pended and the foregoing resolution was taken up for consideration, and on his motion, was adopted. Mr. Hull, from the Committee on Public Efficiency and Civil Service, to whom was referred a bill, House Bill No. 937, for "An Act to amend section 18 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the civil service of cities,' approved and in force March 20, 1895, as amended by an Act approved June 13, 1895, and in force July 1, 1895," Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do. pass and that it be ordered to a second reading. Under the rules, the bill was ordered to a second reading. On motion of Mr. Smith, Senate Bill No. 103, for "An Act to amend section 9 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to regulate the practice of pharmacy in the State of Illinois, to make an appropriation therefor and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved May 11, 1901, as amended by Act approved June 10, 1911," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 27; nays, 2. Abt The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Andrus Boehm Carroll Nays-2. Cliffe Ettelson Franklin Tossey The following voted in the negative: Messrs. Campbell Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Denvir, Senate Bill No. 507, for "An Act to amend section 6 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for the organization, ownership, management and control of cemetery associations,' approved May 14, 1903, in force July 1, 1903," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 30. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Yeas―30. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Pervier, Senate Bill No. 223, for "An Act to amend section 133 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," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 35; nays, 0. Abt The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Andrus Austin Canaday Ettelson Jewell Pervier Bailey Piercy Baldwin Tossey Barr Coleman Haase Manny Womack Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. On motion of Mr. Glackin, Senate Bill No. 545, for "An Act to amend the title to and section 1 of an Act entitled, 'An Act to authorize cities to acquire, construct, own, operate and lease street railways, and to provide the means therefor,' (approved May 18, 1903, in force July 1, 1903)," Having been engrossed, and printed as engrossed, was taken up and read at large a third time, And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 34; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence in the passage of the bill. A message from the House by Mr. Vogel, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President-I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the adoption of their amendment to a bill of the following title, to wit: HOUSE BILL No. 605. A bill for "An Act making an appropriation for county fairs or other agricultural societies of the State of Illinois." Which amendment is as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. In section 1, lines 2 and 3 of the printed bill, strike out the words and figures "eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000)" and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). Concurerd in by the House, June 9, 1915. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. A message from the House by Mr. Vogel, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President-I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the adoption of their amendments to a bill of the following title, to wit: A bill for "An Act for an appropriation for the repair and rearrangement of the interior of the Capitol Building." Which amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend section 2 by inserting the words "the President of the Senate" immediately after the words "Commission consisting of" where they now appear in line 2, by striking out the word "and" in line 2 immediately after the words "The Speaker of the House" and by inserting the words "and one member of the House of Representatives of the Forty-ninth General Assembly designated by the Speaker" immediately after the words "The Forty-ninth General Assembly" where they now appear in line 3. AMENDMENT No. 2. Amend section 3, by striking out the word "two" in line 1 and inserting therefor the word "three" and by striking out the term "2" where it now appears in line 2 and inserting therefor the term "3." Concurred in by the House, June 9, 1915. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. By unanimous consent, Mr. Woodard offered the following resolution and, on his motion, the rules were suspended and the resolution was taken up for immediate consideration, and, on his motion, was unanimously adopted: SENATE RESOLUTION No 64. WHEREAS, The Senate of the Forty-eighth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, because of a nation-wide movement in progress for the purpose of extirpating the white slave traffic so-called, adopted Senate Resolution No. 25, and WHEREAS, The committee appointed under said resolution entered upon the discharge of its duties and has faithfully and well pursued an extensive investigation tending to ascertain measures by which may be accomplished betterment of the conditions surrounding the womanhood of this State, and WHEREAS, The white slave traffic continues to be a stigma upon our civilization and a heinous crime that strikes at the vitals of our social wellbeing, and WHEREAS, The committee believes that it is essential and expedient in the interest of the public and in the furtherance of good government to continue a most searching, scrutenizing and careful investigation of the conditions still existing to a marked degree and which the committee in the course of its labors has been unable to complete, therefore, be it Resolved, That the committee heretofore appointed under Senate Resolution No. 25 of the Forty-eighth General Assembly and as at present constituted be and they are hereby authorized to continue the investigation and inquiry into the subject of the white slave traffic with a view to recommending and reporting such amendments and additions to the statutes of the State of Illinois as the committee shall deem necessary and adequate in the premises, and be it further Resolved, That the committee shall co-operate with bureaus or committees appointed in other states for the purpose of devising a comprehensive plan for the complete suppression of such white slave traffic and other menaces to and handicaps of womanhood, and be it further. Resolved, That the committee be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to subpoena witnesses, to administer oaths and to compel by suðpœna duces tecum the production of books, papers and documents and do any and all other acts to carry out the purposes of this resolution and that said committee shall have and it is hereby given the same power possessed by the Illinois State Senate to enforce its orders, and be it further Resolved, That the committee shall have and it is hereby empowered to employ such assistants as it shall deem necessary in furtherance of this resolution, and be it further Resolved, That no member of the commission shall receive a salary or other payment for his services as such member, and that the expenses connected with the aforesaid investigation as shall be necessary shall be certified to by the chairman of said committee and shall be payable from an appropriation to be made therefor or out of the funds for committee expenses of the Forty-ninth General Assembly, and be it further Resolved, That the committee shall make its report and recommendations to the Fiftieth General Assembly and the said committee shall be allowed its traveling expenses, and that such assistants as are necessarily employed shall be paid by voucher certified to by the chairman of the said committee out of the funds heretofore referred to. A message from the House by Mr. Vogel, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President-I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has refused to concur with the Senate in the adoption of their amendments to a bill of the following title, to wit: HOUSE BILL No. 948. A bill for "An Act making appropriations for the five State Normal Schools of Illinois." Which amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT No. 1. Amend House Bill No. 948 in Senate as printed, by inserting on page 9, after line 148, the following: "For an Assembly Hall and Gymnasium of fire-proof construction, $250,000.00.” AMENDMENT No. 2. On page 9, line 135 after the word "grounds" insert the following words: "and improvements of grounds" and strike out the figures $3,500.00 and insert in lieu thereof the figures $13,500. AMENDMENT No. 3. On page 9, line 152 after the word "total" strike out all thereafter in said line and strike out all in line 153 and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures "five hundred sixty three thousand, five hundred ninety dollars ($563,590)." AMENDMENT No. 4. On page 13 insert line 81⁄2 to read as follows: "8% for dean of Monroe Hall $1,000 per annum." AMENDMENT No. 5. On page 16 in line 88 strike out all after the word "total" and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures "Three hundred fifty-one thousand, five hundred thirty dollars ($351,530)." AMENDMENT No. 6. On page 14, under the title "Western Illinois State Normal School at Macomb, Illinois." make the following amendments: In line 2 strike out $4,500.00 and insert in lieu thereof $4,000.00. In line 7 strike out $6,750.00 and insert in lieu thereof $6,000.00. AMENDMENT No. 7. On page 17, after line 87 insert lines 87a and 87b to read as follows: AMENDMENT No. 8. On page 12, after line 79 add the following: 792 For the erection and construction of a girls dormitory or building for women the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).” AMENDMENT No. 9. In line 81 on page 14, after the word "total" strike out all thereafter in said line and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures following: "Five hundred fifty-nine thousand, eighty-five dollars ($559,085)." AMENDMENT No. 10. Amend House Bill No. 948 on page 4, line 79, of the printed bill, by striking out the figures "$25,000.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures: $33,000.00. AMENDMENT No. 11. On page 19, after line 69, insert line 69a and the following words, "69a For addition to main building and enlargement of the present assembly room, $20,000." AMENDMENT No. 12. On page 19, insert line 69b and the following words, "69b For general repairs to be made upon buildings, for painting the main building and engine house, repairing the windows in all buildings, repairing the heating plant and the roofs of all buildings, $5,000.” Non-concurred in by the House, June 9, 1915. B. H. MCCANN, Clerk of the House. The foregoing message was taken up for consideration. On motion of Mr. Curtis, the Senate refused to recede from its amendment to the bill. On motion of Mr. Curtis, a committee of conference was ordered to consider the differences of the two Houses in regard to the amendment adopted by the Senate to the bill, said committee to consist of five members from each House. The President of the Senate announced that the Executive Committee had selected as said committee on the part of the Senate Messrs. Curtis, Franklin, Bailey, Compton, Keller. A message from the House by Mr. Vogel, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President-I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with the Senate in the adoption of their amendments to a bill of the following title, to wit: HOUSE BILL No. 929. A bill for "An Act making appropriations for the State Charitable Institutions herein named." Which amendments are as follows: |