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. 536, in the order of third reading; and 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," 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, having received the votes of a constitutional majority 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. 241, in the order of third reading; and House Bill No. 241, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation to Alice A. Ingham, executrix of the estate of George K. Ingham of DeWitt County, Illinois, to reimburse her for a sum of money paid in error through the county treasurer of DeWitt County to the State Treasurer of Illinois," 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, 0. This bill, having received the votes of a constitutional majority of the members elected, was declared passed. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk inform the Senate therof and ask their concurrence therein. By unanimous consent, Mr. Smejkal called up House Bill No. 26 in the order of third reading; and House Bill No. 26, a bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the salary of an agricultural advisor for incorporated soil and crop improvement associations, or like associations, with like purposes, of the State of Illinois," 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, 119; nays, 0. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. O'Connell Prendergast Provine Quisenberry Kessinger Kilens Purdunn Lantz Leech Ray Lipshulch Rentchler Brinkman Brown, W. M. Browne, L. O'N. Fahy Festerling Frankhauser Gardner Gorman Graham, T. E. Graham. W. J. Green, C. Green, E. W. Mason Maucker McCabe McGloon Meents Shurtleff Tompkins Turner Tuttle Vickers Walsh McCormick Mitchell Moore Curran. T. Griffin Morris This bill, having received the votes of a constitutional majority 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. Mr. Vickers offered the following resolution, and asked and obtained unanimous consent for its immediate consideration: HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 83. WHEREAS, It has been stated in writing to a member of this House that one F. E. Davidson stated on the 26th of this month, at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Western Society of Engineers that two (2) members of the Committee on License and Miscellany told him that they had been offered twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars each to vote for a bill pending before this House, and WHEREAS, It is of the highest importance that such a charge be fully investigated; therefore, be it Resolved, That the said F. E. Davidson be cited to appear before this House forthwith to give testimony as to the source and substance of said charge. And the resolution was adopted. At the hour of 6:00 o'clock p. m., Mr. Fieldstack moved that the House do now adjourn, And the question being on the motion to adjourn, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 46; nays, 53. And the House refused to adjourn. Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne asked unanimous consent to call up House Bill No. 474 in the order of third reading. Unanimous consent being refused, Mr. Lee O'Neil Browne moved to suspend the rules for that purpose. And the question being on the motion to suspend the rules, a division of the House was had, resulting as follows: Yeas, 44; nays, 53. And the motion was lost. At the hour of 6:10 o'clock p. m., Mr. Fieldstack moved that the House do now adjourn. The motion prevailed, And the House stood adjourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A M. The House met pursuant to adjournment, The Speaker in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. J. Jay Dugan. The Journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. W. M. Brown, the further reading of the same was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved. By unanimous consent, the attention of the House was called to the absence of Messrs. Jackson and Shephard, on account of sickness. By unanimous consent, all members of the Committee To Visit Penal Institutions, were excused from attendance at the sessions, during the remainder of this week. 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. 66. A bill for "An Act to amend section 3, section 7, section 8, section 9, section 12, section 13, section 14, section 16, section 19, section 21, and section 26 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to promote the general welfare of the people of this State by providing compensation for accidental injuries or death suffered in the course of employment within this State; providing for the enforcement and administering thereof, and a penalty for its violation, and repealing an Act entitled, 'An Act to promote the general welfare of the people of this State by providing compensation for accidental injuries or death suffered in the course of employment,' approved June 10, 1911, in force May 1, 1912,' approved June 28, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and adding thereto a new section, 33%." Passed by the Senate, April 28, 1915. A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. The foregoing Senate Bill No. 66, was 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 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. 213. A bill for "An Act to provide for the registration of all births, stillbirths and deaths in the State of Illinois, and to repeal 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." SENATE BILL No. 237. A bill for "An Act making appropriation for the Illinois State Academy of Science." SENATE BILL NO. 271. A bill for "An Act to make an appropriation for the expenses of the commission authorizing by joint resolution to be appointed to investigate pension legislation heretofore enacted in the State of Illinois." SENATE BILL No. 321. A bill for "An Act making an appropriation for completing the installation of two (2) electric passenger elevators in the Capitol Buiding at Springfield." Passed by the Senate, April 28, 1915. A. E. EDEN, Secretary of the Senate. The foregoing Senate bills numbered 213, 237, 271, 321, were taken up, read by title, ordered printed and to a first reading. The House proceeding upon the order of reports of standing committees, Mr. Tice, from the Committee on Roads and Bridges, to which was referred bills of the following titles, to wit: HOUSE BILL No. 486. A bill for “An Act to amend section 2 of an Act entitled, ‘An Act defining motor vehicles and providing for the registration of the same and of motor bicycles, and uniform rules regulating the use and speed thereof, prohibiting the use of motor vehicles without the consent of the owner and the offer or acceptance of any bonus or discount or other consideration for the purchase of supplies or parts for any such motor vehicle or for work or repairs done thereon by others, and defining chauffeurs and providing for the examination and licensing thereof, and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 10, 1911, in force July 1, 1911." HOUSE BILL No. 282. A bill for "An Act to amend sections two (2) and nineteen (19) of an Act entitled, 'An Act defining motor vehicles and providing for the registration of the same and of motor bicycles, and uniform rules regulating the use and speed thereof; prohibiting the use of motor vehicles without the consent of the owner and the offer or acceptance of any bonus or discount or other consideration for the purchase of supplies or parts for any such motor vehicle or for work or repairs done thereon by others, and defining chauffeurs and providing for the examination and licensing thereof and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 10, 1911, and in force July 1, 1911." Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bills do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in and House bills numbered 486 and 282 were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Lynch, from the Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, reported that House bills of the following titles have been correctly engrossed and returned herewith: HOUSE BILL No. 641. A bill for "An Act making apropriation of additional sums for the completion of armories now under construction. |