to add two additional sections thereto, to be known as sections 6 and 7, and to amend the title of said Act."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Industrial Affairs.

Mr. McCormick introduced a bill, House Bill No. 208, a bill for "An Act to amend section 78 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in regard to elections and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices,' approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, and as subsequently amended, and to further amend said Act by adding thereto an additional section to be designated as section 78a."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Elections.

Mr. Bruce introduced a bill, House Bill No. 209, a, bill for "An Act for an appropriation to meet a deficit in the appropriation for incidental expenses of the office of Auditor of Public Accounts."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Lipshulch introduced a bill, House Bill No. 210, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for and regulate the administration of trusts by trust companies,' approved June 15, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, by amending section one (1) thereof."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Provine introduced a bill, House Bill No. 211, a bill for "An Act ratifying and confirming the sale and conveyance of all the right, title and interest, of the State of Illinois, in and to the buildings and land belonging to the State of Illinois, and used as an armory by the second regiment, Illinois National Guard."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Helwig, by request, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 212, a bill for "An Act to make more uniform the assessment and taxation of property and to repeal certain acts and parts thereof relating to the assessment and taxation of property."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Revenue.

By unanimous consent, the Speaker recalled House Bill No. 31, from the Committee on Charities and Corrections, and re-referred it to the Committee on Judiciary.

By unanimous consent, the attention of the House was called to the absence of Messrs. Charles Curren, Mitchell and Felts, on account of sickness.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Eden, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit:

SENATE BILL NO. 3.

A bill for "An Act to provide for the incidental expenses of the Fortyninth General Assembly for the State of Illinois." Passed by the Senate March 10, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. The foregoing Senate Bill No. 3 was taken up, read by title, ordered

printed, and by unanimous consent read at large a first time and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Eden, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit:

SENATE BILL No. 4.

A bill for "An Act making appropriations for the payment of employees of the Forty-ninth General Assembly."

Passed by the Senate March 10, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate.

The foregoing Senate Bill No. 4 was taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and by unanimous consent read at large a first time, and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Eden, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which i am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit:

SENATE BILL No. 5.

A bill for "An Act to provide for the incidental expenses of the Fortyninth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, to be incurred by the Secretary of State, and for the care and custody of the State House and grounds, to be incurred and now unprovided for." Passed by the Senate March 10, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. The foregoing Senate Bill No. 5 was taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and by unanimous consent read at large a first time, and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Rinehart offered the following resolution, which was referred, under the rules, to the Committee on Contingent Expenses:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 45.

Resolved, That the Speaker of the House be, and is hereby empowered and directed to at once appoint R. A. Watts as special House Policeman, at a per diem of $3.

By unanimous consent, the Speaker recalled House Bills No. 12 and 23 from the Committee of the Whole House, and re-referred them to the Committee on Elections.

Mr. Garesche offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 46.

WHEREAS, Our Almighty Father in His divine wisdom saw fit on the 8th day of March, 1915, to call to his heavenly reward, Hon. Charles D. Hoiles, of Greenville, Bond County, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The said Hon. Charles D. Hoiles was a member of this House during the Twenty-first Session of the General Assembly, and

WHEREAS, The deceased was one of the most honored and respected members of that Assembly and during his official career was one of the most industrious, efficient and painstaking public servants of this State, one of the best and most beloved citizens of the community in which he resided and one whose memory his family and ourselves will ever feel justly proud of; therefore, be it

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Forty-ninth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, That we unite with his family and his friends and deeply deplore his death, each of us feeling that it is a personal loss, and be it further

Resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that a suitably engrossed copy thereof be forwarded by the Clerk to the family of the deceased, and as a further mark of respect to his memory, that the House do now adjourn.

The resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote, and in accordance therewith, at the hour of 12:00 o'clock m., the House stood. adjourned.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment,

The Speaker in the chair.

Prayer by the Rev. E. S. Combs.

The Journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. McGloon, the further reading of the same was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.

The House proceeding upon the order of petitions, Mr. Desmond presented a petition from school teachers of East St. Louis relating to the Illinois State Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund Bill, which was referred, under the rules, to the Committee on Education.

The Speaker laid before the House a report of the trustees of the Lincoln Homstead, which was ordered placed on file.

Mr. Boyer, from the Committee on Contingent Expenses, reported the following groupings and assignments of the standing committees of the House:

COMMITTEE GROUPINGS AND ROOMS.

Group 1, Room 1, East Wing, Third Floor-Judiciary, Judicial Department and Practice.

Group 2, Room 4, East Wing, Third Floor-Efficiency and Economy, Public Utilities and Transportation.

Group 3, Room 10, East Wing, Fourth Floor-Elections, Roads and Bridges.

Bills.

Group 4, Room 13, South Wing, Third Floor-Appropriations.

Group 5, Room 14, East Wing, Fourth Floor-Enrolled and Engrossed

Group 6, Room 19, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Contingent Expenses, Liberal Committee, To Visit Charitable Institutions, To Visit Educational Institutions, To Visit Penal Institutions.

Group 7, Room 20, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Banks, Banking and Building and Loan Associations, Waterways.

Group 8, Room 21, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Insurance, Municipalities. Group 9, Room 22, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Agriculture, Education. Group 10, Room 23, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Civil Service, Fish and Game.

Group 11, Room 24, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Congressional Apportionment, Industrial Affairs, Judicial Apportionment, License and Miscellany, Senatorial Apportionment.

Group 12, Room 25, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Farm Drainage, Military Affairs, Temperance.

Group 13, Room 26, South Wing, Fourth Floor-Charities and Corrections, Revenue.

Group 14, Speaker's Room, South Wing, Third Floor-Rules.

The House proceeding upon the order of introduction of bills, the

roll was called for that purpose, whereupon,

Mr. Basel introduced a bill, House Bill No. 213, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act for the registering of the electors and to prevent fraudulent voting,' approved and in force February 15, 1865, and all amendments thereto by adding four new sections to said Act to be known as sections 143a, 143b, 143c and 143d."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Elections.

Mr. Burns introduced a bill, House Bill No. 214, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of Article VII of an Act entitled, 'An Act regulating the holding of the elections and declaring the results thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State,' approved June 19, 1885, in force July 1, 1885; as amended by an Act approved June 18, 1891, in force July 1, 1891; as amended by an Act approved April 24, 1899, in force July 1, 1899; as amended by an Act approved June 17, 1895, in force July 1, 1895; as amended by an Act approved June 9, 1897, in force July 1, 1897; as amended by an Act approved May 11, 1901, in force July 1, 1901; as amended by an Act approved May 25, 1907, in force July 1, 1907; as amended by an Act approved June 10, 1909, in force July 1, 1909."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Elections.

Mr. Burres introduced a bill, House Bill No. 215, a bill for "An Act to prescribe the conditions and restrictions under which public vaults, crypts, or mausoleums for the interment of human bodies may be constructed and fixing penalty for failure to comply therewith."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Dalton introduced a bill, House Bill No. 216, a bill for "An Act incorporating the national foundation, a cooperative association organized without capital stock, for charitable and reformatory purposes, applying to the protection and care of the aged and infirm; under the patronage and control of this State."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. DeYoung, by request, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 217, a bill for "An Act to regulate the civil service in counties of 150,000 or more inhabitants.”

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Civil Service.

Mr. Donahue introduced a bill, House Bill No. 218, a bill for "An Act to provide for the licensing of auctioneers and regulating the calling, business and vocation of an auctioneer, and to insure the better qualifications of persons following such vocation in the State of Illinois."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred

to the Committee on License and Miscellany.

Mr. Drake introduced a bill, House Bill No. 219, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide high school privileges for graduates of the eighth grade,' approved June 26, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, by amending section one thereof."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mr. Elliott introduced a bill, House Bill No. 220, a bill for "An Act creating a commission to procure a site and erect an armory for the use of the Illinois National Guard at Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, and making an appropriation therefor."