The Clerk of the House being introduced, presented for concurrence bills numbered and entitled as folows, viz:

No. 630 (Senate No. 946). "An act making an appropriation to pay for the collection, revising, indexing and proof reading of the material contained in the pamphlet known as "The Game, Fish and Forestry Laws' of this Commonwealth."

Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

No. 587 (Senate No. 947). "An act to amend an act approved the second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, entitled 'An act to provide revenue by imposing a mercantile license tax on venders of or dealers in goods, wares and merchandise, and providing for the collection of said tax.'"

Which was committed to the Committee on Finance.

No. 1239 (Senate No. 948). "An act to enable city, county, poor, ward, school, borough and township tax collectors, their executors and administrators, if they are deceased, or either surety or sureties, if the surety or sureties have paid the taxes, to collect taxes for the payment of which they have become personally liable without having collected the same by the expiration of the authority of their respective bonds, or by the expiration of the authority of their respective warrants, or by the expiration of their terms of office, and to extend the time for the collection of the same for a period of two years from the passage of this act."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

No. 346 (Senate No. 949). "An act relating to the issue and redemption of trading stamps, coupons and other similar devices."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary Special.

No. 1047 (Senate No. 950). "An act creating the Bureau of Vocational Education of the Department of Public Instruction, creating the divisions of the same, providing for the appointment of its officers and other employes by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, defining the duties of the same, and fixing the compensation of its employes."

Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

No. 1099 (Senate No. 951). "An act making an appropriation to the several fire companies in the city of Harrisburg."

Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations.

No. 1286 (Senate No. 952). "An act to further amend section one of an act approved the fourteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, entitled 'An act granting power to counties, cities (except cities of the first and second classes), boroughs, municipalities or school districts in this Commonwealth which have issued bonds or other interest bearing evidences of indebtedness, to

redeem the same and issue new bonds therefor, with or without interest coupons attached,' by providing for refunding certain indebtedness and changing rate of interest."

Which was committed to the Committee on Municipal Affairs.

No. 1180 (Senate No. 953). "An act to prohibit in cities of the second class the construction or erection of public or community vaults, crypts or mausoleums (that is to say, vaults, crypts, mausoleums or parts of mausoleums intended for sale to the public), for the interment of human bodies where the building containing such vaults, cryts or mausoleums is wholly or partially above the surface of the ground."

Which was committed to the Committee on Municipal Affairs.

No. 1182 (Senate No. 954). "An act to prevent municipalities from locating or opening streets, roads or highawys on, over or through land belonging to any educational institution conducted by the Commonwealth or by a board appointed in whole or in part by the Governor, without first obtaining the approval of the Governor and the board in charge thereof."

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General.

No. 1186 (Senate No. 955). "An act to amend an act approved the twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred ninety-seven, entitled 'An act to provide for the maintenance, care and treatment of the indigent insane in county and local institutions,' as amended." Which was committed to the Committee on Public Health and Sanitation.

No. 419 (Senate No. 956). "An act to amend an act approved the third day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, entitled 'An act providing for the election of commissioners of townships of the first class of this Commonwealth, and the filling of vacancies in the office of township treasurer and township commissioners in said townships.''

Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary Special. Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the Senate for its

concurrence.

A motion was made by Mr. Sproul and Mr. Beidleman,

That the Senate do now take a recess until 3.45 this afternoon. Which was agreed to.

SAME DAY-AFTERNOON.

The time of recess having expired and the Senate being in order, the President, Hon. Frank B. McClain, in the Chair.

By unanimous consent,

On motion of Mr. Daix,

The following resolution was twice read, considered and agreed to:

Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 141, entitled "An act to regulate the practice of Optometry in Pennsylvania, defining optometry and relating to the right to practice optometry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and making certain exceptions, and providing a Bureau of Optometrical Education, Examination and Licensure as a bureau of the Department of Public Instruction, and means and methods whereby the right to practice optometry may be obtained, and providing for the means to carry out the provisions of this act, and providing for revocation or suspension of licenses given by said bureau, and providing penalties for violations thereof, and repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsistent therewith," be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment.

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

He also presented the following extract from the Journal of the House, which was read as follows, viz:

In the House of Representatives, April 15, 1915.

Be it resolved (if the Senate concur), That House bill No. 619, File Folio 2657, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act authorizing companies incorporated under the laws of any other State of the United States for the manufacture of any form of iron, steel or glass, to erect and maintain buildings and manufacturing establishments and to take, have and hold real estate necessary and proper for manufacturing purposes,' approved the ninth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, extending the same to companies formed for the purpose of quarrying slate, granite stone or rocks, or for dressing, polishing, working or manufacturing the same or any of them, and to mineral springs companies incorporated for the purpose of bottling and selling natural mineral springs water," approved the sixteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three,' approved the nineteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and one, extending the same to companies formed for the purpose of manufacturing and selling chemicals, foodstuffs, cement and cement products, and the quarrying of cement rock," approved May twenty

eighth, one thousand nine hundred and seven, extending the same to companies incorporated for the manufacture, buying, selling, leasing, using and operation of electrical apparatus and machinery and articles of every kind appertaining to or in any wise connected with the production, use, regulation, control, distribution or application of electricity or electrical energy or products for any use or purpose, constructing, acquiring, using, selling, buying or leasing any works, construction or plant or part thereof connected with or involving such use, distribution, regulation, control or application of electricity or the control or use of electrical apparatus for any purpose, and of producing, furnishing and supplying electricity or electrical apparatus in any form and for any purpose, and to carry on a general manufacturing business, approved the twenty-third day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and eleven, extending the same to companies incorporated for the manufacture of any clay into brick, tile or other articles and products produced from clay or from clay and other substances mixed therewith."

Be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment. Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the Senate for its

concurrence.

Said resolution having been twice read and concurred in, Ordered, That the Clerk inform the House of Representatives accordingly.

He also informed that the House of Representatives has concurred in the resolution from the Senate as follows, viz:

In the State Senate, April, 1915.

Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 84, file folio 887, entitled "An act to amend an act approved the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred eleven, 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,'" be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives being introduced, informed that the House of Representatives has concurred in the resolution from the Senate as follows, viz:

In the State Senate, April 15, 1915.

Resolved (if the House of Representatives concur), That Senate bill No. 545, file folio 1315, entitled “An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act authorizing companies incorporated under the laws of any

other state of the United States for the manufacture of any form of iron, steel or glass, to erect and maintain buildings and manufacturing establishments, and to take, have and hold real estate necessary and proper for manufacturing purposes,' approved the ninth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, extending the same to companies formed for the purpose of quarrying slate, granite, stone or rocks, or for dressing, polishing, working or manufacturing the same or any of them, and to mineral springs companies incorporated for the purpose of bottling and selling natural mineral springs water, approved the sixth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three," approved the nineteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and one, extending the same to companies formed for the purposes of manufacturing and selling chemicals, foodstuffs, cement and cement products, and the quarrying of cement rock,' approved May twentyeighth, one thousand nine hundred and seven, extending the same to companies incorporated for the manufacture, buying, selling, leasing, using and operation of electrical apparatus and machinery and articles of every kind appertaining to or in any wise connected with the production, use, regulation, control, distribution or application of electricity or electrical energy or products for any use purpose, construction,, acquiring, using, selling, buying or leasing any works, construction or plant or part thereof connected with or involving such use or plant or part thereof connected with or involving such use, distribution, regulation, control or application of electricity or the control or use of electrical apparatus for any purpose, and of producing, furnishing and supplying electricity or electrical apparatus in any form and for any purpose, and to carry on a general manufacturing business," approved the twenty-third day of June, one thousand nine hundred eleven, extending the same to corporations engaged in the manufacture, buying, selling, dealing in and using of collapsible tubes and metal specialties."

Be recalled from the Governor for the purpose of amendment.

or

He also presented for concurrence bills numbered and entitled as follows, viz:

No. 906 (Senate No. 957). "An act authorizing boroughs to collect an annual rental or assessment from property abutting on sewers constructed at public expense, and providing for the collection thereof."

Which was committed to the Committee on Municipal Affairs.

No. 1129 (Senate No. 958). "An act requiring the county commissioners to furnish to townships of the first class duplicates of the adjusted valuations for taxation purposes within such townships." Which was committed to the Committee on New Counties and County Seats.

No. 1178 (Senate No. 959). "An act to repeal the act approved the seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred seven, entitled 'An act to prevent physicians and surgeons from testifying in civil cases