said bill be amended, reprinted and restored to its place in the order of third reading.

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

At nine o'clock and fifty minutes, Mr. Lusk moved that the Senate stand in recess for ten minutes.

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

TEN O'CLOCK

The Senate again met.

Mr. Lusk moved a call of the Senate.

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

By direction of the President, the Clerk called the roll, when the following Senators responded:

The Clerk furnished a list of the absentees to the Sergeant-atArms, who appeared in due time before the bar of the Senate with Messrs. Reischmann, Downing, Carson and Burlingame, each of whom was excused.

Mr. Lusk moved that further proceedings be continued with the call pending.

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

The committee on rules reported the following, namely, that Senate bill (Printed No. 1671, Int. No. 834) entitled "An act to regulate the exhibition of motion pictures, creating a commission therefor, and making an appropriation therefor," with amendments, if any, be taken up forthwith in the Senate, be advanced to the order

of third reading and be and continue the pending order of business, superseding and taking precedence over all other orders until the vote of the Senate upon the final passage thereon be taken; that debate thereon, including debate upon all amendments or motions offered for the purpose of amendment and every question arising pending its consideration, be limited to not exceeding one hour, not more than one-half of such time to the members of the majority and not more than one-half to the members of the minority; that at the expiration of such debate, the vote of the Senate shall be forthwith taken upon the final passage of the bill and the amendments offered thereto, if any, then pending; that no motion shall be entertained except for the purpose of amendment or call of the Senate and but one motion to adjourn shall be entertained and then only upon the recognition of the Temporary President for such purpose; that in case a motion to adjourn is carried, the measure at that time under consideration together with the proposed amendments shall be the pending order of business when the Senate shall again convene and shall be taken up and continued as though no adjournment of the Senate had intervened and no additional time shall be allowed for debate thereon and the consideration of the measure shall be continued to the vote of the Senate on its final passage. Debate on the adoption of this report shall not exceed one hour, not more than one-half hour to the members of the majority, and not more than one-half hour to members of the the minority, if desired. That any and all rules of the Senate inconsistent with this rule be and they are hereby suspended until the vote of the Senate on its final passage.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said rule, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Said Senate bill 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. 1562, Int. No. 433) entitled "An act to amend the Agricultural Law, in relation to cattle," 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. 1627, Int. No. 454) entitled “An act making an appropriation for personal service and for maintenance and operation of the Labor Department," 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. 1599, Int. No. 1285) entitled "An act to revise and extend the corporate existence of the Baker Gun and Forging Company," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree 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. 1198, Int. No. 1031) entitled "An act to amend the Banking Law, in relation to the illegal conduct of business as a private banker," was read the third time.

upon

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:

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

The Senate bill (No. 1572, Int. No. 1264) entitled "An act to amend the State Charities Law, in relation to the division for mentally defective women in the New York State Reformatory for Women," 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: