hibit the manufacture, sale, disposal and use of poisonous fly-papers or fly-killers," 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. Barr, from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 173, for "An Act to prohibit persons lawfully detained in any county jail or other place of imprisonment, or in the custody of any officer upon any criminal charge for the violation of any penal statute, from breaking or leaving such jail or place of imprisonment or custody without lawful authority, and to prohibit the giving, furnishing or supplying to any person, lawfully detained in any county jail or other place of imprisonment, with any instruments, tools, implements or chemicals, which might be used by such person so detained in escaping or attempting to escape from such jail or place of imprisonment, and to prohibit the aiding, encouraging, abetting or assisting any such person so detained from escaping from such jail or place of imprisonment, and to provide penalties 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. Barr, from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 32, 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, and all amendments thereto, by amending the section numbered 408 in Rev. Stat. of 1913," Reported the same back with amendments thereto, and recommended that the amendments be adopted, and that the bill as amended 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, ordered to a second reading, and to be printed with the amendments. Mr. Barr, from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 231, for “An Act to enable counties or cities to segregate and treat persons suffering from certain communicable diseases," Reported the same back with amendments thereto, and recommended that the amendments be adopted, and that the bill as amended 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, ordered to a second reading, and to be printed with the amendments. Mr. Barr, from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 391, for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to mortgages of real and personal property,' approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by an Act approved May 13, 1905, in force July 1, 1905," Reported the same back with amendments thereto, and recommended that the amendments be adopted, and that the bill as amended 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, ordered to a second reading, and to be printed with the amendments. Mr. Barr, from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 179, for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to the sentence and commitment of persons convicted of crime, and providing for a system of parole, and to provide compensation for the officers of said system of parole,' approved April 21, 1899, in force July 1, 1899," 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. Barr, from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 389, for "An Act prohibiting the diversion of gratuities, commonly called tips, from the servant or employee to the employer," 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. Barr, from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 433, for "An Act to regulate the profession of public accounting," 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. Cornwell, from the Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 299, 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," 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. Cornwell, from the Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 386, for "An Act to be entitled, 'An Act to amend sections 1 and 3 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to incorporate and govern casualty insurance companies and to control such com panies of this State and of other states doing business in the State of Illinois, and providing and fixing the punishment for violation of the provisions thereof,' and to repeal all laws existing which conflict therewith,' approved April 21, 1899, in force July 1, 1899," 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. Cornwell, from the Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 358, for "An Act providing for the organization of life insurance corporations to do business on the mutual or co-operative plan, and permitting existing corporations organized and doing business of life insurance on the assessment plan to qualify under this Act," Reported the same back with amendments thereto, and recommended that the amendments be adopted, and that the bill as amended 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, ordered to a second reading, and to be printed with the amendments. Mr. Olson, from the Committee on Agriculture, Live Stock and Dairying, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 297, for "An Act making appropriations to the Illinois State Poultry Association and the County Poultry Societies," 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. Olson, from the Committee on Agriculture, Live Stock and Dairying, to whom was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 395, for “An Act making an appropriation for the Illinois Stallion Registration Board," 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 introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 438, for "An Act making an appropriation to pay the expenses of the committees of the Forty-ninth General Assembly," Which was read by title, ordered printed, and, Under Rule 43, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Appropriations. At 6:10 o'clock p. m., on notion of Mr. Curtis, the Senate adjourned. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. 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 Wednesday, May 5, 1915, and found no corrections to make, and unless some Senator had corrections to offer, the Journal would stand approved. No corrections being offered, the Journal was ordered to stand approved. 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 concurred with the Senate in the adoption of the following preamble and joint resolution, to wit: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4. WHEREAS, The frequent floods of the Mississippi River, caused by waters from thirty-one states, embracing more than 41 per cent of the total area of the United States, result in great loss of human lives in portions of the State of Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana, and large money losses, not only in such afflicted territory, but in other portions of the nation; and WHEREAS, All political parties have declared in their campaign platforms that flood control of the Mississippi River is a national duty; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Senate of the State of Illinois, the House concurring, That the Congress of the United States be and is hereby requested to fulfill this national duty at its next session and to enact such legislation as shall provide a separate and comprehensive plan for the prevention of such floods without delay; be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate of the Congress of the United States. Concurred in by the House May 5, 1915. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. The President of the Senate announced the special order of this hour to be the consideration of the following resolution offered by Mr. Cleary May 5, 1915: SENATE RESOLUTION No. 49. WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 191, which is "For an Act to provide for the creation by popular vote of anti-saloon residence district within which the sale of intoxicating liquor and the licensing of such sale shall be prohibited and for the abolition by like means of such district so created," was intro-· duced on March 25, 1915, and on that day referred to the Committee on License and Miscellany, in whose possession it now is; therefore, be it Resolved, That said Senate Bill No. 191 be, and is hereby recalled from said committee, and the chairman of said Committee on License and Miscellany be, and is hereby directed to return forthwith said Senate Bill No. 191 to the possession of the Secretary of the Senate; and, be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to place said Senate Bill No. 191 on the Senate Calendar on the order of the first reading. The question then being, "Shall the resolution be adopted?" and the yeas and nays being called, it was decided in the negative by the following vote: Yeas, 23; nays, 22. A majority of the Senators elected not voting in the affirmative. Austin The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Stewart Barr Campbell Canaday Cliffe Swanson Piercy Smith Tossey The following voted in the negative: Messrs. Abt Andrus Bardill Boehm Broderick Denvir Yeas-23. Herlihy Olson Hughes Roos Hurley McNay Shaw Nays-22. Mr. Dailey moved to reconsider the foregoing vote, whereby the resolution was lost. Mr. Ettelson moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table, And the yeas and nays being called, it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 23; nays, 21. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. The President of the Senate announced the next special order to be the consideration of the following resolution offered by Mr. Jewell May 5, 1915: SENATE RESOLUTION No. 50. WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 218, which is "For an Act to amend section two (2) of division eight (8) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the laws in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by subsequent Acts," was introduced on March 30, 1915, and on that day referred to the Committee on License and Miscellany, in whose possession it now is; therefore, be it Resolved, That said Senate Bill No. 218 be, and is hereby recalled from said committee, and the chairman of said Committee on License and Miscellany be, and is hereby directed to return forthwith said Senate Bill No. 218 to the possession of the Secretary of the Senate; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to place said Senate Bill No. 218 on the Senate Calendar on the order of the first reading. The question then being, "Shall the resolution be adopted?" and the yeas and nays being called, the motion was decided in the negative by the following vote: Yeas, 20; nays, 21. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. |