Mr. Morrasy introduced a bill, House Bill No. 660, a bill for "An Act for the creation and appointment of a State Board of Examiners of Stationary and Traction Engineers, prescribing their duties and fixing their compensation."

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

Mr. Morrasy introduced a bill, House Bill No. 661, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the construction, reparation and protection of drains, ditches and levees across the lands of others for agricultural, sanitary and mining purposes and to provide for the organization of drainage districts,' approved and in force May 29, 1879, as subsequently amended, by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 8a."

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

Mr. Perkins introduced a bill, House Bill No. 662, a bill for "An Act to amend section 11 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to prevent the preparation, manufacture, packing, storing, or distributing of food intended for sale, or sale of food under insanitary, unhealthful or unclean conditions or surroundings, to create a sanitary inspection to declare that such conditions shall constitute a nuisance, and to provide for the enforcement thereof,' 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 License and Miscellany.

Mr. Perkins introduced a bill, House Bill No. 663, a bill for “An Act to amend sections 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 17, 21, 39, 39a, 40, and 40a of an Act entitled, 'An Act to prevent fraud in the sale of dairy products, their imitation or substitutes, to prohibit and prevent the manufacture and sale of unhealthful, adulterated or misbranded foods, liquors or dairy products, to provide for the appointment of a State Food Commissioner and his assistants, to define their powers and duties and to repeal all Acts relating to the production, manufacture and sale of dairy and food products and liquors in conflict herewith,' approved May 14, 1907, and in force July 1, 1907, as amended by subsequent Acts." The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on License and Miscellany.

Mr. Pierson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 664, a bill for "An Act to revise the law in relation to the Illinois State Museum of Natural History."

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

Mr. Rinehart introduced a bill, House Bill No. 665, a bill for “An Act to authorize the Board of Administration and the commissioners of any penal or reform institution of this State, at their respective institutions, to dispose of unclaimed personal property belonging to discharged or deceased inmates."

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

Mr. F. J. Ryan introduced a bill, House Bill No. 666, a bill for "An Act to provide for annexing territory to cities, villages and incorporated towns, and to repeal an Act therein named."

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

Mr. Scanlan introduced a bill, House Bill No. 667, a bill for "An Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the organization and management of mutual insurance corporations, other than life; and repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts therein referred to.""

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

Mr. Sonnemann introduced a bill, House Bill No. 668, a bill for "An Act to provide for first aid medical services to injured employees." The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Sonnemann introduced a bill, House Bill No. 669, a bill for "An Act to provide for the registration and reporting of employers of labor to the State Factory Inspection Department."

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

Mr. Sonnemann introduced a bill, House Bill No. 670, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act providing for the protection and safety of persons in and about the construction, repairing, alteration or removal of buildings, bridges, viaducts, and other structures, and to provide for the enforcement thereof,' approved June 3, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, by amending section one (1), section seven (7), section eight (8), and section nine (9), also by adding eight (8 new sections to be known as section 3a, section 7b, section Sa, section 8b, section 8c, section 8d, and section 8f, respectively."

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

Mr. Taylor introduced a bill, House Bill No. 671, a bill for “An Act to amend 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 subsequently amended by amending section one (1) thereof."

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

Mr. Tompkins introduced a bill, House Bill No. 672, a bill for "An Act to amend 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 subsequently amended, by amending section 78 thereof."

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

Mr. Tompkins introduced a bill, House Bill No. 673, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the election of boards of school inspectors in certain cases, to define the powers and to regulate the revenue thereof, to vest the title to certain school property, and to repeal certain Acts herein named,' approved May 25, 1907, and in force July 1, 1907, by amending section two (2) thereof."

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

Mr. Harry Wilson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 674, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain

a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending section 127 thereof."

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

Mr. Butler introduced a bill, House Bill No. 675, a bill for "An Act for the appointment of commissioners for the construction and erection of a monument to the memory of former Major General John A. McClernand, at Springfield, Illinois, and to appropriate twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars therefor."

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

The House, proceeding upon the order of House bill on first reading, House Bill No. 157, a bill for "An Act to amend section 6 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the civil service of the State of Illinois, approved May 11, 1905, in force November 1, 1905,' as said section 6 was amended by an Act entitled, 'An Act to amend sections 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19, and 35 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,' approved May 25, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, and as the said section. was further amended by an Act entitled, 'An Act to amend sections 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14 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 an Act approved April 19, 1907, in force July 1, 1907; as amended by an Act approved May 25, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, and by adding two new sections to be known as sections 3a and 3b,' approved June 10, 1911, in force July 1, 1911,"

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

House Bill No. 50, a bill for "An Act to amend sections two (2) and fifty-three (53) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for drainage for agricultural and sanitary purposes and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, and to add one new section to be numbered section twenty-seven (27),"

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

House Bill No. 84, a bill for "An Act to amend section three (3) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the licensing of mason contractors and employing masons, and to regulate the safe and proper construction of buildings,' approved June 30, 1913, in force July 1, 1913,"

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

House Bill No. 218, a bill for "An Act to provide for the licensing of auctioneers and regulating the calling, business and vocation of an auctioneer, and to insure the better qualifications of persons following such vocation in the State of Illinois,"

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

House Bill No. 507, a bill for "An Act to amend section 9 of 'An Act to create sanitary districts and to provide for sewage disposal,' approved June 5, 1911,"

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

House Bill No. 506, a bill for "An Act to legalize the organization of sanitary districts,"

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

House Bill No. 574, a bill for “An Act making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in the office and other expenses of the Legislative Reference Bureau,"

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. 73, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act in regard to garnishment, approved March 9, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, by adding thereto one additional section, to be known as 'section 7a,' which said additional section shall read as follows:"

Having heretofore been read at large a second time on April 7, and consideration postponed, together with amendments numbered 1 and 2, adopted thereto, was again taken up,

Whereupon Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne offered the following amendment and moved its adoption:

AMENDMENT No. 3.

Amend House Bill No. 73 by striking out the enacting clause.
Mr. Lyon moved to lay the amendment on the table,

And the question being on the motion to table, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 54; nays, 58,

And the motion to table was lost.

The question recurring on the adoption of Amendment No. 3, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 58; nays, 49. The amendment was adopted, and House Bill No. 73, was ordered to lie on the table.

House Bill No. 314, a bill for "An Act to provide for the incorporation of cooperative associations for pecuniary profit,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon the Committee on Judiciary offered the following amendments and moved their adoption:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend House Bill No. 314, section 10 of the printed bill by adding thereto the following words: "Provided, the amounts thus invested by the stockholders or directors shall not in either case, exceed ten per centum of the amount of the capital stock of such other cooperative association." And the amendment was adopted.

AMENDMENT No. 2.

Amend House Bill No. 314, section 20 of the printed bill, by adding thereto the following words: "as limited in section ten of this Act." And the amendment was adopted.

AMENDMENT No. 3.

Amend House Bill No. 314, as printed, by striking out section 22 thereof and renumbering section 23 as 22, 24 as 23, 25 as 24, 26 as 25, 27 as 26, and 28 as 27.

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.

House Bill No. 123, a bill for "An Act to authorize cities and villages having a population of less than 100,000 to levy a tax for the purpose of collecting and disposing of garbage,"

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. 223, a bill for "An Act in relation to public employment by municipalities,"

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. 63, a bill for “An Act to provide for the acquisition, equipment, conduct and maintenance of public playgrounds in and by cities having a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000).

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. 81, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909, by amending section 126a,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon, Mr. Kane offered the following amendment and moved its adoption:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend House Bill No. 81, as printed, by striking out all that part of line 29 after and including the number "309" and by striking out in line 30 the words "Election laws" and by adding in lieu of the part stricken out the following:

"Section 22 and section 23 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the printing and distribution of ballots at public expense, and for the nomination of candidates for public offices to regulate the manner of holding elections, and to enforce the secrecy of the ballot,' approved June 22, 1891, in force July 1, 1891."

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. 13, a bill for "An Act to amend section sixty-three (63) of an Act entitled, 'An Act in regard to elections and to provide for filling vacancies in election (elective) offices,' approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon, Mr. Pierson offered the following amendment and moved its adoption:

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend House Bill No. 13 by striking out the enacting clause.