Mr. Heimberger introduced a bill, House Bill No. 27, a bill for "An act in relation to elections."

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

Mr. Heimberger introduced a bill, House Bill No. 28, a bill for "An act making an appropriation to pay the enlisted men of the Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia of Illinois difference of pay between that allowed in section 1, article IX, Military Code, and the amount paid by the United States, from date of enrollment to date of muster into the United States service."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to Committee on Appropriations when appointed.

Mr. Howell introduced a bill, House Bill No. 29, a bill for “An act to prohibit the sale, or offering for sale, or bringing into the State for the purpose of sale, or giving away of any cigarettes, cigarette paper or substitute thereof.”

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects when appointed.

Mr. Johnson, of Fulton, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 30, a bill for "An act to amend section 41, of 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 act approved March 28, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, and as further amended by act approved and in force May 17, 1877."

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

Mr. Kennedy introduced a bill, House Bill No. 31, a bill for "An act to amend section six (6), of an act entitled, 'An act to regulate public warehouses and the warehousing and inspection of grain; and to give effect to article thirteen of the constitution of this State,' approved April 25, 1871, in force July 1, 1871, as amended and approved May 26, 1897, in force July 1, 1897."

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

Mr. Lantz introduced a bill, House Bill No. 32, a bill for "An act in relation to the assignment of wages."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs when appointed.

Mr. Lantz introduced a bill, House Bill No. 33, a bill for "An act in relation to assignments."

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

Mr. Lyon introduced a bill, House Bill No. 34, a bill for "An act to amend section 5, of an act approved May 23, 1897.”

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Soldiers' Home and Soldiers' Orphans' Home when appointed.

Mr. Lyon introduced a bill, House Bill No. 35, a bill for "An act to provide additional remedies for the propagation and protection of game, wild fowl and birds, and to amend, revise and consolidate the amended game law, approved June 1, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, and the Game Warden act approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885.” The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Fish and Game when appointed.

Mr. Martin, G. E. introduced a bill, House Bill No. 36, a bill for "An act to amend section thirty (30), of an act entitled, 'An act in regard to elections and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices,' approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended by an act approved June 18, 1883, in force July 1, 1883, and also amended. by an act approved June 29, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, and further amended by an act approved April 4, 1895, in force July 1, 1895.” The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Elections.

Mr. Martin, G. E. introduced a bill, House Bill No. 37, a bill for "An act to amend sections seventy-one (71), seventy-six (76), and seventy-eight (78), of an act entitled, 'An act in regard to elections, and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices,' approved April 3, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872."

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

Mr. McCulloch introduced a bill, House Bill No. 38, a bill for “An act to authorize the judges of county courts to appoint shorthand reporters for the taking and preservation of evidence and to provide for their compensation in counties having a population of not less than seventy thousand."

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

Mr. McGoorty introduced a bill, House Bill No. 39, a bill for "An act in regard to street railroads."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations when appointed.

Mr. McLauchlan introduced a bill, House Bill No. 40, a bill for "An act to prohibit the importation of workmen into this State from other states by means of false representation and advertisements, and providing penalties for same, civil and criminal."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs when appointed. Mr. McLauchlan introduced a bill, House Bill No. 41, a bill for "An act to amend section one, of 'An act to provide for the punishment of persons, partnership or corporations forming pools, trusts and combines, and mode of procedure and rules of evidence in such cases,' approved June 11, 1891, in force July 1, 1891, as amended and approved June 10, 1897, in force July 1, 1897."

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

Mr. McLauchlan introduced a bill, House Bill No. 42. a bill for "An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act in relation to the safety and competency of coal miners and to punish for infraction of the

same.'"

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining when appointed.

Mr. Mueller introduced a bill, House Bill No. 43, a bill for "An act to fix, limit and define the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases."

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

Mr. Mueller introduced a bill, House Bill No. 44, a bill for "An act to amend an act approved June 9, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, and entitled 'An act to amend the title and sections one (1) and three (3) of an act entitled "An act in regard to horse and dummy railroads," approved March 19, 1874, and to re-enact said sections one (1) and three (3) of said act entitled 'An act in regard to horse and dummy railroads.""

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations when appointed.

Mr. Olsen introduced a bill, House Bill No. 45, a bill for "An act to provide for the election and time of election of judges of the superior court of Cook county."

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

Mr. Pool introduced a bill, House Bill No. 46, a bill for "An act: to amend an act to revise and consolidate the several acts relating to the protection of game and for the protection of deer, wild fowl and birds," approved May 14, 1879, in force July 1, 1879, and amended by act approved June 1, 1889, in force July 1, 1889.

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Fish and Game when appointed.

Mr. Rankin introduced a bill, House Bill No. 47, a bill for "An act making an appropriation to pay for transporting, equipping,. subsisting and furnishing medical supplies and labor during the mobilization of the Illinois Volunteers for the war with Spain.

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

Mr. Redfield introduced a bill, House Bill No. 48, a bill for "An act to amend section 14 of an act entitled 'An act in regard to garnishment," approved March 9, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended by the act of May 31, 1879, in force July 1. 1879, as amended by the act of June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897."

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

Mr. Samuelson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 49, a bill for "An act to amend section 3 of an act entitled 'An act to indemnify the owners of sheep in cases of damages committed by dogs,' approved May 29, 1879, in force July 1, 1879, as approved May 24, 1897, in in force July 1, 1897."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on County and Township Organization when appointed.

Mr. Searcy introduced a bill, House Bill No. 50, a bill for "An act to create free public employment offices in cities of certain designated population, and to provide for the maintenance, management and control of the same, and to prevent private imitations of the name of the same.

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs when appointed.

Mr. Scrogin introduced a bill, House Bill No. 51, a bill for "An act to abolish fees and commissions as a compensation of State's attorneys and to fix a salary for such State's attorneys and compensation for assistants, to be paid by counties, and to make provision for the payment of such salaries and compensation.'

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Fees and Salaries when appointed.

Mr. Shanahan introduced a bill, House Bill No. 52, a bill for “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 in certain

cases.

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

Mr. Sullivan, D. E., introduced a bill, House Bill No. 53, a bill for "An act in regard to street railroads."

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

Mr. Thiemann introduced a bill, House Bill No. 54, a bill for “An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to enable cities, incorporated towns and villages to purchase or lease water works,' approved June 19, 1893, and in force July 1, 1893."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations when appointed.

Mr. Thiemann introduced a bill, House Bill No. 55, a bill for "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force May 21, 1889."

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

Mr. Thiemann introduced a bill, House Bill No. 56, a bill for “An act to amend sections thirty (30), forty-eight (48), forty-nine (49), fifty-seven (57), fifty-nine (59), sixty (60) and sixty-one (61) of an

act entitled 'An act in regard to roads and bridges in counties under township organization, and to repeal an act and parts of acts therein named,' approved June 23, 1883, in force July 1, 1883."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges when appointed.

Mr. Tippit introduced a bill, House Bill No. 57, a bill for "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to the education of children."",

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

Mr. Trautmann introduced a bill, House Bill No. 53, a bill for "An act to amend 'An act to prohibit persons from hunting within the inclosures of others without leave,' approved April 15, 1871, in force July 1, 1871."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Fish and Game when appointed.

Mr. Trowbridge introduced a bill, House Bill No. 59, a bill for "An act to amend section 1 of article 3 of 'An act to revise the law in relation to township organization,' approved and in force March 4, 1874, as amended June 4, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, as amended June 21, 1895, in force July 1, 1895.”

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on County and Township Organization when appointed.

Mr. Vincent introduced a bill, House Bill No. 60, a bill for “An act to provide screens, or vestibule, for motormen and conductors on the street railway cars, and for a penalty for violation of this act."

The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations when appointed.

Mr. Vincent introduced a bill, House Bill No. 61, a bill for “An act to amend section eight 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.”

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

Mr. Young, of Cook, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 62, a bill for "An act to amend section one (1) of ‘An act to tax gifts, legacies and inheritances in certain cases, and to provide for the collection of the same,' approved June 15, 1895, in force July 1, 1895."

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

Mr. Branen introduced a bill, House Bill No. 63, a bill for "An act making appropriation for the Northern Illinois State Normal School." The bill was taken up, read by title, ordered printed and referred to the Committee on Appropriations, when appointed·