On motion of Mr. Burlingame, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading. Mr. Pitcher moved that said bill be recommitted to the com

mittee on the judiciary for a hearing.

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

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. E. C. Campbell (No. 264, Rec. No. 44) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of John J. Morrissey against the State for the unpaid balance of moneys alleged to be due the claimant for carting filling for the State Fair grounds in the month of July, nineteen hundred and seventeen," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Wiswall, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Campbell (No. 59, Int. No. 58) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claims of Charles Specht, as assignee, and Glenn A. Stockwell, as trustee in bankruptcy of McMahon and Fell, individually and as copartners, for an alleged breach of contract and for extra work performed and material furnished in the Cambria-Lockport county highway and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Campbell, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading. Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Thayer (No. 200, Int. No. 196) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction. upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of the town of Norfolk, Saint Lawrence county, against the State for reimbursement of money, erroneously paid to the county treasurer of said county to pay the amount of drafts of the State Commissioner of Highways, to apply upon a certain highway contract," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Thayer, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Thayer (No. 201, Int. No. 197) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of the town of Waddington, Saint Lawrence county, against the State for reimbursement of money, erroneously paid to the county treasurer of said county to pay the amount of drafts of the State Commissioner of Highways, to apply upon a certain highway contract," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Thayer, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading. Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. McWhinney (No. 1028, Rec. No. 213) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claim of Albert A. Johnson against the State for unpaid salary for services rendered under contract as director of the State Institute of Applied Agriculture on Long Island, and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Thompson, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Morrissey (No. 384, Rec. No. 215) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, try and determine the claim of Lewis P. Maxim against the State, for damages alleged to have been sustained by him on November first, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Draper, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading. Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Lusk (No. 232, Int. No. 225) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction

upon the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of the firm of Paddleford and King for moneys alleged to be due them for the construction of a concrete bridge upon county highway number seven hundred and five in the county of Chenango," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Lusk, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Pitcher (No. 301, Int. No. 291) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claim of Elmore Everett against the State of New York for personal damages sustained by him while in the employ of the State Highway Department of the State of New York, and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Pitcher, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Ferris (No. 1113, Int. No. 321) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of Ida M. Reed, personally and as administratrix to the estate of Merritt Lewis Reed, deceased, against the State for damages for the death of said deceased, alleged to have occurred as the result of the negligence of a superior or fellow employee, or both, in the employ of the State at Saranac Lake on the thirteenth day of May, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and authorizing such court to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Ferris, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Ferris (No. 364, Int. No. 348) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction. upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claim of the village of Fort Edward, Washington county, against the

State for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the removal and destruction of water mains cf such village in the construction of the Champlain canal, pursuant to chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the Laws of nineteen hundred and three, and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Ferris, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Hewitt (No. 430, Int. No. 400) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, try and determine the claim of Aldrich and Hall, Incorporated, and Ray S. Messenger, its assignee, or either or both of them, against the State for the unpaid amount earned under Barge canal terminal contract number seven for constructing dock wall at Fort Edward, New York; and for extra and additional work performed, and damages sustained in connection therewith; and for interest on the amount found due from the date the same should have been paid," reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Hewitt, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading. Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Carson (No. 478, Int. No. 444) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claim. of Charles O. Roe, of the village of Canisteo, New York, against the State, for damages alleged to have been sustained by him, on or about the twenty-second day of March, nineteen hundred and nineteen, through the alleged negligence of the State, its agents and employees on the State highway known as route fifteen, and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Carson, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading. Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Lusk (No. 534, Int. [SENATE JOURNAL]

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No. 491) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the claim of the county of Chenango for reimbursement of moneys paid by such county for road construction alleged to have been chargeable to the State," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Lusk, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Kavanaugh (No. 753, Int. No. 681) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine certain claims against the State for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the overflow of the canalized Mohawk river, at and near Schenectady, by reason of the alleged construction and maintenance of the Vischer's Ferry dam, and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Burlingame, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Kavanaugh (No. 754, Int. No. 682) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of certain persons against the State for damages to property alleged to have been sustained during the flood of the Mohawk river in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, and to render judgment therefor," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Burlingame, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Burlingame, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill introduced by Mr. Walton (No. 1265, Int. No. 689) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of Joseph Schaufler against the State while engaged in the work of the State in endeavoring to capture a lunatic who had escaped from the Binghamton State Hospital," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.