purposes and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 27, 1885, as amended." Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill on motion of Mr. O. W. Smith, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Jewell, from the Committee on Elections, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 43, for "An Act to amend 'An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State,' approved June 19, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, as subsequently amended, by adding sections 16, 17, 18 and 19 to Article I thereof." 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. Mr. Jewell, from the Committee on Elections, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 79, for "An Act to amend section 133 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in regard to elections and to provide for filing vacancies in elective offices,' approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as subsequently amended." 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. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Public Health, Hygiene and Sanitation, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 343, for "An Act to authorize county authorities to establish and maintain a county. public health department and to levy and collect a tax to pay the cost of establishment and maintenance of same." 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. Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 280, for "An Act to amend section 9 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, maintenance and administration of a park policemen's annuity and benefit fund,' approved June 29, 1921, in force July 1, 1921." 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. Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 242, for "An Act to amend section 36 of the 'Motor Vehicle Law,' approved June 30, 1919, in force January 1, 1920, and to add section 35a thereto." 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. Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 290, for "An Act to amend section 11 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, maintenance, and administration of a policemen's annuity and benefit fund in cities having a population exceeding two hundred thousand inhabitants,' approved June 29, 1921, in force July 1, 1921." 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. Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 309, for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for a firemen's pension fund and to create a board of trustees to administer said fund in cities having a population exceeding two hundred thousand (200,000) inhabitants,' filed June 14, 1917, as subsequently amended." Reported the same back with an amendment thereto, and recommended that the amendment 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 the amendment was ordered printed. Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 328, for “An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a police pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns in the State of Illinois having a population of not less than 5,000 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants,' approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, as subsequently amended, by amending section 6 thereof." Reported the same back with an amendment thereto, and recommended that the amendment 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 the amendment was ordered printed. Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 65, for "An Act to amend sections 8, 15 and 17 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to a Municipal Court in the city of Chicago,' approved May 18, 1905, in force July 1st, 1905, as subsequently amended." 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. Mr. Joyce, from the Committee on Municipalities, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 222, for "An Act to amend section 1 of Article VIII of 'An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, as amended.” 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. Mr. Lantz, from the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Dairying, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 216, for "An Act to amend sections 2, 20, 21 and 23 of 'An Act to prevent the intro duction into and the dissemination within this State of insect pests and diseases injurious to the plants and plant products of this State,' filed June 29, 1917, as amended." 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 the amendments were ordered printed. Mr. MacMurray, rising to a question of personal privilege, made the following statement: Personally I believe that the Christian Sunday and the Jewish Sabbath Day are among the greatest civilizers we have ever known, to say nothing about their religious or moral influence, and I hope that their observance may never grow less; but I have always thought and still think that the manner in which each person should observe Sunday is a question of religious and moral teaching and not a subject for control by the Legislature. Mr. Flemnig came to me on last Thursday morning during the hurried and short session of the Senate that morning and handed me a bill, saying that he represented the American Federation of Churches and that he and his association wanted that bill introduced and wanted me to introduce it. I had never seen nor heard of the bill or its contents before. I did glance over the bill while at my seat and said to him at once that I thought the bill too drastic and that it would be impossible for it ever to become a law in Illinois in its present shape, and suggested amendment. He wanted the bill at least introduced in its present form and without change, and I consented to introduce the bill to be marked "by request" and to have it referred to a committee without pledging myself personally in any way, and immediately handed the bill to the clerk. This was in the last moments of the session and either through my neglect of that of the clerk the bill was not marked "by request" and was reported as being my bill. I am perfectly willing to take any amount of commendation or condemnation which anyone sees fit to put upon me where my action fairly represents what I think is right or wrong, and I will take one just as readily and uncomplainingly as the other; but I have never been willing to sail under false colors nor to obtain preferment by false pretenses, and I am not willing now. I have received and am now receiving from hundreds and hundreds of good people a perfectly overwhelming amount of commendation which I in no way deserve because of the Fleming bill; and I have also received and am now receiving a great amount of condemnation from hundreds of good people which I equally in no way deserve because of the Fleming bill. Now having made the above clear statement of my position on Sunday laws and on Sunday observance, I wish to move that Senate Bill No. 360 be recalled from the committee on License and Miscellany and be laid on the table. The question then being, "Shall the motion made by Mr. MacMurray be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. The following bills were introduced, each of which were read by title, ordered printed, and under the rules, were referred by the President of the Senate as follows: By Mr. Barbour, Senate Bill No. 381, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 6 and 9 of 'An Act to provide for the formation and disburse ment of a public library employes pension fund in cities having a population exceeding 100,000 inhabitants,' approved May 12, 1905, and as subsequently amended." Referred to the Committee on Municipalities. By Mr. Dailey, Senate Bill No. 382, a bill for "An Act in relation to the regulation of the business of selling bonds and notes secured by mortgages or trust deeds on real estate or leaseholds." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Dailey, Senate Bill No. 383, a bill for "An Act to amend section 6 of 'An Act in relation to corporations for pecuniary, profit,' approved June 28, 1919, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Dailey, Senate Bill No. 384, a bill for "An Act in relation to practice and procedure in courts of record." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Dailey, Senate Bill No. 385, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to corporations for pecuniary profit,' approved June 28, 1919, in force July 1, 1919, as subsequently amended, by amending sections 3, 11 and 35 thereof and by repealing section 16 thereof." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Giberson, by request, Senate Bill No. 386, a bill for "An Act to amend section 10 of 'An Act to provide for the deposit of reserve and the registration of policies and annuity bonds by life insurance companies of the State,' approved April 18, 1899; in force July 1, 1899; as amended, 1907." Referred to the Committee on Insurance. By Mr. Forrester, Senate Bill No. 387, a bill for "An Act to amend section 218 of 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, as amended.” Referred to the Committee on Fees and Salaries. By Mr. Marks, Senate Bill No. 388, a bill for "An Act in relation to parks and park boards or commissions in the city of Chicago." Referred to the Committee on Municipalities. By Mr. Schulze, Senate Bill No. 389, a bill for "An Act to amend section 38 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to the conservation of game, wild animals, wild fowls, birds, fish, mussels, frogs and turtles in the State of Illinois and to repeal all Acts in conflict therewith,' approved June 24, 1919." Referred to the Committee on Fish and Game. By Mr. Webster, Senate Bill No. 390, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to divorce,' approved March 10, 1874, as amended, and to add section la thereto." tion. Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Hygiene and Sanita By Mr. Webster, Senate Bill No. 391, a bill for "An Act to regulate the practice of chiropractic." Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Hygiene and Sanita By Mr. Webster, Senate Bill No. 392, a bill for "An Act in relation to life insurance policies." Referred to the Committee on Insurance. By Mr. Webster, Senate Bill No. 393, a bill for "An Act in relation to life insurance policies.' Referred to the Committee on Insurance. By Mr. Wright, Senate Bill No. 394, a bill for "An Act in relation to the employment or maintaining of musical bands by municipalities." Referred to the Committee on Municipalities. By Mr. Dailey, 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." Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Telford, Senate Bill No. 396, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Service Recognition Board." Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Telford, Senate Bill No. 397, a bill for "An Act making an additional appropriation for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Service Recognition Board." Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Glackin, Senate Bill No. 398, a bill for "An Act to enable cities of over 100,000 population to provide medical care, medicine, nursing and attendance for women while child-bearing, and for children under one year of age, and to give instruction in the hygiene of maternity and infancy.” Referred to the Committee on Municipalities. By Mr. Bailey, Senate Bill No. 399, a bill for "An Act to amend section 46 of 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. 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 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. 32. A bill for "An Act to amend sections 56 and 166 of Division 1 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, as amended, and to add sections 22a, 25b and 56c to Division 1 thereof." HOUSE BILL No. 33. A bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of 'An Act for the relief of the blind,' approved May 11, 1903, as amended." HOUSE BILL No. 342. A bill for “An Act to establish and maintain an agricultural experimental station in Northern Illinois, and making an appropriation therefor." |