Barr

The following voted in the negative: Messrs.

Pervier

Smith

Nays-3.

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. Hull, Senate Bill No. 164, for "An Act to amend sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish the Illinois State Reformatory and making an appropriation therefor,' approved June 18, 1891, in force July 1, 1891, and to add two new sections thereto to be known as sections 14a and 14b,"

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, 33; nays, 3. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs.

Denvir

Womack,

Curtis

Dailey

Hamilton

Harris

Herlihy

Hughes

Hull

Woodward

Nays-3.

The following voted in the negative: 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.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Ettelson offered the following resolution and, on his motion, the rules were suspended and the resolution was taken up for consideration and adopted:

RESOLUTION NO. 46.

Resolved, That Miss Katherine Koch be appointed special Senate stenographer at a per diem of four dollars, to date from January sixth, 1915, less the amount she has already received for her services as stenographer; that G. E. Meiers be appointed committee clerk, to date from April 16, 1915;

Resolved, That Miller Carson be appointed janitor for the Senate, to date from March 25, 1915.

At 5:20 o'clock p. m., on motion of Mr. Curtis, the Senate adjourned.

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. М.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment,

Hon. Barratt O'Hara, Lieutenant Governor and President of the

Senate, presiding.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The President of the Senate announced that he had examined the Journal of yesterday and found no corrections to make, and that unless some Senator had corrections to offer, the Journal would stand approved. No corrections being offered, the Journal was ordered to stand approved.

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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. 26.

A bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the salary of an Agricultural Advisor for Incorporated Soil and Crop Improvement Associations, or like associations with like purposes, of the State of Illinois."

HOUSE BILL No. 241.

A bill for "An Act making an appropriation to Alice A. Ingham, executrix of the estate of George K. Ingham, of DeWitt County, Illinois, to reimburse her for a sum of money paid in error through the county treasurer of DeWitt County to the State Treasurer of Illinois."

HOUSE BILL No. 536.

A bill for "An Act entitled, 'An Act making an appropriation for the payment of the amounts awarded by the court of claims to certain persons and companies named therein."

Passed by the House, April 28, 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. 574.

A bill for "An Act making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in the office and other expenses of the Legislative Reference Bureau."

HOUSE BILL No. 730.

A bill for "An Act for an emergency appropriation to meet a deficiency

in the office expenses of the clerk of the Supreme Court."

Passed the House, April 28, 1915, by a two-thirds vote.

B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. N. Elmo Franklin, from the Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, reported that bills of the following titles have been correctly engrossed.and are returned herewith:

SENATE BILL No. 350.

A bill for "An Act making a re-appropriation of an unexpended part of an appropriation made by the Forty-eighth General Assembly for the erection of a monument on the battlefield of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia."

SENATE BILL No. 340.

A bill for "An Act to make an appropriation to pay the election contest expenses of William M. Brown."

SENATE BILL No. 316.

A bill for "An Act to make an appropriation to provide for emergency expenditures at the Joliet Penitentiary, to cover deficit in ordinary expenses caused by increase in population, and to rehabilitate industrial plant and procure materials to take the place of those destroyed by fire."

SENATE BILL NO. 206.

A bill for "An Act to provide for the retirement of employees of the State of Illinois, classified or unclassified service of the State."

SENATE BILL No. 117.

A bill for "An Act to provide for and appropriate five hundred ($500.00) dollars, for each of the members elect of the Forty-ninth General Assembly, to cover the expenses of a secretary for each of said members."

SENATE BILL No. 318.

A bill for "An Act to amend sections 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 17, 21, 39, 39a, 40, and 40a of an Act entitled, 'An Act to prevent fraud in sale of dairy products, their imitation or substitutes, to prohibit and prevent the manufacture and sale of unhealthful, adulterated or misbranded foods, liquors or dairy products, to provide for the appointment of a State Food Commissioner and his assistants, to define their powers and duties and to repeal all Acts relating to the production, manufacture, and sale of dairy and food products and liquors in conflict herewith,' approved May 14, 1907, and in force July 1, 1907, as amended by subsequent Acts."

On motion of Mr. Compton, the Senate took up for consideration the order of reading bills of the Senate the third time.

Senate Bill No. 118, for "An Act to amend section 12 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain the Western Illinois State Normal School,' approved April 24, 1899, in force July 1, 1899,"

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, 47; nays, 0.

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. Denvir, Senate Bill No. 180, for "An Act to enable West Chicago Park Commissioners to issue bonds for the completion, improvement and maintenance of public parks, boulevards and pleasureways, under their control, and to provide for the payment thereof,"

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, 43; nays, 1. 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.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Cleary, Senate Bill No. 349, a bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to authorize cities to acquire, construct, own, and to lease or operate public utilities and to provide the means thereof,' approved June 26, 1913, in force July 1, 1913," was recalled from the order of third reading to the order of second reading for amendment.

Mr. Cleary offered the following amendment to the bill, which was adopted:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 349, by striking out all after the word "wharfinger" as the same appears in line 12 of the printed bill.

The question being, "Shall the bill as amended be engrossed and printed for third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Pervier, Senate Bill No. 172, a bill for "An Act to enable counties to establish and maintain libraries," on the order of third reading was recalled to the order of second reading for amendment.

Mr. Pervier offered the following amendments to the bill, which were adopted:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend Senate Bill No. 172, by inserting in the title of the Act, after the word "counties" the following words: "having a population not in excess of 500,000 inhabitants."

AMENDMENT NO. 2.

Amend Senate Bill No. 172, line 2, by inserting after the word "State" the following words: "having a population not in excess of 500,000 inhabitants."

AMENDMENT NO. 3.

Amend Senate Bill No. 172, by striking out all of section 5.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.

Amend Senate Bill No. 172, by re-numbering "sections 6, 7, 8, and 9," to read "sections 5, 6, 7, and 8."

The question then being, "Shall the bill as amended be engrossed

and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Smith, the consideration of Senate Bill No. 47, a bill for "An Act concerning dogs," on the order of third reading was made a special order for Tuesday, May 4, 1915, immediately after the preceding special order.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Smith, Senate Bill No. 46, a bill for "An Act concerning fire arms," on the order of third reading was recalled to the order of second reading for the purpose of amend

ment.

Mr. Smith offered the following amendment to the bill, which was adopted:

Amend section 4 of Senate Bill No. 46, by adding thereto the words: "Provided, That nothing in this Act shall apply to the employees of railroad and express companies and other common carriers while in the discharge of their duties in the transportation, care and delivery of money, valuables and other property in their charge."

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. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 316, for "An Act to make an appropriation to provide for emergency expenditures at the Joliet penitentiary; to cover deficit in ordinary expenses caused by increase in population, and to rehabilitate industrial plant and procure materials to take the place of those destroyed by fire,"

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, 44; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs.

This bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the Act, rendered it necessary that it should go into effect immediately, and having re