Public Service Commission to enforce the provisions of the act approved the 19th day of June, 1911, entitled 'An act to promote the safety of travelers and employes on railroads, by compelling common carriers by railroad to properly man their trains,' by amending section nine thereof; repealing the act approved the 31st day of May, 1907, which provided for the appointment of the Pennsylvania State Railroad Commission; and sections one and two of the act approved the 4th day of June, 1883, entitled 'An act to enforce the provisions of the 17th article of the Constitution relative to railroads and canals,' and an act, entitled 'An provide the maximum car servicecharges including car storage charges, that railroad companies and corporations or associations may charge and collect on each car loading, and not unloading within the free time for unloading cars, and fixing the free time that shall be allowed for unloading cars,' approved 24th day of May, 1907, and the proviso of clause three and the provisos of clause seven of section 34 of the act, entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations,' approved the 29th day of April, 1874, and all other legislation inconsistent with or supplied by this act,' approved July 26th, 1913.” Mr. Clark, from the Committee on Judiciary General, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 929, entitled "An act defining what shall be treated as part of the record on appeals in certain cases." He also from the Committee on Judiciary General, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 861, entiled "A joint resolution proposing an amendment to article IX of the Constitution of Pennsylvania." Mr. Kurtz, from the Committee on Public Health and Sanitation, re-reported as committed, Senate bill No. 454, entitled "An act to amend section nine of an act to regulate the practice of osteopathy in the State of Pennsylvania to provide for the establishment of a State Board of Osteopathic Examiners to define the powers and duties of said Board of Osteopathic Examiners, to provide for the examining and licensing of osteopaths in this State and to provide penalties for the violation of this act approved the 19th day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred nine as amended by an act approved the 11th day of May, A. D. 1911, providing for the licensing of certain practitioners now known as registered osteopaths." Mr. P. W. Snyder, from the Committee on Public Health and Sanitation, re-reported as amended, Senate bill No. 714, entitled "An act to regulate the sale, furnishing, giving away and administration in certain cases of proprietary or patent medicines or any substances or preparation containing opium, morphine, heroin, codeine or any salts, derivatives or compounds thereof and providing penalties." Mr. Sproul read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 979, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Historical Commission." Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Phipps read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate. bill No. 980, entitled "An act directing the Water Supply Commission to improve the channel of the Shenango river in and through the borough of Sharon, county of Mercer, and making an appropriation therefor." Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Burke read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 981, entitled "An act promoting the safety of employes and travellers upon railroads by prohibiting common carriers by railroads from the operation of freight trains of more than one-half mile in length and the operation of passenger trains of more than ten cars in length, prescribing the effect of such illegal operation of trains. in suits for injuries arising therefrom and making such illegal operation a misdemeanor and providing penalty therefor." Which was committed to the Committee on Railroads. He also read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 982, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the First Allegheny Day Nursery and Temporary Home for Children, Pittsburgh." Which was committed to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Semmens read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 983, entitled "An act to provide that assessments of damages for the opening or widening of any street or highway in any city or borough, or other municipality, in this Commonwealth, shall include all damages for the opening or widening of the street or highway at the existing confirmed grade of such street or highway." Which was committed to the Committee on Municipal Affairs. He also read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 984, entitled "An act authorizing William C. Dietrich, a resident of Indiana township, county of Allegheny, to bring suit in the court of common pleas of Allegheny county against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Which was committed to the Committee on Judiciary General. Mr. Patton read in his place and presented to the Chair Senate bill No. 985, entitled "An act to amend section one, two and three of an act, entitled 'An act to provide for the licensing and regulating of slaughter houses, shops, wagons, and places where meats, poultry, fish, game and shell fish are prepared for use as food, or stored or exposed for sale, in cities of the first class in this Commonwealth; and providing penalties for any violation of any regulation governing the same,' approved the 26th day of April, 1907, so as to extend the provisions of the said act to include the licensing and regulating of all places of whatsoever character in cities of the first class where articles or substances intended to be eaten or drunk shall be prepared for use or stored or exposed for sale." Which was committed to the Committee on Public Health and Sanitation. On motion of Mr. Gerberich, The folloiwng resolution was twice read, considered and agreed to: Resolved (If the House of Representatives concur), That when the Senate adjourns this week it be to meet again on Monday evening, April twenty-sixth, at eight o'clock, and when the House of Representatives adjourns this week it be to meet again on Monday evening, April twenty-sixth, at eight o'clock. Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate resumed the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 84, 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.'" 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. Beidleman, Buckman, Catlin, Clark, Croft, Crow, Daix, Endsley, Farley, Gerberich, Graff, Gyger, Hackett, Herbst, Hilton, Hindman, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Kurtz, 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.-48. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate resumed the third reading and consideration of 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 violation thereof and repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsist ent therewith." 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. Beidleman, Buckman, Burke, Catlin, Clark, Croft, Crow, Daix, DeWitt, Endsley, Farley, Gerberich, Graff, Gyger, Hackett, Herbst, Hilton, Hindman, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Kurtz, Lynch, Magee, Charles J., Martin, McConnell, McKee, William S., MeNichol, 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.-49. None. NAYS. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Agreeably to order, The Senate resumed the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 369, entitled "An act regulating the sale, offering for sale or exposing for sale of vegetables, grapes and fruits providing standard containers, baskets and trays therefor and imposing penalties." 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. Beidleman, Buckman, Burke, Catlin, Clark, Croft, Crow, Daix, DeWitt, Endsley, Farley, Gerberich, Graff, Gyger, Hackett, Herbst, Hilton, Hindman, Hoke, Homsher, Jenkins, Kline, Kurtz, Lynch, Magee, Charles J., Martin, McConnell, McKee, William S., McNichol, Miller, Mills, Morre, Patton, Phipps, Salus, Schantz, Semmens, Smith, Raymond E., Smith, William Wallace, Snyder, Plymouth W., Sones, Sproul, Stewart, Thompson, Tompkins, Vare, Warner, Wasbers.-48. NAYS. None. A majority of all the Senators having voted "aye" the question was determined in the affirmative. 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. 161, entitled "An act relating to the acquisition and holding of property real and personal by any literary, scientific, educational, religious, charitable, benevolent or beneficial, society, church, congregation, association or body whether incorporated or unincorporated or any trustee or trustees of any trust for charitable or benevolent objects or purposes and providing for the increase of the amount of such property which may thus be acquired and held and a method of procedure for obtaining the right to such increase." Which was returned from the House of Representatives with amendments. Said amendments having been twice read, and printed as required by the Constitution. On the question, |
