Clark, and providing for the appointment of a commission and making an appropriation to defray the expenses of the same. Re-reported bill No. 1 with amendment. Mr. Sisson from the Committee on Judiciary General, to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act to exempt from payment of collateral inheritance tax bequests and devises for the building or erection of churches for public use." Reported bill No. 34 with amendment. Mr. McPherson from the committee on Judiciary General to which was committed a bill, entitled "An act for the prevention of idiocy." Reported bill No. 35 without amendment. Mr. Brown from the committee on Judiciary General to which was committed 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 tenth 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 portion thereof, and providing for the payment of costs on appeal." Reported bill No. 36 with amendment. Mr. Brown read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act to prohibit the adulteration of articles of food and drink, prohibiting the sale or possession of adulterated articles of food or drink, making the same a misdeameanor and providing penalties and methods of procedure for the enforcement thereof." Which was committed to the Committee on Public Health and Sanitation. Mr. Shepard read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to Rush Hospital for Consumption and Allied Diseases, at Philadelphia." He, also read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Philadelphia Home for Incurables." Which were committed to the Committee on Appropriations. He, also read in his place and presented to the chair a bill, entitled "An act to amend an act, entitled ‘An act relating to husband and wife who are the parents of minor children, enlarging and extending the power, control and authority of the mother over their minor children, under certain circumstances,' approved the twenty-sixth day of June, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five." Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. Mr. Vare read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation to Saint Agnes' Hospital, of Philadelphia, Pa." Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Irvin read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the Cottage State Hospital, of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania." Which were committed to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Sisson read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act to provide for an additional law judge of the several courts of the Sixth Judicial District." Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary Apportionment. Mr. Heidelbaugh read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act making an appropriation for the erection of a home or school for indigent orphans to be called the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial and Reform School of Pennsylvania, in which school provision shall be made for giving instruction in reading, writing, arithmetic, drawing, duties of citizenship, elementary and manual training, the elements of farming and other requisite branches." Which were committed to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Danner read in his place and presented to the Chair a bill, entitled "An act relating to church charters which have been granted without incorporating the provisions of section seven, of act of twenty-sixth of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, validating the same, for the period of two years and authorizing amendments to said charters containing the provisions of said section seven of an act of twenty-sixth of April, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 3, 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." And said bill having been read at length the third time and agreed to, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? 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, Cumings, Danner, Dewalt, Fisher, Gerberich, Godcharles, Gransback, Grim, Hackett, Hall, Heidelbaugh, Herbst, Hill, Irwin, Keyser, Manbeck, McNichol, McPherson, Miller, Phillips, Quail, Roberts, Shepard, Sisson, Stewart, Stober, Thomas, Vare, White, Wilbert, Woods (Westmoreland) and Sproul, President Pro Tem.-37. NAYS. None. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 4, entitled "An act to provide for the retirement of judges of courts of record in this Commonwealth who have served as such judge for twenty-five successive years and have attained the age of seventy years and for the payment of such retired judges and for the filling of vacancies caused by said retirement." And said bill having been read at length the third time and agreed to, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as follows, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Bolard, Brown, Catlin, Cochran, Crawford, Cumings, Dewalt, Fisher, Fox, Gerberich, Godcharles, Goehring, Gransback, Hackett, Hall, Heidelbaugh, Keyser, Manbeck, MeNichol, Miller, Quail, Roberts, Shepard, Sisson, Stober, Thomas, Vare, White, Wilbert, Woods (Allegheny), Woods (Westmoreland, Zern and Sproul, President Pro Tem.-33. NAYS. Messrs. Calpin, Danner, Grim, Herbst, Hill, Irwin, McPherson and Stewart-8. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk present said bill to the House of Repre sentatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 9, 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 thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty by repealing the proviso thereof, which prohibits the imposing of sentences to expire between the sixteenth day of November and the fifteenth of February of any year." And said bill having been read at length the third time and agreed to, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? 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, Cumings, Dewalt, Fisher, Fox, Gerberich, Godcharles, Gransback, Grim, Hackett, Hall, Heidelbaugh, Herbst, Hill, Irwin, Keyser, Manbeck, McNichol, McPherson, Miller, Quail, Roberts, Shepard, Sisson, Stewart, Stober, Thomas, Vare, White, Woods (Westmoreland), Zern and SproulPresident Pro Tem.-36. None. NAYS. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 10, entitled "An act authorizing the judges of the courts of common pleas, over and terminer and quarter sessions to determine the number of jurors to be summoned and returned to serve in such courts." And said bill having been read at length the third time and agreed to, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? 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, Cumings, Danner, Dewalt, Fisher, Fox, Gerberich, Godcharles, Gransback, Grim, Hackett, Hall, Heidelbaugh, Herbst, Hill, Irwin, Keyser, Manbeck, McNichol, Miller, Phillips, Quail, Roberts, Shepard, Sisson, Stewart, Stober, Thomas, Vare, White, Woods (Westmoreland), Zern and Sproul, President pro tempore-37. None. NAYS. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 12, entitled "An act to fix the number and salaries of officers, clerks and other employes in the Department of Mines." And said bill having been read at length the third time and agreed to, On the question, Shall the bill pass finally? 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, Cumings, Danner, Dewalt, Fisher, Fox, Gerberich, Godcharles, Goehring, Gransback, Grim, Hackett, Hall, Heidelbaugh, Herbst, Hill, Irwin, Keyser, Manbeck, McNichol, McPherson, Miller, Phillips, Quail, Roberts, Shepard, Sisson, Stewart, Stober, Thomas, Vare, White, Woods (Westmoreland), Zern and Sproul, President Pro Tem-39. None. NAYS. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk present said bill to the House of Representatives for concurrence. 23 Sen. Jour. |