SENATE BILL No. 71.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 3 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the incorporation, management and regulation of Pawners' Societies and limiting the rate of compensation to be paid for advances, storage and insurance on pawns and pledges and to allow the loaning of money upon personal property,' approved March 29, 1889, in force July 1, 1889."

SENATE BILL No. 72.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 18 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to practice and procedure in courts of record,' approved June 3, 1907, in force July 1, 1907."

SENATE BILL No. 93.

A bill for "An Act to amend section eight (8) of "An Act to establish and maintain parks and parkways in towns and townships,' approved May 29, 1911, in force July 1, 1911."

SENATE BILL No. 114.

A bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to authorize cities, incorporated towns, and townships to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms,' approved and in force March 7, 1872, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending sections one (1) and five (5) thereof."

SENATE BILL NO. 132.

A bill for "An Act to regulate the civil service of sanitary districts by amending 'An Act to create sanitary districts and to remove obstructions in the Desplaines and Illinois Rivers,' approved May 29, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by amending section 4 and by adding thereto thirteen new sections to be known as section 4a, section 4b, section 4c, section 4d, section 4e, section 4f, section 4g, section 4h, section 4i, section 4j, section 4k, section 41, and section 4m."

SENATE BILL No. 137.

A bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, and subsequent Acts amendatory thereof, by amending section forty-two (42) of said Act."

SENATE BILL NO. 142.

A bill for "An Act providing for the registration of farm names."

SENATE BILL No. 147.

An Act to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for placing United States National flags on school houses, court houses and other public buildings in this State, and to repeal certain Acts therein named," approved June 2, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, by adding to said Act, a new section to be known as section three-a (3a) and by amending the title of said Act so as to read as hereinafter provided.

SENATE BILL No. 161.

An Act to amend an Act entitled, "An Act concerning corporations," approved April 18, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, by amending section 25 of said Act so as to enlarge the jurisdiction of courts of equity to dissolve and wind up corporations.

SENATE BILL No. 248.

An Act making an appropriation for the Illinois Farmers' Institute and County Farmers' Institute.

Passed by the Senate, April 27, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. The foregoing Senate bills numbered 10, 18, 45, 71, 72, 93, 114, 132, 137, 142, 147, 161, 248, were taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and to a first 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 passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit:

SENATE BILL No. 159.

A bill for "An Act making an appropriation to meet a deficiency in appropriations for the Illinois State Public Utilities Commission and to provide the necessary funds to carry on the business of said commission, including the amount necessary to carry on the business of the State Grain Inspection Department, until the first day of July, 1915, and declaring an emergency." Passed by the Senate, April 27, 1915, by two-thirds vote.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. The foregoing Senate Bill No. 159, was taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and to a first reading.

SPECIAL ORDER.

The hour having arrived, the time heretofore fixed for the special consideration of House Bill No. 624 in the order of second reading, House Bill No. 624, a bill for "An Act in relation to actions in equity,"

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

AMENDMENT No. 1.

Amend House Bill No. 624 by striking out the enacting clause.

And the question being on the adoption of the amendment, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 25; nays, 78, And the amendment was lost,

And the question then being, "Shall the bill be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne, the special order on House Bill No. 625, set for today, was postponed until tomorrow.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Arthur Roe introduced a bill, House Bill No. 821, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, ‘An Act in relation to practice and procedure in courts of record,' approved June 3, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, as subsequently amended by amending sections and 24 thereof."

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

At the hour of 12:25 o'clock p. m., Mr. Thomas Curran moved that the House do now take a recess until 4:00 o'clock p. m.,

And the motion prevailed.

4:00 O'CLOCK P. M.

The hour of 4:00 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the House resumed its session.

The Speaker in the chair.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Provine, from the Committee on Judicial Department and Practice, to which was referred House Bill No. 739, being a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts, and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time for holding the same, and to repeal an Act therein named,' approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended by subsequent Acts, by amending section twenty-five (25) thereof,"

Reported the same back with amendments thereto, with the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill, as amended, do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill ordered to a first reading.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Provine, from the Committee on Judicial Department and Practice, to which was referred House Bill No. 462, being a bill for "An Act to amend article X. section I of an Act entitled, An Act to revise the law in relation to justices and constables,' approved June 26, 1895, in force July 1, 1895,"

pass.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill ordered to a first reading.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Shephard, from the Committee on Banks, Banking and Building and Loan Associations, to which was referred House Bill No. 146, being a bill for "An Act to regulate sales of investment securities, supervision of investment companies, and providing penalties for the violation thereof,"

pass.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill ordered to a first 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 concurred with the House in the passage of a bill of the following title:

HOUSE BILL No. 265.

A bill for "An Act to re-appropriate, for the use of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, the sum of $5,000 already appropriated by the Fortyeighth General Assembly."

Passed by the Senate, April 28, 1915, by two-thirds vote.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate.

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 passed bills of the following titles, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives, to wit:

SENATE BILL No. 7.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and providing the means therefor, and to repeal a certain Act therein named,' approved February 25, 1898, in force July 1, 1898, as amended by Act approved May 25, 1903."

SENATE BILL No. 37.

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, as amended by subsequent Acts; and the title as amended by an Act approved March 28, 1874, in force July 1, 1874; by amending section 20 thereof."

SENATE BILL No. 176.

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 amended by subsequent Acts, by adding thereto an additional section to be known as section 3a."

SENATE BILL No. 208.

A bill for "An Act for the appropriation of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars to the commissioners appointed under an Act entitled, 'An Act for the appointment of commissioners and making an appropriation for the construction and erection of a monument in memory of a former Governor, Thomas Carlin, Carrollton, Illinois,' approved June 26, 1913, to complete such monument."

SENATE BILL No. 313.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning the levy and extension of taxes,' approved May 9, 1901, in force July 1, 1901, as amended by an Act approved March 29, 1905, in force July 1, 1905; as amended by an Act approved June 14, 1909, in force July 1, 1909; as amended by an Act approved May 20, 1913, in force July 1, 1913."

Passed by the Senate, April 28, 1915.

A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate...

The foregoing Senate bills numbered 7, 37, 176, 208, 3132, were taken up, read by title, ordered printed, and to a first reading.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Smejkal called up House Bill No. 730 in the order of third reading; and House Bill No. 730, a bill for “An Act for an emergency appropriation to meet a deficiency in the office. expenses of the Clerk of the Supreme Court,"

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, 133; nays, 0.

Smejkal

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. Smejkal called up House Bill No. 574 in the order of third reading; and 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 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, 126; nays, 3. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs.