By unanimous consent, Mr. Watson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 523, 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 amending sections thirty-four (34) and thirtyfive (35), and adding three (3) new sections to be known as sections 152a, 152b, and 152c."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Franz introduced a bill, House Bill No. 524, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result 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, approved April 24, 1899, in force July 1, 1899; as amended by Act approved April 24, 1899, in force July 1, 1899."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. G. H. Wilson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 525, a bill for "An Act to prevent the evasion of laws prohibiting marriage."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. G. H. Wilson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 526, a bill for "An Act relating to and regulating marriage and marriage licenses; and to promote uniformity between the states in reference thereto."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Ellis introduced a bill, House Bill No. 527, a bill for "An Act in regard to the transfer of title to shares of stock in corporation."

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

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

Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following preamble and joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit:

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 2.

PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. WHEREAS, The Illinois State Commission to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, to be held in San Francisco during the present year (1915) has decided to place in the Illinois State Building at the said PanamaPacific International Exposition an exhibit of material, such as letters, portraits and relics portraying a history of the life of Abraham Lincoln, the most illustrious son of Illinois, the exhibit to be known as the Lincoln Memorial Exhibit, for which a room has been especially prepared by the Illinois Commission to the Exposition.

The commission has requested the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library to lend to it certain articles, pictures, relics and documents now in the custody of said Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library to be used as a part of said Lincoln Memorial Exhibit; and,

WHEREAS, It seems desirable that the request be granted; therefore,

Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library be and are hereby authorized to loan to the Illinois State Commission to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition for the exhibit at said exposition, such historical relics, documents, etc., under its control as said commission may deem necessary for said exhibit, provided that said commission shall return at the conclusion of said exposition, to the custody of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, all such articles, relics, documents, etc., in as good condition as when taken away, and without expense to the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library; Resolved, That such additional historical matter collected by the Illinois State Commission to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition for making said exhibit, shall, at the close of the exposition, be the property of the State of Illinois, and shall be placed in the Illinois State Historical Library at Springfield, Illinois.

Adopted March 2, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate.

The foregoing Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 was referred, under the rules, to the Committee on Appropriations.

The House proceeding upon the order of House bills on first reading, House Bill No. 131, a bill for "An Act to prohibit acts tending to incite ill-feeling or prejudice or to ridicule or disparage others on account of race,'

Was taken up, read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading.

House Bill No. 17, a bill for "An Act to enable county boards, of supervisors in counties under township organization and county commissioners in counties not under township organization to appropriate county funds for use for county poultry exhibitions by societies organized for that purpose,"

Was taken up, read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading.

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

Was taken up, read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading.

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 liquor and the licensing of such sale shall be prohibited and for the abolition by like means of such district so created,"

Was taken up, read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading.

The House proceeding upon the order of House bills on second reading, House Bill No. 152, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to the adoption of children,' approved February 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874,"

time,

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second

Whereupon, the Committee on Judiciary, offered the following amendments and moved their adoption:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend House Bill [No.] 152 as printed, by striking out in lines 12 and 13 of the printed bill the following words "the consent of such guardian ad

litem in writing shall be sufficient" and inserting in lieu thereof the following words "it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any other person than such guardian ad litem in writing."

And the amendment was adopted.

AMENDMENT NO. 2.

Amend House Bill [No.] 152 as printed, by inserting after the word "petition" in line 16 of the printed bill, the following words "and the mother of said illigitimate child or the parents of such ligitimate child is or are desir ous of having such child adopted and after having expressed such desire in writing."

And the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Rothschild offered the following amendment and moved its adoption:

AMENDMENT No. 3.

Amend House Bill No. 152 as printed, by striking out all of line 19 after the word "proceedings" and all of lines 20 and 21 and substituting therefor the words "and it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any other person than of such guardian ad litem, in writing to authorize the court to enter a proper order or decree of adoption."

And the amendment was adopted.

There being no further amendments, the foregoing amendments, numbered 1, 2, and 3, were ordered printed,

And the question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Moore moved to recall House Bill No. 45, to the order of second reading, for the purpose of amendment. The motion prevailed,

And House Bill No. 45, a bill for "An Act giving to the board. of education of any school district, having a population of less than 500,000 inhabitants, and existing by virtue of any special charter and governed by any or all such special charters, or general or special school laws of this State, the power to borrow money for certain purposes and issue negotiable coupon bonds therefor, and providing that the proposition or question to borrow money and issue such bonds. shall be submitted to the voters of such school district,"

Was again taken up in the order of second reading,

Whereupon, Mr. Moore moved to reconsider the vote by which Amendment No. 4 was adopted,

table.

And the motion prevailed.

Thereupon, Mr. Moore moved to lay Amendment No. 4 on the

The motion prevailed, and Amendment No. 4, to House Bill No. 45, was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Moore offered the following amendment and moved its adoption:

AMENDMENT No. 5.

Amend House Bill No. 45 by inserting in the printed bill, in section 1, on line 20 after the words "majority of" the word "all," and by striking out the words "upon such" in line 20, the words "proposition or question of borrowing money and issuing bonds therefor," in line 21, and by inserting in line 22 after the words "in favor," the words "of such proposition" and by striking out the word "thereof" in line 22.

And the amendment was adopted.

There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 5 was ordered printed,

And the question then being, "Shall the bill be re-engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

The House proceeding upon the order of House bills on third reading, House Bill No. 247, a bill for "An Act for an emergency appropriation to meet a deficit in the appropriation for the office expenses of the State Factory Inspector,"

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, 135; nays, 1.

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. 265, a bill for "An Act to re-appropriate, for the use of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, the sum of $5,000.00, already appropriated by the Forty-eighth General Assembly,"

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, 129; nays, 0.

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. 147, a bill for "An Act to amend section seventyfive (75) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913,"

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, 106; nays, 13. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs.

This bill having received the votes of a constitutional majority of

the members elected, was declared passed.

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