Mr. Allen, of Randolph, presented a petition relating suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Metcalf presented a petition relating to shooting of game, Which was referred to the Committee on Fish and Game. Mr. Scrogin presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Murdock presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Williams presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Bryan presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Bryant presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Marquiss presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Blood presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Garver presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Avery presented a petition relating suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Ely presented a petition relating to suffrage, Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. The House proceeding upon the order of reports of standing committees.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 108, being a bill for "An act to authorize townships to drain, construct, and maintain permanent hard roads," reported the same back and recommended that it do

pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 69, being a bill for "An act in relation to landlord and tenant," reported the same back and recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 148, bing a bill for an act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the appointment, quali

fications and duties of notaries public, and certifying their official acts," approved April 5, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, reported the same back with amendments and recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 164, being a bill for "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in regard to attachments in courts of record,'" approved December 23, 1871, in force July 1, 18.2, and the acts amendatory thereof by adding one section to said act to stand as section 41, reported the same back with amendments, and recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 161, being a bill for "An act to protect from fraud, persons dealing with corporations, firms or individuals or their agents, engaged in the treatment of disease as specialists or otherwise, or in selling or vending any nostrum, patent right, life or fire insurance," reported the same back and recommend that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Bill No. 286, being a bill for "An act providing for inflicting the death penalty," respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do not pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill was ordered to lie upon the table.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 221, being a bill for "An act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes," reported the same back with amendment and recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 176, being a bill for "An act for an act to amend section two, to repeal section three and amend section four of an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to mortgages of real and personal property,'" approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, reported the same back with amendments, and recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, from the Committee on Judiciary, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 274, being a bill for "An act providing for the execution of death sentences within the walls of the penitentiaries of this State," respectfully begs leave to report the same back, and recommend that it do not pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to lie upon the table.

Mr. Nohe, from the Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred House Bill No. 226, being a bill for "An act to amend section eleven of an act entitled 'An act to organize and regulate county fire insurance companies,"" approved June 2, 1877, in force July 1, 1877, as amended by an act approved June 6, 1887, in force July 1, 1887, reported the same back and recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Judicial Department and Practice, submitted the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Judicial Department and Practice, to whom was referred House Bill No. 189, being a bill for "An act to amend sections 20 and 41 of an act entitled 'An act in regard to attachments in courts of record,'" approved December 23, 1871, in force July 1, 1872, respectfully begs leave to report the same back with amendments thereto, aud recommend that the amendments be adopted and that the bill as amended do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr. Schubert, from the Committee on Municipal Corporations, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Municipal Corporations, to whom was referred House Bill No. 64, being a bill for An act to amend an act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages," approved April 10, 1872, in force July 1, 18/2, respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do

pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Schubert, from the Committee on Municipal Corporations, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Municipal Corporations, to whom was referred House Bill No. 100, being a bill for "An act to provide for the appointment of police matrons in cities having 10,000 inhabitants or more," respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Payne, from the Committee on Farm Drainage, to whom was referred House Bill No. 80, being a bill for "An act to amend section sixty-eight (68) of an act entitled 'An act to provide for drainage for agricultural and sanitary purposes and to repeal certain acts therein named,'" approved June 27, A. D. 1885, and in force July 1, A. D. 1885, reported the same back with amendments and recommended that it do pass.

The report of the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered to its first reading.

Mr Perrottet, from the Committee on County and Township Organization, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on County and Township Organization, to whom was referred House Bill No. 27, being a bill for "An act to enable counties to erect and maintain soldiers' and sailors' monuments or memorial buildings at county seats." respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do not pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to lie upon the table.

Mr. Perrottet, from the Committee on County and Township Organization, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on County and Township Organization, to whom was referred House Bill No. 135, being a bill for "An act to amend section 15 of an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to paupers,' respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do not pass.

The report of the Committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to lie upon the table.

Mr. Steen, from the Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, made the following report:

To the Hanorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, to whom was referred House Bill No. 29, being a bill for "An act to prevent the employment of minors under sixteen years of age on woodworking machinery in shop, mill, factory or other place," respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do pass.

The report of the Committee was concurred in and the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Steen, from the Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

The Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, to whom was referred House Bill No. 162, being a bill for "An act in relation to the liability of master or employer for injuries of a servant resulting from carelessness, awkwardness or want of skill of a fellow-servant," respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Steen, from the Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, to whom was referred House Bill No. 30, being a bill for "An act to compel the using of blowers upon metal polishing machinery," respectfully begs leave to report the same back and recommend that it do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill was ordered to a first reading.

Mr. Steen, from the Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, made the following report:

To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Labor and Industrial Affairs, to whom was referred House Bill No. 128, being a bill for "An act giving the owner or operator of threshing machines, corn shellers and clover hullers a lien upon the grain threshed or shelled, and the seed hulled, for threshing or hulling the same," respectfully begs leave to report the same back with amendments thereto, and recommended that the amendments be adopted and that the bill, as amended, do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in and the bill ordered to a first reading.

The House proceeding upon the order of introduction of bills, the roll was called for that purpose, whereupon,

Mr. Anderson introduced a bill, House Bill No. 336, a bill for "An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors outside the incorporated limits of cities, towns and villages," approved May 4, 1887, in force July 1, 1887.

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

Mr. Allen, of Randolph, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 337, a bill for "An act to prohibit the issuing of life insurance of minor children to any person over twenty-one years of age.'

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

Mr. Allen, of Vermilion, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 338, a bill for "An act to protect game."

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

Mr. Avery introduced a bill, House Bill No. 339, a bill for "An act to amend 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."

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

Mr. Barnes introduced a bill, House Bill No. 340, a bill for "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to organize and regulate the business of life insurance," approved March 25, 1869.