Mr. Case (for the President), on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 31, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to improve the condition of tenement houses in this State and to establish a State Board of Tenement House Supervision,' approved March twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and four,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Labor, Industries, and Social Welfare.

Mr. Ackerson, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 32, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a State Highway System, and to provide for the improvement, betterment, reconstruction, resurfacing, maintenance, repair and regulation of the use thereof,' approved March thirteenth, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,'

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Highways.

Mr. Edwards, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 33, entitled "An act concerning and regulating the production and distribution of dairy products; to create a State dairy commission and to prescribe its duties and powers,'

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

The same Senator, on leave, introduced.

Senate Bill No. 34, entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act to establish public parks in certain counties of this State, and to regulate the same,' approved May sixth, one thousand nine hundred and two,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Municipal Corporations.

The same Senator, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 35, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled "An act to encourage the propagation of certain kinds of game within the State of New Jersey and providing a license therefor," approved March twentyseventh, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen,' which amendment was approved March twenty-second, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Game and Fisheries.

The same Senator, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 36, entitled "An act to establish a State Highway Commissioner and to define his powers and duties,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Case, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 37, entitled "An act to permit and authorize municipalities constituting and including any taxing district to, by resolution, provide for the payment of certain compensation to the tax assessor or assessors of such taxing district or districts for extra services made necessary by the provision of 'An act for the assessment and collection of taxes' (Revision of 1918, Chapter 236, Laws of 1918), approved March fourth, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Taxation. The same Senator, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 38, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act concerning District Courts' (Revision of 1898), approved June fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, which act hereby amended was approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Revision and Amendment of the Laws.

Mr. Kays offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That the privileges of the floor be extended to former Senator Samuel T. Munson, of Sussex county.

Mr. Case moved that the Senate take a recess of five minutes.

Which was agreed to.

Upon the conclusion of which and under the direction of the President, the Secretary called the Senate, when the following Senators appeared and answered the call:

Messrs. Ackerson, Allen, Barber, Bright, Brown, Case, Conrad, Edwards, Fithian, Haines, Hammond, Kays, Mackay, Martens, Runyon (President), Smith, Sturgess, Wells, Whitney-19.

Mr. Case, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 39, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a State Highway Department and to define its powers and duties, and vesting therein all the powers and duties now devolved by law upon the Commissioner of Public Roads and the existing State Highway Commission and Highway Commission,' approved March thirteenth, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Mackay, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 40, entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act to extend protection to the civil rights of members of the military and naval establishment of the United States engaged in the present war,' approved February twenty-sixth, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Militia. Mr. Bright, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 41, entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act defining floating indebtedness and authorizing and directing the funding of floating and other indebtedness in any municipality and county in this State,' approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on MunicipalCorporations.

Mr. Brown, on leave, introduced

Senate Bill No. 42, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a State Highway System, and to provide for the improvement, betterment, reconstruction, resurfacing, maintenance, repair and regulation of the use thereof,' approved March thirteenth, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,"

Which was read for the first time by its title, ordered to have a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Case offered in nomination the following officers and moved their election to their respective positions:

President's Secretary-Vincent W. Nash, of the county of Union.

Chaplain-Rev. Edward G. Read, of the county of Union. Supervisor of Bills-Robert M. Johnston, of the county of Atlantic.

Assistant Supervisor of Bills-Charles H. Lincoln, of the county of Gloucester.

Second Assistant Supervisor of Bills-O. E. Payne, of the county of Ocean.

Journal Clerk-George A. Redding, of the county of Cape May.

First Assistant Journal Clerk-George M. Tuttle, of the county of Morris.

Second Assistant Journal Clerk-Percy D. Watt, of the county of Union.

Calendar Clerk-C. V. Hance, of the county of Ocean.

Bill Clerk-George P. Nimmo, of the county of Bergen. Sergeant-at-Arms-George Guthrie, of the county of Mercer. Secretary to Committee on Appropriations-Owen W. Kite, of the county of Mercer.

Clerk to Committee on Printed Bills-Howard Woolston, of the county of Somerset.

Clerk to Committee on Appropriations-Fletcher L. Fritts, of the county of Morris.

Clerk to Committee on Stationery and Incidentals-William M. Wright, of the county of Mercer.

Committee Clerks-James J. Moncrief, of the county of Salem; J. Preston Potter, of the county of Gloucester; George E. Kaegi, of the county of Essex; Joseph Navatto, of the county of Somerset.

Stenographers-Daniel A. Naughton, of the county of Monmouth; William J. Barth, of the county of Essex; William L. Sauerhoff, of the county of Camden.

Doorkeepers-Thomas Grant, of the county of Essex; Herman Davis, of the county of Cumberland; Gerard Van Niekerk, of the county of Passaic; Franklin S. Walker, of the county of Camden; Oakford E. Green, of the county of Salem.

Gallery Keepers-William E. Brennan, of the county of Passaic; Ralph W. Chandless, of the county of Bergen; Frank Chiaravalli, of the county of Somerset.

File Clerks-William E. Wood, of the county of Bergen: Joseph Cirone, of the county of Passaic: Frank DeLuca, of the county of Cumberland; Eldred I. Hibbs, of the county of Camden.

Pages-Joseph Haultzhauser, of the county of Gloucester; J. Horace Loscalzo, of the county of Cape May; Albert Maroziti, of the county of Morris: Henry T. Breen, of the county of Passaic; Samuel W. Reynolds, of the county of Ocean.

The officers nominated by Mr. Case were then elected by the following vote:

In the affirmative were

Messrs. Ackerson, Allen, Barber, Bright, Brown, Case, Conrad, Edwards, Fithian, Haines, Hammond, Mackay, Martens, Runyon (President), Smith, Sturgess, Whitney—17.

In the negative-None.

The President then administered the oath of office.

On motion of Mr. Case, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of Executive business, on the conclusion of which, and,