House Bill No. 581, a bill for "An act to regulate the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof, for town, school township and school district purposes, where such town, school township or school district lies wholly within or partly within and partly without any city, village or incorporated town, which has adopted or may adopt an act entitled An act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State,' approved June 19, 1885, in force July 1, 1885." And House Bill No. 560, a bill for "An act to amend section eighty-two (82) of an act entitled 'An act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time of holding the same and to repeal an act therein named,' approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1. 1874." JOHN A. REEVE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. By unanimous consent Mr. Thompson called up House Bill No. 560, being "An act to amend section eighty-two (82) of an act entitled "An act to extend the jurisdiction of county courts and to provide for the practice thereof, to fix the time of holding the same and to repeal an act therein named,' approved March 26, 1874, in force July 1, 1874." Which bill, upon his motion, was read a first time and ordered to be placed on the calendar on the order of second reading. By unanimous consent, Mr. Burke introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 307, for "An act to regulate the hours of labor of mechanics. and laborers in the employ of the State or otherwise engaged on public works," and On motion of Mr. Burke the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and On motion of Mr. Burke, was referred to the committee on labor and manufactures. At 11:40 o'clock A. M. Mr. Southworth moved that the Senate do now adjourn. And the yeas and nays being demanded, it was decided in the negative by the following vote: Yeas, 7; nays, 33. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Chapman, Curtiss, Garrity, Humphrey, Johns, Southworth and Thompson.-7. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Adams, Bacon of Edgar, Bacon of Will, Bell. Berggren, Burke, Cantwell, Cochran, Crabtree, Crawford, Dean, Eckhart, Forman, Gibbs, Greenwood, Hadley, Higgins, Hill, Hogan, Knopf, McGrath, Orendorf, Organ, Pearson, Reinhardt, Seiter, Stephenson, Strattan, Streeter, Sumner, Torrance, Washburn and Wheeler.-33. The President announced that the next thing in order was the 'Special order" for the further consideration of Senate Bill No. 235. Whereupon Mr. Hadley moved, that the further consideration of the foregoing special order be deferred until to-morrow morning immediately after the reading of the journal. 1 Which motion prevailed. At 11:50 o'clock A. M., Mr. Southworth moved, that when the Senate adjourns it adjourn until 2 o'clock P. M. Which motion was lost. By unanimous consent Mr. Cochran introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 308, for "An act relating to telegraph, telephone, electric light and other wires, poles and cables," and On motion of Mr. Cochran, the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and On motion of Mr. Cochran, was referred to the committee on judicial department. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Sumner offered the following joint resolution, which was read and ordered to lie over for one day under rule 40, viz.: Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That there shall be submitted to the voters of this State at the next election for members of the General Assembly, a proposition to amend article four of the constitution of this State by the addition thereto of the following, to wit: Section 34. No person shall manufacture, sell or keep for sale in this State, any alcohol, whiskey, high wine, wine, ale, beer or other intoxicating liquors whatever, except for medical, scientific and mechanical purposes, and the General Assembly shail enforce the provisions of this section by appropriate legislation. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS. A message from the Governor, by H. J. Caldwell, Private Secretary: Mr. President: I am directed by the Governor to lay before the Senate the following communication: STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable, the Senate: I hereby nominate and appoint William A. Symonds as public administrator of Hancock County, and respectfully ask the concurrence of the Senate therein. R. J. OGLESBY. A message from the Governor, by H. J. Caldwell, Private Secretary: Mr. President: I am directed by the Governor to inform the Senate that he has approved and signed bills with the following titles, to-wit: House Bill No. 96, "An act to provide for the necessary expenses of the State Government, incurred or to be incurred, and now unprovided for, until the first day of July, 1887." Approved March 8, 1887. A message from the Governor, by H. J. Caldwell, Private Sec retary: Mr. President: I am directed by the Governor to lay before the Senate the following communication: STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable, the Senate: SPRINGFIELD, March 8, 1887. I have the honor to transmit herewith the Eleventh Biennial report of the Trustees, Superintendent and Treasurer of the Illinois Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children. Seventh Biennial report of the Trustees of the Illinois Southern Hospital for the Insane. Fifth Biennial report of the Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane. Report of the Canal Commissioners of the State of Illinois for the year ending November 30, 1886. First Biennial report of the Board of Trustees and officers of the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. Annual report on swamp lands, by Isaac R. Hitt, State agent. Seventh Biennial report of the Trustees of the Southern Illinois Normal University. Nineteenth Biennial report of the Trustees of the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind. Ninth Biennial report of the Trustees of the Illinois Northern Hospital for the Insane. Fifth annual report of the Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners. R. J. OGLESBY. At 12 o'clock Meridian, on motion of Mr. Southworth, the Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY MARCH 9, 1887.-10 O'CLOCK A. M. Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. Hon. John C. Smith, President of the Senate, presiding. The journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Hadley, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved. SPECIAL ORDER. The reading of the journal having been completed, the President of the Senate announced it as the time for the special order, being the further consideration of Senate Bill No. 235, on second reading, being a bill for "An act for the relief of Manuel H. Boals, of Alton, Illinois," which, having been printed, and having been read a second time on March 1, 1887, And the question being, "Shall the foregoing bill be ordered engrossed for a third reading?" It was decided in the affirmative. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. The President of the Senate presented a petition from the city council of the City of Chicago, asking that the State Fair be located at that city, which was ordered referred to the committee on agriculture and drainage. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 305, for "An act to amend sections 59 and 60 of the act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to counties,' approved March 31, 1874, as amended by the act of May 20, 1879," reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a second reading, and to be printed. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 31, for "An act to amend sections 59 and 60 of the act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to counties,' approved March 31, 1874, as amended May 20, 1879," reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill, on motion of Mr. Crawford, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 79, for "An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act in relation to counties,' approved March 31, 1874, and as amended and approved May 20, 1879;" amend section 59 of said act so as to read as follows: reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do not pass. The report of the comittee was concurred in, and the bill, on motion of Mr. Crawford, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 80, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to counties,' approved March 31, 1874, and as amended and approved May 20, 1879;" amend section 59 of said act so as to read as follows, reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill, on motion of Mr. Crawford, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 240, for "An act to amend section eight (8) 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 thereto, and recommended that the amendments be adopted, and that the bill as amended do pass. Under the rules the bill was ordered on file for a second reading, and to be printed with the amendments. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 182, for "An act to amend a certain act therein named," reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill, on motion of Mr. Crawford, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 219, for "An act to amend the practice act," reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a second reading and to be printed Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred the following resolution, presented February 1, 1887, viz.: |