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

Mr. Morrasy introduced a bill, House Bill No. 350, a bill for "An Act fixing personal responsibility for damage by fire."

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

Mr. Pace introduced a bill, House Bill No. 351, a bill for "An Act making appropriations for the Western Illinois State Normal School at Macomb, Illinois."

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

Mr. Perkins introduced a bill, House Bill No. 352, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning corporations with banking powers,' approved June 16, 1887, submitted to the vote of the people at the November election, 1888, and adopted, and subsequent Acts amendatory thereof, by adding thereto the new section to be known. as section 11a."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Banks, Banking and Building and Loan Asso

ciations.

Mr. Rentchler introduced a bill, House Bill No. 353, a bill for "An Act for an appropriation to reimburse G. A. Schroeder for expenses incurred at the request of the State through the Adjutant General in the Spanish-American War."

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

Mr. Scholes introduced a bill, House Bill No. 354, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act creating the office of State Fire. Marshal, prescribing his duties and providing for his compensation and for the maintenance of his office,' approved June 15, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, by amending sections two (2), three (3), six (6), eight (8), nine (9), eleven (11), twelve (12), fourteen (14), fifteen (15), and sixteen (16) thereof."

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

Mr. Schuberth, by request, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 355, a bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning the levy and extension of taxes,' approved May 9, 1901, in force July 1, 1901;. as amended by an Act approved March 29, 1905, in force July 1, 1905; as amended by an Act approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909; as amended by an Act approved May 20, 1913, in force July 1, 1913."

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

Mr. Thomason introduced a bill, House Bill No. 356, a bill for "An Act to regulate the consignment and sale on commission of farm produce and to license, regulate and bond commission merchants, and to prescribe powers and duties of the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, and for certiorari to review, and providing penalties for violations, and to repeal an Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the shipping, consignment and sale of produce, fruits, vegetables, butter, eggs, poultry or other products or property, and to license and regulate com

mission merchants and to create a Board of Inspectors and to prescribe its powers and duties,' approved and in force April 24, 1899."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and to lie on the Speaker's table.

Mr. Thomason introduced a bill, House Bill No. 357, a bill for "An Act to provide for the payment of high school tuition and to provide free high school privileges for graduates of the eighth grade and to repeal 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."

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

Mr. Thon introduced a bill, House Bill No. 358, a bill for "An Act regulating lobbying and requiring the registration of legislative counsel and agents."

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

Mr. Tompkins introduced a bill, House Bill No. 359, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation of the sum of five thousand dollars. ($5,000.00) for the payment of damages for injuries suffered by and as compensation for injuries to Lewis E. Taylor, and providing for the payment of said amount out of the State treasury."

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

Mr. Vickers introduced a bill, House Bill No. 360, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 107a."

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

Mr. Vickers introduced a bill, House Bill No. 361, a bill for “An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act for the conservation of game, wild fowl, birds and fish, in the State of Illinois, for the appointment of a commission and staff for the enforcement thereof and to repeal a certain Act relating thereto,' approved June 23, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 4a."

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

Mr. G. H. Wilson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 362, a bill for "An Act to provide for the creation by popular vote of anti-saloon residence district within which the sale of intoxicating liquors and the licensing of such sale shall be prohibited, and for the abolition by like means of such district so created."

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

The House proceeding upon the order of resolutions, Mr. G. H. Wilson offered the following resolution, and asked and obtained unanimous consent for its immediate consideration:

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 10.

WHEREAS, The Hon. Orville H. Browning, for many years and at the time of his death a member of the Adams County Bar, residing at Quincy;

a member of the Illinois Legislature from 1836 to 1843, serving in both Houses: United States Senator from Illinois from 1861 to 1863, by appointment of Governor Yates, to succeed the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas; Secretary of the Interior of the United States, also discharging for a time the duties of Attorney General, under President Johnson; and a member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1869-70; was a most distinguished citizen, eminent lawyer and honored public servant of Illinois; and,

WHEREAS, A portrait in oil of Mr. Browning has been presented to the State of Illinois by his niece, Mrs. Eliza Price Miller, of New Berlin, Illinois; be it

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois, the Senate concurring herein, That the said portrait of Mr. Browning be gratefully accepted by the State of Illinois and placed in the custody and control of the Governor: that the thanks of the State be extended to Mrs. Miller for the gift of said portrait which will be a constant reminder of the high character and invaluable public services of Mr. Browning; and that this preamble and resolution be spread upon the Journals of the House and Senate, and an engrossed copy of the same be sent to Mrs. Miller.

And the question being, "Shall the resolution be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

Ordered that the Clerk inform the Senate thereof, and ask their concurrence therein.

Mr. McCormick offered the following resolution, which was referred, under the rules, to the Committee on Rules:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 53.

Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be instructed to report to the House, the numbers of those bills which in contravention of the rules of the House, have been reported from committees unaccompanied by a record of the roll call of the same.

Mr. Rothschild offered the following resolution, and asked and obtained unanimous consent for its immediate consideration:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 54.

WHEREAS, By common consent, the 17th of March, popularly known as St. Patrick's Day, has become a universal holiday, throughout Christendom; and,

WHEREAS, By agreement of sacred and profane history, Patrick, the evangelizer of Ireland, is a world figure, as truly as the greatest conquerors, kings and law-givers.

He appeals to us as a man of our day and our kind. We trace his footsteps in a modern land, edified by the fruits of his labors. In his life and works the age of miracles is prolonged and a connection established between the ordinary and the supernatural. Patrick was the people's patron. Classes and distinctions disappeared before him, and king and peasant knelt together and received his benediction. He conquered by the gentle but compelling power of love.

Such were the labors of St. Patrick, that his fame expands year after year and with the centuries, so that in every land where Christ is received or revered, Patrick is honored as his great tribune;

WHEREAS, In this, the greatest and freest of all the nations of the earth, where the right is guaranteed to all men to hold and proclaim the convictions of their conscience and where men of all beliefs and no belief abide in harmony, St. Patrick is honored and revered as a man of great virtue, singular capacity for organization and the greatest breath of sympathies; therefore, be it

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Forty-ninth General Assembly of Illinois, That we join the states and the nations of the world in honoring the memory of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and the great promoter of Christian civilization.

And the question being, "Shall the resolution be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, the Speaker took from his table House Bill No. 303 and House Bill No. 304, and referred them to the Committee on Banks, Banking and Building and Loan Associations.

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

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 55.

WHEREAS, The Hon. Emanuel Abrahams, who served as an able and faithful Representative in the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth General Assemblies, died in Chicago, on Tuesday, July 1, 1913; and,

WHEREAS, The deceased throughout his entire life has been an honest and upright citizen, and, an efficient and faithful public servant, having served his city as alderman, and was fatally stricken in the City Hall in the city of Chicago, on Tuesday, July 1, 1913, while performing his duties as a public servant; and,

WHEREAS, In his death the State has lost an honest and honored public servant, his country and city, a good citizen, and the people a faithful friend; therefore, be it

Resolved, by the House of Representatives, of the Forty-ninth General Assembly, That we tender our sympathy to the bereaved widow, and family, that this preamble and resolution be entered upon the Journal; that a suitable engrossed copy thereof be forwarded by the Clerk to the widow and family, 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 1:10 o'clock p. m., the House stood adjourned.

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment,

The Speaker in the chair.

Prayer by the Rev. E. S. Coombs.

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

By unanimous consent the Speaker took from his table House Bill No. 356, and referred it to the Committee on Judiciary.

The House proceeding upon the order of reports of standing committees, Mr. Scholes, from the Committee on Elections, to which was referred the following resolution, to wit:

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 40.

Resolved, That in any election contest now pending or hereafter filed against a sitting member of this House, no attorney fee or expenses whatever shall be paid to or on behalf of the contestant unless he shall be successful in such contest, and not to exceed five hundred dollars for attorney fees, where such contestant is successful. Attorney fees not to exceed five hundred dollars may be allowed to any sitting member, against whom a contest has been filed, and in which a recount of the ballots is made, and not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars, where the contest is dismissed without a recount of the ballots; whether such dismissal is on the motion of the contestant, contestee, or of the House, or of the Elections Committee, or any sub-committee of the same. No expenses as such shall be allowed to any attorney in any case for either contestant or contestee, but expenses may be allowed in his behalf as hereinafter stated. No expenses shall be allowed to any successful contestant, or to a contestee who is a sitting member of the House, except the account therefor shall be itemized in detail, and shall be verified. A successful contestant, or a contestee who is a sitting member of the House may pay the actual railroad fare and hotel bills of his attorney, and include the amount in such account. Where any necessary expenses of a successful contestant, or of a contestee who is a sitting member of the House, may have been incurred but not paid they may be included in the amount to be allowed, but in such event the account therefor shall be itemized in detail by the party to whom it is due, and shall be verified by him. No attorney fee or expenses whatever shall be paid to or on behalf of any contestee who is not a sitting member of the House.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that it be adopted. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the resolution was adopted.

Mr. Smejkal, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred House Bill No. 265, being a bill for "An Act to reappropriate for the use of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, the sum of fivethousand dollars, already appropriated by the Forty-eighth General Assembly,"

Reported the same back with amendments thereto, with the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill, as amended, do pass.

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