The President declared the Senate adjourned until tomorrow a 2 o'clock p. m. ELBERT V. CHILSON, Secretary of the Senate. SIXTH DAY. Lansing, Tuesday, March 5, 1912. 2 o'clock p. m. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. Religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Dr. Williamson, of the Plymouth Congregational Church, of Lansing. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary. The following Senators were present: Messrs. Barnaby, Bradley, Cartier, Collins, Conley, Foster, Fowle, Freeman, James, Kingman, Kline, Lee, Leidlein, Mapes, Miller, Moriarty. Murtha, Newton, Putney, Rosenkrans, F. D. Scott, G. G. Scott, Snell, Taylor, Vanderwerp, Vaughan, Walter, Ward, Watkins, Weter, White, Wiggins-32. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. Petition No. 1. By Mr. Cartier: Petition of H. Ward Leonard and 106 other voters of the twentysixth senatorial district requesting Charles E. Cartier to use his best efforts to secure the enactment of the presidential preference primary bill now pending before the Legislature. The petition was referred to the Committee on Elections. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Taylor offered the following resolution: Whereas, There appears in yesterday's Journal of the Senate a special message from His Excellency, the Governor, directly dealing with the motives and convictions of a member of this body, Honorable Michael H. Moriarty, Senator from the thirty-first district, in whose integrity and sincerity of purpose the members of this Senate have the greatest confidence; therefore be it Resolved, That we express to Senator Moriarty our appreciation of his long and faithful service as a member of this body, and his devotion at all times to what has seemed to him the highest and best interests of the State and that we are unwilling to believe, without the most positive and convincing proof, that Senator Moriarty has sacrificed or would sacrifice the welfare of the people, or his duty as a public official, to serve or protect his private or individual interests. The question being on the adoption of the resolution, The motion made by Mr. Mapes then did not prevail, a majority of the Senators present not voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: The question being on the adoption of the resolution, The President announced that the hour 2:30 o'clock p. m. had arrived for the SPECIAL ORDER and laid before the Senate Senate bill No. 2 (file No. 2), entitled A bill to provide a method whereby the enrolled voters of each political party may express their choice for delegates to a national convention called for the purpose of nominating a candidate for President of the United States; to provide for the election of candidates for party presidential electors, making an appropriation for paying the expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act, and to provide a tax to meet the same. Mr. Mapes moved that the Senate resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the special order. The motion prevailed. The President called Mr. Vanderwerp to the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose and through its chairman made the following report: The committee of the whole has had under consideration the above named bill, Has amended the same as follows: 1. By striking out of line 74 of section 17 the word "stamped" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "made"; 2. By inserting after the word "instructions" in line 2 of section 21, the following: "If a voter wishes to vote for some of the candidates whose names appear in any group, but not for all the names contained therein, he may mark a cross (x) in the square at the head of the column containing the group, and cross out the names of the candidates for whom he does not wish to vote by drawing a line through them, in which case the cross placed in the square at the head of the column will count as a vote for all other candidates in the group whose names are not crossed out, and the voter may vote for such number of candidates whose names do not appear in the group equal to the number of names crossed out in the group by making a cross (x) in the square to the left of each name of any such candidate for whom he desires to vote"; 3. By striking out of lines 3 and 4 of section 29 the following: "to pay the actual expenses incurred by delegates in attending any national presidential convention and"; 4. By striking out of lines 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of section 29 the following: "The actual and necessary expenses incurred by each delegate in attending the national presidential convention shall be paid out of such fund when the claim therefor is audited and allowed by the board of state auditors: Provided, That the expenses allowed to any delegate shall in no case exceed one hundred dollars"; 5. By striking out of lines 20, 21, 22 and 23 of section 29 the following: "Each delegate incurring any expense shall swear to the correctness of same and to the fact that the amount claimed has been actually and necessarily expended, the form of said oath to be prescribed by the board of state auditors." And has directed its chairman to report the same back to the Senate, asking that the amendments be concurred in, and recommend that, as amended, the bill pass. The report was accepted. JOHN VANDERWERP, Chairman. The Senate concurred in the amendments made to the bill named in the report and the bill was placed on the order of third reading of bills. Mr. Mapes moved that there be a call of the Senate. The motion prevailed. PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL. The roll of the Senate was called by the Secretary, who announced that there were no absentees. Mr. Mapes moved that the rules be suspended and that the Senate take up the order of Third Reading of Bills, Upon which motion he demanded the yeas and nays. The motion then did not prevail, two thirds of the Senators present not voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: Mr. Miller moved that all further proceedings under the call be dispensed with. The motion prevailed. The President declared the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at 2 o'clock p. m. ELBERT V. CHILSON, Secretary of the Senate. |