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The Speaker announced as such additional members, Messrs. Howard, Sanderson, and Lockwood.

The Speaker announced as the additional members of the committee on judiciary, Messrs. Fancher, Hoyt, and Dovell.

Mr. Sanderson moved that the House adjourn;

Which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Lewis offered the following:

Resolved, That each of the resident clergymen of this city be furnished with one copy of the daily journal;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Greusel moved that the House adjourn;

Which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Ferguson offered the following:

Resolved (the Senate concurring) That a committee of three on the part of the House, to confer with a hike,committee on the part of the Senate, be appointed to report the amount of salaries to be paid the officers of this Legislature for their services during the present session;

Which was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Perry,

The House adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M. on Monday next.

Lansing, Monday, March 9, 1874.

The House met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the Speaker.

Prayer by Representative Welker.

Roll called: quorum present.

Absent without leave, Messrs. Briggs, Caplis, Cobb, Collins, Dovel, Eggleston, Gilmore, Grant, Hoar, Pierce, Smith, Speed, A. Walker, Warren, Watkins, and Welch.

Mr. Striker asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Collins, indefinitely, on account of sickness.

Mr. E. R. Miller asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Cobb for the day.

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Mr. Luce asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Briggs for the day. Mr. Rich asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Warren for the day.

Mr. Noyes asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Grant for the day.

Mr. Greusel asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Pierce for the day. Mr. Burns asked leave of absence for Mr. Caplis for the day.

Leave was not grante

Mr. Burns asked leave of absence for Mr. Speed for the day,

Leave was not granted.

Mr. Scott asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. A. Walker, indefinitely, on account of sickness.

Mr. Harris asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Hoar, indefinitely, on account of sickness.

Mr. Knapp asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Dovel for the day.

Mr. Howard moved to reconsider the vote by which the House refused to grant leave of absence to Messrs. Speed and Caplis.

On motion of Mr. Lockwood,

The motion was laid on the table.

Mr. Thomas asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Withington for Saturday last.

Mr. Kipp asked and obtained leave of absence for himself for the first three days of the present session.

Mr. Perry asked and obtained leave of absence for himself for the first two days of the present session.

Mr. Parsons asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Welch, indefinitely, on account of sickness.

Mr. F. Walker asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Bottomly for the first two days of the present session.

Mr. Mitchell asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Lamb for the first day of the present session.

Mr. Simpson asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Hertzler for the first day of the present session.

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.

By Mr. Kemer: Petition of officers of the village of Algonac, relative to amendments to their village charter.

Referred to the committee on municipal corporations.

By Mr. Bartholomew: Petition of H. C. Beemer, J. J. Everingham, Mrs. Ellen Beemer, Miss O. J. Carpenter, and 24 others of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage;

Also, petition of Adam Foster, O. C. Spalding, Miss Sarah Foster, Miss Jane Foster, and 55 others of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage;

Also, petition of C. B. Mallory, G. C. Burkhart, Mrs. M. Binkley, Mrs. C. B. Mallory, and 28 others of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage.

Referred to the committees on elections and State affairs jointly.

By Mr. Lamb: Petition of E. P. Newbro, S. Tooker, Miss Lena Smith, Miss Lottie Buck, and 12 others, of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage;

Also, petition of S. D. New bro, S. C. Smith, Mrs. S. D. New bro, Mrs. R. Elliott, and 41 others, in favor of female suffrage;

Referred to the committee on elections and State affairs jointly.

By Mr. L. J. Taylor: Petition of Horace E. Johns, C. L. Ingersoll, Miss Kate Ferguson, Miss Flora Runyon, and 9 others, in favor of female suffrage; Also, petition of Mr. E. Walker, Amos Orton, Mrs. A. B. West, and 50 others, of Meridian, in favor of female suffrage;

Also, petition of Jason Fenton, Mrs. A. A. Alma, Mrs. A. Brown, and 19 others, of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage;

Referred to the committees on elections and State affairs jointly.

By Mr. Bailey: Petition of 27 citizens of Venice, for power to apportion the tax derived from the dog law among the primary schools;

Referred to the committee on education.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

By the committee on judiciary:

The committee on judiciary, to whom was referred

Sec. 7, Art. II. of the proposed amended Constitution, relative to trial by jury,

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, which substitute is as follows:

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The right of trial by jury shall remain, but shall be deemed waived in all civil cases, and criminal cases triable by justices of the peace, unless demanded by one of the parties in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. The legislature may authorize, in courts not of record, a trial by a jury of a less number than twelve; in all courts, in civil cases, a verdict by two-thirds of the jury; and, in criminal cases, by consent of parties, a discharge of not more than two jurors and a verdict by the remainder;"

Recommending that the substitute be concurred in, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Your committee, by these changes proposed, aim, 1st, to avoid the expense of calling a jury in all criminal cases, tried before justices of the peace; 2nd, to prevent, by legislation, one or two men from controlling and preventing verdicts, and thus increasing not only the expense to the public, but also to litigants, retarding the courts of justice in which many times the delay is more injurious than a denial of justice; 3d, to authorize, in case of obstinacy of one or two jurymen, or in case of sickness either of a juror or his family, when the parties consent, to proceed with ten or eleven jurors out of twelve, or four or five, when composed of six, and to complete the trial which now cannot be done under the law and proposed Constitution.

HENRY A. SHAW, Chairman.

Report accepted and committee discharged.
On motion of Mr. Withington,

The substitute was laid on the table.
By the committee on State affairs:

The committee on State affairs, to whom was referred Sec. 1, Art I., on Boundaries,

Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, have become satisfied that the same is correct, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

S. H. BLACKMAN, Chairman.

Report accepted and committee discharged.

The Section was referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.

Mr. Edwards offered the following:

Resolved, That the Auditor General be requested to furnish the House with information as to the amounts paid for professional legal services rendered the State during the year 1873, and up to the present time, except the salary of the Attorney General.

Which was adopted.

Mr. E. R. Miller offered the following:

Resolved, That the use of this hall be granted for a lecture on the subject of the taxation of liquors, by Rev. Thomas Stalker of Detroit, on Friday evening, the 13th inst.;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Sessions offered the following:

Resolved, That the use of this hall be granted to Giles B. Stebbins of Detroit,

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for a lecture on the subject of Industrial Education," Wednesday evening, March 11th;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Scott offered the following:

Resolved, That we indorse the movement inaugurated by the noble women of our country for the suppression of intemperance, and that we extend to them our sympathy, and we bid them God speed in their grand undertaking in the interest of humanity;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Noyes offered the following:

Resolved, That the daily sessions of this House shall begin at 10 o'clock A. M., and 2 o'clock P. M., until further ordered,

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The House went into committee of the whole on the general order,
The Speaker in the chair.

After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through the chairman, made the following report:

The committee of the whole have had under consideration

Sec. 1, Art. I, of the proposed Constitution,

Have made no amendments thereto, and have directed their chairman to report the same back to the House, and recommend its passage.

Report accepted and committee discharged.

The section was placed on the order of third reading.

Mr. F. Walker moved that the House take up the order of

THIRD READINg of bills,

Which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Ripley moved that when the House take up the third reading of propositions for amendments to the Constitution, the same may be passed informally by sections, by a majority vote.

On motion of Perry,

The motion was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Hosner,

The House adjourned.

Lansing, Tuesday, March 10, 1874

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Speaker.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Crosby.

Roll called quorum present.

Absent without leave, Messrs. Chamberlain, Eggleston and Speed.

Mr. Walton asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Chamberlain until Thursday next.

Mr. Gordon asked and obtained leave of absence for Saturday last.

Mr. E. R. Miller asked and obtained leave of absence for the first day of the session.

Mr. Greusel asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Edwards for his absences last week.

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.

By Mr. A. Walker: Petition of B. B. Baker, E. O. Kelly, Miss E. A. Allaben, Miss M. E. Baker, and 26 others of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage; Also: Petition of H. D. Bartholomew, C. H. Hodskin, Mrs. L. R. Wadsworth, Miss H. S. Norton, and 15 others of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage; Also: Petition of J. S. Tooker, E. W. Dart, Miss R. J. Piatt, Miss Lydia Taylor, and 33 others of Lansing, in favor of female suffrage. Referred to the committees on elections and State affairs jointly.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

By the committee on ways and means:

The committee on ways and means, to whom was referred Sec. 3, Article X.. of the proposed Constitution.

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 amendment, viz.: after the word "may," in line 1, insert the words "by a vote of two-thirds of the whole number;"

And recommend that the amendment be concurred in, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Report accepted and committee discharged.
On motion of Mr. Bottomly,

C. B. GRANT, Chairman.

The House concurred in the amendment made to the section by the committee. The section was referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order.

By the committee on State affairs:

The committee on State affairs to whom was referred Article IX. of the proposed new Constitution, with instructions to report a substitute therefor, fixing: the various salaries at definite amounts,

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, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

The committee has been led to understand that in some of the State offices: the practice has been for the chief officer to remain at his place of residence in the State, devoting his usual time and attention to his own private business, and only occasionally coming to the Capital and taking a cursory review of the matters belonging to his office, and leaving the labor and superintendence thereof to devolve upon his deputy.

If such is to be the continued practice, your committee are of the opinion. that the salaries of such officers should not be increased above the amount provided in the present Constitution.

With a view to correct this practice the committee have included a provision, requiring certain State officers to reside, during their term of office, at the Beat of government, and to personally superintend the duties of their offices,. and to meet such requirements we have reported a corresponding increase of their salaries.

The following is the substitute:

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