Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1064 (House bill No. 1213), entitled "An act providing for the appointment of a Board of Visitors for institutions, societies and associations caring for dependent, neglected or delinquent children, and making it the duty of the said board of visitation to visit all such institutions within this Commonwealth, which receive inmates from the respective counties and are in whole or in part supported and managed by the Commonwealth, and all institutions, societies and associations that are wholly or in part supported and managed by the respective counties or cities, boroughs or townships or poor districts of such counties of the Commonwealth, and providing for the making of nominations of appointments on such boards of visitation." And said bill having been read at length the second time, and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. A motion was made by Mr. McNichol and Mr. Kline that said bill be recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary Special. Which was agreed to. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole. being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1072 (House bill No. 1406), entitled "An act requiring magistrates upon a preliminary hearing of persons charged with certain crimes and misdemeanors to hear the accused and persons on behalf of the accused." And said bill having been read at length the second time, and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1074, entitled "An act to repeal section four of an act, entitled 'An act to amend the Charter of the borough of Catasauqua,' approved the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one (Pamphlet Laws one hundred and ninety-five)." And said bill having been read at length the second time, and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole. being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1397, entitled "An act to validate deeds and other conveyances of real estate made in this Commonwealth by mechanical mining, quarrying, manufacturing and other corporations to residents of this Commonwealth for a valuable consideration prior to the passage of this act without the consent of a majority in value of the stockholders thereof." And said bill having been read at length the second time, and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1400, entitled "An act to authorize the insertion in the charter of any corporation for the support of public worship or for any like religious purpose either originally or by amendment of a provision that the rector or minister chosen by such corporation to take charge of the religious services by it maintained, shall during his continuance in said office of rector or minister be ex-officia president of the vestry board of trustees, board of directors, or governing body by whatever name designated of such corporation, and to vali date similar provisions in the charters of such corporation heretofore granted." And said bill having been read at length the second time, and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1401, entitled "An act to amend section one of an act, entitled 'An act creating the Department of State Police, providing for the appointment of a superintendent thereof, together with the officers and men who shall constitute the force, defining their powers and duties, and making an appropriation for the expenses connected therewith,' approved the second day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, and to amend section one of an act, entitled 'An act to amend sections two and three of an act, entitled 'An act creating the Department of State Police, providing for the ap pointment of a superintendent thereof, together with officers and men who shall constitute the force defining their powers and duties, and making an appropriation for the expenses connected therewith,' approved the second day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, by fixing the salaries of the employes of the Department of State Police, also the salaries of the officers and men of the State Police,' approved the first day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and eleven, so as to fix the salaries of the superintendent and deputy superintendent of State Police." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1402, entitled "An act amending an act, entitled 'An act providing for the examination, licensure and registration of persons, firms or corporations engaged or engaging in the business or work of plumbing or house drainage and prescribing certain rules, regulations and requirements for the construction of plumbing, house drainage and cesspools in cities of the second class, and imposing fines, penalties and forfeitures for violation therof,' approved the seventh day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and one as amended." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. Agreeably to order, The rule requiring bills to be considered in committee of the whole being in this case dispensed with, The Senate proceeded to the second reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1406, entitled "A joint resolution proposing an amend ment to section eight, article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania." And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to, Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. By unanimous consent, On motion of Mr. Semmens and Mr. Lynch, The Senate proceeded to the first reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 87 (House bill No. 928), entitled "An act to classify the fish in the waters within this Commonwealth, declaring which are game fish, which are food fish, and which are bait fish, and to regulate the catching and sale, and to forbid the sale of certain fish, and encourage the propagation of the same to protect the waters within this Commonwealth from unfair, improper, wasteful and destructive fishing, and to protect the fish from being destroyed or injured by destructive means, to provide for the appointment of fish wardens, and to declare their official powers and duties to encourage and regulate the propagation of fish within this Commonwealth, and to regulate the free distribution of the same by the Department of Fisheries in the waters within the same; to define powers and duties of the Department of Fisheries; to regulate the sale and shipment of fish artificially propagated for profit, and to provide penalties and punishment for the violation of the provisions of this act, and providing how and by whom the costs shall be paid." And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. On motion of Mr. Magee and Mr. Kline, The Senate proceeded to the third reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 934, entitled "An act providing a method of establishing title to land acquired at a sale for unpaid taxes or municipal claims." 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, Catlin, Croft, Crow, Daix, Endsley, Farley, Hackett, Homsher, Kurtz, Lynch, Magee, Charles J., Martin, McConnell, McKee, William S., McNichol, Miller, Moore, Patton, Phipps, Schantz, Smith, Raymond E., Smith, William Wallace, Snyder, Charles A., Sones, Sproul, Thompson, Tompkins, Vare, Kline, Pres. Pro Tem.-30. 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 Repre sentatives for concurrence. By unanimous consent, Mr. Thompson, from the Committee on Judiciary Special, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 1412, entitled "An act authorizing county commissioners to expend in constructing, maintaining and repairing public roads certain funds collected from bicycle license tax." He also, from the Committee on Judiciary Special, reported as committed, Senate bill No. 1413, entitled "An act to amend an act, approved the 14th day of April, 1915, entitled 'An act providing for the payment of judgments and mortgages and other claims which are liens on property affected by public improvements or appropriated by the exercise of the right of eminent domain.'" By unanimous consent, On motion of Mr. Thompson and Mr. Farley, The Senate proceeded to the first reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1412, entitled "An act authorizing county commis sioners to expend in constructing, maintaining and repairing publie roads certain funds collected from bicycle license tax." And said bill having been read at length the first time, By unanimous consent, On motion of Mr. Thompson and Mr. Farley, The Senate proceeded to the first reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 1413, entitled "An act to amend an act, approved the fourteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, entitled 'An act providing for the payment of judgments and mortgages and other claims, which are liens on property affected by public improvements or appropriated by the exercise of the right of eminent domain."" And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. By unanimous consent, Mr. Kline, from the Committee on Municipal Affairs, reported as amended, Senate bill No. 857, entitled “An act relating to the indebtedness of municipalities, and providing for carrying into operation section fifteen of Article Nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania." By unanimous consent, On motion of Mr. Kline and Mr. Sproul, The Senate proceeded to the first reading and consideration of Senate bill No. 851, entitled 'An act relating to the indebtedness of 115 Sen. Jour. |
