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 Representatives with information that the Senate has passed the same without amendments. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 709, entitled "An act to amend sections three, six and seven of an act approved the twenty-fifth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, entitled 'An act to protect the public health and welfare by regulating the employment of females in certain establishments with respect to their hours of labor and the conditions of their employment by establishing certain sanitary regulations in the establishments in which they work by requiring certain abstracts and notices to be posted by providing for the enforcement of this act by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry and others by prescribing penalties for violations thereof by defining the procedure in prosecutions and by repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions thereof. " And said bill having been read at length the third time, On the question, Will the Senate agree to the bill? Mr. Tompkins asked and obtained unanimous consent to amend the same in the title by adding after the word "thereof" the following: "by making certain exemptions relative to operators, train despatchers or other employes, who by use of the telegraph or telephone despatch reports, transmit receive or deliver orders pertaining to or affecting train movements and to establishments maintained or conducted by religious, charitable or educational institutions; also section 1, by adding the following: (e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to establishments maintained or conducted by religious charitable or educational institutions. Which was agreed to. Said bill as amended was then agreed to. Ordered, That said bill as amended be printed for use of the Senate. A motion was made by Mr. Tompson and Mr. Graff, That Senate bill No. 711, on third reading, entitled "An act relating to motion pictures, films, reels or stereopticon views or slides providing a system of examination, approval and regulation thereof and of the banners, posters and other advertising matter used in connection therewith creating the Board of Censors and providing penalties for the violation of this act." Be recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary Special for the purpose of amendment. On the question, Wlil the Senate agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Daix and Mr. Schantz, and were as follows, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Buckman, Clark, Croft, Endsley, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Lynch, Martin, McNichol, Miller, Phipps, Semmens, Sensenich, Smith, Raymond E., Smith, William Wallace, Snyder, Plymouth W., Stewart, Thompson, Tompkins, Wasbers.-23. NAYS. Messrs. Burke, Daix, DeWitt, Farley, Gyger, Hackett. Herbst, Hilton, Hindman, Magee, Charles J., McKee, William S., Moore, Patton, Schantz, Vare, Warner.-16. So the question was determined in the affirmative. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 715, entitled "An act to amend an act approved the twenty-sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninetyfive, entitled 'An act fixing the compensation of appraisers appointed by the registers of wills of the several counties to appraise the value of estates subject to the payment of collateral inheritance tax and of experts employed to assist such appraisers,' by increasing the compensation of appraisers." 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. Buckman, Catlin, Clark, Croft, Crow, Endsley, Farley, Gerberich, Graff, Hindman, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Lynch, Magee, Charles J., Martin, McConnell, McKee, William S., McNichol, Miller, Mills, Moore, Patton, Phipps, Salus, Schantz, Semmens, Sensenich, Smith, Raymond E., Smith, William Wallace, Snyder, Charles A., Snyder, Plymouth W., Sones, Sproul, Stewart, Thompson, Tompkins, Vare, Warner, Wasbers.-41. Mr. Burke.-1. 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 Repre sentatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 725, entitled "An act to repeal an act, entitled 'An act to amend an act approved the third day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, entitled ‘A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the classification of the townships of the Commonwealth with respect to their population into two classes and to prescribe the form of government for townships of each class,' approved the twenty-eighth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, as to townships of the first class providing for certain duties of the secretary of the board of commissioners invalidating contracts, hirings, purchases or orders not provided for by or in excess of appropriations providing for inspection of the records and documents by taxpayers and the method of making contracts,' approved the twenty-third day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, pamphlet laws three hun dred and six." And said bill having been read at length the third time, On the question, Will the Senate agree to the bill? A motion was made by Mr. Schantz and Mr. McConnell that the question together with further consideration of said bill be postponed for the present. Which was agreed to. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 726, entitled "An act providing for taxing the owners and harborers of dogs in townships of the first class of the Commonwealth and for the destroying of dogs." 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. Beidleman, Buckman, Burke, Catlin, Croft, Crow, Daix, Endsley, Farley, Gerberich, Graff, Gyger, Hackett, Herbst, Hilton, Hindman, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Kurtz, Magee, Charles J., Martin, McConnell, McKee, William S., McNichol, Miller, Mills, Moore, Patton, Phipps, Salus, Schantz, Semmens, Sensenich, Smith, Raymond E., Smith, William Wallace, Snyder, Charles A., Snyder, Plymouth W., Sones, Sproul, Stewart, Thompson, Tompkins, Vare, Warner, Wasbers.-47. 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. 727, entitled "An act to repeal section four of an act, entitled 'A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the classification of the townships of the Commonwealth with respect to their population into two classes and to prescribe the form of government for townships of each class,' approved the twentyeighth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninty-nine as to townships of the first class providing for certain duties of the secretary of the board of commissioners invalidating contracts, hirings, purchases or orders not provided for by or in excess of appropriations providing for inspections of the records and documents by taxpayers and the method of making contracts,' approved the third day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, pamphlet laws, six hundred and twenty-six." And said bill having been read at length the third time, On the question, Will the Senate agree to the bill? A motion was made by Mr. Schantz and Mr. McConnell that the question together with further consideration of said bill be postponed for the present. Which was agreed to. Agreeably to order, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate No. 731, entitled "An act to amend the first section of an act approved the twenty-eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, entitled 'An act relative to mortgages,' by requiring purchase money mortgages to be recorded within thirty days in order to have priority of lien." 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. Beidleman, Buckman, Burke, Catlin, Clark, Croft, Crow, Daix, DeWitt, Endsley, Farley, Gerberich, Graff, Gyger, Hackett, Herbst, Hilton, Hindman, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Lynch, Magee, Charles J., Martin, McConnell, McKee, William S., McNichol, Miller, Mills, Moore, Patton, Phipps, Salus, Schantz, Semmens, Smith, Raymond E., Smith, William Wallace, Snyder, Charles A., Snyder, Plymouth W., Sones, Sproul, Stewart, Thompson, Tompkins, Vare, Warner, Wasbers.-48. 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 Senate bill No. 749, entitled "An act to permit a married woman whose husband has lived separate and apart from her for one year or more and who during that time has not been supported by her husband to become a feme sole trader." 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. Beidleman, Buckman, Burke, Catlin, Clark, Croft, Crow, Daix, Farley, Gerberich, Graff, Gyger, Hackett, Herbst, Hilton, Hindman, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Lynch, Magee, Charles J., Martin, McConnell, McKee, William S., McNichol, Miller, Mills, Moore, Patton, Phipps, Salus, Schantz, Smith, Raymond E., Smith, William Wallace, Snyder, Charles A., Snyder, Plymouth W., Sones, Sproul, Stewart, Thompson, Tompkins, Vare, Warner, Wasbers.-45. 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. |