Act approved and in force December 31, 1907, and as further amended by an Act approved June 5, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. G. H. Wilson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 631, a bill for "An Act to create the status of marriage between unmarried parents."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Provine, by request, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 632, a bill for "An Act to amend section 31 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the regulation of public utilities,' approved June 30, 1913, in force January 1, 1914."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Provine, by request, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 633, a bill for "An Act to provide for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois National Guard and Illinois Naval Reserve."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Smejkal introduced a bill, House Bill No. 634, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to promote the public health by protecting certain employes in this State from the dangers of occupational diseases and providing for the enforcement thereof,' approved May 26, 1911, in force July 1, 1911."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Brewer introduced a bill, House Bill No. 635, a bill for "An Act to provide for the free transportation of pupils to school."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Hamlin introduced a bill, House Bill No. 636, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act requiring reports of births and deaths, and the recording of the same and prescribing a penalty for non-compliance with the provisions thereof, and repealing certain Acts therein named,' approved May 6, 1903, in force July 1, 1903, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending sections one (1) and two (2) thereof."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Quisenberry introduced a bill, House Bill No. 637, a bill for "An Act to repeal an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the holding of primary elections by political parties,' approved March 9, 1910, in force July 1, 1910; as amended by an Act approved and in force March 30, 1912; as amended by an Act approved May 27, 1912, in force July 1, 1912, and as amended by an Act approved June 30, 1913, in force July 1, 1913."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Arthur Roe introduced a bill, House Bill No. 638, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation to the State Game and Fish Conservation Commission for the promotion of the welfare of song and insectiverous birds."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. DeYoung introduced a bill, House Bill No. 639, a bill for "An Act concerning real estate agency corporations.' The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Scholes introduced a bill, House Bill No. 640, a bill for "An Act prohibiting public officers from receiving or accepting from their deputies or employees any part or percentage of the salary of such deputies and employees, and providing a penalty therefor."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Holaday introduced a bill, House Bill No. 641, a bill for "An Act making appropriation of additional sums for the completion of armories now under construction."

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

Mr. Smejkal asked and obtained unanimous consent for leave of absence for members of the sub-committee on appropriations on next Tuesday.

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

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13.

Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That when the two Houses adjourn on Thursday, April 8, they stand adjourned until Tuesday, April 13, 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.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE.

The House proceeding upon the order of consideration of measures in the Committee of the Whole House,

The Speaker called Mr. Rinehart to the chair, and thereupon at the hour of 10:55 o'clock a. m., the House went into Committee of the Whole House.

At the hour of 11:10 o'clock a. m., the House resumed its session,
The Speaker in the chair.

Mr. Rinehart, from the Committee of the Whole House, formed for the purpose of considering House Joint Resolution No. 7, to wit:

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7.

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois, the Senate concurring herein, That the following amendment to Section 2 of Article XV of the Constitution be proposed and be submitted to a vote of

the electors at the regular election to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1916:

SEC. 2. Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either House of the General Assembly, and if the same shall be voted for by twothirds of all the members elected to each of the two Houses, such proposed amendments together with the yeas and nays of each House thereon, shall be entered in full on their respective Journals; and said amendments shall be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection, at the next election of members of the General Assembly, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. The proposed amendments, shall be published in full at least three months preceding the election, and if a majority of the electors voting at said election shall vote for the proposed amendments, they shall become part of this Constitution. The General Assembly shall have power at any session thereof, to propose as many amendments to this Constitution as shall seem proper and necessary, and may propose the same or similar amendments at any or as many succeeding regular sessions as shall seem expedient.

Reported the same back with a substitute therefor, being House Joint Resolution No. 14, to wit:

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 14.

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois, the Senate concurring herein, That the following amendment to Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution be proposed and be submitted to a vote of the electors at the regular election to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1916:

SEC. 2. Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either House of the General Assembly, and if the same shall be voted for by twothirds of all the members elected to each of the two Houses, such proposed amendments, together with the yeas and nays of each House thereon, shall be entered in full on their respective Journals; and said amendments shall be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection, at the next election of members of the General Assembly, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. The proposed amendments shall be published in full at least three months preceding the election, and if a majority of the electors voting at said election shall vote for the proposed amendments, they shall become a part of this Constitution. But the General Assembly shall have no power to propose amendments to more than three (3) Articles of this Constitution at the same session, nor to the same Article oftener than once in four years.

With the recommendation that the original resolution, House Joint Resolution No. 7, lie on the table, and that the substitute, House Joint Resolution No. 14, be adopted.

The report of the committee was received and ordered placed on the calendar for consideration, and on motion of Mr. Rinehart, was made a special order on Wednesday, April 14, 1915.

The House proceeding upon the order of House bills on first reading, House Bill No. 335, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of an Act entitled, 'An Act providing for the regulation of the embalming and disposal of dead bodies, for a system of examination, registration and licensing of embalmers, and imposing penalties for the violation of any of its provisions,' approved May 13, 1905, in force July 1, 1905,"

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

A message from the Senate by Mr. Paddock, Journal and Executive 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. 17.

WHEREAS, For almost a quarter of a century at every session of the General Assembly bills have been introduced and passed providing for or relating to the payment of pensions to superannuated, retired or injured public employees and in many cases to their widows and children at an expense to the public now aggregating millions of dollars annually; and,

WHEREAS, The Legislature has heretofore provided for the contribution of public revenue for this purpose without making or causing to be made any investigation of the present and future cost or value of such pensions, of any plan or procedure by which economies might be effected in the administration of the various pension funds, or of consolidating, revising and making permanent the many unscientific "make-shift" laws, now in force relating thereto; and,

WHEREAS, There are now pending in the Legislature several pension bills affecting various classes of public employees in the city of Chicago, each designed either to extend the benefits of the present laws or to secure the contribution of further public revenue to such funds; and,

WHEREAS, It is dsirable in order that the Legislature may act intelligently upon these matters to obtain further information upon the operation of these laws, and upon the present and future cost of the administration thereof; therefore, be it

Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That the Governor is hereby authorized and requested to appoint a commission of four members, one of whom shall be a representative of said pension funds, the other three of whom shall be persons not interested in any of said pension funds and one of whom shall be a person versed in financial affairs, one of whom shall be a person of actuarial experience, and another of whom shall be a person of legal attainments, who shall be Chairman of the Commission, to investigate the operation of all pension laws heretofore enacted in this State, together with the present and future cost thereof, and to collect information as far as possible in regard to the operation of similar laws in other states, and countries, and to make recommendation upon this subject to the next General Assembly.

The commission shall have power to call upon the Insurance Department and other departments of the State Government for such assistance as it may require, to employ one or more actuaries, a clerk, a stenographer and counsel, and such other assistants as may be necessary.

The expenses of said commission, including a reasonable per diem to the members thereof, not to exceed ten dollars per day, for time actually spent in such investigation, shall be paid out of funds to be appropriated therefor upon vouchers drawn upon the Auditor of Public Accounts properly itemized and certified to by the chairman of the commission and approved by the Governor.

The commission shall report its findings, together with any recommendations it may see fit to make, to the Governor not later than December 1, 1916, for transmission to the Fiftieth General Assembly. Adopted by the Senate, April 7, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. The foregoing Senate Joint Resolution No. 17 was referred, under the rules, to the Committee on Rules.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Smejkal called up House Bill No. 256 in the order of third reading; and House Bill No. 256, a bill for “An Act making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in appropriations for the office of Secretary of State and to provide the necessary funds to carry on the business of the State until the first of July, 1915,"

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, 113; 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.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Scanlan called up House Bill No. 284 in the order of third reading; and House Bill No. 284, a bill for "An Act to legalize and validate the annexation of tracts of land to cities, villages and incorporated towns in certain cases,"

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, 114; 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.