The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 14, 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." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 15, 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." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 16, entitled "An act establishing in counties containing a population of from three hundred thousand to one million a board of 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." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 17, 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." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 19, 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." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the first reading an consideration of Senate bill No. 20,, entitled "An act to amend section three of an act, entitled 'An act relating to mutual savings fund, building and loan associations, regulating the mode of charging premiums, bonus or interest in advance of withdrawals, of repayment and collection of loans, also restricting the power to levy excessive fines, and defining the rights and liabilities of married women stockholders, and prescribing the non-application to these associations of the bonus tax and registry laws for corporations,' approved April tenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine." And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. A motion was made by Mr. Crawford, That the foregoing Senate bill No. 20 be re-committed to the Committee on Banks and Building and Loan Associations. Which was agreed to. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the first reading an consideration of Senate bill No. 21, entitled "An act to amend section thirty-seven of an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations,' approved April twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four." And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. A motion was made by Mr. Crawford, That the foregoing Senate bill No. 21, be re-committed to the Committee on Banks and Building and Loan Associations. Which was agreed to. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the first reading an consideration of Senate bill No. 22, entitled "An act extending thejurisdiction of the courts of this Commonwealth in case of divorce." And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the first reading an consideration of Senate bill No. 23, entitled "An act authorizing the Attorney General to retain and employ attorneys to represent the Comonwealth 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." And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. A motion was made by Mr. Fisher, That the foregoing Senate bill No. 23 be re-committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. Which was agreed to. A motion was made by Mr. Keyser, That Senate bill No. 1, on third reading, 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 commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the exploration of the Oregon country by an expedition planned by President Jefferson, and commanded by Captain Merriweather Lewis and William Clark, and providing for the appointment of a commission, and making an appropriation to defray the expenses of the same," be re-committed to the Committee on Exposition Affairs. Which was agreed to. A motion was made by Mr. Brown, That Senate bill No. 5, on third reading, entitled "An act in reference to the eligibility of road jurors and jurors of view," be recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary General. Which was agreed to. A motion was made by Mr. Hill, That Senate bill No. 7, on third reading, entitled "An act to create the Department of Public Printing and Binding, to carry out the provisions of section twelve, article three of the Constitution in relation to the public printing and binding and the sup ply of paper and other materials therefor," be re-committed to the Committee on Public Printing. Which was agreed to. A motion was made by Mr. White, 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 31, 1905. The President in the chair. Mr. Cummings asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Stineman for to-day, and for Mr. Matson for the balance of the week. The Chair laid before the Senate a memorial of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, recommending to the consideration of the Legislature the wisdom and pressing necessity of the enactment of a bill providing for personal registration in cities of this Commonwealth. Which was referred to the Committee on Elections. Mr. White, from the Committee on Appropriations, to which was committed a bill, entitled "A joint resolution to provide for the participation by the National Guard of Pennsylvania in the inaugural ceremonies of Theodore Roosevelt, President-elect of the United States, to be held in the city of Washington, D. C., March 4, 1905, and making an appropriation to pay the expenses of a provisional brigade selected for that purpose." Reported bill No. 27 without amendment. Mr. Godcharles, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act for the appointment and maintenance of a board to be known as the Armory Board of the State of Pennsylvania, and for the payment of its expenses, and for the erection and maintenance of armories for the use of the National Guard of Pennsylvania throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and making an appropriation for the same." Reported bill No. 28 without amendment. Mr. Grim, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act giving a remedy by bill in equity against the publishers of newspapers for publications affecting individuals, associations, firms or corporations, and alleged to be false in whole or in part." Reported bill No. 29 without amendment. Mr. Goehring, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to prevent and punish the wilful damage or injury to the poles, wires and fixtures of telephone lines." Reported bill No. 30 without amendment. Mr. Woods (Allegheny), from the same committee, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to amend section one of an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the better collection of collateral inheritance taxes,' approved May sixth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, so as to include among the persons taking an estate, or any part thereof, to whom the act does not apply, the children of a deceased husband or wife in whom the estate formerly vested." Reported bill No. 31 without amendment. Mr. Fisher, from the same committee, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to prevent and punish the stealing of wire forming part of a line for the transmission of electricity." Reported bill No. 32 without amendment." Mr. Cumings, from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act authorizing the acquisition and maintenance by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in conjunction with the States of New York and New Jersey of toll bridges across the Delaware River and providing for free travel across the same." Reported bill No. 33 with amendment. Mr. Woods (Westmoreland), from the committee on Exposition Affairs to which was re-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 commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the exploration of the Oregon country by an expedition planned by President Jefferson and commanded by Captain Meriwether Lewis and William |