in which such election is held for the election of township, village or city officers," in lieu of the words of "county officers." 5. Insert in line 20 the words "the clerk of the said village, city or township," in lieu of the words "county clerk." 6. Insert in line 22 the words "in said township, city or village," in lieu of the words "said county,' Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members present not voting therefor. Mr. T. H. Williams moved to amend the bill by striking out in section 1, the words "against the sale of intoxicating liquors," and "for the sale of intoxicating liquors," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors," and "for the tax upon the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors " respectively, Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of all the members present not voting therefor. Mr. Rounsville moved that the consideration of the bill be deferred until the same can be printed in the Journal for information of members. Which was not agreed to. The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor by yeas and nays, as follows: All further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Wellman, Williams, T.H. Wilson, 40 To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives : We have the honor of transmitting the following, and respectfully beg your acceptance of the invitation extended: By Alderman Jacob: WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State have nearly completed the work of their present session, and are about to adjourn, and, WHEREAS, The people of the city of Detroit are very largely interested in the welfare of the State, both from their close business relations and the burdens they are called upon to bear in taxation, and WHEREAS, The State Legislature are called upon to take important action in reference to promoting the business interests and government of the city of Detroit, it is therefore deemed wise and proper that close and friendly relations should be cultivated between the State government and the representatives and citizens of Detroit; therefore be it Resolved, That the Governor and the State Legislature are cordially invited to visit the city of Detroit in a body on Saturday, June 11 inst., as the guests of the city government. And be it further Resolved, That a committee consisting of the president of the board of aldermen, three members of this board, to be designated by. the chair, and the Hon. Joseph Nicholson, superintendent of the house of correction, be constituted a committee of invitation. LON BURT, JOHN CHAS. JACOB, Committee on Invitation. Mr. Grenell offered the following: Resolved (the Senate conucurring), That the Legislature accept the invitation of the Detroit Board of aldermen to visit their city on the date mentioned in their invitation, June 11, and to enjoy the hospitality of the citizens of said city. Pending the order that the resolution lie over one day under the rules, On motion of Mr. Grenell, 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. On motion of Mr. H. Watson, The House took a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 o'clock P. M. The House met and was called to order by the Speaker. Roll called: quorum present. THIRD READING OF BILLS. House bill No. 178 (file No. 443), entitled A bill to preserve the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise, Was read a third time, and pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, Mr. Rumsey moved to amend the bill by adding at the end of the bill the words, "Provided, that this act shall apply only to cities and villages of ten thousand or more inhabitants." Mr. Rounsville moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "ten thousand" and inserting the words "five thousand" in lieu thereof, Which was accepted. The question being on amending the bill, Mr. Abbott demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded, and the motion did not prevail by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS. Mr. S. Baker moved to amend the bill by substituting the following for the bill: The SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That at every polling precinct within all the cities containing ten thousand inhabitants and over of this State, at every election there shall be furnished a room sufficiently large for the accommodation of at least thirty persons and the same shall be used for and by the board of inspectors of elections. Such room shall be provided with a window for the purpose of receiving ballots, and there shall be erected in front of such window an enclosure with a door at each end. electors shall pass in at one door and out at the other; within such enclosure there shall be erected a stand upon which the board of inspectors shall cause to be placed during the election hours a sufficient number of all tickets to be voted for at such election. No person shall be allowed within twenty feet of such enclosure except in going to and from the same, and that for the purpose of casting his ballot only. Any person violating the provisions of this act upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred, or imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Pending which, Mr. Perkins moved that the bill be made the special order for Tuesday next, at 10 o'clock A. M. Which motion did not prevail, two-thirds of the members present not voting therefor. The question being on agreeing to the substitute, Mr. S. Baker demanded the yeas and nays. The demand was seconded, and the substitute was not agreed to, two-thirds of all the members present not voting therefor by yeas and nays as follows: The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was then passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor by yeas and nays as follows: A bill to amend sections 5 and 33 of an act to establish a police government for the city of Detroit, approved April 17, 1871, and the amendment thereto. Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Rentz, The bill was referred to the committee on judiciary. On motion of Mr. Goodrich, SPECIAL ORDER. The House went into committee of the whole on the special 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 bills: 1, Senate bill No. 1 (file No. 110, House file No. 446), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the erection and equipment of a suitable building for the use of the mining school at Houghton, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and for heating, lighting and furnishing the same, 2, Senate bill No. 109 (file No. 111), (House file No. 447), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the maintainance and support of the mining school at Houghton, in the county of Houghton, Mich., for the year A. D. 1888, 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. Report accepted and committee discharged. L. H. HUNT, Chairman. The House concurred in the amendments made by the committee to the first and second named bills, and they were placed on the order of third reading. On motion of Mr. Herrington, The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the two named bills were put upon their immediate passage. Senate bill No. 1 (file No. 110, House file No. 446), entitled A bill making an appropriation for the erection and equipment of a suitable building for the use of the mining school at Houghton, in the upper peninsula of Michigan, and for heating, lighting and furnishing the same, |