it necessary that it shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, and having received the vote of two-thirds of the members elected, was declared passed.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid and that the Clerk inform the Senate thereof and ask their concurrence therein.

House Bill No. 79, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation to meet the deficiencies in the appropriations to the Insurance Superintendent for expenses in the prosecution of violations of the insurance. laws; for all examinations and investigations such amount for expenses incurred, and services of assistants employed as shall be collected from the companies or associations examined; for additional office help; for printing reports of examination, and for office expenses,"

Having been engrossed and all amendments adopted thereto having been printed, 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, 132; nays, 0. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs.

This bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the Act, rendering it necessary that it shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, 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 Clerk inform the Senate thereof, and ask their concurrence therein.

House Bill No. 176, a bill for "An Act to provide for an increase in

the number of judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County,"

Having been engrossed and all amendments adopted thereto having

been printed, 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, 126; nays, 9.

This bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the Act, rendering it necessary that it shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, 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 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 passed bills of the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit:

SENATE BILL No. 6.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 13 of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended by an Act in force July 1, 1905."

Passed by Senate, March 24, 1915, by two-thirds vote.

SENATE BILL No. 14..

A bill for "An Act for a deficiency in office and other expenses of the Industrial Board for the period beginning January 1st, and ending June 30, 1915."

Passed by Senate, March 24, 1915, by two-thirds vote.

SENATE BILL No. 80.

A bill for "An Act to amend section ten (10) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the civil service of the State of Illinois,' approved May 11, 1905, in force July 1, 1905, as amended by Act approved June 10, 1911, in force July 1, 1911."

Passed by the Senate, March 24, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate.

The foregoing Senate Bills numbered 6, 14, and 80, were taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and to a first reading.

By unanimous consent the Speaker laid before the House the reports of the following Circuit Judges, pursuant to the provisions of

section 31, article 6 of the Constitution of this State, as follows, which were ordered placed on file:

G. W. Thompson, of the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Richard S. Farrand, of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.

By unanimous consent the attention of the House was called to the absence of Mr. Charles Curran on account of sickness.

The House proceeding upon the order of Senate bills on third reading,

Senate Bill No. 3, a bill for "An Act to provide for the incidental expenses of the Forty-ninth General Assembly for the State of Illinois," Was taken up, and all amendments adopted thereto having been engrossed and printed, was 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, 143; nays, 0. Those voting in the affirmative are:

Messrs.

Igoe

Pierson

Jackson

Placek

Jacobson

Prendergast

Provine

Festerling

Kasserman

Kessinger

Foster

Frankhauser

Lantz

Leech

Rentchler

Brown, W. M.

Browne, L. O'N.

Burns

Tompkins
Trandel
Turnbaugh

Garesche

Lyle

Rinehart

Turner

Graham, T. E.

Green, C.

Green, E. W.

Gregory

Burres

Butler

Campbell

Conlon

Cooper

Curran, T.

Griffin

Lynch

Roderick

Tuttle

Drake

Dudgeon

McCormick

McGloon

Roe, A.

Rostenkowski
Rothschild
Rowe, W.
Ryan, Frank
Ryan, F. J.
Ryan, J. W.
Santry

Smejkal

Weber

West

Williamson
Wilson, G. H.

Wilson, H.

Wilson, R. E.
Wood

Young

Mr. Speaker
Yeas-143.
Nays-0.

The bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the Act, rendering it necessary that it shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, 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 Clerk inform the Senate thereof, and ask their concurrence in the House amendments adopted thereto.

The House proceeding upon the order of resolutions,

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

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 64.

Resolved. That the Speaker be, and he is hereby empowered and directed to appoint Jesse Hawkins as Assistant House Messenger, at a per diem of four dollars ($4.00).

Said appointment, and the per diem attached thereto, to date from March 5, 1915.

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

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 65.

WHEREAS, As a result of the rigid enforcement, of the laws against opium and other drugs of that nature many persons in the habit of using such drugs are in a state of extreme suffering; and,

and,

WHEREAS, Our humanity is stirred by suffering from whatever cause;

WHEREAS, The city of Chicago and other such centers where the drug victims may be found in large numbers are not prepared for such an unusual situation; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the State Board of Health and State Board of Pharmacy be requested to furnish this House at the earliest possible time all such information as may be in their possession touching the use of such drugs; and, be it

Further resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Speaker of the House, to report to this House the condition as they may seem to such committee to exist with a view to at once afford such relief as is within the power of the State to afford to the aforementioned sufferers, and that the report and recommendations of said committee be laid before this House for further action as soon as possible.

Mr. Harry Wilson offered the following resolution, which was referred, under the rules, to the Committee on Judiciary:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 66.

Resolved, That from such appropriations for railroad fares or for clerk hire as may be made to the members of the House of the Forty-ninth General Assembly the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per day shall be deducted from each member's portion for every day he may be absent from the time of the passing of this resolution to sine die adjournment: Provided, That his sickness or sickness in his immediate family shall be the only valid reason for the non-application of the above mentioned deduction upon any absent member of the House of the Forty-ninth General Assembly.

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

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 67.

WHEREAS, The late John Downs who was a member of the House of Representatives of Illinois in the Thirty-fourth General Assembly departed this life on the evening of March 1, 1915; and,

WHEREAS, The said John Downs in his private life was a fond husband and father, and in public life unique in the services he rendered for county, city and State. Besides his services in the Legislature, he performed public duties as assistant county clerk, was employed in the service of the city by appointment of Mayor Bryan and served in the United States Revenue service for seven years;

WHEREAS, The record of a blameless life is the best example that may be held up to posterity; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the Forty-ninth General Assembly give expression to its appreciation of the exemplary life of John Downs and of the appreciation of his valuable public services; and, be it Further resolved, That this preamble and resolution be spread upon the Journal; that a suitably engrossed copy thereof signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk be forwarded to the 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 1:50 o'clock p. m., the House stood adjourned.

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 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 reports of standing committees, Mr. G. H. Wilson, from the Committee on Temperance, to which was referred bills of the following titles, to wit:

HOUSE BLLL No. 321.

A bill for "An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor within five miles of the boundary line or lines of land owned or used by the United States Government for the purpose or purposes of any United States Naval Training Station.

HOUSE BILL No. 232.

A bill for "An Act to amend sections 12 and 13 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the creation by popular vote of anti-saloon territory within which the sale of intoxicating liquor and the licensing of such sale shall be prohibited, and for the abolition by like means of territory so created,' approved May 16, 1907, in force July 1, 1907."

pass.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bills do

The report of the committee was concurred in, and House bills numbered 321 and 232 were ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Lynch, from the Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, reported that a House bill of the following title has been correctly engrossed and returned herewith:

HOUSE BILL No. 415.

An Act to provide for the payment of 50 per cent of losses sustained on account of the slaughter of live stock to suppress the foot and mouth disease, and to make an appropriation therefor.

The foregoing bill was placed in the order of House bills on third reading.

Mr. Provine, from the Committee on Judicial Department and Practice, to which was referred House Bill No. 292, being a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for fees of clerks of probate courts in counties of the second class having a population of seventy thousand or more,' approved June 16, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, as amended by subsequent Acts amendatory thereof, by amending section 1 thereof,"

pass.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do