OF THE

HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES

OF THE

46th General Assembly

OF THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Convened at the Capitol in Springfield January 6, 1909,
and Adjourned sine die June 4, 1909.

TRADES ABEL COUNCIL
FRINGILL

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS:

ILLINOIS STATE JOURNAL CO., STATE PRINTERS

1909

SUMMARY OF BILLS.

The Forty-sixth General Assembly convened January 6, A. D., 1909, and adjourned sine die June 4, A. D., 1909.

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

OF THE

Forty-Sixth General Assembly

OF THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1909.

At a regular session of the Forty-sixth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, begun and holden at the Capitol, in the city of Springfield, at 12:00 o'clock, noon, on the Wednesday next after the first Monday in January, the same being the sixth day of January in the year of our Lord, 1909, pursuant to the provisions of section nine (9), article four (4) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.

The Hon. James A. Rose, Secretary of State, called the House to order and presided over its deliberations until the election of a temporary presiding officer, as provided by the Constitution.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. T. D. Logan.

The Secretary of State designated B. H. McCann and J. H. Hogan as Provisional Clerks pending the temporary organization of the House and directed Mr. McCann to call the roll of Representatives-elect of the Forty-sixth General Assembly, compiled as follows from the official returns on file in the office of the Secretary of State.