Luzerne County. W. H. Gillespie, Pittston. R. B. Espy, Wilkes-Barre. Lycoming County. Howard T. Janney, Williamsport. Montgomery County. Henry I. Fox, Norristown. Philadelphia County. Frederick P. Orlemann, Philadelphia. William B. Davis, Philadelphia. Edward S. Lower, Philadelphia. John T. Pedlow, Philadelphia. Somerset County. Charles H. Wolfsberger, Rockwood. Westmoreland County. John D. McCaleb, Mt. Pleasant. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. A motion was made by Mr. Cumings, That the rule which requires nominations made by the Governor to lie on the table five days be dispensed with, and the Senate do now resolve itself into executive session, for the purpose of acting on the foregoing nominations. Which was agreed to. Whereupon, A motion was made by Mr. Cumings, That the Senate do advise and consent to the nomination of William R. Wooters, of Philadelphia, to be a notary public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the term of four years, to compute from the twenty-ninth day of January, 1905. Agreeably to the Executive message presented this day, On the question, Will the Senate agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as follows, viz.: YEAS. Messrs. Bolard, Brown, Calpin, Catlin, Cochran, Crawford, Cum19 Sen. Jour. ings, Dewalt, Edmiston, Fisher, Fox, Freeland, Gerberich, Godcharles, Goehring, Gransback, Grim, Hackett, Heidelbaugh, Herbst, Hill, Keyser, Manbeck, Matson, McPherson, Phillips, Quail, Roberts, Shepard, Sproul, Stewart, Stineman, Stober, Thomas, Thomson, Woods (Allegheny), and Woods (Westmoreland) -37. NAYS. None. Two-thirds of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. A motion was made by Mr. Cumings, That the Senate do advise and consent to the nomination of the following named persons to be notaries public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the term of four years, to compute from the date of confirmation: Allegheny County. William M. Cooper, Pittsburg. J. A. Aull, Pittsburg. Berks County. W. D. Brumbach, Exeter township. Blair County. P. M. Swanger, Altoona. Carbon County. Elnore G. Tacy, Lower Towamensing township. Clearfield County. George L. Myer, Mahaffey. Delaware County. Perry M. Washabaugh, Chester. Dauphin County. Mrs. Iola E. Oyster, Harrisburg. Erie County. Mrs. Malia B. Smith, Corry. Fayette County. M. E. Griglak, New Haven. The following named persons to be notaries public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the term of four years, to compute from the dates set opposite their names, viz.: Allegheny County. Ernest W. Beach, Pittsburg, January 29, 1905. Berks County. Reuben T. Landis, Heidelberg township, January 28, 1905. Chester County. Gibbons Gray Cornwell, West Chester, February 27, 1905. Cumberland County. D. T. Ramsey, Newburg, February 6, 1905. Dauphin County. Adam C. Long, Lykens, January 24, 1905. George W. Kline, Millersburg, January 29, 1905. Fayette County. Charles O. Schroyer, Dawson, February 25, 1905. Greene County. W. R. Hoge, Waynesburg, January 24, 1905. Lackawanna County. Henry R. Hurlbutt, Scranton, February 27, 1905. Lehigh County. Frank Laskowski, Allentown, February 27, 1905. Luzerne County. Paul J. Schmidt, Wilkes-Barre, February 26, 1905. Mifflin County. William H. Wren, Lewistown, February 27, 1905. Monroe County. George Butz, Stroudsburg, February 5, 1905. Philadelphia County. J. Frederick Jenkinson, Philadelphia, January 29, 1905. Somerset County. Earle R. Beggs, Confluence, February 27, 1905. Venango County. L. L. Graham, Oil City, February 27, 1905. Washington County. Robert Parkins, Roscoe, February 27, 1905. Westmoreland County. John D. Gill, Greensburg, January 30, 1905. Agreeably to the Executive message presented this day, On the question, Will the Senate agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as follows, viz.: YEAS. Messrs. Bolard, Brown, Calpin, Catlin, Cochran, Crawford, Cumings, Dewalt, Edmiston, Fisher, Fox, Freeland, Gerberich, Godcharles, Goehring, Gransback, Grim, Hackett, Heidelbaugh, Herbst, Hill, Keyser, Manbeck, Matson, McPherson, Phillips, Quail, Roberts, Shepard, Sproul, Stewart, Stineman, Stober, Thomas, Thomson, Woods (Allegheny), and Woods (Westmoreland) -37. None. NAYS. Two-thirds of all the Senators having voted "aye," the question was determined in the affirmative. Mr. Keyser, from the Committee on Exposition Affairs, to which was committed a bill, entitled "A joint resolution to provide for the participation of the State of Pennsylvania in the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, to be held in the city of Portland, Oregon, in the year one thousand nine hundred and five, in conmemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the exploration of the Oregon country by an expedition planned by President Jeffer son and commanded by Captain Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and providing for the appontment of a commission, and making an appropriation to defray the expenses of the same." Reported bill No. 1 without amendment. Mr. Shepard, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to amend "A supplement to an act, entitled "An act to consolidate, revise and amend the penal laws of this Commonwealth,' approved the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty, amending the ninetyfirst section thereof, defining rape and carnal knowledge of female childre, and prescribing the penalty thereof," approved the nineteenth day of May, A. D. 1887." Reported bill No. 2 without amendment. Mr. Goehring, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to provide for charging the cost of construction of sewers and drains heretofore or hereafter constructed in townships of the first class against properties accommodated or benefited thereby; authorizing the township commissioners to create sewer districts to apportion the cost of sewer construction among the same, and to prescribe the manner in which the charges shall be assessed on properties and municipal liens filed for the same, or to assess an annual tax for payment of such cost." Reported bill No. 3 without amendment. |