Was taken up, ordered printed, and under the rules, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 124, a bill for "An Act to amend section 60 of ‘An Act in relation to the civil administration of the State government, and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved March 7, 1917, as amended."

Was taken up, ordered printed, and under the rules, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 145, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 18 and 46 of 'An Act in regard to the administration of estates,' approved April 1, 1872, as amended."

Was taken up, ordered printed, and under the rules, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 185, a bill for "An Act to accept for the State of Illinois the donation of certain land known as Crevecoeur Park."

Was taken up, ordered printed, and under the rules, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Judiciary.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Dailey, Senate Bill No. 246, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 8, 9, 12, 17, 36, 37, 39, 39a and 40a of an Act entitled, 'An Act to prevent fraud in the sale of dairy products, their imitation or substitutes, to prohibit and prevent the manufacture and sale of unhealthful, adulterated or misbranded food, liquors, or dairy products, to provide for the appointment of the 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, in force July 1, 1907, as amended."

Together with the amendment thereto reported from the Committee on Judiciary March 29, 1923, was taken from the order of second reading and recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary.

READING BILLS OF THE SENATE THE SECOND TIME.

Senate Bill No. 182, a bill for "An Act to amend section 65 of 'An Act to extend the jurisdiction of County Courts, and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time for holding the same and to repeal an Act therein named,' approved March 26, 1874, as amended."

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time.
And the question being, "Shall the bill be transcribed, typed and

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

Senate Bill No. 257, a bill for "An Act to add section 104b to Subdivision VI of Article VI of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended."

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time.
And the question being, "Shall the bill be transcribed, typed and

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

Senate Bill No. 258, a bill for "An Act to add section 6a to ‘An Act in relation to State finance,' approved June 10, 1919, as amended."

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Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time. And the question being, "Shall the bill be transcribed, typed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

Senate Bill No. 149, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 2 and 8 and the title of 'An Act to authorize towns having a population of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants to establish, erect and maintain community buildings,' approved June 30, 1919, as amended."

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time. Mr. Mills offered the following amendment to the bill, which was adopted:

"Amend Senate Bill No. 149 in line 15, page 2, section 2, by striking out the word 'ten' and substituting therefor the words 'one hundred.'

And the question being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be transcribed, typed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. Senate Bill No. 15, a bill for "An Act establishing the American language as the official language of the State of Illinois."

Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendment thereto (which has been printed), reported from the Committee on Judiciary on March 8, 1923:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Strike out all of the bill following the title and insert in lieu thereof the following:

WHEREAS, Since the creation of our American Republic there have been certain tory elements in our country who have never become reconciled to our Republican institutions and have ever clung to the tradition of king and empire; and

WHEREAS, America has been a haven of liberty and place of opportunity for the common people of all nations; and

WHEREAS, These strangers within our gates who seek economic betterment, political freedom, larger opportunities for their children, and citizenship for themselves, come to think of our institutions as American and our language as the American language; and

WHEREAS, The name of the language of a country has a powerful psychological influence upon the minds of the people in stimulating and preserving national solidarity; and,

WHEREAS, The languages of other countries bear the name of the countries where they are spoken; therefore,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the "American" language.

The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendment reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be transcribed, typed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. Senate Bill No. 184, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, formation, administration and disbursement of a park employees' annuity and benefit fund,' approved June 21, 1919, in force July 1, 1919, as subsequently amended."

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 Municipalities on March 28, 1923.

Amend Senate Bill No. 184 as printed by striking out all of the language in the title and the body of the Act after the word "amend" appearing in the first line of the title of said bill, and by substituting the following in lieu of the language so stricken:

"Sections 1 and 3 of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, formation, administration and disbursement of a Park Employes' Annuity and Benefit Fund,' approved June 21, 1919, in force July 1, 1919, as subsequently amended.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 1 and 3 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, formation, administration and disbursement of a Park Employes' Annuity and Benefit Fund,' approved June 21, 1919, in force July 1, 1919, as subsequently amended, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

"Sec. 1. That whenever any persons have been or may be appointed or otherwise selected as commissioners or officers and constitute a board of park commissioners for any one or more towns, whether said towns have heretofore existed or now exist, under and in pursuance of an Act or Acts of the General Assembly of this State, for the purpose of locating, establishing and enclosing, improving or maintaining any public park, boulevard, driveway or highway or other public work or improvement, an annuity and benefit fund shall be created, maintained, administered and disbursed in the manner described in this Act for the EMPLOYES of any such board of park commissioners and for widows and children of such employes, provided, however, that this Act shall not apply (a) to any person employed in any position of elective character unless such person shall make application to be included among those to whom this Act shall apply within ninety days from the date when this Act comes in force and effect, nor (b) to any person who shall hereafter be employed in any such position of elective character unless such person shall make application to be included among those to whom this Act shall apply within ninety days from the date of the beginning of such person's employment, nor (c) in any event to any policeman employed by any such board of park commissioners, nor (d) to any person employed in any position, the duties whereof will not permit of service in excess of seven hundred and fifty hours during any calendar year, nor (e) to any person who shall have entered or may hereafter enter the service of any such board of park commissioners after attainment of an age of sixty years.

"It is the intention of this Act that any employe or former employe of any such board of park commissioners now included under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed for all purposes of this Act, to have been an employe during all time heretofore that such employe shall have been in the service of any such board of park commissioners and that this Act shall be construed to be retroactive in effect.

"Sec. 3. Each of said boards of park commissioners shall annually levy a tax (in addition to the taxes now authorized by law) upon all taxable property embraced in the districts governed by them respectively, at the rate on the dollar of all such taxable property which when added to the amounts deducted from the salary or wages of employes included under the provisions of this Act and applied to the annuity and benefit fund created hereunder, shall be sufficient to provide for the purposes of this Act in accordance with the provisions thereof, said taxes shall be levied and collected with and in like manner as the general taxes of such parks, and shall not in any event be included within any limitation of rate for general park purposes as now or hereafter provided by law, but shall be excluded therefrom and be in addition thereto. Said taxes shall not be included in the

aggregate of all taxes to be reduced under the provisions of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning the levy and extension of taxes,' approved May 9, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, as subsequently amended.

The amount of such annual tax to be levied by any such board of park commissioners shall not exceed one mill on the dollar of the assessed valuation of all taxable property embraced within the park district under the jurisdiction of such board of park commissioners.

"Sec. 2. Whereas an emergency exists, this Act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval."

The question being, "Shall the report of and the amendment reported from said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

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

Senate Bill No. 241, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, ‘An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, maintenance and administration of a municipal employes' annuity and benefit fund in cities having a population exceeding two hundred thousand inhabitants,' approved June 29, 1921, in force July 1, 1921, by amending sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53, 56, 57 and 59 thereof, and by adding thereto three new sections to be known as sections 5212, 5312 and 591⁄2 of said Act."

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 Municipalities on March 28, 1923:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

On page 11, strike out the word "or" in line 1 of section 11 and insert in lieu thereof the word "of."

AMENDMENT No. 2.

On page 11, insert between the word "city" and the period (.) following said word in line 16 of section 11, the following:

". and shall be exclusive of and in addition to the amount of tax such city is now or may hereafter be authorized to levy for general purposes under and by virtue of section 1 of Article VIII of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as,subsequently amended, or under and by virtue of any other law or laws which may limit the amount of tax which such city may levy for general purposes."

AMENDMENT No. 3.

On page 13, strike out the word "therein" in line 27 of section 12 and insert in lieu thereof the words "in such city."

AMENDMENT No. 4.

On page 23, strike out the comma "," in line 7 of section 21.

The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

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The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be transcribed, typed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Wright, Senate Bill No. 95, a bill for “An Act to amend 'An Act to provide for physical training in the public and all the normal schools,' approved June 25, 1915, in force July 1, 1915."

Was recalled from the order of third reading to second reading for the purpose of amendment.

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

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 95 on page 2, section 6, line 35, by striking the word "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "may at their discretion."

The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be transcribed, typed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. Senate Bill No. 201, a bill for "An Act to amend section 15 of ‘An Act to regulate the sale of paints, oils and other articles or compounds used in connection therewith,' approved June 21, 1917, in force July 1, 1917."

Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendment thereto (which has been printed), reported from the Committee on Judiciary on March 28, 1923:

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 201, by inserting after the word "Collection" in line 14 of section 15 the words “And after ten days notice in writing thereafter by the Department of Agriculture.”

The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendment reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

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

Senate Bill No. 202, a bill for "An Act to amend section 8 of ‘An Act regulating the consignment and sale on commission of farm products,' approved June 28, 1919, in force July 1, 1919."

Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendment thereto (which has been printed), reported from the Committee on Judiciary, March 28, 1923:

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 202, by inserting after the word "Collection," in line 29, of section 8, the words, "And after ten days notice in writing thereafter by the Department of Agriculture."

The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendment reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

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

Senate Bill No. 203, 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, in force July 1, 1905, as amended."

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