to the people financially, do most respectfully petition your honorable body for the passage of the bill now pending for that object. O. A. Isham, Mrs. O. A. Isham, J. W. Bunn, S. Newcomer, Mrs. S. M. Waggoner, Referred to committee on education. Mrs. O. S. Burgess, D. Hiestand, E. Hiestand, A. Hall, T. L. Knapp. No. 878. By Mr. Chisholm: Petition of O. A. Isham and 15 others asking for a creation of a food commission. On demand of Mr. Chisholm, The petition was read at length and spread at large on the Journal as follows: To the Honorable the Senate and the House of Representatives: GREETING-We, the undersigned taxpayers and producers in the State of Michigan, believing that the consumers desire pure food, do most respectfully petition your honorable body for the passage of House bill No. 720, which provides for the creation of the office of Dairy and Food Commissioner, and your petitioners will ever pray. O. A. Isham, Mrs. C. Newcomer, Mrs. O. A. Isham, J. W. Bunn, S. Newcomer, Mrs. S. M. Waggoner, Mrs. O. S. Burgess, Referred to committee on agriculture. W. E. Hall, T. L. Knapp, B. F. Worthington. No. 879. By Mr. Chisholm: Petition of T. L. Knapp, and others in favor of the passage of the municipal suffrage bill. On demand of Mr. Chisholm, The petition was read at length, and spread at large on the Journal as follows: To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives: GREETING We, the undersigned taxpayers and citizens of the State of Michigan, believing that the constitution of the United Stetes guarantees equal rights to its citizeus and that woman is a citizen and is taxed without representation, and that she shows herself competent to fill her place, do most respectfully petition your honorable body for the passage of the suffrage bill now pending in the same. Referred to committee on State affairs. No. 680. By Mr. Perkins: Petition of Wm. Summerville and 18 others, of Menominee county, relative to hard labor in jail. On demand of Mr. Perkins, The petition was read at length, and spread at large on the Journal as follows: To the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan: We, the undersigned, officers and citizens of the county of Menominee, respectfully petition the Legislature of the State of Michigan, through your honorable body, to provide a general law having for its object and end the employment of inmates of jails and lock-ups, incarcerated for misdemeanors, at hard labor under the supervision of the sheriffs of the counties, or marshals of cities, during the term of their incarceration. Referred to committee on State affairs. No. 881. By Mr. Munthe: Remonstrance of many citizens of Ironwood relative to taxes on mining and smelting companies. On demand of Mr. Munthe, The petition was read at length and spread at large on the Journal as follows: To the Legislature of the State of Michigan: The undersigned, citizens of the city of Ironwood, Gogebic county, Michigan, and laborers in the mines of said county, respectfully remonstrate against the passage of any bills now pending before the Legislature for increasing the tax on mine products, and especially against Senate bills Nos. 143 and 144 and House bills Nos. - relative to taxes on mining and smelting companies. This remonstrance is on the ground that the passage of the bills now pending would be the means of closing nearly all the mines in the upper peninsula, leaving the mine laborer without work, merchants greatly embarrassed, business generally at a stand-still, and the population of the upper peninsula greatly reduced, while the mine laborers of Wisconsin and the towns on the range adjoining us on the west would prosper. The mines of northern Wisconsin would be developed and many of the mines. now operated in northern Michigan would be closed and further explorations cease. Referred to committee on mines and minerals. Also, No. 882. Petition of 317 others of the city of Ironwood on the same subject. Same reference. By unanimous consent, Mr. Tinklepaugh moved that House bill No. 411, entitled A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 55 of compiled laws of 1871, being compiler's section 1984 as amended by act No. 19 of the public acts of 1877, the same being section 2015 of Howell's annotated statutes, relating to the observance of the first day of the week, Be taken from the table. Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Tinklepaugh, The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on elections: The committee on elections, to whom was referred 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 and request of the House that the substitute be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted. On motion of Mr. Jackson, GEO. A. LAMBERT, Chairman. The House concurred in the substitute made to the bills by the committee, and the same was ordered printed for the use of the committee. By the committee on federal relations: The committee on federal relations, to whom was referred House bill No. 108, entitled A bill to provide for the protection of associations and unions of workingmen and artisans in their labels, trade marks, and forms of advertisement, and to punish the counterfeiting and fraudulent use of such labels, trade marks, and forms of advertisement, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. W. B. JACKSON, 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 ways and means: The committee on ways and means, to whom was referred House joint resolution No. 8, entitled A joint resolution authorizing the Board of State Auditors to investigate, examine and settle any claim found to be due Robert Lake of the city of Jackson, against the State of Michigan, for damages or compensation, by reason of extra or additional work performed and material furnished by said Lake, at the request of the warden and board of inspectors of the State prison at Jackson, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. J. L. LOWDEN, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The joint resolution was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on public lands: The committee on public lands, to whom was referred House bill No. 721, entitled A bill to secure to the people of the State of Michigan certain rights on any of the waters of this State, whether lake, river, stream or pond where fish have been propagated, planted or spread at the expense of the people of this State or the United States, Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. S. P. JACKSON, Chairman. Report accepted and committee discharged. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. On motion of Mr. Tinklepaugh, The order of third reading of bills was passed. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. On motion of Mr. Rowden, House bill No. 937, entitled A bill to amend section 11 of act number 195 of the public acts of 1889, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy of taxes thereon and for the collection of taxes therefor or hereafter levied," approved June 27, 1889, Was taken from the table and referred to the select committee on taxation. Mr. Hawley moved that the committee of the whole be discharged from further consideration of House bill No. 161 (file No. 41), entitled A bill to make an appropriation for the support of the State Agricultural College, for the erection and repair of buildings and other improvements at said college. Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Hawley, The bill was re-referred to the committee on Agricultural College. On motion of Mr. Stone, House bill No. 870 (file No. 129), entitled A bill to protect fish and to preserve the fisheries of this State by prohibiting certain deposits in the waters of the State, and to repeal act No. 350 of the public acts of 1865 and all amendments and additions thereto, Was taken from the table and referred to the committee on fisheries. On motion of Mr. Rowden, House bill No. 936, entitled A bill to amend section 6440 of the compiled laws of 1871, being section 8032 of Howell's annotated statutes of the State of Michigan, relative to proceedings against garnishees in justice courts, Was taken from the table and referred to the committee on municipal corporations. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Tinklepaugh, The House went into committee of the whole on the general order. 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. House bill No. 826 (file No. 203), entitled A bill to prevent the spreading of a weed commonly known as red root. Have stricken out all after the enacting clause thereof, and have directed their chairman to report that fact to the House, asking concurrence therein; The committee of the whole have had also under consideration the following: 2. Senate bill No. 74 (file No. 29), entitled A bill to amend section 31 of act No. 35 of the public acts of 1867, entitled "An act to provide for the formation of street railway companies," as amended by act No. 131 of the public acts of 1889, And have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it be referred to the committee on railroads. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 3. House bill No. 571 (file No. 201), 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 railroads and other corporations owning or operating any railroad in this State, being act No. 198 of the session laws of 1873." The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 4. House bill No. 364 (file No. 214), entitled A bill to amend section 4 of act No. 113 of the session laws of 1877, entitled "An act to revise the laws providing for the incorporation of companies for mining, smelting and manufacturing iron, copper, silver, mineral coal, and other ores or minerals, and to fix the duties and liabilities of such corporations," approved May 11, 1877, the same being section 4079 of Howell's statutes, Have made sundry amendments thereto and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend their passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 5. House bill No. 369 (file No. 183), entitled A bill to amend act No. 313 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to provide for the taxation and regulation of the business of manufacturing, selling, keeping for sale, furnishing, giving or delivering spirituous and intoxicating liquors, and malt, brewed, or fermented liquors, and vinous liquors, in this State, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act," by adding thereto a new section, to stand as section No. 35 of said act, Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House and recommend its passage. The committee of the whole have also had under consideration the following: 6. House bill No. 510 (file No. 161), entitled A bill to provide for the construction and maintenance of stone or gravel, Macadmized and dirt roads in the county of Midland, and to raise $40,000 therefor by issuing bonds, |