AMENDMENT No. 13. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out the figures "7,000 per annum" and inserting in lieu theroef the figures "6,000 per annum until the first Monday in January, 1925, and thereafter until June 30, 1925, at the rate of $6,000 per annum," in line 80, page 4. AMENDMENT No. 14. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out the figures "4,200 per annum" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "3,600 per annum until the first Monday in January, 1925, and thereafter at the rate of $4,200 per annum until June 30, 1925," in line 81, page 4. AMENDMENT No. 15. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out the figures "4,000 per annum" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "3,000 per annum until the first Monday in January, 1925, and thereafter at the rate of $4,000 per annum until June 30, 1925," in line 82, page 4. AMENDMENT No. 16. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out the figures "5,000 per annum" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "4,000 per annum until the first Monday in January, 1925, and thereafter until June 30, 1925, at the rate of $5,000 per annum," in line 84, page 4. AMENDMENT No. 17. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out the figures “7,000 per annum” and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "5,000 per annum until the first Monday in January, 1925, and thereafter at the rate of $7,000 per annum until June 30, 1925," in line 92, page 4. AMENDMENT No. 18. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate in line 65, page 3, by striking out "$6,000 per annum" and in lieu thereof inserting "$5,000 per annum until the first Monday in January, 1925, and thereafter at the rate of $6,000 per annum until June 30, 1925." Mr. Swift offered the following amendment: AMENDMENT No. 19. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out line 90, page 4, and inserting in lieu thereof "For 5 Illinois Commerce Commissioners at $7,000 each, $35,000 per annum." Mr. Ettelson moved that the amendment lie on the table, which motion was decided in the negative. The question then being, "Shall the amendment be adopted?" and the yeas and nays being called, it was decided in the negative by the following vote: Yeas, 11; nays, 24. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Bailey The following voted in the negative: Messrs. Barr Carlson Cuthbertson Dailey Smith, N. E. Meents Sneed Roos Nays-24. Mr. Swift offered the following amendment to the bill, which was adopted: AMENDMENT No. 20. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out line 40, page 3. Mr. Marks offered the following amendment, which was lost: AMENDMENT No. 21. Amend House Bill No. 220 in the Senate, section 1, page 5, by adding after line 102 the following words and figures: "For 3 State Athletic Commissioners at $5,000 each, 15,000 per annum, 30,000. "For Secretary of State Athletic Commission, $4,000 per annum, $8,000." Mr. Essington offered the following amendment, which was adopted: AMENDMENT No. 22. Amend printed House Bill No. 220 in the Senate by striking out lines 103 and 104 on page 5 of said bill, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "For 22 watchmen for public buildings in Springfield at $1,440.00 each, $31,680.00 per annum. Mr. Buck offered the following amendment, which was adopted: AMENDMENT No. 23. Amend House Bill No. 220 by striking out line 53, page 3. The question then being, "Shall the bill as amended be ordered to a third reading and the amendments printed ?" it was decided in the affirmative. 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 the following preamble and joint resolution, to-wit: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 27. WHEREAS, The present condition of industry, and especially transportation is partially the result of the present controversy between railway managements and their employees; and WHEREAS, The welfare of the citizens of the State and Nation is involved; and WHEREAS, The President of the United States by recent utterances wherein he mentions the suffering that has been brought to his attention, a coal shortage in some places, which not only affects all citizens, but in -83 S J dustry in general, has given it as his opinion that a continuance of the present controversy will have a greater demoralizing effect if settlements are not soon made on the balance of the railroads of the country in the very near future; therefore be it Resolved, by the State Scnate of Illinois, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That in the interests of American industry and shipping, and in the interests of all of the people of this great nation, that we not only urge, but in the name of the people of the State of Illinois, request that both parties to the present controversy, the managements and their employees meet immediately and set in operation machinery that will bring about an early adjustment of the questions in dispute, and we further request that this meeting between employees and management be entered into in a spirit of cooperation and compromise for the best interests of all of the people of our State and nation; and be it further Resolved, That copies of this resolution be immediately forwarded to the management of the various railroads of Illinois, and to the representatives of the Federated Shop Crafts of each road effected. Concurred in by the House, June 15, 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 the following joint resolution, to-wit: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 30. Resolved, by the Senate of the Fifty-third General Assembly, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That a special Committee on Constitutional Amendment be appointed to consist of six members, three from the Senate, appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee and three from the House appointed by the Speaker thereof. This committee is directed to prepare a brief explanation of the amendment to section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution which the General Assembly has proposed for submission to the electors of the State, a brief argument in favor of the proposed amendment and shall also prepare the form in which the proposed amendment is to appear on the official ballot, all in conformity with the provisions of "An Act to provide the manner of proposing amendments to the Constitution, and submitting the same to the electors of this State," approved March 14, 1877, as amended. The Committee on Constitutional Amendment shall make their report on or before the thirtieth day of June, 1923, to the present General Assembly. Concurred in by the House June 15, 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. 229. A bill for "An Act to amend section 9 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to recorders,' approved March 9, 1874, as amended." Which amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend printed House Bill No. 229 in Senate on pages 1 and 2 by striking out the period after the word "instruments" in line 9 of the printed bill and inserting the following: "and provided further, that in counties A of the third class of five hundred thousand population, or over, two distinct series of document numbers may be used for recording documents filed for record, one series of numbers to be preceded with a letter "B" in each case, which series shall be used only for bills of sale of personal property and chattel mortgages, and the other series of document numbers shall be used for all other instruments filed for record other than bills of sale of personal property and chattel mortgages. When two series of documents numbers are thus used, a separate filing place may be provided in the recorder's office for each kind of document to which such serial numbers apply. In counties of the third class of five hundred thousand population, or over, the recorder, in recording at length instruments in writing in his office, may transcribe the same in handwriting or typewriting, or make photographic reproductions of such instruments, or may transcribe the same partly in handwriting or typewriting and make photographic reproductions of the remaining portions of such instruments, provided that every document shall appear spread upon the records in a complete and intelligible manner. When photographic reproductions are used the recorder shall first be satisfied that such photographic reproductions shall be as practical, lasting and durable as handwritten' or typewritten copies, and the photographic reproductions shall be upon sheets bound together in well bound books, or placed in books which are permanently locked so that said sheets cannot be tampered with or removed. AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend printed House Bill No. 229 in Senate by striking out in line 36 of the printed bill the word "receieve" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "receive." Concurred in by the House June 15, 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 amendment to a bill of the following title, to-wit: HOUSE BILL No. 96. A bill for "An Act to legalize the organization of certain community consolidated school districts and all subsequent acts and proceedings of such districts and of persons elected and acting as boards of education for such districts." Which amendment is as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend printed House Bill No. 96 in Senate, on page 2, by striking all of section 3, and inserting in lieu thereof, the following: "Sec. 3. Inasmuch as the school districts affected by this Act, have levied taxes in their districts, and unless the districts are legalized, objections to these taxes will be urged and sustained at the proceedings in June, in the County Court, for judgment and sale of delinquent property, leaving these districts without funds for maintaining their schools for an entire year; therfore, an emergency exists, and this Act shall take effect upon its passage." Concurred in by the House, June 15, 1923, by a two-thirds vote. A message from the House by Mr. Blaeuer, Assistant Clerk: HOUSE BILL No. 655. A bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of Article V of 'An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended." Which amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 655 in Senate by striking out the clause numbered fifty-fourth of section 1 as printed, and by substituting the following in lieu thereof: "Fifty-fourth. To regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of brick, lumber, firewood, coal, hay, and any article of merchandise, and for. a period of three years from and after the first day of July, 1923, to tax and license dealers in brick, lumber, firewood, coal, hay and any other article of merchandise, such license fee not to exceed one thousand dollars for any plant, establishment or business carried on at one location. AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend printed House Bill No. 655 in Senate on page 11, in second section 1, by striking lines 295 to 300, both inclusive, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Ninety-first. To tax, license and regulate auctioneers, distillers, breweries, lumber yards, livery stables, public scales, ice cream parlors, coffee houses, detective agencies, private detectives, money changers and brokers. Ninety-first (a). To tax and license for a period of three years from and after the 1st day of July, 1923, hotels, restaurants, automobile sales rooms, wholesale and retail dealers in food stuffs and merchandise, workshops and factories, manufacturer's agents and sales agents, provided that no graded license fee for any business, establishment or plant at any one location shall exceed one thousand dollars annually." AMENDMENT No. 3. Amend printed House Bill No. 655 in Senate by striking out the period at the end of the clause numbered "ninety-first (a)" and by substituting a comma in lieu thereof, and by adding the following after said comma: "such power to tax and license to be exercised only in cities and villages of over two hundred thousand inhabitants according to the last Federal or State census." Concurred in by the House June 15, 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 amendment to a bill of the following title, to-wit: HOUSE BILL No. 55. A bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of 'An Act for the assessment of property and providing the means therefor, and to repeal a certain Act therein named,' approved February 25, 1898, as amended." Which amendment is as follows: |