And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading and the amendment printed ?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 720, a bill for "An Act appropriating to the Trustees of the University of Illinois the money granted by an Act of Congress, approved August 30, 1890, entitled, 'An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more perfect endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts,' established under the provisions of an Act of Congress, approved July 2, 1862, and the money granted by an Act of Congress, approved March 4, 1907, entitled, "An Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 979, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the payment of the expense, costs and charges for destruction of property, burying, disinfecting premises, disinfectants, certain claims for animals slaughtered, for the rendition of services and labor and assistant veterinarian's services paid out and provided on account of the slaughter of live stock to suppress the foot and mouth disease," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 541, a bill for “An Act to provide for a deficiency in the office of the Chief Inspector of Private Employment Agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 989, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation to pay the Election Committee expenses of the Forty-ninth General Assemby," Was taken up and read at large a second time, Mr. Keller offered the following amendments to the bill, which were adopted: AMENDMENT No. 1. Page 2, line 10, of the printed bill, strike out the figures "34.00" and insert in lieu thereof the figures: 24.00. AMENDMENT No. 2. Page 3, after line 25, strike out the dash and all of line 26 and insert the following: 26 P. A. Coal, clerk, heretofore certified and paid... 31 Total $ 60.00 60.00 47.50 60.00 60.00 $2,083.89 AMENDMENT No. 3. Page 3, after line 12, strike out the dash and all of line 13 and insert the following: $ 30.00 .$3,584.15 13 Fred W. Greener, for clerical services. 14 Total AMENDMENT No. 4. Amendments to printed House Bill No. 989 in the Senate. Amend House Bill No. 989 in the Senate in section 1 under the subtitle "Senate Elections Committee," on page 4 and 5 by striking out all after said sub-title and inserting in lieu thereof the following: SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT. HENRY AUSTIN VS. JOSEPH STRAUSS. 1 Disbursements for employees and general expenses. 2 Kent E. Keller, member of sub-committee.. 3 John T. Denvir, chairman of sub-committee. 4 C. Hasse, member of sub-committee. 5 W. A. Compton, member of election committee. 10 Total ELEVENTH DISTRICT. PERCIVAL G. BALDWIN VS. THOS. F. BYRNE. 1 M. H. Cleary, chairman of sub-committee. $2,071.13 588.37 317.20 461.40 455.45 408.00 501.35 317.20 1,017.85 $6,137.95 $ 586.80 450.00 516.15 350.00 350.05 6 Disbursements for employees and other expenses. 3,132.76 2,016.00 77.65 77.00 5 Dan Herlihy, chairman of sub-committee. 7 Roberts and Devlin, stenographers 8 N. Elmo Franklin, member election committee. 9 Raymond D. Meeker, member election committee. 10 Total AMENDMENT No. 5. $7,556.41 Amend House Bill No. 989 in the Senate in section 1 by striking out all the words and figures after the enacting clause in lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures following: That the sum of twenty-one thousand eight hundred and sixteen dollars and seventy cents ($21,816.70) or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of the Election Committees of the Forty-ninth General Assembly and that said sum so appropriated shall be used for the following purposes and payable to the persons therein designated. 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. 99, for "An Act for an appropriation for the relief of Roscoe L. Drennan," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 29; nays, 8. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 359, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation of the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for the payment of damages for injuries suffered by and as compensation for injury to Lewis E. Taylor, and providing for the payment of said amount out of the State treasury," Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendments thereto (which have been printed), reported from the Committee on Appropriations, June 15, 1915: AMENDMENT No. 1. Strike out in the title of the printed bill the words and figures "two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)" and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures: two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). AMENDMENT No. 2. Section 1, lines 2 and 3, strike out the words and figures “two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)" and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures: two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). 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 be ordered to a third reading and the amendments printed?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 14, a bill for “An Act making an appropriation for the relief of Van Roy Barnes," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 554, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation of the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for the payment of damages for injuries suffered by and as compensation for injury to Thresa Guppy and providing for the payment of said amount out of the State treasury," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 386, a bill for “An Act to amend section 1 of an Act to provide for and fix the compensation of the members of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, approved December 6, 1907, in force July 1, 1908, as said section 1 was amended by Act approved and in force February 8, 1909, and to add a section known as 'la,' Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. By unanimous consent, Mr. Curtis offered the following resolution, and, on his motion the rules were suspended and the resolution was taken up for consideration and on his motion was adopted: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 38. WHEREAS, Certain rooms have been appropriately furnished and remodeled during this session of the General Assembly for the exclusive use of the respective committees on appropriations for the Senate and House. Resolved, By the Senate of the State of Illinois, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the Secretary of State be instructed and directed to keep and preserve the said rooms occupied by the respective committees on appropriations of the Senate and House intact and undisturbed in any respect during the recesses and after any adjournment of the General Assembly and until the reconvening of the 50th General Assembly, and that the use and occupancy of the said rooms shall not be permitted by any persons other than the respective committees on appropriations. On motion of Mr. Pervier, House Bill No. 147, for "An Act to amend section seventy-five (75) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913,” Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 33; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof. On motion of Mr. Cliffe, House Bill No. 501, for "An Act concerning proof of handwriting and to permit proof of handwriting to be made by comparison,” Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 39; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof. On motion of Mr. Abt, House Bill No. 134, for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending section twenty-two (22) thereof," Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 38; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof. A message from the House by Mr. Vogel, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President-I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed bills of the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: HOUSE BILL No. 857. A bill for "An Act to amend sections 1, 2, and 6 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to require fire fighting equipment and other means for the prevention and controlling of fires and the prevention of loss of lives from fires in coal mines,' approved and in force March 8, 1910, as amended by Act approved and in force June 7, 1911, as amended by Act approved June 26, 1913, in force July 1, 1913." A bill for "An Act to County of Cook, and to fix HOUSE BILL No. 537. provide for the election of Supervisors in the their term of office.” HOUSE BILL No. 620. 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, as subsequently amended, commonly known as the criminal code, by amending section 204, as the same is numbered in said criminal code." HOUSE BILL No. 954. A bill for "An Act to amend section 13 of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collections of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended by an Act in force July 1, 1905, and further amended by an Act approved March 31, 1915." HOUSE BILL No. 153. A bill for "An Act to prohibit any person, firm or corporation from obtaining money or property by the practice of fortune telling, clairvoyance, astrology, palmistry, spirit mediumship, card reading, seership or like crafty science. Passed the House June 15, 1915. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. A message from the House by Mr. Vogel, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President-I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed bills of the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: HOUSE BILL No. 297. A bill for "An Act to define, license and regulate the business of personal property loan brokers and to limit the amount of any single loan to |