The Speaker of the House announced a quorum of the House present. A majority of each House of the General Assembly being present, the Speaker of the House, pursuant to section four (4), of article five (5), of the Constitution, proceeded to open the returns of the election, held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday of November, the same being the third (3) day of November, A. D. 1914, for Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction, and to publish the same. The returns having been duly opened and published in the presence of a majority of the members of each House of the General Assembly, the Speaker announced the result of the canvass of the votes cast at the election aforesaid, for Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, as follows: W. C. Clifford received .... FOR TREASURER. 374,554 votes 95,427 votes 418,336 votes 43,154 votes 7,469 votes 2,395 votes And it appearing from the canvass that Andrew Russel had received the highest number of votes cast for any person for the office of Treasurer, the said Andrew Russel was declared elected to the office of Treasurer of the State of Illinois, for the term of two years, beginning on the second Monday in January being the 11th day of January, A. D. 1915, and until his successor is elected and qualified. FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Robert C. Moore received Mary M. Steagall received Francis G. Blair received Morrillo C. Linthicum received 368,587 votes 89,323 votes 427,274 votes 41,229 votes 7,211 votes 2,065 votes And it appearing from the canvass that Francis G. Blair had received the highest number of votes cast for any person for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the said Francis G. Blair was declared elected to the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Illinois, for the term of four years beginning on the second Monday of January, being the 11th day of January, A. D. 1915, and until his successor is elected and qualified. At the hour of 9:15 o'clock p. m., Senator Compton moved that the joint assembly do now rise, And the motion prevailed. Whereupon, the Honorable, the Senate, having withdrawn, the House resumed its session. The Speaker in the Chair. At the hour of 9:20 o'clock p. m., Mr. Smejkal moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. The motion prevailed, And the House stood adjourned. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. The House met pursuant to adjournment, The Speaker in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. Charles G. Sterling. The Journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Mulcahy, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved. The Speaker laid before the House the appointment of the committee provided for in the report of the Committee on Credentials to recount the ballots and determine the result of the election for member of the House of Representatives in the Thirty-fourth Senatorial District of Illinois, to wit: Messrs. DeYoung, W. J. Graham, Harvey, Burns, and Arthur Roe. The Speaker laid before the House the following partial report of the Committee on Rules, to wit: HOUSE RULES. All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise especially directed by the House. The Speaker shall be ex-officio member of each committee. The following standing committees shall be appointed by the Speaker with leave to report by bill or otherwise, and to them respectively shall be referred all bills or resolutions pertaining to the subjects indicated by the name of said respective committee, to wit: Mr. Shurtleff moved that the report of the Committee on Rules be adopted. Pending consideration, Mr. Purdunn moved to amend said report by adding thereto a committee to be known as the Committee on Building, Loan and Homestead Associations. Mr. Igoe moved to lay the amendment on the table, And on that motion, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 92; nays, 5; And the motion of Mr. Purdunn was ordered to lie on the table. The question recurring on the adoption of the report of the Committee on Rules, it was decided in the affirmative. By unanimous consent, Mr. Tice introduced a bill, House Bill No. 1, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the payment of one-half the loss occasioned by the slaughter, under the direction of the State and Federal authorities, of cattle, sheep, swine, and other animals, and for the necessary expense incurred in disposing of the slaughtered animals and the disinfecting of the infected premises for the purpose of controlling and eradicating the hoof and mouth disease." The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and to lie on the Speaker's table. Mr. Smejkal offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2. Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, February 18, they stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 2, 1915, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. And the resolution was adopted. Ordered that the Clerk inform the Senate thereof, and ask their concurrence therein. A message from the Senate by Mr. Eden, Secretary: Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has concurred with them in the adoption of the following preamble and joint resolution, to wit: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 2. Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, February 18, they stand adjourned until Tuesday, March 2, 1915, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. Concurred in by the Senate February 18, 1915. A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. At the hour of 1:45 o'clock p. m., Mr. Smejkal moved that the House do now take a recess until 4:00 o'clock p. m., And the motion prevailed. 4:00 O'CLOCK P. M. The hour of 4:00 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House resumed its session, The Speaker in the chair. By unanimous consent, Mr. Dudgeon introduced a bill, House Bill No. 2, being a bill for "An Act appropriating one million nine hundred thousand dollars ($1,900,000) for the payment of claims arising from losses sustained on account of the slaughter of animals and the destruction of, or damage to, other property, by authority of the Government of the United States, and of the State of Illinois, for the purpose of eradicating, controlling, or preventing the spread of the hoof and mouth disease." The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and to lie upon the Speaker's table. By unanimous consent, Mr. Dudgeon introduced a bill, House Bill No. 3, a bill for "An Act to provide for the payment of losses sustained by owners of animals and other property on account of the slaughter of animals and the destruction or damaging of other property for the purpose of eradicating or controlling or preventing the spread of the hoof and mouth disease." The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and to lie upon the Speaker's table. At the hour of 4:10 o'clock p. m., Mr. Shurtleff moved that the House do now adjourn. The motion prevailed, And the House stood adjourned until Tuesday, March 2, 1915, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. |