Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring by a two-thirds vote, That the following proposed amendment to section 7, article 10 of the Constitution, be submitted to the electors of the State, for adoption or rejection, in the manner prescribed by law, at the next election for members of the General Assembly; that is to say, that section seven (7) of article ten (10) of the Constitution be so amended that the same will, when amended, read as follows:

"Section 7. The county affairs of Cook county may be managed by a board of commissioners, and such other officers as may be prescribed by law; said county board may consist of a president and fourteen commissioners, who shall each be elected in such manner and vested with such powers and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law, either general or special, applicable to said Cook county, provided, that the General Assembly shall have power to provide by law for the government of the county of Cook and city of Chicago for the extension of the limits of said city and for the consolidation of said city and county, and all other village, town, township or other local governments within such limits into one general municipal government.

No such law shall take effect until submitted and approved by a vote of the electors of the said county of Cook in such manner as may be provided by the act providing for such reorganization, if approved on such vote such government when organized shall supercede the then existing county, city, village, town or township governments within such limits, and such organization shall succeed to all the rights and privileges and be subject to the liabilities of Cook county, city of Chicago and other municipal and local governments within said limits.

After the adoption of any act herein provided for, no new act, amendment, or other legislation relating to the subject of this section, shall take effect until submitted to and approved by a vote of the electors of such county in the same manner as provided for in the original act."

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the same lie on the table, and that the following substitute therefor

be adopted:

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring by a two-thirds vote, That the following proposed amendment to section 7, article 10 of the Constitution, be submitted to the electors of the State, for adoption or rejection, in the manner prescribed by law, at the next election for members of the General Assembly; that is to say, that section seven (7) of article ten (10) of the Constitution be so amended that the same will, when amended, read as follows:.

"Section 7. The county affairs of Cook county may be managed by a board of commissioners, and such other officers as may be prescribed by law; said county board may consist of a president and sixteen commissioners, eleven of whom shall be elected from the city of Chicago, and five from the towns outside of the city of Chicago, who shall each be elected in such manner and vested with such powers and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law, either general or special, applicable to said Cook county, subject, however, to the present constitutional limitations concerning taxation and the power of municipal corporations to create indebtedness: Provided, that the General Assembly shall have power to provide for the consolidation, reorganization and readjustment of any and all municipal corporations within and including the county of Cook, and to provide for the government thereof, but no such consolidation, reorganization or readjustment shall take effect until the same is approved by a vote of the electors in each of the municipal corporations to be affected thereby in such manner as the General Assembly shall provide.

On request of Mr. Crawford, the foregoing substitute was read for information.

Whereupon Mr. Forman moved that it be printed and made a special order for next Wednesday, March 16, 1887, at 10:30 o'clock A. M.

Which motion prevailed.

Mr. Cochran, from the committee on insurance, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 225, for "An act to amend sections 91 and 94 of an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to township insurance companies,'" reported the same back with a substitute therefor, with the recommendation that the original bill be laid on the table, and that the substitute do pass.

The report of the committee was concurred in, and

On motion of Mr. Cochran, the original bill was ordered to lie. on the table, and the substitute, being Senate Bill No. 309, a bill for "An act to amend sections 91 and 94 of an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to township insurance companies,' approved March 24, 1874, in force July 1, 1874; as amended by an act approved May 11, 1877, in force July 1, 1877," was ordered to a first reading, and

On motion of Mr. Cochran, the rules were suspended, and the bill was taken up and read at large a first time, and

On his motion, was ordered to a second reading, and to be printed.

Mr. McGrath, from the committee on education and educational institutions, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 266, for "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act for the establishment of a system of graded schools in the town of Waterloo, and vicinity,' approved March 28, 1869, in force from and after its passage,' 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.

PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS.

Mr. Curtiss presented the following resolution which was read and under rule 40, laid on the table for one day, viz.:

Resolved, That Senate bills on three readings be and are hereby made a special order for Wednesday morning of each week at 10:30 o'clock.

Provided, That this resolution shall not be construed to interfere with the consideration of Senate bills on third reading when reached in the general order of business.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Mr. Adams introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 310, for "An act for the payment to Samuel Stewart, for services rendered by himself and teams in the organization of the Fifty-sixth regiment of Illinois Volunteers, in the years 1861 and 1862," and

On motion of Mr Adams, the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Adams, was referred to the committee on appropriations.

Mr. Bell introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 311, for "An act to amend an act entitled' An act to organize and regulate the business of life insurance,' approved March 26, 1869, by adding 5 additional sections thereto," and

On motion of Mr. Bell, the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Bell, was referred to the committee on in

surance.

Mr. Berggren introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 312, for 'An act to amend section eleven (11) of an act entitled 'An act to provide for the election and appointment of the officers and employes of the General Assembly of the State, and to fix their compensation,' approved May 28, 1877, in force July 1, 1877," and

On motion of Mr. Berggren, the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Beggren, was referred to the committee on judicial department.

Mr. Burke introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 313, for "An act making election day a legal holiday," 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 elections.

Mr. Crawford introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 314, for "An act to confer additional authority upon the corporate authorities of public parks, in promoting scientific investigations," and

On motion of Mr. Crawford, the rules were suspended and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Crawford,' was referred to the committee on municipalities.

Mr. Hadley introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 315, for "An act to amend sections three (3) and seven (7) of article seven of an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to township organization,' approved and in force March 4, 1874," and

On motion of Mr. Hadley, the rules were suspended and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Hadley, was referred to the committee on elections.

Mr. Eckhart introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 316, for "An act granting consent of the State of Illinois to the acquiring of title by the United States, by purchase or otherwise, of certain real estate in the county of Lake for military purposes, and ceding jurisdiction over the same," and

On motion of Mr. Eckhart, the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Eckhart, was referred to the committee on military.

Mr. Johns introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 317, for "An act entitled 'An act to amend section 118 of an act in regard to roads and bridges in counties under township organization and to repeal an act and parts of acts therein named,' approved June 23, 1883, in force July 1, 1883," and

On motion of Mr. Johns, the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Johns, was referred to the committee on roads, highways and bridges.

Mr. Johns introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 318, for "An act to amend section two of an act entitled 'An act in regard to roads and bridges in counties under township organization,_and to repeal an act and part of acts therein named,' approved June 23, 1883, in force July 1, 1883," and

On motion of Mr. Johns, the rules were suspended, and the bill was read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Johns, was referred to the committee on roads, highways and bridges.

Mr. Curtiss moved that the rules be suspended and that the Senate pass to the order of

READING BILLS OF THE SENATE THE THIRD TIME.

Which motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Johns, House Bill No. 560, being 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," was taken up and read at large a second time and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Hogan, Senate Bill No. 135, for "An act to provide for the organization of road districts, the election and duties of officers therein, and in regard to roads and bridges, in counties not under township organization, and to repeal an act and parts of acts therein named," was taken up for consideration and read at large a second time.

And the question being, "Shall the foregoing bill be ordered engrossed and to a third reading?"

Mr. Chapman moved to postpone the further consideration of the foregoing bill for two weeks from to-day.

Mr. Johnson moved to amend the foregoing motion by making the bill the special order for that time, at 10 o'clock A. M. Which motion was lost.

The question now being, "Shall the further consideration of the foregoing bill be postponed for two weeks?"

The motion was lost.

The question now being, "Shall the bill be ordered engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Seiter, House Bill No. 581, 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," was taken up and read at large a first time, and

On motion of Mr. Seiter, was referred to the committee on judicial department.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Bacon, of Edgar, Senate Bill No. 13, for "An act to amend sections seventy (70), eightytwo (82) and eighty-three (83) of 'An act in regard to elections and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices,' in force July 1, 1872, the same being chapter forty-six (46) of the Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, A. D. 1874," was taken up for consideration and read at large a second time.

Whereupon Mr. Johns offered the following amendment, which was adopted, viz:

Amend by inserting after the word "whoever" in line 13 of printed bill the word"willfully."

Mr. Bell offered the following amendment, which was adopted, viz.:

Amend bill by inserting after the word "years" in line 41 of printed bill the following: "and to the county jail not less than three months, nor more than 1 year in the county jail."

Mr. Johns offered the following amendment, which was adopted, viz.:

Amend by inserting after the word "State" in line 46 of printed bill the words "and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than one year."

The question now being, "Shall the foregoing bill as amended be ordered engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Strattan, Senate Bill No. 176, for "An act to amend article nine of an act entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,' approved April 10, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, by adding thereto the following sections," was taken up for consideration and read at large a second time, and

The question being, "Shall the foregoing bill be ordered engrossed and printed for a third reading?"

Thereupon, Mr. Johns moved to make the further consideration of the foregoing bill a special order for next Tuesday, March 15, 1887, immediately after reading journal.

Which motion prevailed.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Evans, Senate Bill No. 102, for "An act to provide for the setting apart, formation and disbursement of a police pension fund, in cities, villages and incorporated towns," was taken up for consideration and read at large a second time, with the following amendments, recommended by the committee on municipalities, viz.:

Amend section 1, by striking out in the fourth line the words "twenty-five," and inserting the word "fifty."

Amend paragraph 9 of section 1, by striking out in the first line of said paragraph the words "dollar per month," and inserting the