\ 1947. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE. 811 to consumer credit in amounts o! on·e thousand dciUars Mr. WATSON. Mr. President, I second the motion. ($1,000) or less; requiring licenses from the Sec.L"etary The motion was agreed lo. · of Banking; restricting licenses l-0 domestic business corpo­ rations; fixing minimum capital requirements; conien-ing The Senate adjourned at 7:29 o'clock, p . . m. Eastern certain powers on the Secretary of Banking; limiting in­ Standard Tlme until Tuesday, March 25, 1947, at 3:00 terest and other charges; providing certain exemptions; o.'clock, p. m., Eastern Standard Time. and imposing penalties," excluding domestic non-profit corporations operated exclusively by and for members of the medical and dental professions from the p1·ovisions thereof. And said bill having been read at length the second HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time and agreed to, MONDAY, March 24, 1947 Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading, The House met at 4: 30 p. m. ;BILLS ON FIRST READING The SPEAKER (F,ranklin H. Lichtenwalter) in the Mr. TALLMAN. Mr. President, I move that the Senate Chair. do now proceed to tlie first reading of all bills reported PRAYER from commjttees f.or the first time at today's session. Mr. WALKER. Mr. President, I second the motion. The Chaplain, Rev. Lester C. Updegrove offered the following prayer: The motion was agreed to, <;; God of all grace and glory, so teach us to number our Agreeably to order, days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. In a The Senate proceeded to the first reading and con­ confused day, keep our minds clear and clean anci un­ sideration of House Bill No. 328, entitled: cluttered by prejudice. In a clamorous day, filled with A Supplement to the act, approved U1e fourth day o1 angry accents of hate, give us ears to hear the' voices June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five (Ap· that speak of justice and ·freedom and world brotherhood. propriation Acts, page sixty-tlll:ee), entitled "An act' to Grant us sanity of mind and spirit and a glad hope which provide for the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Legis· sees a shining ray far down the future's broadening way. lative, and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, Amen. · interest on the public debt, and the support of the public schools for two years beginning June first, one thousand JOURNAL APPROVED nine hund1·ed fo1·ty-five· and for the payment of bills in­ curred and remaming unpaid at the close of the fiscal year The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read. the Journal of ending May thfrty-first, one thousand nine hundred and Wednesday, March 19, 1947. forty-five," providing .for a deficiency in the appropriation made by said act to the Department of Forests and Waters The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Wednesday for the operation of a Nautical School !or I.he fiscal bien­ March 19, 1947, when, on motion of Mr. HENRY unani• nium ending May thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred mously agreed to, the furthe·r reading was dispensed with a11d forty-se en,. · and the Journal approved, And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNOR Agreeably to order, !I'he Secretary to the Governor being int..roduced, pre· The Senate proceeded to the first reading and con- sented a communication in writing from His Excellency sideration of House Bill No. 578, entitled: the Governor, .which was read as follows: An Act making a deficiency appropriation to the Glenn APPROVAL OF HOUSE BILL No. 58 Mills Schools, situate in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, And said bill having been read at length the first time, Governor's Office, 'Harrisburg, March 21, 1947. Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. To the Honorable, the House o'f Representatives of the Commonwealth of 'Pennsylvania: · EX-SENATOR WARREN R. ROBERTS INTRODUCED I have the h,onor to inform you that I have this day TO THE SENATE approved and signed House BµJ. No. 58, Printer's No. 25, entitled "An Act making a deficiency appropriation to Mr. WOODRING. Mr. President, I note with great Sleighton Farm School for Girls situate in Delaware pleasure the entrance into our chamber of a former County Pennsylvania." member of this body, the Honorable Warren R. Roberts, JAMES H. DUFF. former Senator from Northampton County and former Auditor General. I am sure the chair will be happy to APPROVAL OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION note the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. Msrch 21, 1947. The PRESIDENT. On behalf of the members of the Senate the Chair is very happy to welcome Mr. and Mrs. To the Honorable, the House of Representatives ~f the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Roberts and say he hopes they will enjoy their visit. .I have the honor to inform you that I have this day ap­ ADJOURNMENT proved and signed the House Concurrent Resolution en­ dorsln~ the celebration of the Anniver~ary of the Gree.k Mr. TALLMAN. Mr. President, I move that the Senate Independence on March 25 1947, and providfog that the Governor shall issue a Pr oclamalion relating thereto. do now adjourn until Tuesday, March 25, 1947, at 3:00 o'clock, p, m., Eastern Standard Time. JAMES H. DUFF. 812 LEGISLATIVE JOURNA~HOUSE. 1f: n ch 2 4,

PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES one thousand eight hundred ninety-one, (P. L. l '76 ), en­ titled 'An act tq provide for the health ~ n d sale~ of The SPEAKER laid before the House the following persons employed Jn and about the ~nthra ci te coal m r~1 es communication which was read by the Clerk as follo;vs: of P ennsylvania and for the prolecllon and preservation of pr operty connected therewith," regulating the use of COMPENSATION OF JUDGES steam boilers. Communication from Dauphin County Bar Association And said bill having been read a.t length the first time, favoring the passage of Senate Bill Number 94, fixing Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. ~lar:ies and compensation of Judges. Referred to the Committee on State G.overnment. Agreeably to order, The House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ LEAVE OF ABSENCE eration of House Bill No. 585, entitled: · By consent of the House leave of absence was granted An Act to amend the title and the act, approved the as follows: ' ' first day of June, one thousand n~~ hundred forty-five (P. L. 1222 ) 1 enlilled "An acl providing for the complete Mr. Erb for Mr. MILLER for tonight's session because medic.al and dental -examination of all children or scho o1 of death in the family. age, and teachers and other school employes in the public and private elemen tary nd secoud3l'y schools of t he REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE Common wealth· and jmposing certain dttlies upon lhe Department of Health. and the Departmen t oC Public In­ Mr. BRUNNER from the Committee on Rules, reported struction ; and making an appr opri.at io:ri .'' exempting all as committed, House Resolution No. 25. school employes from dental examtnation: ftt rlher r egi1- Mr. FISS from the Committee on Rules, reported as lating dental and medical examinations Io~· :-i ll scl10ol a~e committed House Resolution No. 27. children: authorizing vaccination a.nd providing for phys!­ cal examination incident to ihe issuance of employment Mr. HELM from the Committee on Rules, reported as certificates to children by medical examinel·s 1n fom·th committed, House Resolution No. 29. class districts. BILLS ON FIRST READING And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. Agreeably to order, The House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ Agreeably to order, eration of House Bill No. 305, entitled: The· House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ eration of House Bill No. 595, entitled: An Act to reenact and further amend section one of the Act, approved the second day oi? June, one thousand eight An Act to f urther amend section two of the act, ap­ hundred and ninety-one (P. L. 176), entitled 'An act pr oved the twenty-eighth. day or J tme, one ~h ousand t o provide for the health and safety of persons employed ejgh t hundred and ninety-five (P. L. 408). entitled "A in and about the anthracite coal mines of P ennsylvania, supplemen t io the twenty-fourth section of an act. en­ ~nd for the protection and preservation or prope1·ty con- titled ·An act to provide l'evenue b • taxation, a p·proved 11ected ther ewith," r eq_uiring mine operators to inspect the seven th day of June, one thot1sand e i g~t hundred mines where from two to five persons are employed or and seventy-nin e,' approved t h.e first . day o;f Ju:ie, one engaged in work ; provjding .for the coi;rection of un safe thousand eight lrnndred and e1 ghty- rune, amending the condit ions in and unsafe operation of such mines, and twenty-fourth section, by providing for th e paymen t by :for remedies to close such mines until such conditions are the State Treasurer of one-bill o( the two per centum cofrected; and providing penalties. tax on premiums paid by foreign fire insurance com panies And said bill having been read at length the first time; lo the treasmei·s of the several cities and bor ot_1ghs with­ in. this CommonweaJth." by providing a method for the Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. allocation of the tax on premiums or foreign fi L·e i.,ns1:1r­ ance companies to cities, b orou~hs, towbs and townsn1ps Agreeably to order, for firemen s relief iund association uses. The House pr oceeded to the :first reading and consid­ eration of House Bill No. 580, entitled: And said bill having been read at length the first time, Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. An Act to further amend section two of the act, ap­ proved the second day of May, one thousand nine hun­ Agreeably to or der, dred twenty-nine (P. L. 1513), entitled "An act regulating The House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ the construction equipment, maintenance, operation and eration of House Bill No. 659, entitled: inspection of boilers; granting cer~ain authority to and imposing certain duties upon the Department of Labor An Act to f urther amend section twenty-three of the an$f Industry; pr oviding penalties for violations of t his act appr oved the first day of June, one thou~ and eight act; and repealing all acts or pa1·ts of acts inconsistent hundred eighty-nine (P. L. 420) , entitled "A further sup­ wifh this act," e.'

Agreeably to order, tax; conferring powers and imposing c1uties on the De­ . The House p,roceeded to the first reading and consid- p~rtryie n ~ of Re:"'en ue and· tb ose manufactul'ing, bottling, eration of House Bill No, 661, entitled: di~h:1buting, sellm g and t r ansporting SYl'Up or bottled soft drinks taxable h el'eundel'; and providing penalties. An Act to reenact and amend the title and the act ap­ And said bill having been read at length the :first time, proved the ninth day o.C June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-six (Special Session of 'one 1.housand nine hundre.d Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. Lhirty- sbc. P. L. 13), e~titl ed "An act µnposing an emer­ gency Stale tax for a limited· period of time on liquol'. Agreeably to order, as hereih defined, sold by t he Pennsy lvaiiia Liquol' Con­ The Hcmse proceeded to the first reading and consid­ trol Board; pr o,·idlng for the collection and payment of eration of House Bill No. 665, entitled: s u~h tax; and impo s~ng duties upon the Depar tment of Revenue and the· Pennsylvania Liquor f:ontrol Board," as An Act to reenact and amend the title and the act ap­ previously 1·eenacted an d amended, by ex te.l').ding the pro­ proved the si>.'ieenth day of May; one thousand nine hun­ visions thereof for a further limited period of time. dr ed thirty-five -(P. L. 208), .entit led, as amended, "An-act to provide 'revenue for State pm·poses by imposing an And said bill having been read at length the first time, excise tax, for a limited period of time, on the n et in­ Ordered, To be laid aside ·for second reading. comes of certain corporations, joint-stock associations, and li ~ it ed partnetships; providing for, the -asse.::sment, Agreeably to order, c9llect1on, settlement and r esetUement of taxes, and re­ The House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ v1e~\' s and appeal therefrom; confening powers and im­ eration of House Bill No. 662, entitled: p9smg dutis on certain persons, corpor ations, joint-stock associations. limited partnerships. State and .county offi­ An Act to reenact and amend the title and the act ap­ cers, board . and departmen tsj making- an appropriation: proved the fourteenth day 01 J une. one tlJousand nine and providin g pen alties," as· previously reenacted and hund1·ed thirty- fiv e (P. L. 341) . eutiiled as amended "An amended, by C4tending the p.rovisians of the act !or a act to provide reven ue by imposing a State ta.x upon sales Cu1'lhei· limited. period o! time; .and by disallowin g any of cigarettes by dealers as herein defined; requiring per­ deduction fo 1· n et operating losses. sons e1Jgaged in ·the sa1e of dgareUes at wholesale and retail lo secure pel'lnits; prescribing the method and ma11- And .said bill having been read at leng'th the :first time, rier of collceting such tax; conlerring powers and im­ Ordered, To be laid aside for second rea.ding. posing duties on the Depaxlment of Reven ue, and persons, as herein defined engaged in the saJe of cigarettes at Agreeably to order, retail or w holesale· and pr ovidin g penalties," as pre­ The ·House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ viously .reenacted and amended by increasing the r ate of eration of Howse Bill No. 666, entitled: tax: and the permit fee, ·bY e>..'t endin~ tbe pr ovisions of the act for a f urther limited period of time, and by extendi!\g An Act to further amend section twenty-one of the act the provisions of the act t o impose a tax upon sales ·or app1•oved the first day of June, one thousand eight hun­ gifts · of tobacco products as defined. dred eighty -nine (P. L. 420), entitled "A furth er supple­ ment to an act entitled 'An act to provide revenue by And said bill having been read at length the first time, taxation,' approved the seventh day of June, Anno Domini Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine,'' removing the mahufacturing exemption with regard to capital stock Agreeably to order, tax and the franchise tax on domestic and foreign cor­ The House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ porations, joint-stock associations, limited partnerships eration of House Bill No. 663, entitled:' and companies. An Act to further amend section three of the act ap­ And said bill having been read at length the first time, proved ·the fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred Ordered, To be laid aside for second reading. thirty-three (P. L. 284) , entitled, as amended. "An act i mposing a S tale ta.'-'., payable by those herein defined as Agreeably to order, manufactu1·ers and bv othe1·s, on malt or brewed bev­ The House pr oceeded to the first reading and consid'­ erages used. sold, transported, or delivered- withi11 the -eration of Senate Bill No. 28, entitled: CommonweaUh; prescdbing the method and manner oJ evidencing the payment and <'ollection of such tax : con­ An Act l.o amend the act. a pjll'oved the _fifth day ol ferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of May, one thousand nine hundred twenty-one (P. L. 420) Revenue and those using Ol' engaged in the sale, at reta il entitled "All act to supplement an act, entitled 'An act or wholesale. or in the transportati_on bf malt or brewed authorizinl! the erection and construction by· counties of beverages tax able hereunder; an d providing penalties," by memorial halls in m·emory of the soldiers, sailors, and t emporai·ily increasing the rates of certain ta.'.."Pense of the county,' approved the Agreeably to or 9er, seventeenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred The House proceeded to the first reading and consid­ and twenty-one, by providing for the planting of mem9r ­ eration of House Bill No. 664, entitled: ial trees. and pr escribing pe~alties , " by" fur th!'!1· pr

814 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-- HOUSE. }\farch ~4-, ' An Act to amend section three of -the act approved am correct in saying that this bill would raise the sal­ l11e fifteenth day of -Maf, one thousand nine hundi·cd aries of councilmen in Philadelphia from $5,000 per year forty-five, (P. L. 526) entitled "An act relatin>: to i he use o! trailing cables on portable electric machinery in coal to $8,500 per year? mines; providin,g for the heaJth and saiety or persons Mr. PICHNEY. That is true, Mr. Speaker, it will in­ .employed therein, and fol· the protection and preserva1ion crease their salaries. of property connected there~ Hh. and for the ll)Spection Mr. CHUDOFF. I should further like to know from the of such equipment by lhe Department of Mines' p1·0·­ vidin,g for additional grant of lime wilhln which to con­ gentleman, Mr. Speaker, as to how much additional ex­ form to tbe requirements thereo·f; and validating· ac­ penditure this ,\rill require on the part of the taxpayers ticity drainage. and prescribing cr.rtain rules, regulations and council meets in Philadelphia? reuiremenls for lhe co nslruciion of plum bin~. house d l'ai n­ age and cess-pools. in cities of the second class. second Mr. PICHNEY. City Council meets dailj'. class A and third class and imposing fines. penalties an.d Mr. CHUDOFF. Mr. Speaker. I liate to disagree with forfeittire foi· violation lhei-eof." requiring plumbing in­ the answer of the gentleman, but I know as a ma.tter of spectors to be appointed by council in third class cities. fact that City Council of Philadelphia meets on Thurs­ And said bill having been read at length the second day afternoons at 3:.00 o'clock. time and agreed to Mr. PICHNEY. They may be in session, Mr. Speaker, Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. on Thursday afternoon, but they have committee meet­ ings every day during the week. Agreeably to order, Mr. CHUDOFF. Mr. Speaker, I should like to know The House proceeded to the second reading and consid­ from the gentleman as to how many councilmen in the eration of House Bill No. 273, entitled: city of Philadelphia have lucrative businesses other than An Act to amend clauses one and two of section one their work as. councilmen. thousand seven hundred nine, of the act, approved the Mr. PICHNEY. Mr. Speaker, I never go into business twenty-fourth day of June. one thousand nine hundred affairs as far ·as c_ouncilmen are concerned, but I do know thirty-one (P. L. 1206). entitled "An act concerning town­ that they are doing a fine job and they are entitled to ships of the first class; amending. revising, consolidating, this iricrease_ and changing the law relating thereto," by further pro­ viding for certain tax levies. Mr. CHUDOFF. Would it surprise the gentleman, Mr. Speaker, to know that eighty per cent of the Member.<; And said bill ha\·ing been read at. length the second of City Cor1ncil have either other jobs or other lucrative time and agreed to businesses? · Ordered, To be tran3cribed for third reading. Mr. PICHNEY. Will the gentleman name them, Mr. Speaker? Agreeably to order, Mr. CHUDOFF. I am sorry, but I do not have v.rith The House proceeded to the second reading and consid­ ine a list of the positions and other businesses that th,2 eration of Ho-;.tSe Bill No. 316, entitled: Councilmen have. However, if the gentleman will agree An Act to amend section four of article XVI of the act, to leave the bill on the calendar I shall be pleased to approved the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand nine bring that with me on next Monday when we convene. hundred nineteen (P. L. 581). entitled "An act for the Mr. PICHNEY. Let me state this, Mr. Speaker, Pitts­ better government of cities of the first class of this Com­ monwealth," by increasing the salaries of councilmen. burgh, being a second class city under a Democratic Ad­ ministration pays their councilmen eighty-five hundred The first section was read. dollars under a Democratic Mayor and eleven Democratic On the question, councilmen. As I understand, Philadelphia being a first Will the House agree to the section? class city certainly is entitled to that increase. Mr. CHUDOFF. Mr. Speaker, I desire to interrogate Mr. CHUDOFF. ·I sbould like to know from the gentle­ the gentleman from Philadelphia, Mr. Pichney. man, Mr. Speaker, whether or not he knows that City The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman from Philadelphia Council ad'journs for the summer, that is June, July, permit himself to be interrogated? August and September. Mr. PICHNEY. I shall, Mr. Speaker. Mr. PICHNEY. Mr. Speaker, so does the General As­ Mr. CHUDOFF. Mr. Speaker, I 'should like to know sembly and so does the Senate adjourn. from the gentlep.1an from Philadelphia whether or not I Mr. CHUDOFF. I thank the gentleman, Mr. Speaker. 1947~ . LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE. 815

. Mr; $peaker, this bill provides for an increase in J?.aY Baumunk, Graybill, McCullough, Shoemaker, Beech, Greenwood, Mcl)onald, Simons, for coun~ilrnen in· the city of Philadel:pbia. I am not Bender, Greer, Mcipnney, Sntlth, C. C., against . this bill because there is a Republican adminis­ Bloom. Guthrie, M;cMUlen, Smith, C. M., tration in Philadelphia, because I live in a district in Bonawitz, Gyger. Mikt1la. Sollenberger, Boorse, Haller, Mlntess, Sorg, Philadelphia tbat has a Democratic councilman, and he Bo\ver, Ha ud enshleld, Mohr, Stank,· too would benefit by this raise, if this were purely a Brei~ch. Henry, Moore, c. E., Sproul, Stimmel, political objection, and I would therefore be for it. Brice. He,vitt. Moore, H. A., Bri.tnner, Hoel!: er, Morrisqn, stockham, Mr. Speaker, councilmen of Philadelphia a:re lucratively Ca\iwalader, Hoffman, J11urray, Stonier, employed or have lucrative businesses. They do not need Cassidy, Hoopes, Myers. Stuart, Clevenger, Hore,n. Naj&k&, Ta,hl, this increase in salary, nor do they earn it. They meet Cook, Imbt, Naumann, Tliome.ss;>, once a week on Thursday afternoon, and during the sum­ Cordier, Jennings, Neff, 'J'hompson. Tittle, mer when it gets hot they adjourn for the summer. This Costa. Johnson, Nel!On, Crowley, Johnston, O'Donnell, Tompkins, bill if passed would be an unwarranted expenditure on Dague. Jones, O'Neill, Toomey, the part of the citizens of Philadelphia. It should not Dalrymple, Jump, Orban, Turner, De Long, Kean. Patten. Upshur, pass, especially when the Republican Party continually Demech, Kelley, Plchney, V.tughan, is preaching economies; they are yelling economy in Dennison. Kemp, Pickens, wachh.aus, Wagner,, Washington and spending money in Harrisburg and Phila­ Depuy,· Kent. Price, Dix, Kirley, Propert, Waldron, delphia. Dye, Kline, Ru got, Wall1n, MOTION TO RECOMMIT Efenberg, Kohl, Readinger, Walton, Erb. Kratz, Reagan, waterbouse, Mr. CHUDOFF, I move, Mr. Speaker, that this bill be Ewing, Krise, Re~se, D. P., Watkins, Feola, Kurtz, Rellly,. J. M., ·watson, recommitted to the C.ommittee on Cities of the First Fish, Laughner, Reilly, w. J., Weidner, Class for further study and possible amendment, and I Flss. Layer, Richter, Wee-cott1 Flack, Lee, Riley. West, ask for a roll call. Fleming, Leisey, Robbins. Wolf, On the question, Foor, Livingston, Robertson, wood. Will the House agree Lo the motioh ? Frost. Livingstone, Root, Worley, Gallagher, Loftus, Rose, Yeakel, Mr. TAHL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose this motion. Getchey, Lyons, Rowen, Yetzer, The Committee on City and County of the First Class has Gib.~on, M'adigan, Royer, Young, Goff, Mazza. E!lax, Lichtenwalter, considered 1this bill very carefully. They feel that it is Goodling. McCormack, Scott, Speaker. a matter for all the Members to determine. There is So the question was -determined in the negative and nothing further i;o be accomplished by sending this bill the motion was not agreed to. back to Committee except to stall the passage of the bill. On the question recurring, · Mr. Speaker, I ·think that the Committee ·has had Will the House agree to the section? ample time to study the" bill and I think we ought to It was agreed to. vote this motion down. The title was read and agreed to. Mr. ANDREWS. As I see it, Mr. Speaker, the only And said bill having been read at length the second reason f.or sending this bill back to Committee would time and agreed to. be to find out whether it is the disposition of the present Ordered, To' be transcribed fo1~ third reading. House, the present Members, to enact legislation that would enable Philadelphia to pass upon matters like Agreeably to order, this itself. I personally don't care a continental whether The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ they pay their city co.uncilmen in Philadelphia $8,000 a sideration of House Bill No. 318, entitled: year or $80,000 a year. I am perturbed by reason of the An Act mal

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And said bill having been read at length the second zones prohibiting the conveyance of certain :fir earms with­ time and agreed to out beino wrapped oi· in a case and clarifying the law with ref~rence to huntiJ1g accident repo~·t.s . Ordered, To be transcribed· for third reading. And said bill having been read at length 1.he second Agreeably to order, time and agreed to. The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ Ordered, To be Lranscribecl for third reading. sideration of House Bill No. 437, entitled: Agreeably to order, An Act to further amend section one thousand one hun­ The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ dred one of tbe act, approved the third day of June,_ one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven · CP: L. ~225), entitl_ed sideration of House Bill No. 514, entitled: "An act concerning game and other wild birds and wild animals; and amending, revising, CO?~olidating, and chan~­ An Act to amend the act approved the thirteenth day ing the law relating thereto," ~·equirm~ the Pennsylvama of June one thousand eight hundred eighty-three (P. L. Game Commission to pay certam bounties. 122) entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of cer tain The first section was read. corporntions' approved April twenty-ninth one thousand On the question, eight hundred and seventy-four ~roviding for the itp­ provement amendment and alterat10n of the charters of Will the House agree to the section? corporat ions of the second class and authorizing the in­ Mr. WESCOT'.r offered the following amendment: corporat ion of traction motor companies" b:v cbang-ing t-h e Amend sec. 1 (Sec 1101 ), page 3. line 2, by inserting requiremen ts £or advertising notice of intentiol1 to improve after the word "Commonwealth" t he following: "except amen d or alter a charter incorpor ated under said supple­ in counties where the killing of foxes is prohibited by ment. law." And said bill having been read at length the second It was agreed to. time and agreed to. The section was agreed to as amended. Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. Tlie title was read and agreed to. And said bill having been read a t length the second Agreeably to order, aime and agreed to as amended. The House proceeded to the secon d reading and con­ Ordered, To be transcribed for a third reading. sideration of House Bill No. 517, entitled: Agreeably to order, An Act to further amend sections eight lmndred eight The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ arid one thousand one hundred one of the act approved the fifth day of May one thousand nine hundred thirty­ sideration of House Bill No. 494, entitled: three (P. L. 364) entitled "An act relating to business corporations defining and pr oviding for the organizati_on An Act to further amend the act approved the nine­ merger consolidation r eor ganizlttion wiodinA up and dis­ teenth day of June one thousand nine hundred thirty-one solution of such corpor ations conferr ing ce1·tain rigpt s (P. L. 589) entitled as amended "An act to prom?te ~he powers and duties and immunities upon them and their public health and safety by prov~ding for the e~ammat10n officers and sharebolders prescribing t he conditions on and licensure of those who desire to engage m the oc­ which such cor porations may exe1·cise their powers pro­ cupation of barbering regulating barber shop_s and bar?er viding for tl1e inclusion of certain e:iristing corporation~ schools and apprentices and students therem regulatmg of t he second class within the provisions ·of this act pre­ compensation for service rendered conferring certain scribing th e teJ:ms and conditions upon which for eign powers and duties on the Department of Public ~nstruc­ business corporat ions may be admitted or may continue tion and providing penalties" by further regulating the to do business within the Commonwealth conferring practice of barbering the anoual rene\".al ~f cer tificates and pow ers and imposing duties on the courts of common . the eligibility requirements for exammat10ns. pleas and certain State departments commissions and of­ And said bill having been read at length the second ficers authorizing certain State departments boards com­ missions or officers lo collect fees for services J:equi.red Lo time and agreed to. be rendered by this ac irnuosin g u enalfies · and r epealin_g Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. certain acts aud parLs oC acLs relating t o corporat ions" eliminatiJ1g r eq uirem ent lha t certificate of clearance be BILL RECOMMITTED filed with articles of amendment or of d.issolutio1L Mr. FLACK. Mr. Speaker, I move that this bill be And said bil! having been read at length the second recommitted to the Committee on Professional Licensure time and agreed to. for further study. Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. . The motion was agreed to. Agreeably to order, Agreeably to order, The House proceeded to the second reading and con- The House proceeded to the second reading and con- sideration of House Bill No. 525, entitled: sideration of House Bill No. 503, entitled: An Act to amend section eight hundred seven of the An Act to amend or further aVlend Sections eight. hun­ act approved the filth day of May one thousand nil1e hun­ dred six eight hundred eight and eight hundred thirty of dred thirty-three (P. L. 364) entitled "An act relating the act approved the third day of June one thousand nine to business cor porations defining and providing for the hundred thirty-seven (P. L. 1225) entitled "An act con­ or ganization merger consolidation t·eorganization winding cerning game and other wild birds and wil d animals and up and dissolution of such corporatim1s conferring ced ain amending i·evisi.ug consolidatil1g and changing tlle Jaw rights powers duties and immunities upon them and their relating Lhere.to" by making it unlawful ·for c~ rtain per­ officers and shareholderJ prescribing the conditions on sons to clistur p wild b ir.ds or wild animals within safety which such corporations m ay exercise their powers pro­ zones during the open hunt ing or trapping season clarify­ viding for the inclusion of certain existing corporations ing the law 'Vith r eference to shooting within safety of the se.cond class within the pro:vfaions of this act p1·e· 1947. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE. 81Z scribing the terms and conditions upon which foreign his or her spouse to husband and wife as tenants by the business corporations may be admitted or may continue entireties and validatin.e certain transactions. to do business with the Commonwealth conferrmg powers and imposing duties on the courts of common pl_eas and And said bill having been read at length the second certain S tate . departments commissions and officers au­ time and agreed to. thorizing certain State departments boards commissions Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading, or officers to collect fees for services required to_be ren­ dered by this act imposing penalties and i·epealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to' corporations" provitownships of the first class amending Agreeably to order, . revising consolidating and changing the law relating there­ The House. proceeded to the second 'reading and con­ to" further regulating the abolition of wards. sideration of House Bill No. 527, entitled: And said bill having been read at length the second An Act to further ~mend section nine hundred four of time and agreed to. the act aP.proved the fifth da,y of May one lhoul'and nine Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. J1undred thirty-three (P. L. 364) entitled "An act relating to business cor porations de.fining and providing I01: the organization merger consolidation reorganization winding Agreeably to order, . _ up and dissolution of Slich corpor ations conferring certain · The House proceeded to _the second readmg and con­ rights powers duties and immunities upon them and their sideration of House Bill No. 620, entitled: officers - and shareholders prescribing the conditions on qwhlch such corporations may exercise U1eir powers pro­ An Act to amend section two .of the act approved the viding for the inclusion oI certain existing corporations se.cond day of May one thousand n.ine hundred forty-five of the second class within the provisions of 1.hfa' act pre­ (P. L. 401) entitled "An act defining and providing for scribing the" terms and conditions upon which foreign the licensing and regulation of private trade schools and business corporations may be admitted or may continue classes conferring powe.rs and imposing .duties on the to do business within the Commonwealth conferring State Board for Vo:cational Education and prescribing powers and imposing di::ties on the cow·ts of common penalties" specifically . excluding private business schools pleas and certain State departments commissions and and classes from the provisions thereof. offi.cers authorizing certain State departments boards com­ missions· or officers to collect fees for services required to The first section was read. be rendered by this act imposing penalties and repealing On the question, certain acts and parts of acts relating to corporations" Will the House agree to the section? limiting requil'ement to advertise jntention to file articles of. merger or consolidation. Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire from the sponsor of this bill what the mandatory pro­ And said bill having been read at length the second visions of the act amended are. Ort page 2 -of the act time and agreed to. there is a mandatory provision that this act shall not in­ Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading.. clude private business or secretarial schools. What a-i:e Agreeably to order, the mandatory provisions of the act that are not to ap- The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ ply to p rivate schools'? · sideration of House Bill No. 533, entitled: Mr. KRISE. Mr. Speaker, previous to 1945 the private schools operated under their own particular license. In An Act to further amend section t wo of the act ap­ the session .of 1945 the Trade School Act was enacted, arid proved th,e eighth day o:F June one tbousand eight hun­ the description of the Trade School was sufficiently dred ninety-three (P. L. 344) entitled "An act :relating to husband and w:i:fe enlarging her capacity to acquire broad that the private business schools got included in­ and dispose of property to sue and be sued and to make it without intention on the part of the department, so a last will and enabling them to sue and to testify against that we found ourselves in 1946 facing the fact that each other in certain cases" authorizing conveyances of business colleges came under the provisions of the Trade real estate by married woman to her husband or to her husband and herself jointly without joinder of her husband. School Act. · Now they have their own regulation, that is their own regulatory body and they want to be ex­ And said bill having been read at length the second cluded, of course, from double regulation, both under time and agreed to. the Trade School and under the Business College Act. Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. On the question recurring, ' Will the House agree to the sectien? Agreeably to order, It was agreed to. The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ The title was read and agreed to. sideration of House Bill No. 534, entitled: And said bill having been read at length the second An Act to further amend section one of the act approved time and agreed to. the thirteenth day of May one thousand. nine hundred Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. twenty-seven (P. L. 984) entitled "An act relating to transactions between a person acting on his own behalf Agreeably to order and the same person acting _jointly wi~r others an!1. to The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ make uniform the law relatmg thereto by authonzmg conveyances by husband or wife without the joinder of sideration of House Bill No. 630, entitled: ·.

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An Act to amend section one of the act approved the appcoved March twenly-ninlh, one thous_and eight hun­ tbird day of June one thousand nine hundred eleven dred and three, and for regulating the rates of pilotage (P. ~. 631) enLiUed "An act authorizing a merried woman and number of pilots," further l'egulating the rates of to make conveyance o.f real estate to her husband and pilotage. y~lidating all such conveyances heretofore made" al1thot·- 1zmg conveyances of real estate of a ma1:riea woman to And said bill having been read at length the second her husband and herself jointly as il she were a feme solo. time and agreed to. And said bill having been read at length the se.cond Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. time and agreed to. Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. Agreeably to order, The House proceeded to the second reading and con- Agreeably to order, sideration of Senate Bill No. 79, entitled: The House. proceeded to the second reading and con­ sideration of House Bill No. 656, entitled: An Act to further amend section four of the act, ap­ prove!! the twentieth clay or May, one thousand nine hun­ An Act to further amend clause (d) of section nine of dred fiit-een (P. ~. 566) , entitled "An act requiring cities the act app1·oved th twenty-fourth day of J'une one of the tirst class to establish a pension Jund. for employes thousand nine Jiundred lhfrty-seven (P. L. 2051) en lilied of said cities, and all county or other public employes, l "An act relatin)'.!' to public assistance providing for and any, paid by apptopriation of the city counclls thereof, regulating assistance to cerlain classes of persons deslg­ and out of the treasury of said cities; and regulating the n~ted and de"(lned as dependent chiJdl'en aged persons adminisb·ation al'id lhe payment of such pensions," pro­ blmd persons and other persons reuirin"' relieI providing vjding an' optional increase !n payments by certain former fo1· the adminish•alion of this act by the Department of employes and increasing the maximum monthly pension PublJc Assistance and county boat·ds of assistance hereby payments in such cases. created for this purpose authorizing the Department of Public Assistruice to cooperate with and to accept and The first section was read. disburse moneys received from the United States Govern- On the question, ~e;nt ~or assistance to such persons providing for the Will the House agree to the section? hmdation of the State Emergency Relief Board Boards of Trustees of the Mothers' Assistance Fund and Boards Mr. CHUDOFF. Mr. Speaker, I desire to, interrogate of Trustee.s of Pension :i;und. for the Blind and repealing the gentleman from Elk, Mr. Sorg. laws relati~g to mothers assistance pensions for the blind The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman from Elk permit old age assistance and the State Emergency Relief Board" by further providing fot· eligibility ior assistance in the himself to be interrogated? · case of aliens. · Mr. SORG. I shall, Mr. Speaker. And said bill having been read at length the second Mr. CHUDOFF. Mr. Speaker, I should like to know time and agreed to. from the gentleman as to the purpose of this bill. Ordered, To. be transcribed for third reading. Mr. SORG. To \vhat bill does the gentleman refer, Mr. Speaker'? Agreeably to order, Mr. CHUDOFF. Senate Bill 79, Printer's No. 22, Page The House proceeded to the second readilw and con- 18 of today's calendar. llideration of House Bill No. 658, entitled: ~ Mr. SORG. Mr. Speaker, from the cursory reading of An Act to amend the act approved the fir st day of May the bill that I gave it, I understand that the purpose of one thousand nine hundred forty-five {P. L. 370) entitled the bill is to permit employes of first class cities who are "An act ·elaUng to settlements abolishing settlement and already on retirement, by the payment of additional res!dence as ~ f~~tor in elij!ibility for receiving public ass1stan.ce or liab1lity o.f the Commonwealth or any politi­ funds to receive additional retirement benefits .. It look~ cal subdivision thet·eof for granting assistance and re­ like a cost of living increase or something like that for pealing inconsistent legislation" by further pxovidirig :fo1· persons already on retirement. t>Ublic assistance to aliens. · Mr. CHUDOFF. Mr. Speaker, I should like to further The first section was read. know from the gentleman as to whether or not this in­ On the question, crease that the pensioned employe would receive would Will the House agreed to the section? cost the taxpayers bf the city of Philadelphia any addi­ tional money? BILL RECOMMITTED Mr. SORG. I am not familiar with that particular pro- Mr. BOWER. Mr. Speaker, I move that 'this bill be vision, Mr. Speaker. recommitted to the Committee on Welfare for the pur­ Mr. CHUDOFF. I thank the gentleman, Mr. Speaker. pose of further study, On the question recurring, 'The motion was agreed to. Will the House agree to the section? It was agreed to. Agreeably to order, The second section and title were separately read and The House proceeded to the second reading and con­ agreed Lo. sideration of Senate Bill No. 21, entitled: And said bill having been read at length the second time and agreed to. An Act to furthel' amend section one of the act, ap­ proved the eleventh day of May, one thousand eight hun­ Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. dred eighty-nine (P. L. 188) entil1ed 'A further supple­ Agreeably to order, ment lo an act, entitled 'An act to \!stablish a board of wa:dens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for the regu­ The House proceeded to the second reading and consid­ lation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes,' eration of Senate Bill No. 196, entitled: 1947. LEGISLATIVE JOURNA~HOUSE. 819

An Act to 'furthe.J.' amend section sbc of the act, approved Section 2 Definitions As used in this 'act the ·word the seventeenth day of May, one thousand nme hundred' "veterans'; indudes any individual a member ·of the· and t\Venty-one (P. L. 869) -entitled 'An act prqviding military or · naval forces of the United States ·or for th.e organization, government, discipline, maintenance, of any of her allies during World War H be­ and regulation of the armed land forces of t his Common­ tween the seventh day of Decembe1· one .. thousand wealth," by changing the requirements for the appoint­ nine hundred forty-.one and the. second day of Sep­ ment of general officers. tember one thousand nine hundred forty-five but does not include (a) any individual at any time during such And said bill having been read at length the second periods or thereafter separated from such forces under time and agreed to · other than honor'able conditions (b) any conscientious Ordered, To be· transcribeq for third reading, objector who performed no military duty whatsover or refused to wear the uniform or (c) any alien at any time Mr. SPROUL. Mr. Speaker, having been in the ·senate during such periods or thereafter discharged from militanr1 during the early part of the second reading calendar, I o~ naval forces on account of his alienage (d) any in­ should like permission to call up on page 8 of today's dividual who renounced his United States citizens.hlp dul!. ing such period calendar House Bill No. 48, Printer's No, 85, The term "legal resident of this Commonwealth" meims· Mr; ANDREWS. Mr. Speak~r, I should like to ask the any individual who gave the State of Pennsylvania .or gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Sproul, whether hiS state­ any specilic · place in this Commonwealth as· his or her ment that he was in the· Senate. at the time· is an ex­ place of residence at the time of entering the mill ary or planation or an apology? naval forces of the United States ·oi· of any of her allies for such period without regard to the place. of enlist­ Mr. SPROUL. I did not hear the question of the gentle­ men l commission or induction The proof of such r esi­ man, Mr. Speaker. dence shall be either the official :i;ecords on fi le in tl'ie The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman fron'l Delawal'e, War Department of the United States or on file in the Mr. Sproul, permit himself to be interrogated? • The comparable. governmental agency of any of her allies or such other evidence of bona fide residence as may be gentleman from Cambria, Mr. Andrews, ha:s a very im-. deemed sufficient by the Adjutant General of Pennsyl­ portant question to ask. vania Mr. SPROUL. I shall, Mr. Speaker. Section 3 Computation of Compensation Compensation Mr. l}.NDREWS. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from shall ·be payable under this act to any. veteran a legal Delaware said he did not call up his bill because he was resident of this co·mmonwealth and shall be computed in the Senate at the time. ' I want to know whether that is on the basis of ten dollars ($10) for every month and major fraction thereof. of active service within the United an explanation or an apology. States.and fifteen dollars ($15) for every month and major Mr. SPROUL. I should be glad; Mr. Speaker, to go fraction thereof of active service without the United into a detailed explanation of why I was in the Senate States in the military or naval forces .of the United States for the gentleman from Cambria, Mr. An'drews. I was as shown by the service or other records of the veteran in the Senate with Senator Stevenson on another bill or of . any of her allies except that· the com­ pens1:1tion of a veteran vho died in ·active mili­ iiertaining to first class cities. · tary service during the period set for in section two of this act shall be five hundred dollars {$500) Agreeably· to order, No veterans who served less than sb~ty (60) days' active The House proceeded to the second reading and consid­ service shall be entitled to receive any compensation eration of House Bill No. 48, entitled: under this act Any veteran who was in active service during the periods specified shall be allowed the per An Act to add clause XLIX to section one thousand five monthly compensation as designated until the second day hundred two of the act approved the twenty-fourth day o:t March one thousand nine hundred forty-six but no of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, (P. L. veterans shall be entitled to receive compensation under 1206). entitled ' An act conce rnin~ townships of the first this act in a sum to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) class; amending r evislnJ?, consolidating, and changing­ Section 4 Time of Service Excluded From Compensa­ the law relating thereto," authorizi11g acquisition of tion In computing time in the service for compensation no property for, and establishment and maintenance of park ­ allowance shall be made to · in,I! lots. (a) Any civilian officer or employe of any branch of the military or naval forces contract surgeon cadet of the And said bill having bene read at length the second United States Military Academy midshipmen of the United time and agreed to States Naval Academy or of the Coast Guard member o~ Ordered, To be transcribed for third reading. the Reserve Officers' Training Corps member of .the Students' Army Training Corps (except an enlisted man BILLS ON THIRD READING detailed to a training detachment O~ any Of the fore­ going) in each case for the period of service as such Agreeably to order, (b) ·Any member of the Public Health Service for any The House proceeded to the third reading and con­ period during which he or she was not detailed for active sideration of House Bill No. 161, as follows: duty with the Army Navy or Marine Corps (c) Any intlividual granted a farm or industrial tur­ An Act providing ·compensation to certain persons who Jough for the period of such furlough. · served in the · military or naval forces ot the United' (d) Any individual who has received a bonus gratuity States· or of any of her allies during World War II pro­ or compensation of a nature simflar to that provided for ·viding the method of making payment to representa­ by thfa set from sny other state in the Union or from tives of pe1·sons who because of death or incapacity any ot tbe allies of the United States cannot personally receive compensation imposing cer­ in · omputing the compensation o·f any veteran under tain duties on the Adjutant General making an appro- this act effect shall be given to all sub-divisions of this . priation and providing penalties . section which are applicable The General :Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn­ Section 5 Application for Compensation Applications aylvania .hereby enacts as .follows for compensation shall be made to the Adjutant General Section 1 Citation of Act This act shall be cited as the on such forms and in such manner as he shall prescribe "World War II Veterans' Compensation Act" Applicants shall .state on the.it application whether- or \ 820 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE. :Mnrch N,

not they have applied Ior or received a bonus gratuity or made fo behalf of minor childl·en sha!J be made by lhe compensation of a nature similal' lo that provided fo1· by duly appointed guardian of such children or by any per­ this aet from any other state in the Unfon son who stands in loco parentis to such minor children AU applications shall be made (1) personally by the and payments shall be made to such guardians or persons veteran or (2) in case of death or mental incompetency Section 8 Exemption from Attachment Etc No sum preventing the making of a personal application then by payable under this act to a vete1·an or to any other per­ ~11ch representative of ttle veteran as the Adjutant General son under this act shall be subject to attachment levy shall by regulation prescribe An applicati.Qn made by a or seizure under any legal or equitable process and sha1l representative other than one authorized by such i·egula­ k!e exempt from all state taxation No right to compensa­ tion shall be held void tion under the provisions of this act shall be assignable The Adjutant General shall not accept or consider any except as hereinafter provided or sevre as a security for applitation filed with him after the first day of July one Any loan Any assigrunent or loan made in violation of thousand nine hundred fifty the pr::.visfons of this section shall be held void Pl·ovided Section 6 Persons to Whom Payments Shall be Mad~ That assignments to any group or organization of vetet·­ in Case of D€ath or Mental Incapacity Whenever prior to ans incorporated or unincorporated 01· to any non])rofit the date of: distribution of compensation under the pro­ corporation heretofore Iormed solely for aiding disabled visions of this act a veteran entitled thereto shall have or incapacitated vet.erans and assignments to the State ciied or H such veteran shall have been ot· shall be Veterans' Commission sh&]] be valid The State Veterans' authorities un.der any act for the payment of Federal Commission is herebv authorized to accept sttch assign­ determined to have been legally dead by the Federal ments which shall be treated as confidential and the benefits or becomes mentally incapable of receiving his or funds realized from such assignments sh::.11 be expended her compensation payment sha11 be made ty the Adjutant by sair commission solely for the aid of needy veterans General without proceedings in th)s Commonwealth and theit families Exce})t as in thls section provided the (a) In case of mental incapacity to lbe guardian or Adjutant General shall not direct the payment nor shall committee if any of the veteran or if there be no guardian payment be made under this act to any person other or committee then to the person with whom the veteran than a veteran or the l'epresentatives of a veteran as in Jives or in case of a veteran who is hospitalized in a t!Jjs act provided State county or Federal institution for mental or nervous Section 9 Penalties for Fees for Assisting Veterans Any diseases upon order of the Adjutant General without pe1·son >vho charges or collects or attempts to charge or i·egard to the residence of the veteran to the person or collect either directly or indlrectly any fee or other com­ persons who would pe entitled thereto under the provisions pensation for assisting in any manner a vetel'an in ob­ of this act ii the veteran were deceased and in the absence taining any of the benefits to which be or she is entitled of any such claimant to the superintendent manager or under the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a mis­ person in charge of such State county or Federal institu­ demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject tion to .be e~'J)ended fo.r the clothing and incidental needs to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) of said veteran Provided That no part of such com­ or imprisonment for not more than one year or both at pensation shall be paid to any county or State institution the discretion of the court for the maintenance of the veteran A statement from the Section 10 Digest and Explanation of Act The Ad­ manager superintendent 01· person in charge of any State jutant General shall as soon as practicable after the county or Federal institution wherein the veteran is a approval of this act prepare and pQblish a pamphlet or patient shall be admitted in evidence to determine the pamphlets containing a digest and e:..'Planation of the mental conditions of the veteran Such statement shall set provisions of this act accompanied by. such statements as forth that the veteran due to his weakness of mind is he beJieves may be of assistance to the veterans fa filing likely to dissipate such funds as may be due him undei· .their applications and shall from time to time p1·epare the provisions of this act and is apt to become the victim and publish such additional or supplementary information 01! designing persons as may be found necessary (b) In the case of death the following persons in the The pamph1et or pamphlets shaJl be distributed in such order named Surviving unremarried widow if such widow manner as he . Adjutant General may determine to be was living with the veteran at the time of his death or if most effective to inform veterans of their rights under not so living with the veteran at the time of his death if this acl The Adjutant General shaJl enlist as far- as she establish to the satisfaction of the Adjutant General possible the services ot veteran organizations in this that the living apart was not due to her wilful act and Commonwealth in the dissemination of such information that she was actually dependent upon the veteran at the Section 11 Ascertainment of Service Immediately upon time 01! his death dr at any tim~ thereafter and before the the passage of this act the Adjutant General shall as­ final payment shall have been made by the designated certain the individuals who are veterans as defined in au~horities or surviving minor child or survh,ing minor section two and as to each veteran the number of children share and share alike or surviving mother or months of service as defined in sections three and four surviving father The terms "mother" and "father" include for which he or she is entitled to receive compensation mothers and fathers through adoption and persons \Vho and his decisions shall be final and not subject to review have for a period of not less than one year acted in . the within the express purview of this act the decision of caoacity of a foster parent to the veteran at any time by any court or by any other officer In all cases not prior to his or her having attained the age of eighteen the Adjutant General as to payment or nonpayment of (lll) .years comoensation or eligibility therefor shall be in all things . Section 7 Application to Designate Beneficiaries Every final person making application for compensation as herein Section 12 False or Fraudulent Statements Penalty provided shall set forth in his or her application the Whoever knowingly makes any false or fraudulent state­ names and addresses of all persons who under this act ment of a material fact in any application certificate or would be entitled to receivP the same in the event of the document made under the provi ions of this act or of death of. the applicant and if such applicant shall die any regulation made by the Adjutant General in ad­ be.for~ the payment of such compensation then such ap­ ministering this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and phcatwn shall be deemed to insure to the benefit of the L1pon conviction thereof be fined not more than one person or persons next entitled thereto and payment thousand dollars ($1000) or undergo imprisonment of not shall be made to such person or persons uoon proof of more than five years or both at the discretion of· the court identity satisfactory to the Adjutant General If all persons Section 13 Administration of Act For the purpose of designated herein as entitled to compensation shall die carrying into effect the provisions of this act tile Ad­ before payment thereof the right to the compensation .iutant General of the Commonwealth is charged with shall cease and determine Application for compensation the administration thereof and for that purpose he shall LEGISLATIVE JOURNAir-HOUSE. 821

pr~pare apd cl,istribute application bl.anks ·jnvestigate all. Cassidy, Hoffman, Neff, Thomassy, cl::ums and applications filed wjth him and if satisfied Chervenak, Hoopes, Neison, Thompson. Of the proof of such claim Or appjicatiou appro.ve the Chudoff. Horan, O'Connor, Tittle, Cl_evenger, Imbt; O'.Dare, Tompkins, same and" dil'ect payment thereof' and sball make any Cochran, Jennings, O'Donnell, Toomey,· regulation necessaiy to the efficient administration o'f Cole, Johnson, O'Neill,·, Turner•. the provisio1?5 of this, act . Cook,· Johnston, Orban, Upshur, The books paplµ's and .records together with the· filing Cooper, Jones, Patten, Vaughan. cases and equipment pr~ured and used in tbe adminis­ Cardier, Jump, Petrosky, Verona, tration- of this act shall become a part of the permanent Costa, Kean, :f'.lchney, Wachhaus; records of the office of the Adjutant General Crowley, Kelley, Pickens, Wagner, ' Dague, Kemp, Polaski, Waldron, AU printfrig necessacy to ca1Ty out the provisions of Dalrymple, Kent, Powers, Wallin,· this act shaU·be done by the Bureau of Publications on Davison, Kirley, Price, Walton, the .reguisitlon of the Adjutant General to the· Depar,t- De Long, Kline, Propert, Waterh()USI, ment .of Ptop_erty and Supplies · Demech, Kohl, Ragot, Watkins, T.he Adjutai1t Gener.al may employ the necessary Dennison. . Kratz. Readinger, Watson, clerical. help and fix their salaries and pay for postage Depuy. Krise, Reagan; Weidner, Dix, Kurtz, Reese, D P., Weiss, and other e."\.-penses incurred in the ad:ministration of this Dye. Laughner, Reese, R. E., We_reott, act In an appointments under this act preference sh::iD lilienberg, Layer, Rellly, J. ·:r.r .. West, so far as p1·acticable be given to veterans as defined in El

Emergency Relief Board Boards of Trustees of the Breisch, Hall, Moore, H. } .. , stank, Motbe.rs' Assist.ance Fund and Boards of Trustees of Pen­ Brice, Haller, Morrison, Stimmel, Brown. Haudenshleld, Murray, Stockham, sion Fund for the Blind and i·epealing Jaws relating to Brunner, Helm, Myers, Stonier, mothers' assistance pensions for the blind old age assis­ Bucchin, Henry, Najaka, Stua.rt; tance and the State Emergency Relief Board" as last Cadwalader. Hewitt, Naumann, Swope, amended by the act approved the thirty-first day of May Capano, Hocker, Needham, Tahl, one thousand nine hundred forty-five (P. L. 1205) is Cassidy, Hoffman, Ne!!, Thomassy. • hereby further amended to read as follows Cherilenak, Roope•, Nelson, Thompson. Section 9 Eligibility- for Assistance Except as herein­ Chudoff, Horan, O'Connor, Tittle, Clevenger, Imbt, O'Dare, Tompkins, after specifically othexwise provided in the case of pen­ Cochran, Jennings, O'Donnell, Toomey, sions for the blind all persons of the following classes Cole, Johnson, O'Neill, Turner, except those who l1ereafter advocate and actively parti­ Cook, Johru:·ton, Orban, Upshur, cipate by a,n overt act or acts in a movement proposing a Cooper. Jon~, Patten, Vaughan, change in the form o.f government of the United States by Cordier, Jump, Petrosky, Verona, means not provided foi: in the Constitution of the United Costa. Kean, Plchney, wachhau•, Crowley, Kelley, Pickens, Wagner, State shall be eligible to 1·eceive assistance in accordance Dague, Kemp, Polaski, Waldron, with rules regulations and standards established· by the Dalrymple, Kent, Powers, Wallin, Department of Public Assistance with the approval of the Davison, Kirley, Price, Walton, State Board of Assistance as to eligibility fol' ssista.nce De Long, Kline, Propert, Waterhouse, and as to its nature and extent Demech, Kohl, Ragot, Watkins, * * * Dennison, Kratz, Readinger, WS.tson, (c) Blind Persons A blind person is defined as one Depuy, Krise, Reagan, We!dn.er, Dix, Kurtz, Rees~. D. P., Weiss. who (1) is twenty-one years of age or more (2) has Dye, Laughner, Reese, R. E., We~ott, three sixtieth or ten-two hundredths or less normal vision Etenberg, Layer, Reilly, J. M., West, (3) has i'esided in the Commonwealth for at least five Elder, Lee. Reilly, w. J., Wheeler, years during the nine years · immediately preceding his Erb, Leisey, Richter, Wol!, application for . a pension and has resided therein con­ Evans, Livingston, R!ley, Wood, Ewing, Livingstone, Robbins, Worley, tinuously for one year immediately preceding the applica­ Feola, Loftus, Robertson, Yeakel, tion (4) is not receiving assistance as an aged person dur­ Fish, Lovett, Root, Yester, ing the period for which he is 1·eceiving assistance as a Flss, Lyons. Rose, Yetzer, blind perso11 (5) js not at the date of making applkation Flack, Madden, Rowen, Young, an inmate of any prison jail insane asylum or any other Fleming, Madigan, Royer, Lichtenwalter, public reform or correctional institution The pension of Foor, Mazza, SalTa!, Speaker. a blind person shall be forty dollars ($40) per month NAYS-0 Provided That any blind person with a actual income of [twelve hundr~d dollars ($1200)] eighteen hundred dol­ The majority required by the Constitution having voted lars ($1800) or upward and any blind person having real property with an assessed valuation of over five thou­ in the affirmative, the question was determined in the sand dolla;rs ($5,000) is not entitled to such pension And affirmative. provided further That where a blind person has an in­ Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the Senate come of less than [twelve hundred dollars ($1200) l eight­ foi· concurrence. een hundred dollars ($1800) per year the pension shall be fixed in such amount so that the combined income and Agreeably to order, pension shall not exceed [tweive hundred dollars

Section 2 The provisions of this act shall beconi.e effec­ jointly with 0U1er poHtical subdivisions or municipality tive· immediately upon final enactment autbqrities he acquisition o.f Iiind for and the operation and leasing of a'irpo.x:ts airdromes landing fields and And sa'id bill having b~en read at length the third airport facilities time, considered and agreed lo. The Genera1 Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn- On the question, sylvania hereby enacts as follows · Shall the bill pass finally? Seetion 1 Section- one thousand five hundred two of the Agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution the yeas act approv.ed the twenty-fourth day of June one thou­ and, nays were taken and were as follows: . sand nine hundred thirty-one (P. L. 1206) entitled "An act concerning townships o'f the first class amend.ing YEAS-203 revising consolidating and changing the law relating thereto" is hereby amended by adding at the end -thereof Aaronson, Frost, McCormack, Sax. a new clause to read as foUows Andrews, Gallligher,' Mccosker, Scanlon, -section 1502 The corporate power of a township of the Bane, Getchey, :r.~ccullough, SChuster, tlrst class sball be vested in the board of township com­ Ba'rrett. .Gibson, McDonald, Scott missioners The board sball ~\ave power Baumunk, Goff, McKinney, S.errlll...... Beech, Goodling, McM1llen; Shoemaker, IL Airport.s To acquire by Jease or purchase or by exer­ Bender, Gorman, Mihm, Simons, Bentzel, Grayblll, Mikula; Smith, c. c.; cising the powe1: of eminent domain in the manner pro­ Bloom, Greenwood, M\lls, Smltlj.. C. M., vided in article nineteen of this act any land lying either Boies, Greer. · Mlntess, Snider. within qr. without the limits of the tow!1ship which in Bonawitz, . G rlfliths, Mohr, Solien berger, the judgment of the corporate authorities thereof may Boor.se, Guthrie, Mooney, Sorg, be necessary and desirable !or the purpose o·f establishing Bower. Gyger. Moore. c. E., Sproul, and maintaining tnWJicipal airdromes aviation landing Breisch, Hall, Moore, H. A., Stank. fields and airport facilimes The title acquired by the Brire, Haller, Morrison, Stimmel, Brown. Haudenshleld, ·Murray, Stockham, township exercisinf{ the power of condemnation shall be Brunner, Helm, :\iyero, Stonier, a title in fee simp1e Any township having acquired land Bucchin, Henry, Najaka, Stuart, for such purposes may establish equip condition operate Cadwalader, Hewitt, Naumann, Swope, and maintain the same as a municipal airport airdrome Capano, Hocker, Needham, Tahl, landll.1.e: field or intermediate landin!! field and may lease Cassidy, Hoffman, Neff, Thomassy, the same or any part thereof to any individual or cor­ Hoopes, Nelson, Tiiompson, Chervenak. poration desirin~ to use the same for aviation purposes Chudoff, Horan, O'Connor, Tittle, Clevenger, Imbt, O'Dare, TomJ?kln1, and may enter into a contract in the form of a.lease t>ro ­ Cochran, Jennings, O'Donnell, Toomey, vidinf{ for the use of said land or any part thereof by Cole, Johnson, O'Neill, Turner, the Government of the United States for the use by .$aid Cook, Johnston, Orban. Upshur, Government of said land for ,aviation pw·poses upon CooJ)!!r, Jone.9, Patten, Vaughan, nominal rental or without consideratJon Cordier, Jump, Petrosky, Verona, Any township may acqufre by lease or purchase land Co.sta, Kean, Plchne}', Wachhaus, for aviation purposes as hereinbefore provided jointly Crowley, Kelley, Pickens, Wagner, with. any county city boroul!h township or political sub­ Dague, Kemp, Polaski, Waldron, Dalp'mple, Kent, Powers, Wallin, divfaion or municioality authority of this Commonwealth Davison, Kirley, Price, . Walton, and is herebv authorized and emuowered to operate and De Long, Kline, Propert, Waterhouse, maintain said airoort airdrome landing field or inter­ Demech, Kohl, Ragot, Watkins, mediate landing field jointlv with any county city bor­ Dennison, Kratz, Readinger, Watson, oueh townshin or other nolitlcal subdiv.ision 01· munici­ Depuy, Krl:se, Hes.iran, ¥."eldner, pality authority of this Commonwealth upon such terms Dix, Kurtz, ReeSe, D. ,P., Weiss. and conditions as may be altl'eed upon between the prooer Dye, Laughner, Reese, R E., Wel>cott, authorities of lhe countv citv boi·ou11:h township or other Efenberg, Layer, Reilly, ,J, M., west. Elder, Lee, Re!ll:v. W. J., Wheeler, political S\.lbdi'vision of this Commonwealth Erb, Leisey, Richter, · Wolf, Section 2 The nrovisio11~ of. this act shall become ef­ Evans, Livingston, Riley. Wood. fective immediately upon final enactment Ewing, Livingstone, Rvbblns, Worley, Feola, Loftus, Robertson, Yeakel, And said bill having been read at length the third time, Fish, Lovett, Root, Yester, considered and agreed to. Flss, Lyons. Rose, Yetzer; Flack, Madden, Rowen, Young, On the question, Fleming, Madigan, Royer, Lichtenwalter, Shall the bill pass finally? Speaker. Foor, Mazza •. Sarra.!, Agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution the yeas NAYS-0 and nays were taken and were as follows: The majority required by the Constitution having voted YEAS-203 in the affirmative, the. question was determined in the Aaronson, Froct, McCormar.k, Sax, affirmative. Andrews, Gallagher, McCosker, Scanlon, Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the Senate Bane, Getchey, McCullough, Schuster, for concurrence. Barrett, Gibson, McDonald, Scott, Baumunk, Gof!:, McKinney, Serrlll, Beech. Goodling, McM!llen, "Shoemaker, AgreeaQly to order, Bender, Gorman, Mihm, Simons, Hentze!, Grayblll, Mikula. smith, o. a., The House proceeded to the third reading and con­ Bloom, Greenwood, Mllls. Smith, C. M., sideration of House Bill No. 463, as follows: Boies. Greer. Mlntess, Snider, BoT)awltz, Grlffitb,3, Mohr, Sollenberger, An Act to add clause IL to section one thousand five Boorse, Guthrie, Mooney, Sorg, Bower. Gyger. Moore, c. E., Sproul, hundred two of the act approved the twenty-fourth day Brei~ch, Hall, Moore, :'t. A., Stank. of June one thousand nine hundred thirty-one (P. L. Brice. Haller, Morrison, Stimmel, 1206) entitled "An act concerning townships of the first Brown. Ha ud en'shleld., Murray, Stockham, class amending revising cons.olidating and changing· Brunner, Helm, Myers, Stonier, the law relating thereto" authorizing either alone or Bucchin, Henry, Naja::a, Stuart,- 824 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE. :Nfarcli 2-1:,

Cadwalader, Hewitt, Naumann, Swope, landing field or intermediate landjng field and may lease Capano, Hocker, Needh9.m, 'rah!, the same or any part thet:eof to any individual or cor ­ casi1borough township· or political sub­ Crowley, Ke.Jley, Pickens, \Vagner, division or municipa1ity authority of this Commonwealth Dague, Kemp, Polaski, Waldron, Dalrymple, Kent, Powers, Wallin, and ls hereby authorized and empowered to operate and Davison, Kirley, Price, Walton, maintain said airport airdrome landing field or inter­ De Long, Kline, Propert, Waterhouse, mediate landin~ field joint1y with any county city bor­ Demech, Kohl, Ra got, 'Watkins, ough townsbi-p or other political subdivision or munici­ Dennison, Kratz, Readinger, Watson, pality authority of this Commonwealth upon such term~ Depuy, Krise, Reese, D. P., \Veldner, and conditions as may be agreed upon between the Jl.l'Oper Dix, Kurtz, Reese. R. E., Weiss, authorities ol the county city borougl1 township ,or other Dye. Laughner, R~llly, .J. l\I., Wescott, Etenherg, Layer, Reilly, W. J., West, political subdivisions of this Commonwealth Eld<.·, Lee. Richter, Wheele1·, Sec!ion 2 The provisions of this act shall become ef­ Erb, Leisey, R\ley, Wolf, fective immediately upon final enactment Evan.s, Livingston, Robbins, Wood, E.'V1lng, Livingstone, Robertson, Worley, And said bill having been read at length the third Fen la, Loftus, Reagan, Ye3kel, time, considered and agreed to. Fish, Lovett, Root, Yester, Flss, Lyons, Ro•e, Yetzer, On the question, Flack, Madden, Raw en, Young, Shall the bill pass finally? Fleming, JHar'ig:.'!n, Royer, Lichtenwalter, Agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution the yeas Foor, Mazza, Sarra!, Speaker. and nays were taken and were as follows: NAYS-0 YEAS-203 The majority required by the Constitution having voted Aaronson, Frost, McCormack, ~"'..X1 in the affirmative, the question was determined in the Andrews, Gallagher, Mccosker, Scanlon, affirmative. Bane, Getchey, McCullough, Schuste1·, Barrett. Gibson, McDonald, Scott, Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the Sen­ Baumunk, Goff, McKinney, Serrlll, ate for concurrence. Beech, Goodlh1g, McMillen, Shoemaker, Bender, Gorman, Mihm, Simons, Agreeably to order, Bentzel, Grayb111, Mllmla, Smith, C. c .. Bloom, Greenwood, Mills, Smith, C. M., The House proceeded to the third reading and consid­ Boies, Greer, :.nntess, Snider, eration of House Bill No. 464, as follows: Bonawitz, Griffiths, Mohr, SollenbergerJ Boor•e. Guthrie, Mooney, Sorg, An Act to add clause :XXVI to section seven hundred two Bo\ver. Gyger, Moore, c. E., Sproul, Breisch, Hall, Moore, H. A., Stank. of the act approved the first day of May one thousand Erke. Haller, Morrison, Stimmel, nine hundred thirty-three (P. L. 103) entitled · An act Brown. Haudenshlelcl, l\Iurray, Stockham, concerning townships of the second class and amend­ Brunner, Helm, Myers, Stonier, ing revisin.I! consolidating and changing the law l'e­ Bucchin. Henry, Najal

The majority required by the Constitution having voted considered, let's be fair and vote for this resolution so in t he affirmative, the question was determined in the that th.ese bills will come out here and we will have an affirmative. opportunity to vote on them. Ordered, That the Clerk present the same t~ the Sen­ Mr. Speaker, I feel confident if this resolution had ate for concurrence. been in effect during the last session of the Legislature that the bill on oleomargarine would have come to the PERMISSION GRANTED.-COM1v1ITTEE TO MEET floor of this House and that particular bill would have DURING SESSION possibly been passed by the Members of the +,egislature arid we would not have had to wait on a ruling by th,~ Mr. McMILLEN asked and obtained permission for the court; we would have repealed the tax on ·oleomargarine 1 Committee on Aeronautics to meet during the session of by this legislative body, which is the proper way to House. U1e eliminate bills that have been passed by the Legislature. RESOLUTION So, in the interest of good government and' in the in­ terest of democracy I ask the Members of this House, AMENDING HOUSE RULE 40 both on Republican side and the Democratic side, to vote Mr. LOVETT. Mr. Speaker, I desire to call up Resolu­ for this resolution. tio1l No. 12. Mr. Speaker, I ask for a roll call.

The resolution was read as follows: Mr. SORG. Mr. Speaker1 I rise to oppose this resolu· tion, not only because I am sw·prised that the gentle· In t'he House of Representatives, February 10, 1947. man who had ample opportunity when he was a member Resolved That rule n umber Lorty be amended to read of the majority failed to adopt the very same measure~ as follows - 40 That when a bill or i·esolution has been ten calen dar but principally because under our. Constitution there is a days in the h ands of a committee after baving been re­ provision that legislation after it has been introduced into ferred to it any committee may be discharged from this body must b.e referred to a coinmittee and reported further consideration of the bill or resolution by a vote therefrom. By :inference certainly our committees have of a m ajority of the members eleeted to the House Each committee before adjournment sine die shall report out certain functions delegated to them and in giving respect e_very bill either w ith favorable or negative recommenda-­ and due. regard to the duties of those committees we also hon ot~er than bi~s the passage of whi~ a~·e prohibited must give them certain prerogatives, and one of those by Article III section seven of the Const1tutJon of Penn­ prerogatives is the right to table a measure· if they so de­ sylvania sire or report it out if they so wish it. On the question, The effect of this resolution is actually and for" all Will the House adopt the resolution? practical purposes a motion to discharge all committees Mr. L OVETT. Mr. Spt=:aker, first I want to apologize from further consideration of any measure before them, for the length of Llm e Lhi resolution has· been printed and I respectfully submit that already in this House alone, and put on U1e calendar . irrespective of the Senate bills that must come before this There was a reason why the resolution was not acted House; there are well over eight hundred measures, and upon. I felt that soinetime soon we would get that roll there will be before the end of the week well over one call system that we have heard so much about. I have thousand measures and if they must all be considered by talked to my floor leader on different occasions in regard this body as a whole, 01· as a committee o_;f the whole. we to ·.the roll call system but it seems that lhe mallet" is just haven't been elected for long enough terms to carry very vague; we don't k1miv whether we are going to get out the provisions of this .resolution. , it or whether we are not going to get it. So for · that Mr. LOVETT. Mr. Speaker, I desire to intenogate reason I did not call up this resolution, in the hope that the gentleman from Elk, Mr. Sorg. we would get the roll call system so that we would The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman from Elk permit possibly be able to expedite the business of the House on himself to be interrogated? these bills that would come out of committee. Mr. SORG. I shall, Mr. Speaker. This resolution deals with rule number for ty. It may Mr. LOVETT. Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman know be somewhat misleading. This resolution to my mind that in 1935 we reduced the number necessary to dis· compels the Committee Chairmen to take action on these charge a committee from 105 to 85? bills wh.ich up to this date, I know and you know that Mr. SORG. I know that, Mr. Speaker. The minority there are many bills that go into committees that are not only had 54 members, with 85 necessary to discharge a considered by the committees at all. All this resolution committee. would do would be to compel the Committee Chairman Mr. LOVETT. I did not get the gentleman's answer. to consider these bills in committee and report them Mr. SORG. , Mr. Speaker, yes, when there were only either favorably or unfavorably to the floor of the House. 54 .minority Members, the gentleman reduced the number I .have all the confidertce in the world, and know · tliat to 85, this House would pass those bills that should be passed Mr. LOVETT. Mr. Speaker, may I refresh the gentle· and defeat those bills that should be defeated. But I say man-s memory and say that the minority at that time to you that it is not democratic that we refer this legis­ had 89 Members on the minority side, and I ask tbe lation to a committee and then find that the committee gentleman if that is not correct. does not take any action whatever on those bills. So, Mr. SORG. Because, Mr. Speaker, I believe the year for the bene9.t of the new Members in this House. both was 1937, I would also question whether or not the ;idop· on the Republican side and the Democratic side, if you lion of the amendments to the rule passed the House in Ever expect your bills to go through a committee and be 1935 ·.

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Mr. LOVETT. Would the gentleman take the time to Mr. BROWN. Mr. Speaker, it is pretty long. So, the look in his little book and find out that in 1935 we made gentleman may take hls seat. Article III, Section 7 .such a rule in the House of Representatives? reads: Mr. SORG. No, Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of th~ "Section 7. The General Assembly shall not present discussion I will take the gentleman·s word for it. pass any local or special Jaw authorizing the crea­ Mr. LOVETT. I thank the gentleman. tion, extension or impairing of liens." Mr. Speaker, the gentleman has said he felt that I Then it enumerates som~ seventeen types of legisla­ should have introduced this resolution during the time tion that come under that category. I am sure that the that my party was in power. I want to say to the gentleman is familiar with that. Members of this House that we did reduce the number necessary to discharge committees during the Democratic Mr. SORG. I have that section now, Mr. Speaker. administration which was in existence from 1935 until Mr. BROWN. Mr. Speaker, why then was Article III. 1939. Let us not have any mistake on that. If anybody Section 7 omitted? is interested in that JUSt look up the little book and it Mr. SORG. Mr. Speaker, I see I.he gentleman's point will tell you. and I think he is absolutely right. The biUs that w.ould Lefs be fair; I'm not trying 1.o kid you. I was sincere fall under Section 7 of the constitution should never when I introduced this resolution. I feel that in this day come out of committee. and age when we hear all the. criticism about Communism, Mr. BROWN. Why, Mr. Speaker? Communism in our labor unions, I say to you the reason why you have Communism and why Communism flour­ Mr. SORG. For the simple reason, Mr. Speaker, that ishes in those unions is because you have such a rule they are not a proper subject for this parliamentary in the House of Representatives that you mast have 105 body. votes in order to bring measures before the body to be Mr. BROWN. May I further interrogate the gentle­ considered by the Members of the Legislature. I have man, Mr. Speaker? Would not the same things apply all the confidence in the world in the Members of the to Article III, Section 3? And this will be just a little Legislature and I know that with a roll call system we excursion into the constitution. The gentleman has it could very easily have these bills reported with a nega­ there; would he not turn to it? tive recommendation and dispose of them in the House Mr. SORG. I have that section, Mr. Speaker, and I of Representatives. think it would also apply in this particular: instance. That is the reason why I ask you today to pass this The resolution contravenes those particular sections. resolution, so that these fellows don't live and grow in Mr. BROWN. Would the gentleman read the section the labor unions on your mistakes in the legislature. So, please, IVfr. Speaker? it is only fair to you men who come here and introduce Mr. SORG. Mr. Speaker, legislation, and I say again to you that the Committee Chairmen do not consider these bills in committees. They "No !,>ill excepl general appropriation. bills deliberately pigeonhole them and they are never given shall be passed containing more lhan one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in i s Lille." any consideration and you know that that is true. So, therefore, I ask again that this House vote for this Mr. BROWN. I imagine that the gentleman will agree, resolution, and· Mr. Speaker I ask for a roll call. Mr. Speaker, that that should be in this resolution too. Mr, BROWN. 'Mr. Speaker, I desire to interrogate the Mr. SORG. I think it should, Mr. Speaker. gO!ntleman from Elk, Mr. Sorg, Mr. BROWN. May I ask the gentleman to return to The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman from Elk permit Article III, Section 11, and I would like to ask the gentle­ himself to be interrogated? man if he can tell us why "Let's-be-fair" Lovett left that Mr. SORG. I shall, Mr. Speaker. section out, Article III, Section 11. Would the gentle­ Mr. BROWN. I should imagine, Mr. Speaker, that this man read that? inquiry should be addressed to the · gentleman from Mr. SORG. Section 11 provides that Westmoreland, Mr. Lovett. However, since this resolu­ tion came out of the Committee on Rules I am going to "No bill shall be passed giving any extra com­ ask a question of the gentleman from Elk, Mr. Sorg. pensation to any public officer, servant, employee, agent or contractor after services shall have been The SPEAKER. The Chair would inform the gentle­ rendered or contract .made, nor providing for man that under the rules this bill was not referred to a t e payment of any claim against the Common­ c.ommittee and therefore was not reported from the Com­ wealth without previous authority of law." mittee on Rules. That is a typographical error on the Mr. BROWN. Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman feel printed resolution. that ihat provision should be in the res.olution? Mr. BROWN. I thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will ask 1.he ·Mr. SORG. I should like to say, Mr. Speaker, that I gentleman anyway, being an astute lawyer, and not think not only should this provision not be in the reso­ seeking to take advantage of "Let's-be-fair" Love:lt­ lution, 'but I think that there should !)Ot be any such I know that he would say that I am totally unfair-why resolution as this. · are these bills, Mr. Speaker, under Article 3, Section 7, Mr. BROWN. I agree with the gentleman, Mr. Speaker. prohibited? On the quest ion recurring, Mr. SORG. Will the gentleman state what Section 7 is, Will the House adopt the resolution'! Mr. Speaker? I haven't a copy of Section 7, Article III, The yeas and na·y;:; were required by Mr, Lovett anrl !-.,,,fore !'!!.~. Mr. Petrosky and were as follows; 1947. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE. 827

YEAS-14 Pennsylvania having a total student emollment oi ap­ proxffi1ately lhfrty-five hun<;lred. Bentzel. Lovett. Powers, Weis•, The Area College Center Plan, designei:i as a temporary Bucchin, Mflls. Stank, Wheeler, emergency measure, has been well established adminis­ Evans 1 Needham, Swope, Yetze~, tratively on a elf-supporting basis withou t legislative as­ Kirley, Petrosky, .c;istance, tl;le General Assembly not being in session at its inception; therefore be it NAYS-169 Re ol ved, That tl1is House of Representatives exlends Aaronsc.n, Getchey, Madden, ... Royer, its highest praise to iormel· Governor. now Senato:· Ed­ Andrews, Gibson, 1'.1adigan, &ax, wai:d Martin, :for his foresight in i·eeognizJng the emerg­ Bane, Goff, Mazza, Scott, ency and his wholehearted upport of the plan devised Beech, Goodling, McCormack, Serrlll, and carried into operation: to· the Governor·~ Advisory Bender, Gorman, Mccosker, Shoemaker, Committee on Higher Education; io Dr. Franci:;; B. Haas Bloom, Graybill, McCullough, Simoni;,, and the Dcpartmen of Public ln!.i.ruction and Dr. Robe t Boie!', Greenwood, McDonald, S111ith, c. c .. M. Steele, Coordinator on whom fell the burden of aa­ Bona.wjtz, Greer, McKinney, Smith, C. M., minisleri ng the plan· the presidents or the colleges and Boorse, Grl.!Tiths, McMillen, Snider, Bower, Guthrie, Mihm, Soll en berger, universities of P =icJies aoorooriated bv the Session of 1945. 'Vl1 en the average mandated salary of classr.oom teach­ fullv effective in 1951. the bill would call fo1· ers will become $4,677. Hence. in addition to fldd itiorn1l Commonw ealth appropr iation of <'l t other costs, the majority of local school districts will be compelled to finance the difference be­ least ~ 11 fi.000 .000 for the biennium. or 83 '; ~ man~ than the to t Rl pub1ir. ~('hool subsidies appropriated t ween the maximum subsidy of $3,000 per teach­ ing unit and the avernge mandated salary of by the Session of 1945. $4,677. It is estimated that the bill will increasf. House Bill 417 contains ;rn escalator clau.se (sf:'" locaJ cosLs b $100,000,000 per year. T finance House' Bill 417. P ages 8. ;;incl !.J, Lines 18 to 7). th 'ncreased cost, !S chool districts would have to which provides as follows : "Prov1decl however incr eas~ local taxes approximately 68 90. that any 1.eacher who shall have served in any 1947. LEGIST .ATIVE JO URN AL-HOUSE. 829

of the public schools of this Commonwealth for splendid services and achievements of our sons and a period of three years or more· prior to the ef­ daughters who served in the Armed Forces of the United fective date of this act shall be entitled to a States in World War II; and beginning increment or increments of $175 be­ Whereas, It is fitting and appropriate that legislative yond the minimum herein provided for each recognition be accorded the services and sacrifices of citi­ three years of se1:vice thus determinblg the initial zens so valiantly rendered; and salary payable to such teacher at t};le effective Wherea~, The State of New Jersey has designated one date of .this act. Provided further however that of its state highways leading to Easton, Pennsylvania, as no teacher shall be required to be paid more than New Jersey's link in this nation-wide program; therefore the sum of the minimum salary and all incre­ be it ments to which su<:h teacher may be entitled Resolved (if the Senate concurs), That State Highway under the provisions of this act." Route Number 22 from Easton to Harrisburg and the It is conservatively estimated that by virtue Pennsylvania Turnpike from the vicinity of Harrisburg to· of this escalator clause the average mandated the vicinity of Pittsburgh is designated as the Blue Star salary of classroom teachers \Vill be as follows: Drive as a memorial in commemoration of the services of 1947-48 ...... $3,172 the men and women of Pennsylvania who served in the 1948--49 ...... 3,274 Armed Forces of the United States in World Wa:r II; and Fully effective ...... 3,760 be it further Under the cir<:umstances, in 1947-48 the aver­ Resolved, That the Deparbnent of Highways shall erect age mandated salary will e..'C<:eed the maximum along said highways suitable tablets or markers and shall subsidy by $572. When House Bill 417 becomes carry out suitable landscape development to perpetuate fully effective, the difference in question will be this resolution but shall not replace or change the officially at least $760. It is estimated that the bill will designated route number or name or marker thereo:f? of eventually increase la<:al <:osts by at least $45,- any highway or turnpike hereby included as a part of 000,000 per year. To finance the estimated in­ such Blue Star Drive <:rease in local costs, school districts would have to increase local tax rates by approximately 31%. In evaluating the above estimates of increases PERMISSION TO ADDRESS HOUSE in Commonwealth and local costs, <:onsequent upon favorable action upon House Bill 156, House Mr. ANDREWS asked and obtained unanimous con­ Bill 213, House Bill 417 and Senate Bill 175, it is sent to address the House. to be noted that these estimates are minimum. Mr. Speaker, I would first like to interrogate the Chair­ The estimates do not take account of increases in cost by the provisions of the bills relating to man of the Ways and Means Committee. tuition reimbursement, transportation reimburse­ The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Cambria, Mr. ment, reimbursement on account of physically Andrews asks permission to interrogate the Chairman and mentally handicapped pupils, vocational re­ of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from imbursement, and State and local retirement con­ Montgomery, Mr. Cadwalader. Will the gentleman per­ tributions on behalf of teachers. To facilitate an overall view of the tax implications of the mit himself to be interrogated? legislative proposals outlined above, the ap­ Mr. CADWALADER. I shall, Mr. ·Speaker. proximate total annual school bills payable by the Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Commonwealth and local distrids which would Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee whether become due if the proposals were favorably acted upon and fully effective are shown below: any arrangements have been made for any hearings on any of the pending tax bills. Estimated Mr. CADWALADER. Mr, Speaker, in answer to the Bill Number Annual Cost gentleman from Cambria, Mr. Andrews, I don't know as House 156 ...... $632,000,000 House 213 ...... 570,000,000 yet that any definite arrangements have been made. House 417 ...... 507,000,000 Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to further inter­ Senate 175 rogate the gentleman. ' Has the gentleman received any These totals compare with estimated current request that hearings be held? total school expenditures of approximately $250,- Mr. CADWALADER. I have not as yet, Mr. Speaker. 000,000 per year. However, today's mail has not as yet been completely GEORGE YOUNG, Chairman opened. The SchQol Commission Mr. ANDREWS. I thank the gentleman. Mr. SpeakeT. EDWARD B. LOGAN As I understand, it would be correct tO say for the Budget Secretary record that up to the present time the gentleman says The SPEAKER. The <:ommunication and the report no requests for hearings have been filed with him. will be noted in the Journals of the House. Mr. CADWALADER. I also said, Mr. Speaker, that I have not completely opened all my :mail today, SENATE MESSAGE Mr. ANDREWS. I thank the gentleman, Mr. Speaker. I would like to make a very brief statement. CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 13 I have placed in the mailboxes of all the Members a mimeograplhed statement con'Cerning Gov-ernor Duff'S The Clerk of the Senate being introduced, informed that the Senate has concurred in the resolution from the House budget and how it would be affected by the use a General State Authority in <:onnection with the building of Representatives as follows: program. In the House of Representatives, February 17, 1947. On the second page of the mimeographed statement Whereas The Pennsylvania Roadside Council, wishing we show that if the Governor and this House confined to cooperate in the nation-wide Blue Star Memorial Pro­ appropriations within the scope of the recommended gram span.sored by the National Council of State ~arden Clubs, is desirous of recognizing and commemorating the five hundred a:p.d forty-seven million dollars and make # • • '

830 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE. March 24, full use of the Authority method of financing construction agree with me that he has been a friend and a servant that he will only need fourteen million dollars in new to the Members of the House. taxes. I understand that today is the birthday of the Sec­ I ask you to read that .statement and to consider the retary of this House, known well to all of us as Bill figures it carries. Roan of Luzerne County, and I think we ought to con­ gratulate him on this occasion. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Luzerne County, Mr. Roan. Mr. McKINNEY from the Committee on Appropriations, The Chair also wishes to congratulate the gentleman on reported as amended, House Bill No. 509, entitled: his twenty-second birthday. An Act making an appropriation to the Elwyn Tr;tlning Mr. ROAN. Mr. Speaker, I don't know where the School at Elwyn in the County of Delaware, Common­ former speaker, my friend Mr. Turner, got his informa­ wealth of Pennsylvania, for a deficiency in the one thou­ tion. I had a· birthday card ·that came to my office this sand nine hundred forty-five, one thousand nine hundred forty-seven l;Jiennial appropriation. - morning from my daughter in Philadelphia and I im- mediately put it int-0 my desk. . Mr. REAGAN from the Committee on Appropriations, I certainly appreciate what he has done •and I also reported as committed, House Bill No. 572, entitled: want to thank the Members of the House. The Speaker said it was my twenty-second birthday; it is my fifty­ An Act to amend the act, approved the twenty-filth day second. of May, one thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (P. L. page 191), entitled "An act authorizing transfers oii sums The SPEAKER. The Chair was a little bit confused in of money from the General Fund to the State Stores Fund his figures. under certain conditions; providing for subsequent trans­ fers of equal sums from the State Stores Fund to the ANNOUNCEMENT General Fund; and making appropriations necessary to effect such transfers," by increasing the limit. of funds The SPEAKER. The Chair would again remind the which may be temporarily transferred from the Gene.raJ Members of the luncheon to be held tomorrow at 12:30 Fund to the State Stores Fund. in the Fifth Street Methodist Church. All Members are Mr. WAGNER from the Committee on Appropriations, invited to be the guests .of the Federated Church group reported as amended, House Bill No. 579, entitled: tomorrow. Buses will leave the Capitol, I believe at noon A Supplement to the act approved the fourth day oJ' June, one thousand nine hundred forty-five (Appropria­ COMMITTEE MEETINGS tion Acts, page sixty-three), entitled "An act to provide for the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Legislative. Agriculture and Dairy Industries, Room Number 331, and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, interest Tuesday, March 25, at 9:30 a. m. on the public debt, and the support of the public schoolr for two years beginning .Tune first, one thousand nin Cities-Third Class, Room Number 521, Tuesday, March hundred and forty-five; and for the payment of bills in­ 25, at 11 a. m. curred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fisca : Elections and Apportionment, Room Number 329, year ending May thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred Wednesday, March 26, at 10 a. m. and forty-five," providing for deficiencies in certain ap­ propriations made by the act for the fiscal biennium end­ Fisheries, Ro.om Number 331, Tuesday, March 25, at ing May thirty-first, one thousand" nine hundred and 10:45 a. m. forty-seven. Game and Forestry, Room Number 331, Tuesday, March 25, at 12:30 p. m. PERMISSION TO ADDRESS HOUSE Highways, Room Number 329, Tuesday, March 25, at Mr. TURNER asked and obtained unanimous con.sent 10 a. m. to address the House. Judiciary, Room Number 438, Tuesday, March 25, at Mr. Speaker, I deeply regret that I do not have a 11 a. m. resolution to present at the pre.sent time but I do not Law and Order, Room Number 325, Tuesday, March think that we ought to let the day pass without some 25, at 11 a. m. comment on a subject which I des'ire to speak on for Municipal Corporations, Room Number 521, Tuesday, ju.st a moment. March 25, at 11:30 a. m. A number of years ago-I haven't had a chance to look State Government, Ro.om Number 324, Tuesday, March at the record, there came into this House a man who 25, at 11 a. m. Luncheon at 12 noon. is a .staunch Republican and who could always be Welfare, Room Number 330, Tuesday, March 25, at counted on by the leadership on this .side to march along 10:30 a. m. with the Republican party and the Republican Members There will be a Public Hearing before the Committee of this House. He was ·a staunch advocate of legislation on Municipal Corporations on House Bill No. 106, on on behalf of veterans. He took a part in their activities, Tuesday, March 25, at 4:30 p. m., in the new House Caucus not only within the House but outside in the Veterans' Room. Organizations. After he retired from Membership in this House he ADJOURNMENT was elected by this House to the office of Secretary of Mr. UPSHUR. Mr. Speaker, I move that this House the House. In that office he has performed not only do now adjourn until Tuesday, March 25, 1947 at 2:00 p. m. faithfully and well, but I think that every Member of The motion was agreed to, and (at 6:28 p, m;) the the House, whether he be on this side or the other, will House adjourned.