On motion of Mr. Hosner,

By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the bill was ordered to take immediate effect.

House manuscript bill, entitled

A bill to detach certain territory from the township of Gilmore, in the county of Benzie, and attach the same to the township of Crystal Lake in the same county,

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.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Mr. Lockwood moved to take from the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That all bills proposing amendments to the general laws shall give the additions made in Italics, and any portion to be left out in brackets, so that members will see at a glance what alteration is made;

Which motion prevailed.

Mr. Lockwood offered the following substitute for the resolution:

Resolved, That all bills proposing amendments to the laws. shall give the additions proposed to be made in Italics, and where any portion is proposed to be left out, spaces shall be left and the words represented by dotted lines, and that the bills of this House be so printed hereafter;

Which was agreed to.

The resolution as amended by the substitute was then adopted.

Mr. Morse moved to discharge the committee of the whole from the further consideration of House manuscript bill, entitled

A bill to reincorporate the village of St. Louis;

Which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Morse,

The bill was placed on the order of third reading.

Mr. Grant moved to take from the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That there be added to the rules of this House a new rule, to stand as rule No. 70, which shall read as follows: The report of every standing committee shall contain a statement of the objects of every bill (except bills of a local character), and the reasons for the recommendations made by

such committee, which report shall be printed in full in the journal;

Which motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the resolution,

Mr. C. W. Watkins moved to amend the resolution by adding thereto the words: "And the speeches of each gentleman shall be published in the journal, in order that his constituents may know what he is doing ;"

Which motion did not prevail.

The resolution was then adopted, two-thirds of the members elect voting therefor.

The Speaker announced as the special committee ordered by the following resolution,

Resolved, That the memorial from the board of supervisors of Osceola county, just presented, be referred to a special committee of five, and that such committee have power to send for persons and papers,

Messrs. Rose, Caplis, Cobb, Grant, and Brunson.

On motion of Mr. Hosner,

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.

On motion of Mr. Speed,

House bill No. 41, entitled

A bill to amend sections 1, 7, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 of act number 90 of the session laws of 1853, entitled "An act to amend the laws relative to supplying the city of Detroit with pure and wholesome water, and to provide for the completion and management of the Detroit water-works," approved February 14, 1853,

By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, was ordered to take immediate effect.

The House took up the order of

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.

By Mr. J. Walker: Resolutions of the board of supervisors of Kalamazoo county, in regard to the equalization of taxes in fractional school districts;

Referred to the committee on ways and means.

Also Resolutions of the board of supervisors of Kalamazoo county, asking the repeal of the law creating county superintendents of schools;

Referred to the committee on education.

By Mr. Ackley: Resolutions of the board of supervisors of Saginaw county, asking for the repeal of the office of county superintendent of schools;

Referred to the committee on education.

By Mr. Scott: Resolution of the board of supervisors of Wayne county relative to the time of holding the annual township meeting;

Referred to the committee on towns and counties.

The following is the resolution:

Resolved, That the members of the State Legislature, of which the county of Wayne forms a part, be and are most respectfully requested by this board to pass a resolution to amend that part of the Constitution of this State, to be submitted to the suffrages of the voters of this State at their next annual meeting, in regard to their changing the time of holding annual township meetings, that said meetings be held on the first Monday in March in lieu of April.

By Mr. Fancher: Petition of Dawson Greer, and 18 others, of the township of Gladwin, in the county of Gladwin, asking the repeal of act No. 489 of the session laws of 1871, and a return of the funds appropriated by said act to the proper township;

Also: Petition of J. A. Swan, and 21 others, of the township of Grout, in the county of Gladwin, for the same purpose;

Referred to the committee on towns and counties.

By Mr. Blackman: Petition of William McNeill and 39 others, citizens of Van Buren county, praying for the abolition of the office of county superintendent of schools;

Also: Petition of Dr. L. Shotwell and 96 others, citizens of Van Buren county, for the same purpose;

Referred to the committee on education.

Also: Petition of Isaac W. Willard, G. J. Hudson, and 20 others, of the village of Paw Paw, praying for an amendment to their village charter by adding more territory to said village;

Referred to the committee on municipal corporations.

By Mr. J. Walker: Petition of D. G. North and 22 others, of Kalamazoo county, for the abolition of the office of county superintendent of schools;

Also: Petition of Alpheus Snow and 50 others, for the same purpose;

Referred to the committee on education.

By Mr. Burns: Petition of Philo Parsons, A. C. McGraw, C. Van Husen, and 30 others, asking an appropriation of $30,000 for the Detroit Medical College;

Referred to the committee on State affairs.

By Mr. Edwards: Petition of J. A. Brown, M. D., Z. R. Brockway, F. Buhl, and 40 others, for the same purpose; Referred to the committee on State affairs.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

By the committee on fisheries:

The committee on fisheries to whom was referred

A bill to prohibit fishing with seines, set nets, fykes, or any other species of continuous nets, or with spear, in any of the inland lakes in Allegan county;

Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to