wealth,' approved the second day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine."

Reported bill No. 8 without amendment.

A motion was made by Mr. Keyser,

That when the Senate adjourn to-night it be to meet to-morrow at eleven o'clock.

Which was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Herbst,

The following preamble and resolution were twice read, viz:

Whereas, Article two, section sixteen, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania provides that no county "may be assigned a Senator unless exceeding one-half a ratio" of the required population; and Whereas, The Senatorial ratio according to the census of 1900 is 126,042, and the population of Lebanon county, constituting the Seventeenth district, is only 53,827, or 9,194 less than the required half ratio; therefore

Resolved, That the Judiciary General Committee of the Senate is hereby instructed to consider the constitutional status of the Seventeenth district and report its finding to the Senate without unnecessary delay.

On the question,

Will the Senate agree to the resolution?

A motion was made by Mr. Sproul,

That said resolution be referred to the Committee on Legislative Apportionment.

Which was agreed to.

A motion was made by Mr. Keyser,

That the Senate do now adjourn.

Which was agreed to.

Whereupon,

The President adjourned the Senate until to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, January 24, 1905.

The President pro tempore in the chair.

Mr. Cochran asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Hall for the balance of the week on account of illness in his family.

Mr. Cumings asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. McPherson for to-day.

Mr. Fisher, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act amending the seventy-fourth section of an act, entitled 'An act to consolidate, revise and amend the laws of this Commonwealth relating to penal proceedings and penalties,' approved the 31st day of March, 1860, by repealing the proviso thereof which prohibits the imposing of sentences to expire between the 15th day of November and the 15th of February of any year."

Reported bill No. 9 without amendment.

Mr. Freeland, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committeed a bill, entitled "An act authorizing the judges of the courts of common pleas, oyer and terminer and quarter sessions to determine the number of jurors to be summoned and returned to serve in such courts."

Reported bill No. 10 without amendment.

Mr. Bolard, from the Committee on Game and Fisheries, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to provide for the protection and preservation of game, game quadrupeds and game birds, and song and insectiverous and other wild birds, and prescribing penalties for violation of its several provisions."

Reported bill No. 11 without amendment.

Mr. Dewalt, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to fix the number and salaries of officers, clerks and other employes in the Department of Mines,"

Reported bill No. 12 without amendment.

Mr. Shepard, from the same committee, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act authorizing appeals to orphans' courts from decisions of registers of wills granting issues dévisavit vel non in cases of contested wills,"

Reported bill No. 13 without amendment.

He also, from the same committee, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act increasing the number of courts of common pleas in the county of Allegheny, establishing therein a distinct and separate court of common pleas, designated Court of Common Pleas Number Five, and providing for the election and appointment of judges for said court,"

Reported bill No. 14 without amendment.

Mr. Stineman, from the Committee on Judicial Apportionment, to which was committeed a bill, entitled "An act increasing the number of courts of common pleas in the county of Allegheny establishing therein a distinct and separate court of common pleas,

designated Court of Common Pleas Number Four, and providing for the election and appointment of judges for said court,"

Reported bill No. 15 without amendment.

Mr. Cumings, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act establishing in counties containing a population of from three hundred thousand to one million a board for assessment and revision of taxes for State and county purposes, prescribing their powers and duties and abolishing the office of ward, borough and township assessors in so far as respects the assessment of State and county taxes,"

Reported bill No. 16 without amendment.

Mr. Thomas, from the same committee, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to quiet the title of real estate, and to enable citizens of the United States and corporations chartered under the laws of this Commonwealth and authorized to hold real estate therein, to hold and convey title to real estate which has formerly been held by corporations not authorized by law to hold real estate in Pennsylvania,"

Reported bill No. 17 without amendment.

Mr. Grim, from the same committee, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to amend an act, entitled 'An act to amend clause two of section thirty-one of an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations,' approved the twenty-ninth day of April, Anno Domini 1874, providing for increased rates of toll upon bridges in certain cases,' approved the sixth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, authorizing an increase of said tolls in certain other cases.”

Reported bill No. 18 without amendment.

He also, from the same committee, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act validating ordinances and other transactions of boroughs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wherein there has occurred a misnomer, omission, informality or irregularity in the corporate name, style and title of such borough."

Reported bill No. 19 without amendment.

Mr. Quail read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act to encourage the planting and the maintaining of sprout, forest and timber trees, and providing that those who thus aid shall be exempt from taxation, defining the duties of the assessor, and penalties for violation of this act."

Which was committeed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Mr. Crawford read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitied "An act making an appropriation to the St. Joseph's Hospital and Dispensary, of Pittsburg."

Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. White read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act prohibiting the vacation of any public road or part thereof in this Commonwealth within one-half mile of any city or borough without the consent of the municipal authorities of such city or borough when the road or part thereof proposed to be vacated is a continuation of a street in such city or borough."

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act amending the first, second and third sections of the act, entitled 'An act authorizing the condemnation of real estate, needed for the use of State normal schools,' approved the tenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and one, and extending it to the condemnation of servitudes, easements of way and streets and alleys, opened or unopened, laid out and dedicated by the proprietors of town plots, but not under public supervision or control, and close the same or portions thereof, and providing for the payment of costs on appeal."

Which were committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for salaries of officers and employes of the Pennsylvania Reform School at Morganza, Pennsylvania, and to pay for permanent improvements, et cetera."

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair a bi!!, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Beaver Valley General Hospital, of Beaver county."

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making and appropriation to the Monongahela Memorial Hospital Association, of Monongahela City, Pennsylvania.”

Which were committed to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Phillips read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act to amend section five of the act, entitled 'An act to regulate the practice of pharmacy and sale of poisons, and to prevent adulterations in drugs and medicinal preparations in the State of Pennsylvania,' which was approved the 24th day of May, Anno Domini 1887, requiring that on and after January 1st, 1906, all persons applying for certificates of registration as competent pharmacists under the provisions of section five of said act shall be graduates of a reputable college of pharmacy."

Which was committeed to the Committee on Public Health and Sanitation.

Mr. Matson read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act authorizing the Attorney General to retain and employ attorneys to represent the Commonwealth in criminal proceedings in the various courts of oyer and terminer, general jail delivery and quarter sessions if in his opinion the circumstances warrant it, providing for the compensation of such attorneys and defining their duties and powers."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Mr. Fox read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Children's Industrial Home, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania."

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Home for the Friendless, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania."

Which were committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Zern read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "A further supplement to an act of Assembly, approved the eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixtytwo, entitled 'A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act for the regulation and continuance of a system of education by common schools,' approved the eighth day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, authorizing the board of school directors in any school district to sell and convey any real estate, buildings and property, the title to which shall have been acquired from the trustees of any academy or seminary in the Commonwealth under and by virtue of said acts of Assembly, whenever such real estate, buildings and property shall have become useless to such school district by reason of dilapidation and decay or otherwise, and providing for the disposition of moneys or funds received from such sale and conveyance, and ratifying and confirming any sales of such property heretofore made on account of and for similar reasons; provided, no litigation or question of title now pending and undetermined shall be affected hereby."

Which was committed to the Committee on Education.

Mr. Thomson read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Coatesville Hospital."

Mr. Matson read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Bradford Hospital, of the city of Bradford."

Mr. Grim read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the National Farm School, at Doylestown."

Mr. Brown read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to Saint Luke's Homoeopathic Hospital, of Philadelphia."

Mr. Fox read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Free Kindergarten and Nursery Association, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania."

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act to provide for the current expenses of the State Board of Health for the two fiscal years commencing the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and five.”

Which were committed to the Committee on Appropriations.