FRIDAY, MAY 13, 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. Wheeler, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved. HOUSE MESSAGES. A message from the house, by Mr. Dawson, Assistant Clerk: Mr. President: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has passed a bill of the following title, in the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to-wit: House Bill No 246, a bill for "An act to amend section 30 of an act entitled 'An act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved April 1, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended by an act approved June 3, 1879, and in force July 1, 1879." Passed May 5, 1887. JOHN A. REEVE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. On motion of Mr. Crawford, the bill was ordered on the calandar for a first reading. A message from the House, by Mr. Reeve, Clerk: Mr. President: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has refused to concur with them in the adoption of the following preamble and joint resolution, to-wit: Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That when the Houses of the General Assembly adjourn on Friday, May 27, 1887, both Houses stand adjourned, sine die. The House of Representatives refused to concur in the above May 13, 1887. JOHN A. REEVE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Reeve, Clerk: Mr. President: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following preamble and joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to-wit: Resoured, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That when the two Houses of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Illinois adjourn on Wednesday, the 15th day of June, A. D. 187, they shall stand adjourned sine die. Adopted by the House of Representatives May 13, 1887. JOHN A. REEVE, Clerk of the House of Representatives. Mr. Pierce moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of giving the foregoing joint resolution immediate consideration. Which motion prevailed. And the question being, "Shall the foregoing resolution be concurred in?" it was decided in the affirmative. Ordered that the Secretary of the Senate inform the House thereof. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. By unanimous consent, at request of Mr. Wheeler, House Bill No. 658, for "An act to pay James Lillie damages suffered by him for a failure of the State of Illinois to perform its contract for work done under a contract on the Eastern Illinois Hospital for the Insane, at Kankakee," was taken up and read at large a first time, and On motion of Mr. Wheeler, was referred to the committee on appropriations. By unanimous consent, at request of Mr. Humphrey, House Bill No. 3, for "An act to empower trustees of schools to lay out and dedicate common school lands for street and highway purposes," was taken up and read at large a first time, and On motion of Mr. Humphrey, was ordered to a second reading and to be printed. By unanimous consent, at request of Mr. Bacon, of Edgar, Senate Bill No. 396, a bill for "An act to prevent the abandonment of children and to provide a penalty therefor," was taken up and read at large a second time. And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Crawford moved that when the Senate adjourns to-day, it adjourn to meet on Monday afternoon, May 16, 1887, at the hour of 5 o'clock. Which motion prevailed. By unanimous consent, at request of Mr. Gore, House Bill No. 265, a bill for "An act for the relief of J. C. LeMay, of Macoupin county, Illinois, and making an appropriation for his benefit," was taken up, read at large a first time, and On motion of Mr. Gore, was referred to the committee on appropriations. By unanimous consent, at request of Mr. Leman, Senate Bill No. 295, for "An act to amend sections two (2), four (4), six (6), seven (7), ten (10), eleven (11) and twelve (12), of article three (3), of an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to township organization,' approved and in force March 4, 1874," having been printed, was read at large a third time. And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative: Yeas, 38; nays, 0. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Bacon of Edgar, Bacon of Will, Beli, Berggren, Burke, Cochran, Crabtree, Crawford Curtiss, Darnell, Dean, Eckhart, Evans, Forman, Funk, Garrity, Gibbs Gore, Greenwood, Hadley Hogan, Humphrey, Johns, Johnson, Leman, McGrath, Monahan, Orendorf, Organ, Pearson, Pierce Reinhardt, Southworth, Stephenson, Sumner, Thompson, Washburn, Wheeler-38. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof, and ask their concurrence therein. By unanimous consent, at request of Mr. Curtiss, House Bill No. 817, a bill for "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," having been printed, was read at large a third time. And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative: Yeas, 35; nays, 4. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Bacon of Edgar, Bacon of Will, Bell, Berggren, Burke, Chapman, Crabtree, Crawford, Curtiss, Dean, Eckhart, Evans, Funk, Garrity, Gibbs, Greenwood, Hadley, Hill, Hogan, Humphrey, Johnson, McGrath, Monahan, Orendorf, Pierce, Reavill, Reinhardt, Seiter, Shutt, Southworth, Sumner, Thompson, Washburn, Wheeler, Yost-35. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Darnell, Johns, Leman, Organ-4. This bill expressing an emergency in the body of the act, rendering it necessary that it shall take effect immediately, and having received the votes of two-thirds of the members elected, is declared passed. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof. By unanimous consent, at request of Mr. Hill, Senate Bill No. 401, for "An act in regard to the serving of process on receivers of corporations," having been printed, was read at large a third time. And the question being, "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative: Yeas, 41; nays, 0. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Bacon of Edgar. Bacon of Will, Bell, Berggren, Burke, Cochran, Crabtree, Crawford, Curtiss, Darnell, Dean, Eckhart, Evans, Forman, Funk, Garrity, Gibbs, Gore, Greenwood, Hadley, Higgins, Hill, Humphrey, Johns, Johnson, Leman, McGrath, Monahan, Orendorf, Organ, Pearson, Pierce Reavill, Reinhardt, Seiter, Stephenson, Sumner, Thompson, Washburn, Wheeler, Yost-41. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof and ask their concurrence therein. By unanimous consent, the Senate passed to the order of REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Mr. Curtiss, from the committee on appropriations, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 19, for "An act to make an appropriation for the relief of Mrs. R. H. Purdie, whose husband, private in Co. I, Fourth Regiment Illinois National Guard, was wounded while in sham battle by order of his superior officers, and died in consequence thereof fifteen days thereafter," 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. Curtiss, from the committee on appropriations, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 124, for "An act to pay to Mrs. Emily J. Blackburn five thousand dollars on account of the death of her son, Francis J. Blackburn, from disease contracted while in the discharge of his duty as a private in Co. B, First Regiment National Guards of Illinois, when in active service," 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. Curtiss, from the committee on appropriations, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 389, for "An act to appropriate the amounts due to the owners of animals ordered slaughtered prior to July 1, 1885, and whose claims were duly approved, in accordance with the provisions of law," 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. Curtiss, from the committee on appropriations, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 79, for "An act to make appropriations for the relief of E. J. Howells, who was disabled by the premature discharge of a cannon belonging to the State of Illinois," 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. Curtiss, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Sumner, from the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills, reports that a bill of the following title has been correctly engrossed and is returned herewith, to-wit: Senate amendment to House Bill No. 12, being a bill for “An act to prohibit book-making and pool-selling." Mr. Wheeler, from the committee on judicial department, to which was referred a bill, House Bill No. 426, for "An act to amend section 22 of an act entitled 'An act to establish appellate courts,' approved June 2, 1877, in force July 1, 1877," 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. Wheeler, from the committee on judicial department, to which was referred the following resolution, presented by Mr. Cochran, April 27, 1887, viz.: WHEREAS, By the act Congress of September 28, 1850, and subsequent acts, over three millions (3,000,000) acres of swamp and overflowed lands have been claimed by agents representing the several counties in Illinois in which swampy and overflowed lands were situated; and WHEREAS, Many counties in this State are entitled to indemnity for thousands of acres of land sold by the government between the 28th of September, 1850, and the acts of Congress in 1855 and 1857, relating to swamp lands; and WHEREAS, The several counties in this State interested have experienced great difficulty and delay in obtaining their just dues from the general government for lands given them under the several acts of Congress relating to swamp and overflowed lands; and WHEREAS, There exists an urgent necessity for proper information that will enable the several counties interested to obtain whatever money or scrip is due to them from the general government for swamp or overflowed lands donated to them for drainage and levee purposes by the several acts of Congress relating to swamp and overflowed lands; therefore, be it Resolved, That an inquiry be instituted by this Senate to ascertain the status of all lands in this State designated by acts of Congress as swamp or overflowed lands, which have, may now, or hereafter be granted to the State as provided in the several acts of Congress and rulings of the Interior Department at Washington, and the committee on judicial department and practice are hereby instructed to proceed immediately to investigate and secure all information possible in relation to such lands, for the benefit of those interested, and said committee are hereby authorized and instructed to make such recommendations as in their judgment will best protect and secure to the several counties interested their just proportion for lands so donated; that said committee report back their actions to this Senate by bill or otherwise, at their earliest convenience. Reported the same back with a bill as a substitute therefore, with the recommendation that the resolution be laid on the table, and that the substitute bill. do pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and On motion of Mr. Cochran, the substitute, being Senate Bill No. 413, a bill for "An act to provide a survey of the wet and swamp lands of the State," 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. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By unanimous consent, Mr. Washburn introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 414, for "An act to provide for the payment to Martin Bauschbach of certain damages to lands and other property sustained by the construction and maintenance of the dam on the Illinois river, near Henry, in Marshall county, Illinois," and, On motion of Mr. Washburn, the rules were suspended and the bill was read at large a first time, and, |