others, for the submission of a prohibitory constitutional amendment to the people; Referred to the committee on liquor traffic. No. 826. By Mr. Diller: Petition of B. F. Cotharin, Ira H. Wilder, H. C. Spencer, Wm. B. McCreery and 86 other citizens of Flint, Michigan, earnestly asking the passage of the "Bolger bill" to prevent the importation into this State of the criminals of other States and territories; Laid on the table. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on insurance: The committee on insurance, to whom was referred House bill No. 393, entitled A bill requiring mutual insurance companies doing business in this State to make annual itemized circular statements of moneys received and disbursed by such companies during the year; 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 the bill do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. N. CLARK, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. By the committee on insurance: The committee on insurance, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 74, entitled A bill to allow mutual fire insurance companies of other States to do business within this State, 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 the bill do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. N. CLARK, Chairman. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS. The Speaker announced the following: STATE OF MICHIGAN, Hon. Sumner Howard, Speaker of the House of Representatives : Sir-Replying to the following resolution of the House of Representatives, (transmitted on the 4th inst.), "Resolved, That the Auditor General be and is hereby requested to report to the House, at his earliest convenience, the statistics showing the practical operation of the liquor tax law for the years 1881 and 1882;" I have the honor to submit the inclosed statement, showing number of dealers and tax paid in each county of the State for each of said years. House joint resolution No. 20 (file No. 11), entitled A joint resolution to amend section 9 of article 10 of the constitution of the State of Michigan, relative to counties, Was read a third time, and pending the taking of the vote on the passage thereof, On motion of Mr. Hankerd, The joint resolution was amended by striking out in lines 10 and 17 of proposed section 9 the words "justices of the supreme court and regents of the university," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "State officers," two-thirds of the members elect voting therefor. The joint resolution was then not passed, a majority of all the members elect not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House joint resolution No. 13, (file No. 12), entitled Joint resolution authorizing the Governor to issue a patent of certain lands to Sarah E. McLain, Harriet A. Hedges, and John L. Hedges, 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 joint resolution was ordered to take immediate effect. House joint resolution No. 14 (file No. 13), entitled Joint resolution authorizing the Governor to issue a patent of certain lands to Sarah E. McLain, Harriet A. Hedges, and John L. Hedges, heirs at law of Elias W. Hedges, late of Monroe county, deceased, Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: By vote of two-thirds of all the members elect, the joint resolution was ordered to take immediate effect. By unanimous consent, Mr. Cook moved to take from the table House bill No. 335 (file No. 157), entitled A bill to provide for the incorporation of local assemblies of the Order of Knights of Labor of North America, and of district assemblies thereof in the State of Michigan; Which motion prevailed. The question then being on the passage of the bill, The same was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: House bill No. 224 (file No. 174), entitled A bill to prevent fast driving or riding over bridges owned by counties; Was read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elect Voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: |