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: House bill No. 205 (file No. 236), entitled

A bill providing for an assaying building at the Michigan Mining School at Houghton, Michigan, and for the refitting and the further equipment of the same, and for the support and maintenance of said Mining School for the years 1895 and 1896, and making an appropriation therefor; Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, asking concurrence therein, and recommend its passage.

Report accepted and committee discharged.

On motion of Mr. Robinson,

L. E. WOOD,

Chairman.

The House concurred in the amendments made by the committee to the first named bill and it was placed on the order of third reading.

Mr. Kempf moved to take from the table

House bill No. 668 (file No. 128), entitled

A bill to amend act No. 182, public acts of 1885, entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a State live stock sanitary commission and a State Veterinarian and to prescribe their powers and duties and to prevent and suppress contagious and infectious diseases among the live stock of the State:

Which motion prevailed.

The question being on the passage of the bill,

On motion of Mr. Linderman,

The bill was referred to the committee on State Affairs.

Mr. Taylor moved to take from the table

House bill No. 769, entitled

A bill to reorganize the townships of Fort Gratiot and Port Huron in the county of St. Clair, and defining the boundary line and name of each township;

Which motion prevailed.

No further action on the bill being desired,

The Clerk was instructed to transmit the same to the Governor.

The Speaker announced the following:

SENATE CHAMBER,
Lansing, April 3, 1895.

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

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SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the follow ing bill:

House bill No. 105, entitled

A bill to reincorporate the city of Charlotte, and to repeal act No. 250 of the session laws of Michigan for the year 1871, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Charlotte," approved March 29, 1871, and all amendments thereof;

And to inform the House that the Senate has amended the same, as follows:

By inserting at the end of section 13, after the word "townships," the following:

"Provided that the supervisors holding that office under the former charter of said city, at the time this act shall take effect, shall continue in office as the supervisor of the assessment district in which he then resides, clothed with all the powers and under the same limitations conferred and limited by this act, in all respects as if he were elected as the supervisor of such assessing district under the provisions of this act; and the common council shall appoint a legally qualified person as a supervisor from the other assessment district of said city, who shall likewise serve as such supervisor in his respective assessment district, with the same powers and limitations in all respects as if elected under the provisions of this act."

2. By striking out of section 43 the words "He is hereby authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments and to perform marriage ceremonies;"

In the passage of which, as thus amended, the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect has ordered the same to take immediate effect.

Very respectfully,

DENNIS E. ALWARD,

Secretary of the Senate.

The question being on concurring in the amendment made by the Senate to the bill,

On motion of Mr. Allen,

The House concurred, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The bill was then referred to the committee on Enrollment for enrollment, and presentation to the Governor.

On motion of Mr. Morse,

The House took a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House met and was called to order by the Speaker.
Roll called: quorum present.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS.

The Speaker announced the following:

2 o'clock p. m.

AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Lansing, April 4, 1895.

Hon. Willian D. Gordon, Speaker of the House of Representative Lansing, Mich.

DEAR SIR-In accordance with a resolution passed by your honorable body, I take pleasure in submitting the enclosed statement, as appears by the records of this office.

Very respectfully,

STANLEY W. TURNER,
Auditor General.