HOUSE BILL No. 344.

A bill for "An Act to establish a mining investigation commission of the State of Illinois, and to make appropriation therefor."

HOUSE BILL No. 407.

A bill for "An Act to create a Salary Standardization Commission and make an appropriation therefor."

Passed the House April 18, 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 preamble and joint resolution-to-wit:

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 21.

WHEREAS, The Hon. Thomas G. McElligott has departed this life at Chicago, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The Hon. Thomas G. McElligott was a member of the House of Representatives in the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth General Assemblies and was afterwards Clerk of the Appellate Court of the First District from 1890 to 1896; and

WHEREAS, The memory throughout his long life of service and unswerving fidelity to the public trust, must be and is an inspiration to all of us; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Representatives of the Fiftythird General Assembly of the State of Illinois concurring therein, That we express our deep regret at the loss to the State and to his community, of this honored citizen and public servant, and our sincere sympathy to the members of his family; and be it further

Resolved, That this preamble and resolution be spread on the Journal of the Senate; that a suitably engrossed copy thereof be forwarded to the members of his family; and, as a further mark of our respect to his memory, that the Senate do now adjourn.

Concurred in by the House April 18, 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 a bill of the following title, to-wit:

SENATE BILL No. 132.

A bill for "An Act to create the Spanish-American War Memorial Commission, to define its duties and to make an appropriation therefor." Passed the House April 18, 1923, by a two-thirds vote.

B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.

House Bill No. 32, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 56 and 166 of Division I 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 I thereof."

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

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."

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

House Bill No. 344, a bill for "An Act to establish a mining investigation commission of the State of Illinois, and to make appropriation therefor."

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

House Bill No. 407, a bill for "An Act to create a Salary Standardization Commission and make an appropriation therefor."

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

READING BILLS OF THE SENATE THE SECOND TIME.

Senate Bill No. 187, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the organization and management of fraternal beneficiary societies for the purpose of furnishing life indemnity or pecuniary benefits to beneficiaries of deaceased members or accident or permanent indemnity disability to members thereof; and to control such societies of this State and of other states doing business in this State, and providing and fixing the punishment for violation of the provisions thereof, and to repeal all laws now existing which conflict herewith,' approved and in force June 22, 1893, as subsequently amended; and to amend the title of said Act."

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. 297, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation to the city of East Moline to pay the State's proportionate share of special assessments and interest thereon for paving a certain street therein."

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. 259, 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."

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. 28, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 84a, 84b, 84c, 84d, 84e, 84f and 84g of 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended, and to add sections 84h and 84i thereto.”

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 Education on April 12, 1923:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend Senate Bill No. 28 by inserting after the word "mark” in line 38 of the printed bill, the words "in the square."

AMENDMENT No. 2.

Amend the printed bill by striking the word "high" from line 152 of the printed bill and inserting in lieu thereof the words "community consolidated."

AMENDMENT No. 3.

Amend Senate Bill No. 28 by inserting after the word "mark" in line 163 of the printed bill the words "in the square."

AMENDMENT No. 4.

Amend Senate Bill No. 28 as printed by adding between lines 104 and 105 of the bill the following:

(4d) If one-half of the legal voters of a former common school district shall file with the county superintendent of schools a petition asking that a vote be taken in such district on the question of detaching from a community consolidated school district, then the county superintendent of schools shall within thirty (30) days from the date of filing of said petition call an election in said former school district and if three-fourths of the legal voters of such district shall vote in favor of detachment then the county superintendent of schools shall thereupon detach said territory and organize the same into a common school district.

AMENDMENT No. 5.

Amend section 84c by adding to line 44 after the word, "cast" the words "in each district."

AMENDMENT No. 6.

Amend section 84c of the printed, bill by striking out the words "one or more" in line 32 and by adding the word "a" at the beginning of line 33. And by striking the words "within the territory" in line 33 and the words "and fix the boundaries thereof" in lines 33 and 34.

On motion of Mr. Dunlap, Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, as reported from the committee, were adopted.

Mr. Dunlap offered the following amendments as a substitute for the Committee Amendments Nos. 5 and 6:

AMENDMENT No. 5.

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 28, on page 2, section 84c, by inserting after the word "thereof" in line 34, the following: "but if any city, town or village be located within such territory, then the county superintendent of schools shall establish one or more voting precincts wholly within the corporate limits of such city, town or village and also shall establish one or more voting precincts wholly within that part of the territory described in the petition and lying outside the corporate limits of such city, town or village. Such county superintendent shall designate one polling place for each precinct and shall appoint two judges and a clerk therefor. No person shall vote in any precinct other than that in which he resides.

AMENDMENT No. 6.

Amend printed Senate Bill No. 28, on page 3, section 84e, by striking lines 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"Section 84e. The proposition establishing such community consolidated school district shall not be deemed to have received a majority of the votes cast unless a majority of the votes cast within such corporate limits and a majority of the votes cast within the limits of the outlying territory, the count be taken separately, are in favor of such proposition. If a majority of the votes cast at the election, in conformity with the provisions of this section, are in favor of establishing a community consolidated school district, the county superintendent of schools shall forthwith order an election to be held within thirty days for the purpose of selecting a board of education for such community consolidated school district, to consist of a president and six members, which shall be the maximum number of members, by posting notices for at least ten days in ten public places throughout the district, which notices shall be substantially as follows:"

Pending further consideration of the bill, on motion of Mr. Dailey, the further consideration thereof was postponed to and made the special order for Tuesday, April 24, 1923.

Senate Bill No. 214, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 7, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 28, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 58, 63, 69 and 86 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to the conversation 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, A. D. 1919, in force July 1, A. D. 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 Fish and Game, April 12, 1923.

AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL No. 214.

In section 18, paragraph b, line 74, strike out the words "thirtieth day of May and the first day of March" and insert in lieu thereof "twenty-fifth day of May and the first day of December."

Mr. Hicks offered the following amendment to the committee amendment:

"Strike out of committee amendment the words and figures twentyfifth day of May and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures fifteenth day of June."

Pending further consideration of the bill, on motion of Mr. Schulze, the further consideration of the bill was postponed to and made the special order for Wednesday, April 25, 1923.

Senate Bill No. 256, a bill for "An Act to amend section 50 of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, as amended.”

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 Roads, Highways and Bridges, April 12, 1922:

AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL No. 256.

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend Senate Bill No. 256 by changing the period to a comma after the word "provided" in line 23, page 2 of the printed bill and adding the following words:

"And said highway commissioner, in determining the amount to be levied, shall state separately the several amounts to be levied for the construction of roads, the maintenance of roads, the construction of bridges, the maintenance of bridges, the purchase of machinery, the repairs to machinery, the oiling of roads, and the prevention and extirpation of weeds."

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.

COMMUNICATIONS.

The President of the Senate presented the following communication to the Senate, for its information:

The Supreme Court yesterday handed down a decision in which it was held that the emergency clause used in this State for the last forty years does not express the emergency as required by the Constitution. If members interested in pending emergency bills will give to the Legislative Reference Bureau a statement of the emergency in connection with their bills we will be glad to prepare an emergency clause to be substituted in place of the emergency clause now on the bill.

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU.

READING BILLS OF THE SENATE THE THIRD TIME.

On motion of Mr. Telford, Senate Bill No. 128, for "An Act to amend sections 3 and 3a of 'An Act to establish and maintain a Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in the State of Illinois, and making an appropriation for the purchase of land and the construction of the necessary buildings,' approved June 26, 1885, as amended."

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 affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 44; nays, none.

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