House Bill No. 118, a bill for "An Act to revise the law creating a firemens' pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns, whose population exceeds five thousand (5,000) inhabitants,'

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

House Bill No. 119, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the formation and disbursement of a pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population exceeding 100,000 inhabitants for municipal employees appointed to their positions under and by virtue of an Act entitled, An Act to regulate the civil service of cities,' approved and in force March 20, 1895, and for those who were appointed prior to the passage of said Act and who are now in the service of such city, village or town,' approved May 31, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, by amending sections 6, 7, 8, and 9, thereof, and to further amend said Act by adding thereto one additional section to be known as section 912,"

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

House Bill No. 37, a bill for "An Act to provide for the formation and disbursement of a pension fund in counties having a population of 150,000 or more inhabitants for officers or employees appointed to their positions under and by virtue of an Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the civil service of counties,' approved May 11, 1905, in force November 1, 1905, and for those officers and employees who were appointed prior to the passage of said Act and who are now in the service of such county,"

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

House Bill No. 472, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the annexation of cities, incorporated towns and villages, or parts of same, to cities, incorporated towns and villages,' approved and in force April 25, 1889, as heretofore amended,"

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

House Bill No. 426, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 1, 3, and 4 of an Act to provide for the formation and disbursement of a pension fund in cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population exceeding 100,000 inhabitants for municipal employees appointed to their positions under and by virtue of an Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the civil service of cities,' approved and in force March 20, 1895, and for those who were appointed prior to the passage of said Act and who are now in the service of such citv, village or town. (Approved May 31, 1911; in force July 1, 1911. L. 1911, p. 158.)"

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

House Bill No. 320, a bill for "An Act to provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a police pension fund in cities. having a population exceeding two hundred thousand inhabitants,"

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

House Bill No. 516, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled. 'An Act to authorize the organization of high school districts,' approved

May 12, 1905, in force July 1, 1905, by adding thereto a new section to follow the 8th and last section, to be known as section nine (9),”

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

House Bill No. 319, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collections of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending section one hundred and forty-four (144) thereof,”

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

House Bill No. 536, a bill for "An Act entitled, 'An Act making an appropriation for the payment of the amounts awarded by the Court of Claims to certain persons and companies named therein,"

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

House Bill No. 590, a bill for "An Act relating to insurance brokers,"

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

House Bill No. 297, a bill for "An Act to define license and regulate the business of personal property loan brokers and to limit the amount of any single loan to be made by such brokers and the interest and other charges to be made upon such loans.

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

House Bill No. 334, a bill for "An Act to prevent the fraudulent, unclean or unsanitary packing and shipping of rags,"

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

House Bill No. 408, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to the Secretary of State,' approved March 30, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, by adding a new section thereto to be known as section 6a thereof,"

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

House Bill No. 280, a bill for "An Act to provide for the appointment of certain officers in counties containing a population of more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand,"

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

House Bill No. 254, a bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to enable associations of persons to become a body corporate to raise funds to be loaned only among the members of such association,' in force July 1, 1879,"

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

House Bill No. 57, a bill for "An Act to amend section 1 of 'An Act to authorize the employment of convicts and prisoners in the penal and reformatory institutions of the State of Illinois in the preparation of road building materials and in working on the public roads,' approved June 28, 1913, in force July 1, 1913,"

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

House Bill No. 481, a bill for "An Act to amend section 5 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to indemnify the owners of sheep in cases of damage committed by dogs,' approved May 29, 1879, in force July 1, 1879, as amended by an Act approved April 21, 1899, in force July 1, 1899,"

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

House Bill No. 228, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 9, 10, 11, and 12 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish the Illinois State Reformatory and making an appropriation therefor,' approved June 18, 1891, in force July 1, 1891, and to add two new sections thereto to be known as sections 14a and 14b,"

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

House Bill No. 550, a bill for "An Act to add a new section to be known as section 79 of '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); as amended by an Act approved June 3, 1889, in force June 11, 1891; as amended by an Act approved June 21, 1895, in force July 1, 1895; as amended by an Act approved May 10, 1901, in force July 1, 1901; as amended by an Act approved May 11, 1901, in force July 1, 1901; as amended by an Act approved May 18, 1905, in force July 1, 1905; as amended by an Act approved and in force February 27, 1907,"

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

House Bill No. 597, a bill for "An Act providing for the forfeiture of franchises of drainage districts for non-user and to enable drainage districts subsequently organized in the same territory to proceed with their work,"

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

House Bill No. 501, a bill for "An Act concerning proof of handwriting and to permit proof of handwriting to be made by comparison," Was taken up, read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading.

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 thirty-five (35), and adding three (3) new sections to be known as sections 152a, 152b, and 152c,"

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

House Bill No. 457, a bill for "An Act to amend article IV 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,"

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

House Bill No. 504, 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 section one hundred fifty-three (153) thereof,"

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, on motion of Mr. Donahue, House Bill No. 23 was ordered to lie on the table.

House Bill No. 48, a bill for "An Act to amend section 210 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Pending discussion, Mr. Smejkal moved that House Bill No. 48 be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations,

And on that motion a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 40; nays, 24,

And House Bill No. 48 was ordered re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

House Bill No. 372, a bill for "An Act to amend sections four (4) and five (5) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the election and appointment of officers and employees of the General Assembly of the State and fix their compensation, and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved and in force May 25, 1911,"

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

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend House Bill No. 372, by inserting after the word "appoint" in line eleven (11) of the printed bill, the words "one messenger."

And the amendment was adopted.

AMENDMENT No. 2.

Amend House Bill No. 372, by inserting after the word "appoint" in line (13) of the printed bill, the words "one messenger."

And the amendment was adopted.

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

AMENDMENT No. 3.

Amend House Bill No. 372, by striking out the enacting clause.

Mr. Flagg 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, 32; nays, 28,

And Amendment No. 3 was ordered to lie on the table.

There being no further amendments, the foregoing amendments numbered 1 and 2 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. 412, a bill for "An Act to amend section 46 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909, as amended,"

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. 436, a bill for "An Act to regulate the shipment, transportation and delivery of intoxicating liquor,"

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. 563, a bill for "An Act to provide for the licensing of steam and operating engineers,"

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. 574, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in the office and other expenses of the Legislative Reference Bureau,"

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. 506, a bill for "An Act to legalize the organization of sanitary districts,"

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. 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,"

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. 246, a bill for "An Act to amend sections forty-two (42) and fifty-six (56) of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, as amended by subsequent Acts,"

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. 642, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to restrict the powers of counties, cities, towns and villages in licensing dram-shops, to provide for granting a license to retail malt liquors separately, and for punishing persons holding such separate license for the lawful sale and gifts,' approved June 15, 1883, in force July 1, 1883, by amending sections one (1) and two (2) 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.

House Bill No. 366, a bill for "An Act to enable counties to establish and maintain libraries,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, Whereupon, Mr. Rothschild offered the following amendments, and moved their adoption: