or witnesses. In some of the counties they are very seldom employed and the expense is very small. There is no reason why this additional burden should be imposed upon those counties that do not need a court interpreter. For the foregoing reasons the bill is not approved. The foregoing message having been read, And the question being, WM. C. SPROUL. Shall the bill pass the objections of His Excellency, the Governor, to the contrary notwithstanding? A motion was made by Mr. Crow and Mr. Salus, That the question, together with the further consideration of said message, be postponed for the present. Which was agreed to. The Clerk of the House of Representatives being introduced, informed that the House has concurred in the resolution from the Senate as follows: In the Senate, May 12, 1919. Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 132, entitled "An act to amend section six of an act approved May twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, entitled 'An act dividing the cities of this State into three classes, regulating the passage of ordinances providing for contracts for supplies and work for said cities authorizing the increase of indebtedness and the creation of a sinking fund to redeem the same, defining and punishing certain offenses in all of said cities and providing for the incorporation and government of cities of the third class," be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment. He also informed that the House has concurred in the resolution from the Senate as follows: In the Senate, May 12, 1919. Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 131, entitled "An act to amend section one, article fourteen, as amended in part of an act approved the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred eighty-five (l'amphlet Laws thirty-seven), entitled 'An act to provide for the better government of cities of the first class in this Commonwealth' in reference to contracts of said cities," be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment. He also informed that the House has concurred in the resolution from the Senate as follows: In the Senate, May 12, 1919. Whereas, Many of the soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the army and navy of the United States during the war with Germany and Austria, upon their return to private life are without employment; therefore be it Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby requests the Civil Service Commission of cities of the first class to permit the employment, in the public service of such cities, of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines without the necessity of passing the civil service examinations; and permission is hereby granted to the Civil Service Commission of said cities to permit the employ ment, and to the appointing power to appoint to public positions in such cities, honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines without the necessity of passing the civil service examination provided for by law. He also informed that the House has concurred in the resolution from the Senate as follows: In the Senate, May 12, 1919. Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 206, entitled "An act authorizing corporations incorporated for certain purposes under the laws of any other state of the United States to acquire erect and maintain buildings and manufacturing establishments and to take hold, mortgage, lease and convey real estate necessary and proper for such corporate purposes" be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment. He also presented an extract from the Journal of the House, which was read as follows, considered and concurred in: In the House of Representatives, May 12, 1919. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That House bill No. 392, entitled “An act to repeal an act approved the seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight (Pamphlet Laws three hundred and forty-two), entitled 'An act relating to the collection of State and county taxes in the county of Montgomery,' and the supplement thereto, approved the tenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one (Pamphlet Laws six hundred and fiftynine), entitled A supplement to the act entitled 'An act relating to the collection of State and county taxes in the county of Montgomery,' approved the seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight," be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment. Ordered, That the Clerk inform the House of Representatives accordingly. He also presented for concurrence bill numbered and entitled as follows: Senate bill No. 1055 (House bill No. 1391). “An act to provide for the manufacture or distillation and sale of ethyl alcohol and preparations thereof for medicinal, scientific, mechanical, commercial and other lawful purposes and the issuance of license therefor, and providing a penalty for violation of the provisions hereof." Which was committed to the Committee on Public Health and Sani tation. He also presented for concurrence bill numbered and entitled as follows: Senate bill No. 1056 (House bill No. 1309). “An act authorizing boroughs and incorporated towns to establish systems for the registration of deeds and titles to real estate, imposing certain duties upon sheriff's and recorders of deeds and providing penalties." Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. He also presented for concurience bill numbered and entitled as follows: Senate bill No. 1057 (House bill No. 1402). "An act providing for the relief of the sureties of defendants in criminal cases where indictments are not found within six months from the return of transcript to court." Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. He also informed that the House has concurred in the amendments made by the Senate to House bill No. 194, entitled "An act relative to the sale in bulk of the whole or a large part of a 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 cer tain duties upon the seller and buyer and auctioneers and agents, making their violation a misdemeanor." He also presented an extract from the Journal of the House, which was read as follows, considered and concurred in: In the House of Representatives, May 12, 1919. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That House bill No. 184, entitled "An act to amend section one of an act approved the twentieth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen (Pamphlet Laws one thousand one hundred and fifty-eight), entitled 'An act requiring counties having a population of more than eight hundred thousand and less than one million five hundred thousand inhabitants to give an increase of at least one hundred and fifty dollars per year to all employes now drawing a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum or less, and providing a method to enforce the provisions of this act,' declaring that it was the legislative intent that the provisions of the act should apply to employes whose duties and salaries are fixed by statute as well as to those employes whose duties and salaries were not so fixed,” be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment. Ordered, That the Clerk inform the House of Representatives accordingly. A motion was made by Mr. Crow and Mr. Daix, That all bills reported from committees at to-day's session and not previously read be now read. Which was agreed to. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the first reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 32, entitled "A supplement to an act approved May twenty-fourth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eightyseven (Pamphlet Laws seven hundred and twenty-seven), 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.'" 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 and consideration of Senate bill No. 459 (House bill No. 569), entitled "An act to amend section two of the act approved the twenty-first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and three (Pamphlet Laws two hundred and twenty-eight), entitled 'An act authorizing and requiring county commissioners of the several counties of this Commonwealth to have the county bridges of their respective counties painted and the bolts of the same tightened as often as may be necessary," as amended. 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 and consideration of to petitions for laying out certain public roads and to reports of view ers thereon." And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. Agreeably to order, Senate bill No. 704 (House bill No. 660), entitled "An act authorizing The Senate proceeded to the first reading and consideration of the transfer by township poor districts to the township school districts of certain poor funds." And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. Agreeably to order, Senate bill No. 716, entitled "An act to amend an act, entitled 'An The Senate proceeded to the first reading and consideration of act granting to water power companies and other corporations owning or controlling water power authority to develop and distribute electric power by means of their water power and to erect, construct and maintain the necessary buildings, plant and apparatus for that purpose,' approved the second day of July, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, by giving to such companies the right of eminent domain and conferring upon the Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania certain powers with respect thereto." 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 and consideration of Senate bill No. 886 (House bill No. 1260), entitled "An act to further amend section nine of an act approved the fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine (Pamphlet Laws two hundred and forty-eight), entitled 'An act supplementing and amending an act, entitled 'An act to establish an intermediate court of appeal, regulating its constitution, officers, jurisdiction, powers, practice and its relation to the Supreme Court and other courts, providing for the reports of its decisions, the compensation of the judges and other officers and the practice and costs of appeals from its judg ments', approved June twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred ninety-five,' as amended, increasing the amount to which the judges of the Superior Court shall be entitled, to be reimbursed for the sums. expended by them in each year for expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, and for the help for briefers, investigators, stenogra phers, typewriters and clerks." 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 and consideration of Senate bill No. 986, entitled "An act to amend section two thousand one hundred five of an act approved the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred 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.'" 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 and consideration of Senate bill No, 1021 (House bill No. 107), entitled "An act relating to and regulating the use and operation of motor vehicles and vehicles. propelled by or trailing after motor vehicles, requiring the registra tion of the same and the licensing of all operators thereof, providing |