Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time. Pending discussion, Mr. W. J. Graham moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed, and it was so ordered. House Bill No. 137, 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 all subsequent Acts, by amending section three (3) of Article III thereof," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon, the Committee on Elections offered the following amendment and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 137, by striking out section 2. And the amendment was adopted. There being no further amendments, the foregoing amendment was ordered printed; and the question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. House Bill No. 328, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning fees and salaries, and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto,' approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, which title was amended as recited herein by an Act approved March 28, 1874, by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 182," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. House Bill No. 150, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to fences,' approved March 21, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending sections 2, 5, 7, and 11 respectively thereof." Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be 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. 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," 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, 101; nays, 14. This bill, having received the votes of a constitutional majority 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. 376, a bill for "An Act to legalize certain elections held since July 1, 1911, under and by virtue of 'An Act to authorize the organization of high school districts,' approved June 5, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911, and all proceedings taken in pursuance thereof, and to abate certain pending suits," 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, 116; nays, 0. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Atwood Basel Drake Huston Pierson Benson Ellis Jackson Placek Bippus Epstein Jacobson Prendergast Boyd Fahy Kane Provine Strubinger Brewer Felts Kasserman Brinkman Brown, W. M. Foster Leech Ray Browne, L. O'N. Frankhauser Franz Gardner Garesche Gorman Graham, W. J. Green, E. W. Bruce Gregory Curran, T. Griffin Dahlberg Groves Dalton Desmond Devereux Lipshulch Rethmeier Devine DeYoung Donahue Holaday Maucker McCormick Meents Merritt Roe, A. Rostenkowski Santry West Williamson Wilson, G. H. Wilson, H. Wilson, R. E. Young 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. Mr. Bruce moved to recall House Bill No. 152 to the order of second reading for the purpose of amendment. The motion prevailed, And 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," Was again taken up in the order of second reading, Whereupon, Mr. Bruce offered the following amendment, and moved its adoption: AMENDMENT No. 4. Amend House Bill No. 152, by adding at the end of section 9c the following: "A petition so filed shall be sufficient to authorize the court to hear said cause and to enter a proper order or decree of adoption." And the amendment was adopted. There being no further amendments, the foregoing Amendment No. 4, was ordered printed, And the question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be reengrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. By unanimous consent, upon request of Mr. Pierson, the use of the Hall of the House of Representatives was tendered for a public hearing of the Committee on Education, on the afternoon of April 7 and 14, and for the purpose of a public lecture by Mr. Hatch on the evening of April 14. The House proceeding upon the order of resolutions, Mr. Merritt offered the following resolution, and asked and obtained unanimous consent for its immediate consideration: HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 71, Resolved, That the chairman of each committee of this House require the clerk of his committee to procure and keep in his committee room for the use of the members of said committee, a printed copy of each and every bill referred to said committee. And the resolution was adopted. Mr. Thomason offered the following resolution, which was referred, under the rules, to the Committee on Rules: HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 72. WHEREAS, A very large number of bills are to be acted upon in the various standing committees of this House; and, WHEREAS, Members of such committees often have no opportunity of examining such bills, until taken up in such committee; therefore, be it Resolved, That the chairman of the various standing committees shall ascertain as nearly as possible the various bills to be considered in his committee one day before they shall be taken up by such committee, and each member shall be given one day's notice of what bills are scheduled for consideration on such day. Mr. Pierson offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption: HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 73. WHEREAS, The Hon. William Thiemann, who died on the 30th day of August, 1914, was a member of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois, during the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth sessions of the General Assembly; and, WHEREAS, The said William Thiemann by a long life proved himself a successful business man, a public spirited citizen, a useful member of society and an energetic and able legislator, whose private record and public acts are a part of the life and history of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Forty-ninth General Assembly, That we express our appreciation of the said William Thiemann as a citizen, a man, and a public official; and, be it further Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolution be spread upon the Journal, that a suitably engrossed copy thereof be forwarded by the Clerk 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 12:40 o'clock p. m., the House stood adojurned. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. The House met pursuant to adjournment, The Speaker in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. J. M. Stevenson. The Journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Carl Green, 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. DeYoung presented a petition from citizens of Harvey, Illinois, relating to vocational education legislation, Which was referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Speaker presented a petition from citizens of Rockford, Illinois, relating to primary law legislation, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Speaker presented a petition from citizens of Chicago, Illinois, relating to legislation that would compel and force the enforcement of law and proper punishment of conspiring city, county and State officials, Which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Pierson presented several petitions from citizens of Northern Illinois, relating to educational legislation, Which was referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Shurtleff offered the following resolution, and asked and obtained unanimous consent for its immediate consideration: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 12. Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That when the two Houses adjourn on Friday, April 2, they stand adjourned until Wednesday, April 7, 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. The House, proceeding upon the order of House bills on first reading, House Bill No. 314, a bill for "An Act to provide for the incorporation of co-operative associations for pecuniary profit," Was taken up, read at large a first time and ordered to a second. reading. House Bill No. 394, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 3, 15, 35, 114 and 119 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended," Was taken up, read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading. House Bill No. 244, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the formation and disbursement of a public |