On motion of Mr. Barbour, Senate Bill No. 361, for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to the Municipal Court in the city of Chicago,' approved May 18, 1905, in force November 7, 1905, as amended by amending section 9 thereof and by adding thereto eleven new sections to be known as sections 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 91, 9g, 9h, 91, 9j and 9k." Having been transcribed, typed and printed, was taken up and read at large a third time." And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the negative by the following vote: Yeas, 15; nays, 16. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Bailey Carlson Hicks Lantz Roos Yeas-15. Mr. Ettelson offered the following telegram, which was ordered spread on the Journal: HON. SAMUEL A. ETTELSON: Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1923 SENATE CHAMBER, Springfield, Ill. The elimination of one hundred and three thousand dollars from the appropriation for National Guard maintenance will seriously hamper and injuriously effect its growth and efficiency. If this amount is restored our Guard will be made equal to any in the United States and will maintain the splendid traditions of the Thirty-third division. Won't you help us? MILTON J. FOREMAN, Major General. At 10:30 o'clock p. m., on motion of Mr. Kessinger, the Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1923, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Hon. Fred E. Sterling, 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 Tuesday, June 12, 1923, 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. READING BILLS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE FIRST TIME. House Bill No. 21, a bill for "An Act to amend section 22 of 'An Act in relation to motor vehicles and to repeal a certain Act therein named,' approved June 30, 1919, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 61, a bill for "An Act to amend section S of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to motor vehicles and to repeal a certain Act therein named,' approved June 30, 1919, in force January 1, 1920." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 129, a bill for "An Act to amend section 104 of 'An Act in regard to the administration of estates,' approved April 1, 1872, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 368, a bill for "An Act to amend section 121 of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 431, a bill for "An Act to amend section 6 of 'An Act to regulate the sale and analysis of concentrated feeding stuffs,' approved May 18, 1905, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 556, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 5, 6, 8, 12 and 13 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the creation and management of forest preserve districts and repealing certain Acts therein named,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 569, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 2, 3 and 4 and the title of 'An Act in relation to sinking, filling and operating of oil or gas wells,' approved May 16, 1905, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 605, a bill for "An Act to amend section 3 of ‘An Act to provide for the manner of issuing warrants upon the Treasurer of the State or of any county, township, city, school district or other municipal corporation and jurors' certificates,' approved June 27, 1913 in force July 1, 1913, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 614, a bill for "An Act in relation to the Sanitary District of Chicago to enable said the Sanitary District of Chicago to enter into contracts with cities, incorporated towns and villages within its limits relative to the use, enlargement, construction, repair, maintenance and operation of sewers, drains, systems of sewerage or drainage. or sewage treatment works or part thereof and to validate such contracts heretofore entered into by the Sanitary District of Chicago." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 628, a bill for "An Act to amend section 129 of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 629, a bill for "An Act to amend section 229 of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 645, a bill for "An Act to amend section 7 of an Act entitled, 'An Act relating to children who are now or may hereafter become dependent, neglected, or delinquent, to define these terms, and to provide for the treatment, control, maintenance, adoption and guardianship of the persons of such children,' title as amended by Act approved June 4, 1907, and in force July 1, 1907." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 817, a bill for "An Act concerning zoological parks in forest preserve districts." Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 799, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of 'An Act in regard to the descent of property,' approved April 9, 1872, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, together with amendment reported from the Committee on Judiciary, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 427, a bill for "An Act declaring non-navigable a portion of the west fork of the south fork of the south branch of the Chicago River." Was taken up and read at large a first time, together with amendment reported from the Committee on Municipalities, and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 554, a bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning the levy and extension of taxes,' approved May 9, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a first time, together with amendment reported from the Committee on Revenue and Finance, and ordered to a second reading. MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A message from the House by Mr. Blaeuer, 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 their amendments to a bill of the following title, to-wit: 2 HOUSE BILL No. 218. A bill for "An Act to amend section 9 of Article IV of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended, and to add section 9a thereto." Which amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. On page 3, line 50 by striking out the words "State or." AMENDMENT No. 2. On page 3, line 43 by striking out the words and figures "five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty thousand (20,000) inhabitants or less." AMENDMENT No. 3. Page 3, in line 50 by inserting after the words "Federal Census" the following: "or that portion of any street or road along which the residences average more than two hundred feet apart." AMENDMENT No. 4. Amend printed House Bill No. 218 in Senate on page 3, line 62 after. the period by adding the following: "Provided that in case any such city, village or town has constructed or has started to construct such road since January 1, 1922, the State shall upon the completion thereof, thereafter maintain such road and shall refund to such city, village or town the cost of constructing same for the same width as the road outside the corporate limits. The money so refunded shall be paid into the general corporate fund in case the cost of constructing the road was paid out of such fund or if the cost of constructing the road was paid by special taxation or special assessment the money shall be distributed to each person who owns such assessed or taxed property at the time such distribution is made in proportion to the amounts assessed or taxed against such property." Concurred in by the House, June 8, 1923. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. A message from the House by Mr. Blaeuer, 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 their amendments to a bill of the following title, to-wit: HOUSE BILL No. 75. A bill for "An Act making an additional appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for State aid to county fairs." Which amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend printed House Bill No. 75 in Senate, on page 1, section 1, line 3, by striking the figures "$70,276.09" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$71,308.34." AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend printed House Bill No. 75 in Senate, on page 1, section 1, by striking the last two words in line 4, and by striking all of line 5. AMENDMENT No. 3. Amend printed House Bill No. 75 in Senate, on page 1, by striking all · of section 3. Concurred in by the House, June 8, 1923. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. A message from the House by Mr. Blaeuer, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President-I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the passage of bills of the following titles, to-wit: SENATE BILL No. 395. A bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of 'An Act to provide for and fix the salary of the judges of the Supreme Court,' approved May 16, 1905." SENATE BILL No. 533. A bill for "An Act to add section 30a to the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, approved March 7, 1917, as amended." Passed the House June 12, 1923. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. |