THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. Senate met pursuant to adjournment, Hon. Barratt O'Hara, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate, presiding. Prayer by the Chaplain. The President of the Senate announced that he had examined the Journal of Wednesday, June 9, 1915, and found no corrections to make, and unless some Senator had corrections to offer, the Journal would stand approved. No corrections being offered the Journal was ordered to stand approved. On motion of Mr. Curtis, House Bill No. 964, a bill for “An Act for the reappropriation of the unexpended balance of an appropriation for the construction and erection of a monument in memory of John P. Altgeld in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, bills of the following titles were ordered to lie on the table: SENATE BILL No. 121. A bill for “An Act making an appropriation for the salary of an agricultural advisor for Incorporated Soil and Crop Improvement Associations, or like associations with like purposes, of the State of Illinois." SENATE BILL No. 323. A bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the State Board of Agriculture." SENATE BILL No. 324. A bill for "An Act making an appropriation for the State Board of Agriculture to be used in the construction of improvements on the State Fair Grounds." On motion of Mr. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 495, a bill for "An Act to make an appropriation to pay certain subcontractors, material, men and laborers for material furnished and work done in the construction of the sheep and swine pavilions at the State Fair grounds," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 506, a bill for “An Act for an appropriation to the State Highway Commission for the 'Dixie Highway,'' Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 551, a bill for “An Act making an appropriation of an additional sum for the completion of an armory for the use of the Second Regiment Infantry, Illinois National Guard, at Chicago now under construction," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading ?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Curtis, Senate Bill No. 552, a bill for “An Act to amend sections six (6), nine (9), ten (10), thirty-one (31), thirtyfive (35) and fifty-six (56), and to repeal section twenty-nine (29) of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the holding of primary elections by political parties,' approved March 9, 1910, in force July 1, 1910; as amended by an Act approved and in force March 30, 1912; as amended by Act approved June 30, 1913, in force July 1, 1913; as amended by Act approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913," Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. Senate Bill No. 154, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act for an appropriation to pay the expenses of the commission on unemployment as provided for by joint resolution of the Forty-ninth General Assembly," Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendments thereto (which have been printed), reported from the Committee on Appropriations, June 9, 1915: AMENDMENT No. 1. Section 1, line 2, of the printed bill, strike out the words and figures "one thousand ($1,000)" and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures "five thousand ($5,000).” AMENDMENT No. 2. Section 2, line 4, strike out the words and figures "one thousand ($1,000)” and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures "five thousand ($5,000).” The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative. The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Cornwell, House Bill No. 162, a bill for “An Act to consolidate in the government of the city of Chicago the powers and functions now vested in local governments and authorities within the territory of said city and to make provisions concerning the same, Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Cornwell, House Bill No. 654, a bill for "An Act to amend ‘An Act to revise the laws relating to charities,' approved June 11, 1912, in force July 1, 1912, by adding thereto a new provision to be known as section 4k,” Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Cornwell, House Bill No. 655, a bill for “An Act to better provide for the care and detention of feeble-minded persons,” Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Cleary, House Bill No. 143, a bill for "An Act prohibiting the leasing or using of any space or portion of places of public accommodation or public resort for the purpose of accepting, demanding or receiving gratuities or donations, commonly called tips, from the public," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Roos, 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," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Olson, House Bill No. 506, a bill for "An Act to legalize the organization of sanitary districts," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. N. Elmo Franklin, from the Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, reported that bills of the following titles have been correctly engrossed and are returned herewith: SENATE BILL No. 548. A bill for "An Act providing for the consolidation of corporations owning or operating or owning and operating railroad lines, whether street railroads or other railroads, or both located wholly or mainly within the corporate limits of a single city or village and for the merger or the operation in connection with each other of the properties of such corporation by purchase and sale, lease or operating agreement.” SENATE BILL No. 540. A bill for "An Act to authorize the Centennial Building Commission to erect a Centennial Memorial Building and to make an appropriation therefor." SENATE BILL No. 116. A bill for “An Act authorizing the appointment of a housing commission." SENATE BILL No. 462. A bill for "An Act reappropriating the appropriation made in an Act entitled, 'An Act for an appropriation for the relief of Berthol C. B. Jorgensen,' approved June 5, 1911, in force July 1, 1911." SENATE BILL No. 534. A bill for "An Act in relation to procuring of site and for the erection of an armory for the use of the organization of the Illinois National Guard at Pekin." SENATE BILL No. 546. A bill for "An Act to make an appropriation for the expense of Federal and Confederate veteran soldiers who served in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865, and now residing in the State of Illinois, who were participants in th campaign of Vicksburg from March 29, 1863, to July 4, 1863, to enable them to attend the National Celebration and Peace Jubilee, in commemoration of the Semi-centennial of the ending of the Civil War between the states in 1865; the fifty-second anniversary of the ending of the campaign and investment of Vicksburg in 1853, and the centennial of the conclusion of peace with Great Britain in 1815, to be held in the Vicksburg National Military Park, October the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th, 1915." SENATE BILL No. 549. A bill for “An Act for an appropriation to procure and install a septic tank at the Southern Illinois Penitentiary at Chester, Illinois." SENATE BILL No. 488. A bill for "An Act conferring powers on cities and villages with relation to street and other railroads." SENATE BILL No. 547. A bill for "An Act to amend section eleven (11) of an Act entitled, ‘An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913." SENATE BILL No. 520. A bill for "An Act to amend sections 22, 31 and 32 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved and in force June 12, 1909; as amended by Act approved June 2, 1911, in force July 1, 1911, (as amended by Acts approved June 5, 1911, in force July 1, 1911); as amended by Acts approved June 6, 1911, in force July 1, 1911; and as amended by Act approved June 26, 1913." SENATE BILL No. 519. A bill for "An Act to provide for the election of supervisors, town clerks, town collectors and town assessors in counties under township organization (except in the county of Cook), and to fix their terms of office, and repealing an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the election of supervisors in counties under township organization (except in the county of Cook), to fix their terms of office, and to classify them in the county boards according to their terms,' approved June 4, 1889, in force July 1, 1889." SENATE BILL No. 521. A bill for "An Act to amend sections 42 and 163 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913." SENATE BILL No. 428. A bill for "An Act to provide for the protection of mechanics, laborers and other persons employed in the construction and repair of railway equipment, and providing a punishment for the violation thereof." SENATE BILL No. 533. A bill for "An Act to provide for taking the sense of the qualified voters of the State on questions submitted to them at a general election and providing certain pledges connected therewith." SENATE BILL No. 539. A bill for “An Act to provide for the regulation of public utilities in cities which now have, or which may hereafter have, a population of two hundred thousand (200,000) or more." SENATE BILL No. 389. A bill for "An Act prohibiting the diversion of gratuities, commonly called tips, from the servant or employee to the employer." On motion of Mr. Bailey, House Bill No. 457, a bill for "An Act to amend Article IV of an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Bailey, House Bill No. 500, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 16, 40, 42 and 48 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to a municipal court in the city of Chicago,' approved May 18, 1905, and in force July 1, 1905, as subsequently amended," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Womack, House Bill No. 523, a bill for “An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges,' approved June 27, 1913, in force July 1, 1913, by amending sections thirty-four (34) and thirty-five (35)," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. . On motion of Mr. Barr, House Bill No. 328, 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, which title was amended as recited herein by an Act approved March 28, 1874, by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 1812," Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Barr, House Bill No. 63, a bill for “An Act to provide for the acquisition, equipment, conduct and maintenance. of public playgrounds in and by cities having a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000),” Was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Gorman, House Bill No. 419, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the printing and distribution of ballots at public expense, and for the nomination of candidates for public offices; to regulate the manner of holding elections, and to enforce the secrecy of the ballot,' approved June 22, 1891, in force July 1, 1891, as heretofore amended, by adding one additional section thereto, |