The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Curtis offered the following amendment to the bill, which was adopted: Amend House Bill No. 929, in Senate, by inserting on page 6 of the printed bill, in section 3, under the heading, “Chicago State Hospital,” after line 2, the following: For Receiving Service Building... For Cottages to replace Infirmary Wards. $275,000 00 150,000 00 90,000 00 The question then being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading and the amendments printed?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 282, a bill for “An Act for the appointment of commissioners and making an appropriation for the construction and erection of a monument in memory of Lyman Trumbull of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. At 12:00 o'clock m., on motion of Mr.. Curtis, the Senate took a recess until 2:00 o'clock p. m. Senate reconvened. 2:00 O'CLOCK P. M. On motion of Mr. Landee, Senate Bill No. 65, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, and all Acts amendatory thereto by adding thereto article XV,” Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Bailey, Senate Bill No. 296, a bill for “An Act to amend section 8 of an Act to provide for and regulate the administration of trusts by trust companies, approved June 15, 1887, in force July 1, 1887," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading ?" it was decided in the affirmative. By unanimous consent, Mr. Glackin introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 542, for "An Act to amend section 21 of an Act entitled, ‘An Act to tax gifts, legacies, inheritances, transfers, appointments and interests in certain cases, and to provide for the collection of the same, and repealing certain Acts therein named,' approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909," Which was read by title, ordered printed, and, Under Rule 43, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Revenue and Finance. On motion of Mr. Swanson, Senate Bill No. 361, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, by adding thereto additional sections to be known as sections 57a-1," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Smith, Senate Bill No. 294, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, ‘An Act granting women the right to vote for presidential electors and certain other officers and to participate and vote in certain matters and elections,' approved June 26, 1913, and in force July 1, 1913," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading ?" it was decided in the affirmative. By unanimous consent, Mr. Ettelson introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 543, for "An Act making an appropriation for a balance of services and expenses to McGuire & White," Which was read by title, ordered printed, and, Under Rule 43, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Appropriations. On motion of Mr. Bailey, Senate Bill No. 297, a bill for “An Act making appropriations to the Illinois State Poultry Association and the county poultry societies," Was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Broderick, Senate Bill No. 389, a bill for "An Act prohibiting the diversion of gratuities, commonly called tips, from the servant or employee to the employer," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Bardill, Senate Bill No. 299, a bill for "An Act to permit any insurance corporation, company, association or other organization authorized to do an insurance business in this State to deposit securities with the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois, to substitute other securities therefor, and to authorize the Insurance Superintendent of the State of Illinois to certify to such deposits," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Hamilton, Senate Bill No. 395, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the Illinois Stallion Registration Board," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Hull, Senate Bill No. 130, a bill for "An Act to regulate the sale of school text books," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time. Mr. Hull offered the following amendments to the bill, which were adopted: AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL No. 130. AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend section one (1) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by inserting in line five, page one, after the words "text books," the words "and annually thereafter by the fifteenth day of July copies of all additional and different text books and copies of all supplementary and abridged and special editions of all text books.' AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend section one (1) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by striking out in line seven, page one, after the words "of the" the word "usual." AMENDMENT No. 3. Amend section one (1) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by striking out all of paragraph (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "That he will furnish for five years any of the books listed in the statement of July 15, 1915, and, for a like period, any of the additional and different books and any of the supplementary and abridged and special editions of all books listed in any annual statement subsequently filed by him within five years, to any school district and any school corporation in the State of Illinois at the lowest price contained in said statements and that he will maintain said price uniformly throughout the State." AMENDMENT No. 4. Amend section one (1) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by inserting in line twenty-three, page two, after the words "United States," the words "and that he will file with the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction a sworn statement of such reductions made elsewhere.” AMENDMENT No. 5. Amend section one (1) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by striking out all of paragraph (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "In case he shall prepare any supplementary or abridged or special editions of any of the books so listed by him and shall sell such editions elsewhere at a lower wholesale price than the wholesale price scheduled with the State Superintendent, he shall file copies of any and all such editions together with the price therefor, as above stated, with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction." AMENDMENT No. 6. Amend section four (4) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by inserting after the words "this State" the words "wherein the text books listed under the provisions of this Act have been adopted." AMENDMENT No. 7. 、 Amend section four (4) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by striking out in line eight, page three, after the words "said person" all that follows in said section. AMENDMENT No. 8. Amend section six (6) of printed Senate Bill No. 130, by striking out all of the language after the figure "6," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Any board of education or board of directors by a majority vote may adopt in any year any or all of the text books listed under the provisions of this Act, and, thereupon, shall make a record thereof in its proceedings and within thirty days thereafter shall file a copy of such record in the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and text books once adopted by any board under the provisions of this Act shall not be changed within five years and said books shall be used exclusively in all public high schools and elementary schools of the State for which they have been adopted, except that supplementary or abridged or special editions of such books may be used when necessary." The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Curtis, from the Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 406, for "An Act to make provision for the erection of a statue of Ulysses S. Grant on the Capitol grounds, and to make an appropriation therefor," Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass and that it be ordered to a first reading. Under the rules, the bill was ordered to a first reading, and was immediately taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Curtis, from the Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 537, for "An Act to create an emergency fund to be used for the suppression and prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals in this State when the same shall become necessary, Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass and that it be ordered to a first reading. Under the rules, the bill was ordered to a first reading, and was immediately taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. By unanimous consent, Mr. Curtis, from the Committee on Appropriations, to whom was referred a bill, House Bill No. 79, for "An Act making an appropriation to meet the deficiencies in the appropriations to the Insurance Superintendent for expenses in the prosecution of violations of the insurance laws; for all examinations and investigations such amount for expenses incurred and services of assistants employed, as shall be collected from the companies or associations examined; for additional office help; for printing reports of examination, and for office expenses," Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass and that it be ordered to a second reading. Under the rules, the bill was ordered to a second reading. On motion of Mr. Sullivan, Senate Bill No. 445, a bill for "An Act authorizing "The Commissioners of Lincoln Park' to issue bonds, and providing for the payment thereof," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Keller, Senate Bill No. 55, a bill for "An Act permitting the bringing of an action at law for injury or wrongful death occurring outside of the State of Illinois, within the State of Illinois," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time. Mr. Smith offered the following amendment to the bill which was adopted: Amend Senate Bill No. 55, by adding to section one of the bill the following: "Providing the person injured shall be at the time of the injury a resident of the State of Illinois." And the question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading ?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Bailey, Senate Bill No. 110, a bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to enable associations of persons to become a body corporate to raise funds to be loaned only among the members of such association,' in force July 1, 1879," Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendment thereto (which has been printed), reported from the Committee on Banks, Building and Loan Associations, May 12, 1915: Amend section two (2) by striking out all words after "subscribed” in line 7, down to "shall convene" in line 12. The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. ། The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Womack, Senate Bill No. 51, a bill for "An Act to amend section 4 of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled, 'An Act to regulate the manufacture, transportation, use and sale of explosives, and to punish an improper use of the same, approved June 16, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, and amended by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, approved May 28, 1889, and in force July 1, 1889, and amended by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, approved May 15, 1903, in force July 1, 1903," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Landee, Senate Bill No. 456, a bill for "An Act to provide for the election of supervisors, town clerks, town collectors, and town assessors in counties under township organization (except in the county of Cook), and to fix their terms of office, and repealing an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the election of supervisors in counties under township organization (except in the county of Cook), to fix their terms of office, and to classify them in the county boards. according to their terms,' approved June 4, 1889, in force July 1, 1889," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Landee, Senate Bill No. 455, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 22, 31 and 32 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909; as amended by Act approved June 2, 1911, in force July 1, 1911; (as amended by Acts approved June 5, 1911, in force July 1, 1911); as amended by Acts approved June 6, 1911, in force July 1, 1911; and as amended by Act approved June 26, 1913, in force July 1, 1913," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Landee, Senate Bill No. 457, a bill for “An Act to amend sections 42 and 163 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the |