And the question being, "Shall the bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative. Yeas 121, nays 0:

This bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the act, 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.

The House proceeding upon the order of House bills on second reading.

House Bill No. 20, a bill for an act to amend section eight (8) of chapter ninety-five (95), of the revised statutes of the State of Illinois, entitled, "An act to revise the law in relation to mortgages of real and personal property."

Having been printed was taken up and read at large a second time. The Committee on Judicial Department and Practice offered the following amendment to said bill, and moved its adoption:

Amend by inserting after the word "which" in line 8 the words "release" or satisfaction shall be attested upon the margin of said record by the recorder of said county and when so attested.

And the question being upon the adoption of the foregoing amendment, it was decided in the affirmative.

The Committee on Judicial Department and Practice, offered the following amendment to said bill, and moved its adoption:

Amend by inserting after the word "enter" in line 7 the words "a release or."

And the question being upon the adoption of the foregoing amendment, it was decided in the affirmative.

The question now being "Shall the bill be engrossed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

The House proceeding upon the order of House bills on second reading.

House Bill No. 8, a bill for “An act to provide for an additional term of the circuit court in the county of Boone.

Having been printed was taken up and read at large a second time.

Mr. Stoskopf offered the following amendment:

Amend by inserting after the word "circuit" in line 3 of bill No. 8, the following word: "Court."

The amendment was adopted.

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

House Bill No. 58, a bill for an act entitled "An act to prevent and punish abandonment of wife and children by husband," approved June 17, 1893, in force July 1, 1893.

Having been printed was taken up and read at large a second

time.

Committee on Judicial Department and Practice offered the following amendment:

Amend by inserting after the word "amendment" in the first line of the title thereof the words "section three of."

The amendment was adopted.

Also amend by inserting after the figure 3 in line 2 the words "of an act entitled an act to prevent and punish abandonment of wife and children by husband," approved June 17, 1893, in force July 1, 1893.

And the amendment was adopted.

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

House Bill No. 234, a bill for "An act to provide for casual deficits or failures in revenue.

Having been printed was taken up and read at large a second

time.

Mr. Alschuler offered the following amendment:

Amend by adding at the end of section two the following words: “But such loan shall not be made for a longer period than one year from the time of making the same."

And the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Trousdale offered the following amendment:

Amend by inserting in line 4 of section 2 after the word "Chicago" the words, "Boston-Philadelphia."

Mr. Needles moved to lay the foregoing amendment on the table. The motion prevailed.

Mr. Edlestein offered the following amendment:

Amend section 2 line 8, by substituting the word "four" for the word "five."

Mr. Needles moved to lay the foregoing amendment on the table. It was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Johnson, of Whiteside, offered the following amendment:

Amend by striking out in lines 2 and 3, the words, "that whenever casual deficits or failures in the revenues of the State occur" and insert the words, "as there is a deficit or failure in the revenues of the State."

Pending discussion Mr. Needles moved to lay the foregoing amendment on the table.

The question now being, "Shall the amendment be ordered to lay upon the table?" the yeas and nays being demanded by five members.

Thereupon Mr. Shanahan moved that the further consideration of said bill be postponed and made a special order for Tuesday. February 16, 1897.

Mr. Schwab moved to lay the motion of Mr. Shanahan on the table.

The motion to table was lost.

And the question now recurring on the motion of Mr. Shanahan to make the consideration of House Bill No. 234 a special order.

It was decided in the affirmative.

At the hour of 12 o'clock m., Mr. Anderson moved that the House do now adjourn.

The motion prevailed.

And the House stood adjourned to meet at 5 o'clock p. m., Monday, February 15, 1897.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1897-5 O'CLOCK P. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment,

The Speaker in the Chair.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The journal of yesterday was being read when, on motion of Mr. Murdock, the further reading of the journal was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Paddock, Secretary:

Mr. Speaker:-I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fortieth General Assembly, reported from the Committee on Joint Rules:

JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FORTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

1. When a message shall be sent from the Senate to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door of the House by the Doorkeeper, and shall be respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person by whom it may be sent.

2. The same ceremony shall be observed when messages shall be sent from the House of Representatives to the Senate.

3. Messages shall be sent by such persons as a sense of propriety in each House may determine to be proper.

4. In every case of disagreement between the two Houses, if either House requests a conference, and appoints a committee for that purpose, the other House shall appoint a committee to confer therewith upon the subject of their disagreement. Said committee shall meet at a convenient time to be agreed upon by their chairmen, and, having conferred freely, each shall report to its respective House the result of their conference. In case of an agreement, the report shall be first made, with the papers referred accompanying it, to the disagreeing House, and there acted upon; and such action shall be immediately reported by the Clerk to the other House, the papers referred accompanying the message. In case of disagreement, the papers shall remain with the House which referred them. The agreeing report of a conference committee shall be made, read and signed in duplicate by all members of the committee, or by a majority of those of each House, one of the duplicates being retained by the committee of each House. Should either House disagree to the report of the committee, such House shall appoint a second committee and request a second conference, which shall be acceded to by the other House before adhering. The motion for a committee of conference, and the report of such committee, shall be in order at any time. When both Houses shall have adhered to their disagreement, a bill or resolution is lost.

5. While bills are on their passage between the two Houses, they shall be accompanied by a message signed by the Secretary or Clerk (as the case may be) respectively.

6. After a bill has passed both Houses, it shall be enrolled before it is presented to the Governor.

7. When bills are enrolled, they shall be examined by a joint committee, which shall consist of five members, two from the Senate and three from the House, to be appointed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, respectively. The clerk of the Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills of the respective Houses shall act as clerk of the committee whenever their services are required. Said committee shall carefully compare the enrolled bills with the engrossed bills so passed by both Houses, correct any errors which may be discovered in the enrolled bills, and make their report forthwith to their respective Houses; the Secretary or Clerk having previously certified on the margin of the roll in which House it originated.

8. After examination and report, each bill shall be signed in the respective Houses, first by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and then by the President of the Senate.

9. After a bill shall have been signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, it shall be presented by said joint committee to the Governor for his approval. The said committee shall report the day of presentation to the Governor, to each House, which time shall be carefully entered on the journals of each House.

10. All resolutions and memorials which are to be presented to the Governor shall be previously enrolled, examined, signed and presented by the joint committee, reported, and entry thereof made, as provided in case of bills.

11. When a bill or resolution which shall have passed one House is rejected in the other, information thereof shall be given to the House in which the same shall have passed.

12. When the consideration of any bill, memorial or resolution which has originated in one House shall be postponed in the other to a day so distant that it will not be taken up again by the present session, the House in which such bill, memorial or resolution shall have originated shall be forthwith informed of such postponement.

13. When a bill, memorial or resolution which has passed one House is rejected in the other, it shall not again be introduced during the same session, except in the House so rejecting, and after three days' notice and leave of that House.

14. Each House shall transmit to the other all papers on which any bill or resolution shall be founded.

15. While the two Houses are acting together upon elections, or any other matter, the Speaker shall preside, and all questions of order shall be decided by him, subject to an appeal to both Houses, as though but one body was in session. A call of members of either House may be had in joint meeting by order of the House in which the call is desired, and to constitute a quorum of the joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both Houses shall be present and voting.

16. Motions to postpone or adjourn shall be decided by a joint vote of both Houses, and yeas and nays upon such motions, if required, shall be entered upon the journals of both Houses.

17. Upon questions arising requiring the separate decision of either House. the Senate shall withdraw until the decision is made: Provided, That questions upon motions for a call of either House shall not come within the provisions of this rule.

18. Each House shall have the liberty of ordering the printing of bills, messages and reports without the consent of the other.

19. Whenever any message, bill, report or document shall be ordered to be printed by the Senate or House, for the use of both Houses, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House (as the case may