MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1887-5 O'CLOCK P. M.

Senate met, pursuant to adjournment.

Hon. A. W. Berggren, President pro tempore of the Senate, presiding.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The journal of Saturday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Pearson, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved.

READING A BILL OF THE SENATE A SECOND TIME.

By unanimous consent, on request of Mr. Curtiss, Senate Bill No. 374, for "An act making additional appropriation for the payment of the employes of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly," was taken up for consideration and read at large a second time.

And the question being, "Shall the foregoing bill be ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Mr. Crabtree introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 378, for "An act to amend section twenty-seven (27) of an act entitled 'An act in regard to attachments in courts of record,' approved December 23, 1871, in force July 1, 1872," and

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

On motion of Mr. Crabtree, was referred to the committee on judiciary.

Mr. Crabtree introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 379, for "An act to amend section twenty-four (24), of chapter one hundred and forty-six (146), of an act entitled 'An act to revise the law in relation to change of venue,' approved March 25, 1874, in force July 1, 1874," and

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

On motion of Mr. Crabtree was referred to the committee on judiciary.

At 5:05 o'clock P. M., on motion of Mr. Sumner, the Senate adjourned.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1887-10 O'CLOCK A. M.

Senate met, pursuant to adjournment.

Hon. John C. Smith, President of the Senate, presiding.
Prayer by the Chaplain.

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.

The President of the Senate, on request of Senator Strattan, announced that serious illness in Mr. Strattan's family prevented said Senator's immediate attendance at the Legislature, and requested, on behalf of Mr. Strattan, an indefinite leave of absence. Which request was granted.

SPECIAL ORDER.

The reading of the journal having been conpleted, the President of the Senate announced it as the time for the special order, being the further consideration of Senate Bill No. 334, for "An act in regard to aliens, and to restrict their rights to acquire and hold real and personal estate; and to provide for the disposition of the lands now owned by non-resident aliens," was taken up and read at large a second time.

And the question being, "Shall the foregoing bill be ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.

Mr. Johns presented petitions from citizens of Illinois, protesting against the passage of a law forbidding carrying of arms by independent military companies of the State, now licensed by the Governor.

Which, on motion of Mr. Johns, was referred to the committee on military.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Adams, from the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills, reports that bills of the following titles have been correctly engrossed, and are returned herewith, to-wit:

Senate Bill No. 315, a bill 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, as amended by an act approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885."

Senate Bill No. 374, a bill for "An act making additional appropriation for the payment of the employes of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly."

Senate Bill No. 354, a bill for "An act to regulate the sale of veal."

Mr. Adams, from the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills, reports that bills of the following titles have been correctly engrossed, and are returned herewith, to-wit:

Senate bill No. 240, a bill 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."

Senate Bill No. 249, a bill for "An act to amend sections one (1), five (5), ten (10) and thirteen (13) of an act entitled 'An act concerning voluntary assignments, and conferring jurisdiction therein upon county courts,' approved May 27, 1877, in force July 1, 1877; as amended by act approved May 31, 1879, in force July 1, 1879; and to further amend said act by adding thereto additional sections, to be numbered sixteen (16), seventeen (17), eigtheen (18) and nineteen (19)."

Senate Bill No. 298, a bill for "An act to encourage the propagation and cultivation and to secure the protection of fishes in all the waters of this State."

Mr. Adams, from the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills, reports that bills of the following titles have been correctly engrossed, and are returned herewith, to-wit:

Senate Bill No. 340, a bill for "An act to amend sections three (3), eight (8), and eleven (11), of an act entitled 'An act to organize and regulate county fire insurance companies,' approved June 2, 1877, in force July 1, 1877.”

Senate Bill No. 341, a bill for "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to require officers having in their custody public funds, to prepare and publish an annual statement of the receipt and disbursement of such funds,' approved May 30, 1881, in force July 1, 1881."

Senate Bill No. 177, a bill for "An act to organize Farmers' County Mutual Live Stock Insurance Companies."

Mr. Adams, from the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills, reports that bills of the following titles have been correctly, engrossed, and are returned herewith, to-wit:

Senate Bill No. 295, a bill 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."

Senate Bill No. 302, a bill for "An act to amend section seven (7) of an act entitled, "An act to revise the law in relation to weights and measures," approved February 27, 1874, in force July 1, 1874."

Senate Bill No. 323, a bill for "An act to enable park commissioners to condemn land in certain cases for the purpose of making streets, selected and taken for boulevards, of uniform width, and to provide for the payment of the same.

By unanimous consent on request of Mr. McGrath, Senate Bill No. 321, for "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act to provide a way by which the people of any territory lying within three or more school districts, and in three or more townships containing not less than four hundred inhabitants may be organized into a school district,' approved June 18, 1883, in force July 1, 1883," was taken from the table where it was ordered March 24, 1887, and

On motion of Mr. McGrath, was referred to the committee on education and educational institutions.

PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Torrance presented the following resolution, which was read for information, and under rule forty was laid on the table for one day, viz.:

WHEREAS, The people in adopting the Constitution of this State, provided that "The General Assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property;" and

WHEREAS, An experience of fifteen years under the present revenue code of this State has demonstrated its inefficiency to carry out the express will of the people, but, as at present enforced, is an engine of oppression forcing those least able to do so to bear the burden of taxation; and

WHEREAS, At each session of the General Assembly of this State for many years past efforts were made to amend it so that every person and corporation would be required to pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property, but all such efforts were defeated and the Thirty.fourth General Assembly provided for the appointment of a commission to prepare and report a revenue code at this session; and

WHEREAS, Such commission was appointed and did prepare and submit to this General Assembly a revenue code which was, at the beginning of this session, referred to the committee on revenue and other bills, proposing amendments to the present code have from time to time, been introduced and referred to the same committee, and said committee has not, although more than three months of the session has now expired, reported any of said bills, or any substitute for the same, back to this Senate for its action; therefore be it

Resolved, That the committee on revenue is hereby directed to report to this Senate, on or before April 19, a revenue bill, and in case of its failure to agree upon or report a bill by that time it be discharged from the further consideration of the revenue bills now before it and that they be printed and placed upon the calendar of the Senate, on the order of second reading, in order that this Senate may take such action as it deems proper.