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for the insane in the Commonwealth, and their discharge therefrom,' fixing the amount of compensation to be paid to the commissioners appointed under section six of said act, and declaring who shall be liable therefor, and for the costs of proceedings under said section.""

Mr. Heaton, from the Committee on Banks and Building and Loan Associations, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 904, entitled "An act permitting building and loan associations to make temporary loans and to secure payment by pledge of bonds of the United States issued for war purposes."

Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Banks and Building and Loan Associations, re-reported as amended, Senate bill No. 476 (House bill No. 719), entitled "An act relating to the organization, maintenance and operation of the Banking Department and the scope of its supervision and control over corporations, partnerships, unincorporated associations and individuals and the assets and liabilities thereof, providing penalties for the enforcement of its provisions and repealing certain acts."

Mr. Leslie, from the Committee on Judiciary General, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 899, entitled "An act to amend section two of an act approved the 8th day of May, 1901 (P. L. 142), entitled 'An act relative to verdicts and judgments in, actions of ejectment, and to regulate procedure in such actions,' as amended."

Mr. Salus, from the Committee on Municipal Affairs, re-reported as amended, Senate bill No. 554, entitled "An act authorizing municipalities with the assent of the electors duly obtained at an election to use moneys borrowed or authorized to be borrowed for purposes which have proved impracticable or impossible or unnecessary for any other lawful municipal purpose."

Mr. Mearkle, from the Committee on Judiciary General, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 856 (House bill No. 352), entitled "An act to amend chapter three, article one of an act approved the 14th day of July, 1917 (Pamphlet Laws 840), entitled 'An act concerning townships and providing, amending and consolidating the law relating thereto.""

Mr. Eyre, from the Committee on Public Roads and Highways, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 812 (House bill No. 423), entitled "An act making unlawful the operation in certain cases of steam traction and steam portable engines unless equipped with spark arresters, and providing penalties for violation of its provisions."

Mr. Vare, from the Committee on Municipal Affairs, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 961 (House bill No. 949), entitled "An act to amend and to repeal certain sections of an act approved the 27th day of June, 1913 (Pamphlet Laws 568), entitled 'An act providing for the incorporation, regulation and government of cities of the third class, regulating nomination and election of municipal officers therein, and repealing, consolidating, and extending existing laws in relation thereto.'"

Mr. Schantz, from the Committee on Judiciary General, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 383 (House bill No. 439), entitled “An act to amend section five of an act approved the 5th day of February, 1875 (Pamphlet Laws fifty-six), entitled 'An act relative to the establishment and jurisdiction of magistrates' courts in the City of Philadelphia.'"

Mr. Daix, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 808 (House bill No. 1125), entitled “An act to amend section one of an act approved the 15th day of April, 1907 (Pamphlet Laws eighty-six), entitled 'An act fixing the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and of the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction,' fixing the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for all services required to be performed by law."

He also, from the Committee on Appropriations, re-reported as amended, Senate bill No. 907, entitled "An act creating a Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings, providing for the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings and subordinate officers and employes and fixing their salaries, defining the powers and duties of the Board and the superintendent with regard to contracts for and the furnishing of furniture, furnishings, stationery, supplies, paper and fuel for the Executive and Legislative branches of the State government and the Executive Mansion, the supervision of the Capitol grounds and buildings, the State arsenal and Executive Mansion and repairs, alterations and improvements thereto, and to other buildings, land and property of the State, the disposal of unserviceable personal property of the Commonwealth, the renting of office rooms outside of the Capitol, the bonding of officers and employes of the Commonwealth and the supervision of the erection of and repairs and additions to State institutions, and the expenditure of funds therefor, and repealing supplied and inconsistent laws."

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Mr. Murdoch, from the Committee on Municipal Affairs, reported committed, Senate bill No. 895, entitled "An act creating a Division of Documents; defining its powers and duties; regulating the number of documents to be printed, bound and the requisition, distribution and sale of the public documents of this Commonwealth; providing penalties for the violation of this act; and repealing certain

acts."

He also, from the Committee on Public Printing, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 952, entitled "An act providing for the preparatión, contents, style, printing and binding of the Legislative Journal and its delivery and distribution; providing for the preparation, printing and binding of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives; authorizing the appointment of official reporters, expert typewriters, clerks and other employes, and providing for their compensation and mileage; providing for the making of an appendix and index, the printing of wrappers or envelopes for mailing the Legislative Journal, and repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith."

He also, from the Committee on Municipal Affairs, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 556, entitled "An act to amend section two, article five, chapter seven of an act approved the 14th day of May, 1915 (P. L. 312), entitled 'An act providing a system of government for boroughs, and revising, amending, and consolidating the law relating to boroughs,' as amended."

Mr. Schantz read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 962, entitled "An act for the repression of prostitution, prohibiting the soliciting, aiding, or permitting prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, or the use of automobiles or other conveyances for such purposes; prohibiting, maintaining, frequenting, residing in or visiting any place or building for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness and assignation; providing evidence admissible in support of charge, and prescribing penalties, including examination for venereal diseases of convicted defendants, and conditions of their parole."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 963, entitled “An act to protect the public health and welfare by the control of venereal diseases, declaring certain diseases infectious and prohibiting exposure of others to infection, authorizing the State Department of Health to make rules requiring physicians and others to report such diseases; by authorizing health officers to examine persons suspected of having said diseases, and requiring the examination of prisoners convicted of crime; by providing for the care, treatment and quarantine in certain cases of persons infected; by making it the duty of health officers to investigate sources of infection, and to cooperate with law enforcement officials in the suppression of prostitution causing the spread of said diseases; by requiring prison authorities to make available to health authorities portions of penal insti tutions for the treatment and quarantine of venereal prisoners and others; by authorizing the Department of Health to make regulations to carry out the provisions of this act and to control venereal diseases and for the care and treatment of persons infected therewith; and providing penalties for violations of the provisions of this act or of the regulations and lawful orders of health officers made thereunder."

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

Mr. DeWitt read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 964, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the WilkesBarre City Hospital."

Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

He also read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 965, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Home of Friendless Children in the city of Wilkes-Barre."

Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Herron read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate' bill No. 966, entitled "An act fixing the maximum amount of commissions and fees to be retained by county treasurers in certain counties as compensation for services; and requiring all commissions and fees in excess thereof to be paid into the county treasury for the use of the county."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Mr. DeWitt read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 967, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings for the payment of the cost of constructing approaches to bridges erected in pursuance of proceedings under the act of May fifth, one thousand nine hundred and eleven (P. L. 177), entitled 'An act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to build bridges over any river not more than one thousand feet and not less than five hundred feet in width at localities not less than ten miles distant from the nearest public bridge over the same river in counties whose indebtedness increased by the cost of such proposed bridge would exceed the constitutional limitation of two per centum of their assessed valuation.'

Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Tompkins read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 968, entitled "An act to prohibit the rendering of medical treatment to or surgical operations upon any person without the consent of such person; and prescribing penalties for violations."

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

Mr. Sones read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 969, entitled "An act taking protection from the red squirrel and changing the open season for blackbirds."

Which was committed to the Committee on Game and Fisheries.

On motion of Mr. Phipps,

The following resolution was twice read, considered and agreed to: In the Senate, May 6, 1919.

Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 436, file folio 1739, entitled "An act amending an act approved the fourteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, entitled 'An act providing a system of government for boroughs, and revising, amending and consolidating the law relating to boroughs,' by adding thereto sections twenty to twenty-six inclusive, as sub article sixteen of Article sixteen, Chapter VI, authorizing the erection of dykes and embankments along certain water courses upon the request of the Board of Health granting the right of entry therefor, and providing for the assessment of damages and benefits against property affected,'" be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for concurrence.

On motion of Mr. Nason,

The following resolution was twice read, considered and agreed to: In the Senate, May 5, 1919.

Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 295, file folio 703, entitled "An act to amend section one of an act, approved the twenty-third day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy (Pamphlet Laws two hundred twenty-six), entitled 'An act to ascertain and appoint the fees to be received by the coroner in the county of Erie,'" be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for concurrence.

Agreeably to order,

The Senate resumed the consideration of Senate bill No. 702 (House bill No. 194), entitled "An act relative to the sale, in bulk, of the whole or a large part of stock of goods, wares or merchandise of any kind or of fixtures or of goods, wares or merchandise of any kind and fixtures not in the ordinary course of business; providing certain requirements therefor, and imposing certain duties upon the seller and buyer and auctioners and agents, making their violation a misdemeanor."

And said bill having been read at length the third time, and agreed to,

And the amendments made thereto, having been printed as required by the Constitution,

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. Frank E. Baldwin, Richard J. Baldwin, Barnes, Barr, Beales, Boyd, Campbell, Craig, Crow, Daix, Davis, DeWitt, Donahue, Einstein, Eyre, Graff, Gray, Hackett, Haldeman, Heaton, Herron, Homsher, Jones, Leiby, Leslie, Marlow, Martin, McConnell, McNichol, Mearkle, Summerfield J. Miller, Murdoch, Nason, Patton, Phipps, Salus, Sassaman, Schantz, Smith, Snyder, Sones, Tompkins, Turner, Vare, Weaver, Whitten, Woodward and Buckman, Pres. Pro Tem.-48.

None.

NAYS.

A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the House of Repre sentatives with information that the Senate has passed the same with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is requested.

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