And the question being on the motion to table, it was decided in the affirmative.

The question recurring on the adoption of the report of the committee, it was decided in the affirmative,

And House Bill No. 874 was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Turnbaugh, from the Committee on Industrial Affairs, to which was referred House Bill No. 859, being a bill for "An Act to amend section 1, section 2, section 4, and section 6 of an Act to provide for the safety of persons employed in and about coal mines, and to provide for the examination of persons seeking employment therein, in order that only competent persons may be employed as miners, and to create a Board of Examiners for this purpose, and to provide a penalty for the violation of the same, and to repeal an Act entitled, 'An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the safety of persons employed in and about coal mines, and to provide for the examination of persons seeking employment as coal miners, and providing penalties for the violation of the same,' approved June 1, 1908, in force July 1, 1908,' approved June 5, 1909, in force July 1, 1909, approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913,"

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.

Mr. Turnbaugh, from the Committee on Industrial Affairs, to which was referred bills of the following titles, to wit:

HOUSE BILL No. 404.

A bill for "An Act to establish a minimum wage commission and to define its powers and duties, to provide for the creation of wage boards, and for the determination of minimum wages for women and minors in the various occupations, trades and industries, in which women and minors are employed, and for putting into effect the findings of said commission and for the punishment of any violations of the provisions of the Act."

HOUSE BILL No. 857.

A bill for "An Act to amend sections 2 and 6 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to require fire fighting equipment and other means for the prevention and controlling of fires and the prevention of loss of lives from fires in coal mines,' approved and in force March 8, 1910, as amended by Act approved and in force June 7, 1911, as amended by Act approved June 26, 1913, in force July 1, 1913."

HOUSE BILL No. 713.

A bill for "An Act to provide for the health, safety and comfort of employees in factories, mercantile establishments, mills and workshops in this State, and to provide for the enforcement thereof."

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

The report of the committee was concurred in and House bills numbered 404, 857, and 713 were ordered to a first reading.

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. 211.

A bill for "An Act ratifying and confirming the sale and conveyance of all the right, title and interest of the State of Illinois in and to the buildings and land belonging to the State of Illinois and used as an armory by the Second Regiment, Illinois National Guard."

HOUSE BILL No. 291.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 8 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish appellate courts,' approved June 2, 1877, and in force July 1, 1877, as amended."

HOUSE BILL No. 188.

A bill for "An Act to provide for disconnecting territory from park districts organized under and by virtue of 'An Act to provide for the organization of park districts and the transfer of submerged lands to those bordering on navigable bodies of water,' approved June 24, 1895, in force July 1, 1895."

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 foregoing House bills numbered 211, 291, 188, and 667 were placed in the order of House bills on third reading.

Mr. Smejkal, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred House Bill No. 410, being a bill for "An Act for an appropriation for the repair and re-arrangement of the interior of the Capitol Building,"

Reported the same back with a substitute therefor, being House Bill No. 912, a bill for "An Act for an appropriation for the repair and re-arrangement of the interior of the Capitol Building,"

And recommended that the original bill, House Bill No. 410, do lie on the table, and that the substitute do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the original bill, House Bill No. 410, was ordered to lie on the table and the substitute, House Bill No. 912, was read at large a first time, ordered printed and to a second reading.

Mr. Holaday, from the Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred bills of the following titles, to wit:

HOUSE BILL No. 95.

A bill for "An Act regarding places used for purposes of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, to declare the same to be public nuisances, and to provide for the more effectual suppression thereof."

HOUSE BILL No. 380.

A bill for "An Act regarding places used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, to declare the same to be public nuisances, and to provide for the more effectual suppression thereof."

Reported the same back with a substitute therefor, being House Bill No. 913, a bill for "An Act regarding places used for purposes of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, to declare the same to be public nuisances, and to provide for the more effectual suppression thereof,"

And recommended that the original bills, House bills numbered 95 and 380, do lie on the table, and that the substitute do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the original bills, House bills numbered 95 and 380, were ordered to lie on the table, and the substitute, House Bill No. 913, was read at large a first time, ordered printed and to a second reading.

Mr. Igoe, from the Committee on Waterways, to which was referred House Bill No. 177, being a bill for "An Act to provide for the construction of a deep waterway or canal to be known as the Illinois Waterway, from the water power plant of the Sanitary District of Chicago, at or near Lockport, in Will County, Illinois, to a point in the Illinois River at or near Utica, in LaSalle County, Illinois, to provide for the issuance of bonds to pay for said deep waterway, to provide for the development and utilization of the water power that may be generated from the water flowing through said waterway, and to create a commission to be known as the Illinois Waterway Commission, to carry out the provisions of this Act,"

Reported the same back with a substitute therefor, being House Bill No. 914, a bill for "An Act to provide for the construction of a deep waterway or canal to be known as the Illinois Waterway, from the water power plant of the Sanitary District of Chicago, at or near Lockport, in Will County, Illinois, to a point in the Illinois River at or near Utica, in LaSalle County, Illinois, to provide for the issuance of bonds to pay for said deep waterway, to provide for the development and utilization of the water power that may be generated from the water flowing through said waterway, and to create a commission to be known as the Illinois Waterway Commission, to carry out the pro-. visions of this Act,"

And recommended that the original bill, House Bill No. 177, do lie on the table, and that the substitute do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the original bill, House Bill No. 177, was ordered to lie on the table and the substitute, House Bill No. 914, was read at large a first time, ordered printed and to a second reading.

Mr. Arthur Roe, from the Committee on Fish and Game, reported the following committee bill, House Bill No. 915, being a bill for "An Act to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57, and 58, and to add certain new sections to be known and designated as sections 9a, 21a, 40b, 42a, and 58a, of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the conservation of game, wild fowl, birds, and fish in the State of Illinois, for the appointment of a commission and staff for the enforcement thereof,' and to repeal certain Acts relating thereto, approved June 23, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, and Acts amendatory thereof, and to repeal a certain section thereof, and an Act therein named,"

And recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill read at large a first time, ordered printed and to a second reading.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Gorman introduced a bill, House Bill No. 916, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a House of Correction Employees' Pension Fund in cities having a population exceeding 150,000 inhabitants,' approved and in force July 1, 1911.”

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Thomas Curran introduced a bill, House Bill No. 917, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act relating to children who are now or may hereafter become dependent, neglected or delinquent, to define these terms and to provide for the treatment, control, maintenance, adoption and guardianship of the person of such children,' approved April 21, 1899, in force July 1, 1899; as amended by an Act approved June 4, 1907, in force July 1, 1907, and all Acts amendatory thereof and by adding two new sections to be known as sections Sa and 8b, and to repeal section 18 of said Act."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Lipshulch introduced a bill, House Bill No. 918, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended, by adding a new section to division XIV thereof.”

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Merritt, by request, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 919, a bill for "An Act to repeal article XI of an Act entitled, 'An Act to incorporate the city of Jacksonville in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois,' approved February 15, 1867; as amended by an Act approved March 29, 1869."

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Santry introduced a bill, House Bill No. 920, a bill for "An Act to promote the public welfare, the health and morals of employees and the safety and comfort of passengers on public conveyances by prohibiting underpayment of agents, servants and employees."

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

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. 38.

A bill for "An Act to prevent any person committing felonious homicide to profit by his crime, or to take or acquire from the person so killed any property or estate upon his death, and to regulate the descent or devolution of the estate of such decedent."

SENATE BILL No. 63.

A bill for "An Act relative to untrue and misleading advertisement."
SENATE BILL No. 106.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 207 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909."

SENATE BILL No. 124.

A bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, by adding a new section thereto to be known as section 118c."

SENATE BILL No. 126.

A bill for "An Act to amend section seventeen (17) of an Act entitled, '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."

SENATE BILL No. 153.

A bill for "An Act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, disposal and use of poisonous fly-paper or fly-killers."

SENATE BILL No. 166.

A bill for "An Act permitting parties to agree to the rendition of a verdict concurred in by nine or more of the jurors composing the panel."

SENATE BILL No. 182.

A bill for "An Act to amend sections 3, 15, 35, 114 and 119 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909."

SENATE BILL No. 198.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 3 of Article IV of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to township organization,' approved and in force March 4, 1874."

SENATE BILL No. 207.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 94 of the Act entitled, 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, as amended by an Act approved and in force May 9, 1901."

SENATE BILL NO. 217.

A bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to marriages,' approved February 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as subsequently amended by amending section fifteen (15) thereof."

SENATE BILL No. 225.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 6 of the Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the organization, management and regulation of surety companies,' approved and in force April 17, 1899."

SENATE BILL No. 226.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 7 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for and regulate the administration of trusts by trust companies,' approved June 15, 1887, and in force July 1, 1887."

SENATE BILL No. 229.

A bill for "An Act to amend section 74 of the Act entitled, 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897; as amended by Act approved May 9, 1901, in force July 1, 1901; as amended by Act approved May 14, 1903, in force July 1, 1903."

SENATE BILL No. 239.

A bill for "An Act to amend 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence,' approved March 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, by adding thereto an additional section to be known as section 1042."