By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. By the committee on City Corporations: The committee on City Corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 681, entitled A bill to amend section 1 of an act entitled "An act to authorize a board of public works in and for the city of Grand Rapids, approved March 22, 1873, and the several acts amendatory thereof," approved March 22, 1873, approved April 29, 1875, and approved May 12, 1877, and June 3, 1885, and May 21, 1887; 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, entitled A bill to amend sections 8, 9 and 23 of an act entitled "An act to authorize a board of public works in and for the city of Grand Rapids," approved March 22, 1873, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof; Recommending that the substitute be concurred in, and that the substitute do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. CHARLES H. FISK, Chairman. The House concurred in the adoption of the substitute reported by the committee. On motion of Mr. Ware, The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor, and the bill was put upon its immediate passage. The bill was then 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. By the committee on City Corporations: The committee on City Corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 613, entitled A bill to authorize the city of Alpena to own, purchase, construct and maintain water-works, to raise money for such purposes, and to appoint a board of officers to manage the same; 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, entitled A bill to authorize the city of Alpena to construct or purchase, own and maintain, a system of water-works, and to provide means for constructing or purchasing, maintaining and managing the same; Recommending that the substitute be concurred in, and that the substitute do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. CHARLES H. FISK, Report accepted and committee discharged. Chairman. The House concurred in the adoption of the substitute reported by committe. On motion of Mr. Cathro, The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor and the bill was put upon its immediate passage. The bill having been read a third time and the question being upon its passage, pending the taking of the vote thereon, Mr. Cathro moved to amend the bill by striking out in line 1, section 2, the word "two-thirds" and inserting the word "majority" in lieu thereof; Which motion did not prevail. 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: By a vote of two-thirds of all the members elect the bill was ordered to take immediate effect. By the committee on City Corporations: The committee on City Corporations, to whom was referred House bill No. 801, entitled A bill to authorize the city of Lansing to vacate a portion of Allegan street, in the city of Lansing, and use the same for other public purposes; 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. CHARLES H. FISK, Report accepted and committee discharged. Chairman. The rules were suspended, two-thirds of all the members present voting therefor and the bill was put upon its immediate passage. The bill was then 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. By the committee on Supplies and Expenditures: The committee on Supplies and Expenditures, to whom was referred The bill of A. G. Butler for cash paid for one dozen Whitney office files Express charges $10 00 75 $10 75 Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and have directed me to report the same to the House and recommend that it be allowed and paid and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following concurrent resolution: WHEREAS, Michael Sheehy, late of Company E, First Regiment Michigan Cavalry Volunteers, now a resident of Yale, Michigan, served as cap tain of cavalry from the 13th day of June, 1864, until the 29th of August, 1864, and was in command of a skirmish line and was wounded on that date and claims pay up to the 25th day of March, 1866, and through an oversight never received any commission as such officer, after having been duly appointed as such, and recommended to such position and for such commission, and by reason of his not having secured such commission has been unable to draw any pay from the government for serving in such capacity; and WHEREAS, House bill 5305, looking to his relief, was introduced in the national House of Representatives at the second session of the 53d congress, and is now before the committee on Claims of that body, a copy of which bill is as follows: "A bill granting muster and pay allowance of captain of cavalry to Michael Sheehy from June 13, 1864, to March 25, 1866. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the secretary of the treasury be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Michael Sheehy, late of Company E, First Regiment Michigan Cavalry Volunteers, the muster and pay and allowance of a captain of cavalry from the 13th day of June, 1864, to the 25th day of March, 1866, after deducting therefrom the pay and allowances he received as sergeant of cavalry during the same period; therefore Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the Senators and Representatives from Michigan, in the next congress be and are hereby requested to use every honorable means to secure the passage of the said bill, and thus aid in doing justice to one of Michigan's bravest soldiers, who promptly answered his country's call in time of danger and need; and be it further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives of this Legislature be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to each Senator and Representative elect from Michigan to the next Congress. In the adoption of which the Senate has concurred. Very respectfully, DENNIS E. ALWARD, Secretary of the Senate. The resolution was referred to the committee on Enrollment for enrollment and presentation to the Governor. The Speaker pro tem also announced the following: To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 420 (file No. 266), entitled A bill to provide for the election of a board of county canvassers, to prescribe the term of office and the powers and duties thereof, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act; Which the Senate amended as follows: 1. By striking out of lines 3 and 4 of section 1 the words "not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, and." 2. By inserting in line 5 of section 1 after the word "clerk" the words "who shall not be entitled to a vote on said board." |