3. Messages shall be sent by such persons as a sense of propriety in each House may determine to be proper. 4. In every case of disagreement between the two Houses, if either House requests a conference, and appoint a committee for that purpose, the other House shall appoint a committee to confer therewith upon the subject of their disagreement. But no subject matter shall be included in any conference committee report on an appropriation bill unless such subject matter directly relates to matters of difference between the Houses and has been specifically referred to the Conference Committee. Said committee shall meet at a convenient time to be agreed upon by their chairmen, and, having conferred freely, each shall report to its respective House the result of their conference. In case of an agreement the report shall be first made, with the papers referred accompanying it, to the disagreeing House, and there acted upon. But no appropriation bill shall be passed and no report of any Conference Committee on an appropriation bill shall be considered unless the bill or report has been printed in its final form and placed on the desks of the members at least three legislative days prior to the final passage of the bill or the consideration of the report. And such action shall be immediately reported by the Clerk to the other House, the papers referred accompanying the message. In case of disagreement, the papers shall remain with the House which referred them. The agreeing report of a Conference Committee shall be made, read and signed in duplicate by all members of the committee, or by a majority of those of each House, one of the duplicates being retained by the committee of each House. Should either House disagree to the report of the committee, such House shall appoint a second committee and request a second conference, which shall be acceded to by the other House before adhering. The motion for a committee of conference, and the report of such committee, shall be in order at any time. When both Houses shall have adhered to their disagreement, a bill or resolution is lost. 5. While bills are on their passage between the two Houses they shall be accompanied by a message signed by the Secretary or Clerk (as the case may be) respectively. 6. After a bill has passed both Houses, it shall be transcribed and typed before it is presented to the Governor. ༢. When bills are transcribed and typed, they shall be examined by a joint committee, which shall consist of five members, two from the Senate and three from the House, to be appointed by the Senate and the Speaker of the House respectively. The clerk of the Committee on Enrolling, Transscribing and Typing of Bills of the respective Houses shall act as clerk of the committee whenever their services are required. Said committee shall carefully compare the transcribed and typed bills with the engrossed bills, so passed by both Houses, correct any errors which may be discovered in the enrolled bills, and make their report forthwith to their respective Houses; the Secretary or Clerk having previously certified on the margin of the roll in which House it originated. 8. After examination and report, each bill shall be signed in the respective Houses, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and by the President of the Senate. 9. After a bill shall have been signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, it shall be presented by said Joint Committee to the Governor for his approval. The said committee shall report the day of presentation to the Governor to each House, which time shall be carefully entered on the Journals of each House. 10. All resolutions and memorials which are to be presented to the Governor shall be previously enrolled, examined, signed and presented to the Joint Committee, reported, and entry made thereof, as provided in case of bills. 11. When a bill or resolution which shall have passed one House is rejected in the other, information thereof shall be given to the House in which the same shall have passed. 12. When the consideration of any bill, memorial, or resolution, which has originated in one House shall be postponed in the other to a day so distant that it shall not be taken up again by the present session, the House in which such bill, memorial or resolution shall have originated shall be forthwith informed of such postponement. 13. When a bill, memorial or resolution which has passed one House is rejected in the other, it shall not again be introduced during the same session, except in the House so rejecting, and after three days' notice and leave of that House. 14. Each House shall transmit to the other all papers on which any bill or resolution shall be founded. 15. While the two Houses are acting together upon elections, or on any other matter, the Speaker shall preside, and all questions of order shall be decided by him, subject to an appeal to both Houses, as though but one body was in session. A call of members of either House may be had in joint meeting by order of the House in which the call is desired, and to constitute a quorum of the joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both Houses shall be present and voting. 16. Motions to postpone or adjourn shall be decided by a joint vote of both Houses, and yeas and nays upon such motions, if required shall be entered upon the Journals of both Houses. 17. Upon questions arising requiring the separate decision of either House, the Senate shall withdraw until the decision is made. Provided, that questions upon motions for a call of either House shall not come within the provisions of this rule. 18. Each House shall have the liberty of ordering the printing of bills, messages and reports without the consent of the other. 19. Whenever any message, bill, report or document shall be ordered to be printed by the Senate or House, for the use of both Houses, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House (as the case nay be) immediately to report the fact of the passage of such order to the other branch of the General Assembly, together with the number so ordered to be printed in case the same shall exceed 300. 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. Dailey, Senate Bill No. 499, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning conveyances,' approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Glackin, Senate Bill No. 500, a bill 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 inaintenance of same." Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Hygiene and Sani tation. By Mr. Hicks, Senate Bill No. 501, a bill for "An Act to create the Illinois Senatorial Investigation Commission, to define the powers and duties of said commission and making an appropriation therefor." Referred to the Committee on Drainage. By Mr. Telford, Senate Bill No. 502, a bill for "An Act to amend section 26 of 'An Act in relation to motor vehicles and to repeal a certain Act therein named,' approved June 30, 1919, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Roads, Highways and Bridges. By Mr. Telford, Senate Bill No. 503, a bill for "An Act to amend section 49 of Article XIII of 'An Act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Elections. By Mr. Telford, Senate Bill No. 504, a bill for "An Act in relation to the display of United States national flags upon public buildings or the grounds thereof, and to repeal a certain Act therein named." Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Webster, Senate Bill No. 505, a bill for "An Act in relation to police officers and persons arrested or imprisoned by such officers." Referred to the Committee on Criminal Procedure. By Mr. Webster, Senate Bill No. 506, a bill for "An Act to regulate the soliciting of life insurance and define the word "twisting." Referred to the Committee on Insurance. By Mr. Wright, Senate Bill No. 507, a bill for "An Act to establish a uniform standard of time throughout the State of Illinois.' Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Kessinger, Senate Bill No. 508, a bill for "An Act to legalize and make valid additional county taxes voted or attempted to be voted, and levied or attempted to be levied for the purpose of aiding in the construction of roads and bridges in any county, and to abate suits. pending." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. READING BILLS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TIE House Bill No. 452, a bill for "An Act to amend section 86 of 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, as amended." Was taken up and read at large a second time. And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. READING BILLS OF THE SENATE THE SECOND TIME. Senate Bill No. 403, a bill for "An Act to amend section 6 of 'An Act to provide for the certification of teachers,' approved June 28, 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. On motion of Mr. Carlson, Senate Bill No. 177, a bill for "An Act to amend section 173 of 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved June 12, 1909, as amended." Which was read at large a second time May 9, 1923, and the further consideration postponed, was taken up for consideration. The pending question being, "Shall the following amendments, offered by Mr. Carlson on May 9, 1923, be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend printed Senate Bill No. 177, on page 1, line 13, by striking out the words "or his successor in office." AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend printed Senate Bill No. 177, on page 2, line 15, after the period by inserting the words "such appointment to an unused or unexpired scholarship shall be made only by the member of the General Assembly who made the original appointment and during the time he is a member of the General Assembly; and such appointment must be accompanied either by a release of the original appointment by the appointee or if he is dead then an affidavit to that effect by some competent person." AMENDMENT No. 3. Amend printed Senate Bill No. 177, on page 2, line 17, by striking out the words "Saturday in June" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Monday in July." AMENDMENT No. 4. Amend printed Senate Bill No. 177, on page 2, line 18, by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof the words "and no nomination received later than such date shall be accepted by the President of the University." AMENDMENT No. 5. Amend printed Senate Bill No. 177, on page 2, line 31, by striking out the entire line and inserting in lieu thereof the words "such second nomination shall be made not later than the second Monday in September." The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be transcribed, typed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED. House Bill No. 361, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved June 12, 1909, in force June 12, 1909, as subsequently amended, by amending sections 152, 154, 155, 157, 158 and 161 thereof." Was taken up, ordered printed, and under the rules, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Education. House Bill No. 566, a bill for "An Act to add section 18 to ‘An Act to revise the law in relation to marriage,' approved February 27, 1874, 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. 587, a bill for "An Act authorizing the acceptance by the State of certain land in McHenry County and the acceptance, operation and maintenance of a dam, lock and fishway located thereon." Was taken up, ordered printed, and under the rules, was referred by the President of the Senate to the Committee on Appropriations. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Kessinger offered the following resolution, and by unanimous. consent, and on his motion, it was referred to the Executive Committee: 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 industry 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 Senate of Illinois, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That in the interest of American industry and shipping and in the interests of all of the people of this 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 affected. The President of the Senate announced that the special order for this hour was the consideration on second reading of Senate Bill No. 376, a bill for "An Act relating to the construction by the State of Illinois of a second State-wide system of durable hard-surfaced roads. upon public highways of the State and the provision of means for paying the cost thereof by an issue of bonds of the State of Illinois," which bill was read at large a second time May 9, 1923. The pending question being on the following amendment, offered by Mr. Meents on May 15, 1923: Amend Senate Bill No. 376 as amended on May 9 and 10, on page 4, by striking out all of line 29 after the "period" and all of lines 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34. Mr. Dunlap offered the following as a substitute for the amendment offered by Mr. Meents: |