READING BILLS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE THIRD TIME.

On motion of Mr. Telford, House Bill No. 634, for "An Act making an additional appropriation for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Service Recognition Board."

Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives, 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. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs.

Smith, O. W.
Sneed
Swift

Bailey

Denvir

Gray
Haenisch

Boyd

Meents
Mills
Piotrowski

Boehm

Schulze

Webster

Carroll

Giberson

Wood

Glackin

Marks

Smith, N. E.

Yeas-44.

Cuthbertson
Dailey

Nays-0.

This bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the Act, rendering it necessary that it should go into effect immediately, and having received the votes of two-thirds of the members elected, was declared passed.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

On motion of Mr. Bailey, House Bill No. 227, for "An Act to amend sections 12 and 13 of 'An Act to regulate the pursuit of the business art and avocation of a barber, and to insure the better qualifications of persons following such business in the State of Illinois,' approved June 10, 1909.”

Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives, together with the Senate amendments thereto adopted by the Senate, was taken up and read at large a third time.

And the question being, "Shall this bill pass, together with the Senate amendments thereto ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 38; nays, none.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the adoption of the Senate amendments to the bill.

On motion of Mr. Roos, House Bill No. 362, for "An Act to legalize certain county taxes."

Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives, 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, 38; nays, none.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

On motion of Mr. Roos, House Bill No. 367, for "An Act to amend section 25 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to counties,' approved and in force March 31, 1874, as amended.”

Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives,

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, 32; nays, none. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

At 6:45 o'clock p. m., on motion of Mr. Ettelson, the Senate adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at 9:00 o'clock.

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1923, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Hon. Richard J. Barr, President pro tempore of the Senate, presiding.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The President pro tempore of the Senate announced that he had examined the Journal of Wednesday, May 23, 1923, and found no corrections to make, and unless some Senator had corrections to offer, the Journal would stand approved. No corrections being offered the Journal was ordered to stand approved.

READING BILLS OF THE SENATE THE FIRST TIME.

Senate Bill No. 292, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 89 and 90 of ‘An Act concerning land titles,' approved May 1, 1897, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 470, a bill for "An Act to amend section 41 of 'An Act to provide for drainage for agricultural and sanitary purposes and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 522, a bill for "An Act making an additional appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for State aid to county fairs."

Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading.

Senate Bill No. 480, a bill for "An Act to amend section 8 of 'An Act to provide for the organization and management of mutual insurance corporations other than life, and repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts therein referred to,' approved June 29, 1915, as amended."

Was taken up and read at large a first time together with amendment reported from the Committee on Insurance and ordered to a second reading.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Wood, from the Committee on Education, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 418, for “An Act to add section 4 to ‘An Act to provide for physical training in the public and all the normal schools,' approved June 25, 1915, in force July 1, 1915."

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass, and that it be ordered to a first reading.

Uuder the rules the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Wood, from the Committee on Education, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 433, for "An Act to add section 273a to ‘An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved June 12, 1909, as amended."

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass, and that it be ordered to a first reading.

Uuder the rules the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 530, for "An Act to create the Illinois Educational Commission, to define its powers and duties and to make an appropriation therefor."

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass, and that it be ordered to a first reading.

Uuder the rules the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Sneed, from the Committee on Mines and Mining, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 570, for "An Act to add section 712 to 'An Act to revise the laws in relation to coal mines and subjects relating thereto, and providing for the health and safety of persons employed therein,' approved June 6, 1911, as amended."

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass, and that it be ordered to a first reading.

Uuder the rules the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Wood, from the Committee on Education, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 62, for "An Act to legalize the tax levies in certain school districts."

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass, and that it be ordered to a first reading.

Uuder the rules the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Wood, from the Committee on Education, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 361, 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."

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass, and that it be ordered to a first reading.

Uuder 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. 425, for "An Act to amend section 39 of '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 a 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, 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. Lantz, was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Lantz, from the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Dairying, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 497, for “An Act in relation to Canada thistles and noxious weeds."

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. Webster, from the Committee on Criminal Procedure, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 505, for "An Act in relation to police officers and persons arrested or imprisoned by such officers."

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. Hamilton, from the Committee on Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing Bills, reported that bills of the following titles have been correctly transcribed and typed and are returned herewith:

SENATE BILL No. 87.

A bill for "An Act in regard to elections and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices, approved April 3, 1872, as amended."

SENATE BILL No. 224.

A bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the purchase and improvement of land for State parks."

SENATE BILL No. 282.

A bill for "An Act to validate the organization of outlet drainage districts organized under the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled, 'An Act to provide for the construction, reparation and protection of drains, ditches and levees, across the lands of others, for agricultural, sanitary and mining purposes, and to provide for the organization of drainage districts,' approved and in force May 29, 1879, and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto."

SENATE BILL No. 301.

A bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act in regard to the administration of estates,' approved April 1, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended, by adding section 81 thereof and adding thereto one section to be known as section 139."

SENATE BILL No. 380.

A bill for "An Act to authorize the purchase of a building and building site at Sycamore, Illinois, for the use of the military forces of the State of Illinois, and to authorize the remodeling and repairing of the building and site purchased, and making an appropriation therefor."