school, poor or other municipal district upon petition and affidavit to become a party to any suit or process pending against said district.' so as to authorize such taxpayer to prosecute or defend any suit or process on behalf of said district."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Senate bill No. 1014 (House bill No. 1366). "An act amending sections one and two of an act approved the twentieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred eighty-seven, entitled 'An act providing for the appointment of the appraiser of mercantile and other licenses and authorizing and requiring the publication of the same."'"

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary Special.

Senate bill No. 1015 (House bill No. 1268). "An act relating to and regulating appeals from the judgments of magistrates and justices of the peace in counties in which municipal courts are established."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. Senate bill No. 1016 (House bill No. 1248). “An act fixing the salary of the district attorney in certain counties."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. Senate bill No. 1017 (House bill No. 1249). “An act to provide for the appointment by the district attorneys of the several counties of this Commonwealth having a population of over one hundred and fifty thousand and less than five hundred thousand inhabitants of a special detective officer and assistant special detective officers, making said special detective officers general police officers, with all the powers conferred on constables in cases of crime and criminal procedure, and defining their duties, fixing their salaries and authorizing the payment of same, together with neecssary expenses by the county."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Senate bill No. 1018 (House bill No. 1346). "An act to amend section twenty of an act approved the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine (Pamphlet Laws four hundred twenty), entitled 'A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to provide revenue by taxation,' approved the seventh day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine,' as amended."

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

Senate bill No. 1019 (House bill No. 1231). "An act providing for the imposition and collection of certain taxes upon the transfer of property passing from a decedent who was a resident of this Commonwealth at the time of his death, and of property within this Commonwealth of a decedent who was a non-resident of the Commonwealth at the time of his death, and making it unlawful for any corporation of this Commonwealth or national banking association until the tax on the transfer thereof has been paid, and providing penalties, and citing certain acts for repeal.”

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

Senate bill No. 1020 (House bill No. 969). "An act to amend section seven hundred and eight of an act approved the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eleven (Pamphlet Laws three hundred nine), entitled 'An act to establish a public school system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, together with the provisions by which it shall be administered, and prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, providing revenue to establish and maintain the same, and the method of collecting such revenue, and repealing all laws, general, special or local, or any parts thereof, that are or may be inconsistent therewith.'"

Which was committed to the Committee on Education.

Senate bill No. 1021 (House bill No. 107). "An act relating to and regulating the use and operation of motor vehicles and vehicles propelled by or trailing after motor vehicles, requiring the registration of the same and the licensing of all operators thereof other than registered owners, providing the fees therefor and the disposition of such fees, prohibiting the unauthorized use of and tampering with motor vehicles, limiting and defining the powers of cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships and counties as to the regulation of the use and equipment of motor vehicles, and the taxing, registration or licensing thereof, imposing certain duties on the State Highway Commissioner and on proprietors of public garages, providing procedure and penalties for violations thereof and the disposition of fines collected, and regulating the service of process and proceedings in actions for damages arising from the use of any motor vehicle."

Which was committed to the Committee on Public Roads and High

ways.

Senate bill No. 1022 (House bill No. 1298). "An act authorizing counties to widen, straighten, alter or change the course of streams to insure the safety of county bridges, conferring upon counties the right of eminent domain in connection therewith and providing for the assessment of damages for property taken, injured or destroyed."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Senate bill No. 1023 (House bill No. 968). "An act permitting companies incorporated under the laws of any State, territory, the District of Columbia, or the United States for profit, to take, have and hold real estate necessary and proper for manufacturing purposes."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Senate bill No. 1024 (House bill No. 1261). "An act to require all dealers, purchasers and traders in glass, rags, scrap metals, old clothing and all other refuse matter in cities of the first class to be licensed."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. Senate bill No. 1025 (House bill No. 1345). "An act providing for the collection and payment over to the Commonwealth by private and public corporations of State taxes on scrip bonds, certificates

and evidences of indebtedness issued or assumed by such corporations and requiring certain reports in connection therewith."

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

Senate bill No. 1026 (House bill No. 1344). "An act amending section seventeen of an act approved the seventeenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen (Pamphlet Laws five hundred seven), entitled "An act to provide revenue for State and county purposes and in cities co-extensive with counties for city and county purposes, imposing taxes upon certain classes of personal property, providing for the duties and compensation of prothonotaries and recorders in connection therewith and modifying existing legislation which provided for raising revenue for State purposes.''

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

Senate bill No. 1027 (House bill No. 1343). “An act to amend section four of an act approved the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five (Pamphlet Laws one hundred and ninety-three), entitled 'A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to provide revenue by taxation,' approved the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine." "

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

Senate bill No. 1028 (House bill No. 1342). "An act to amend section eighteen of an act approved the seventeenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen (Pamphlet Laws five hundred and seven), entitled 'An act to provide revenue for State and county purposes and in cities co-extensive with counties for city and county purposes, imposing taxes upon certain classes of personal property, providing for the assessment and collection of the same, providing for the duties and compensation of prothonotaries and recorders in connection therewith and modifying existing legislation which provided for raising revenue for State purposes.'

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

Senate bill No. 1029 (House bill No. 440). "An act to amend section one of an act approved the eleventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred seventeen (Pamphlet Laws eight hundred and thirtytwo), entitled 'An act for the imposition and collection of certain inheritance taxes.'"

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

Senate bill No. 1030 (House bill No. 319). "An act relating to the recording of deeds, conveyances and other instruments of writing."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Senate bill No. 1031 (House bill No. 1183). "An act authorizing boroughs to appropriate moneys for the care, upkeep, maintenance and beautifying of cemeteries, burial grounds and private roads therein or leading thereto."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Senate bill No. 1032 (House bill No. 910). “An act to amend section two, article one, of chapter five, of an act approved the fourteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen (Pamphlet Laws three hundred and twelve), entitled 'An act providing a system of government for boroughs and revising, amending and consolidating the law relating to boroughs." "

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

Senate bill No. 1033 (House bill No. 1404). "An act requiring the Fish Commissioner within one year to certify whether adequate provision has been made at the dam across the Susquehanna river at McCall's Ferry for the passage of fish and unless such certificate that said dam no longer prevents the fish from passing up said stream is filed with the Attorney General within thirteen months authorizing and directing the Attorney General to institute and prosecute quo warranto and other legal proceedings against the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company."

Which was committed to the Committee on Game and Fisheries.

Senate bill No. 1034 (House bill No. 1435). "An act defining the qualifications of school librarians in public school districts of the third and fourth classes and prohibiting the employment in that capacity of any person not having such qualifications."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary Special.

Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Judiciary Special, reported as committed Senate bill No. 993, entitled "An act to amend an act approved the second day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and fifteen (Pamphlet Laws seven hundred and thirty-six), entitled 'An act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe in the course of employment, establishing an elective schedule of compensation, and providing procedure for the determination of liability and compensation thereunder,' and providing when the same shall become effective.”

He also, from the Committee on Judiciary Special, reported as committed Senate bill No. 994, entitled "An act to provide for the administration of the Workmen's Compensation Act of one thousand nine hundred and fifteen by creating the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation of the Department of Labor and Industry, providing for the establishment of the Workmen's Compensation Board, to have charge of such bureau; authorizing the division of the Commonwealth into workmen's compensation districts, and the appointment of workmen's compensation referees, defining the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation, the Workmen's Compensation Board, the workmen's compensation referees and the factory inspectors of the Department of Labor and Industry in enforcing the said act, and fixing the salaries of the members of the Workmen's Compensation Board, the workmen's compensation referees and certain of their employes and assist ants, and repealing certain acts."

He also, from the Committee on Judiciary Special, reported as committed Senate bill No. 995, entitled "An act providing for the

licensing of employers exempted from insuring their liability under the Workmen's Compensation Act of one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, imposing certain duties upon such employers and certain expenses in connection with such licensing, making an appropriation and providing penalties."

He also, from the Committee on Judiciary Special, reported as committed Senate bill No. 996, entitled "An act providing for the appointment of a director of rehabilitation and conferring upon such director the power to direct the rendering of certain physically handicapped persons fit to engage in remunerative occupations, providing for the appointment of subordinate officers and employes and making an appropriation."

On motion of Mr. Crow, on behalf of Mr. Salus, the following resolution was twice read, considered and agreed to:

In the Senate, May 7, 1919.

Resolved (if the House concur), That Senate bill No. 516, file folio 1051, entitled "An act authorizing certain officers of the United States Army to take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments in writing," be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amend_ment.

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

The Clerk of the House being introduced, presented the following extract from the Journal of the House, which was read as follows, considered and concurred in:

In the House of Representatives, May 7, 1919.

Resolved (if the Senate concur), That House bill No. 777, entitled "An act to provide for the removal or retirement of judges of the Supreme, Superior, common pleas, orphans', municipal and county court permanently disqualified by reason of physical or mental disability to perform their judicial functions or duties, and providing for the payment of salaries to them during the balance of the term for which they may have been elected and for the remainder of their lives after such removal or retirement, and for filling the vacancies caused thereby, providing for such judges as may have been or who may have retired under provisions of previous acts, and for judges who have heretofore retired and repealing certain acts."

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the House of Representatives accordingly.

The President announced that the Chief Clerk having reported that the following bills had passed both houses of the General Assembly and the same being correct, the titles were publicly read as follows:

Senate bill No. 268. "An act to establish a separate orphans' court in and for the county of Washington."

Senate bill No. 406. “An act authorizing the Secretary of Internal Affairs to establish and maintain in the Department of Internal Affairs a Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey of the State,