Present and not voting are: Messrs. Hubbard Madsen Provine Total-3. No person having received the necessary constitutional majority, the Secretary of State announced that there was no choice for Temporary Speaker. Mr. Shanahan moved that when the House adjourns today, it stand adjourned until 10:00 o'clock a. m. tomorrow, when a perfunctory session shall be held, and no business transacted, and that a further adjournment shall then be taken until Tuesday, January 26, 1915, at 10:00 o'clock a. m., And the motion prevailed. Mr. Cooper offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 8. WHEREAS, Alonzo K. Vickers, of East St. Louis, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of this State, has been called from the scene of his earthly duties to the higher activities of the life everlasting; and WHEREAS, Mr. Vickers was a member of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly, and for many years one of the leading men of Illinois, active at the bar, profound in his attainment upon the Circuit, the Appellate, and Supreme Bench, and in his decease the State has lost one of its most distinguished citizens, wise counsellors, and patriotic men; therefore, be it Resolved, That this body express its deep sense of sorrow at the loss of Mr. Vickers, to his community, to his county, and to the State; and, be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of this body, in regular session assembled, and that an engrossed copy be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and that as a further mark of respect to his memory, this House do now adjourn. The resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote and, in accordance therewith, at the hour of 10:35 o'clock a. m., the House stood adjourned. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. The House met pursuant to adjournment, The Secretary of State presiding. Prayer by the Rev. George T. Gunter. The Journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Atwood, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved. At the hour of 10:10 o'clock a. m., Mr. Merritt moved that the House do now adjourn until Tuesday, January 26, 1915, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. The motion prevailed, And the House stood adjourned. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. The House met pursuant to adjournment, The Secretary of State presiding. Prayer by the Rev. George T. Gunter. The Journal of Saturday, January 23, was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Mulcahy, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved. The order of business at the hour of adjournment on Friday, January 22, being the selection of a Temporary Speaker, the Secretary of State directed the Clerk to call the roll, which resulted as follows: Perkins Shanahan Shurtleff Smejkal Sonnemann Stanfield Stewart Those voting for Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne are: Messrs. Jacobson Kilens Lipshulch McGloon Morrasy Mulcahy O'Connell O'Rourke Total-59. Schuberth Walsh Wilson, R. E. Total-35. Taylor Thompson Williamson Those voting for Mr. Hoffman are: Messrs. Farrell Hruby Morris Total-13. Quisenberry Roe, A. Those voting for Mr. Charles Curren are: Messrs. Total-13. Rostenkowski Turner Total-16. No person having received the necessary constitutional majority, a call of the roll was again ordered, resulting as follows: Those voting for Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne are: Messrs. Total-60. Shephard Walsh Wilson, R. E. Total-31. Browne, L. O'N. Foster Kilens Bruce Franz Lipshulch Conlon Gorman McGloon Dalton Morrasy Desmond Hilton Mulcahy Donlan Jacobson O'Connell Epstein Those voting for Mr. Charles Curren are: Messrs. Williamson Total-14. Rostenkowski Turner Total-16. Roe, A. Schuberth Weber Taylor Rentchler Rethmeier Roderick Purdunn Devine Farrell Mr. Charles Curren voted for Mr. Turner. Mr. Donahue voted for Mr. Richardson. Mr. Kane voted for Mr. Huston. Total-15. Total-3. No person having received the necessary constitutional majority, a call of the roll was again ordered, resulting as follows: Those voting for Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne are: Messrs. Those voting for Mr. Charles Curren are: Messrs. Gardner Harvey LePage Lynch Moore Murphy Merritt Morris O'Rourke Rentchler Rethmeier Roderick Seit Total-60. Shephard Walsh Wilson, R. E. Total-31. Thompson Total-13. Rostenkowski Turner Total-16. Garesche No person having received the necessary constitutional majority, a call of the roll was again ordered, resulting as follows: |