ERRATA.

Page 76, paragraph 5, for S. B. 1 read S. B. 2.

Page 261, paragraph 6, for Marion county read Mason county.
Page 284, paragraph 12, for H. B. 191 read H. B. 192.

Page 326, last paragraph, for H. B. 569 read H. B. 567.

Page 333, paragraph 1, for H. B. 385 read 585.

Page 296, paragraph 11, for H. B. 79 read H. B. 77.

Page 485, paragraph 5, for H. B. 143 read S. B. 143.

Page 556, paragraph 7, for S. B. 277 read H. B. 277.

Page 569, paragraph 17, for "by title" read "at large a first time". H. B. 687.

Page 571, paragraph 11, for Hitch read Hitt.

Page 686, paragraph 7, for S. B. 434 read S. B. 334.
Page 743, paragraph 16, for S. B. 608 read H. B. 608.
Page 772, paragraph 11, for H. B. 419 read S. B. 419.
Page 783, paragraph 12, for S. B. 162 read S. B. 83.
Page 847, paragraph 8, for H. B. 410 read S. B. 410.
Page 862, paragraph 2, for H. B. 238 read H. B. 239.
Page 867, date of journal, for May 20 read May 19.
Page 882, date of journal, for May 21 read May 20.
Page 901, paragraph 2. for H. B. 783 read 703.
Page 909, paragraph 10, for H. B. 492 read H. B. 692.
Page 938, paragraph 18, for H. B. 276 read H. B. 266.
Page 953, paragraph 1, for S. B. 298 read S. B. 289.
Page 953, paragraph 11, for S. B. 391 read S. B. 361.
Page 983, paragraph 12, for H. B. 238 read S B. 238.
Page 1001, paragraph 2, for S. B. 13 read S. B. 113.
Page 1005, paragraph 15, for S. B. 100 read S. B. 180.
Page 1009, paragraph 1, for S. B. 448 read S. B. 418.
Page 1021, paragraph 2, for H. B. 230 read S. B. 230.
Page 1025, paragraph 7, for H. B. 339 read H. B. 239.
Page 1027, paragraph 10, for S. B. 245 read S. B. 235.

Page 1068, paragraph 10, for "second time" read "third time". S. B. 116.
Page 1211, paragraph 15, for S. B. 461 read S. B. 46.
Page 1229, paragraph 6, for S. B. 81 read H. B. 81.

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OF THE

40TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS,

At a regular session of the 40th General Assembly of the State of Illinois, begun and holden at the Capitol, in the city of Springfield, at 12 o'clock, noon, on the Wednesday next after the first Monday, being the 6th day in January in the year of our Lord, 1897, pursuant to the provisions of section 9, article 4, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.

The Honorable William H. Hinrichsen, Secretary of State, called the House to order, and presided over its deliberations until the election of a temporary presiding offcer, as provided by the Constitution.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. Frederick W. Taylor, D. D. ·

The roll of members elect, as officially prepared by the Secretary of State from the abstracts on file in his office, was called, when the following named members were found present.