The Senate bill (No. 1086, Int. No. 322) entitled "An act to amend the Real Property Law, relative to the execution of certificates of payment and discharge of mortgages," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 1240, Int. No. 1015) entitled "An act to legalize certain acts, resolutions and proceedings of the finance committee of the board of supervisors of Rensselaer county and of such board of supervisors, relative to the employment of an attorney or other assistant in the matter of the examination of sales of real property for unpaid taxes in said county," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 1239, Int. No. 1014) entitled "An act to legalize certain acts, resolutions and proceedings of the finance committee of the board of supervisors of Rensselaer county and of such board of supervisors, relative to the employment of a clerk to the finance committee of such board," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 165, Int. No. 165) entitled "An act to amend the Penal Law, relative to commutation of sentence," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein.

The Assembly bill (No. 1919, Rec. No. 552) entitled "An act to incorporate the Economic and General Foundation,'" was read the third time.

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The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Mr. Grady moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, and that this motion lie upon the table.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion to lay upon the table, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The Senate bill (No. 430, Int. No. 416) entitled "An act to authorize the city of Buffalo to issue its bonds for the purpose of refunding temporary loan bonds heretofore issued to raise money for the purchase of property to be used for a turning basin in Buffalo river in said city," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein.

The Assembly returned the bill (No. 215, Assembly reprint No. 2216, Int. No. 213), entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and twenty-four of the Laws of nineteen hundred and one, entitled 'An act to regulate certain proceedings of the board of supervisors of Rensselaer county, generally," with a message that they have concurred in the passage of the same, with the following amendments:

Lines 2, 3 and 4 of title, strike out "as amended by chapter two hundred and seventeen of the Laws of nineteen hundred and four".

Line 5 of title, insert before the period ", generally ".

Page 1, line 1, change "section" to "sections" and insert after "seventeen" "and eighteen ".

Page 1, lines 2, 3 and 4, strike out "as amended by chapter two hundred and seventeen of the Laws of nineteen hundred and four".

Page 1, line 5, after the comma insert "as amended by chapter two hundred and seventeen of the Laws of nineteen hundred and four".

Page 1, line 5, change "is" to "are".

Page 2, line 6, after the period insert "[The clerk of the board of supervisors shall receive as compensation for all his services an annual salary of one thousand dollars, which salary shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which such clerk shall have been appointed.]"

Page 2, strike out lines 7 and 8.

Page 2, line 18, change "3" to "2".

Page 2, line 18, after "act" insert ", as added by chapter two hundred and seventeen of the Laws of nineteen hundred and four".

Page 3, strike out lines 5 to 10, both inclusive, and insert "3. Section twenty-one of said act, as added by chapter two hundred and seventeen of the Laws of nineteen hundred and four, is hereby repealed."

Page 3, line 11, change "5" to “4”.

Mr. Allen moved that the Senate concur in said amendments. The President put the question whether the Senate would concur in said amendments, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, as amended, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate has concurred in the amendments thereto.

The Assembly bill (No. 2178, Rec. No. 561) entitled "An act to amend the General Business Law, in relation to private detectives," having been announced for third reading, Mr. Cobb moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on the judiciary, with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith, amended as follows:

Page 13, line 21, strike out the word " forty-three" and insert the word "four".

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Davis, from the committee on the judiciary, reported said bill amended as directed, and the same was ordered reprinted and placed on the order of third reading.

The Assembly bill (No. 321, Senate reprint No. 1151, Rec. No. 56) entitled "An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, in relation to costs in actions brought in the Supreme Court in the county of Albany," having been announced for third reading, Mr. Grady moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee