Mr. Speaker then put the question whether the House would agree to said report, and it was determined in the affirmative, and said bill ordered to be engrossed and to a third reading. Mr. Archer, from said committee, also reported progress on said third mentioned bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again. Mr. Speaker presented a communication from the Secretary of State, in the words following: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ALBANY, March 26, 1867. To the Hon. EDMUND L. PITTS, Speaker of the Assembly: } Sir-In obedience to the order of the Assembly, made March 25th, 1867, I have the honor to report that there remains in this office, for distribution to the members of the Legislature of 1866, the following named books and documents: Annual Report of Regents of University, for 1866; part of Annual Report of State Agricultural Society, for 1865; part of Annual Report of American Institute, for 1865; part of Annnal Report of State Medical Society, for 1866; part of Annual Report of Homœopathic Medical Society, for 1866; Sweet's Report on Coal; Vols. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10, Assembly Documents, for 1866; Vols. 1 and 2, Senate Documents, for 1866. I will further state that any delay in the distribution has grown out of the fact that we have received, thus far, but 250 copies of the report of the State Agricultural Society. The expense of sending these books by instalments is very great, and it has always been the practice of this office to wait until all were received from the printer, and then send them all together. Very respectfully, FRANCIS C. BARLOW, Sec. of State. Mr. Weed moved to postpone the special order made for this evening, until Thursday evening next. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion, and it was determined in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the members present voting in favor thereof. Mr. Oakey, from the committee on commerce and navigation, to which was recommitted the bill entitled "An act in relation to Quarantine in the port of New York, and to amend existing acts relative thereto," with instructions to amend as directed by the House, reported that the committee have so amended said bill; which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered engrossed and to a third reading. Mr. Blakeslee moved that the bill entitled "An act to authorize the construction of a railroad from the village of Forest Port to Bellinger town, and a branch road by way of Grant's Mills to the west line of Herkimer county," be referred to the first committee of the whole. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion, and it was determined in the negative, two-thirds of all the members present not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Hinson, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed the bills entitled as follows: "An act for the relief of the stockholders and creditors of the Dutchess County Bank." "An act to provide for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners of Public Charities, and defining their duties and powers." "An act to incorporate the Montague Theatre Company of the city of Brooklyn." "An act to incorporate the New York and Long Island Bridge Company, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a bridge over the East river between the city of New York and Long Island." "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish an asylum for inebriates in the city of New York, and provide for the government thereof,' passed April 8, 1864." "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act for a free bridge over the Mohawk river,' passed April 6, 1859." Mr. Pool, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed the bills (passed by the Assembly) entitled as follows: "An act to authorize the construction of an iron bridge over the Chenango canal, in the village of Clinton." "An act to amend the charter of the village of Bath, in the county of Steuben," "An act to authorize the construction of an iron bridge over the outlet of Skaneateles lake." The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the Senate bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to taxes and assessments in the city of New York, and to amend the several acts in relation thereto,' passed April 14, 1859." Mr. Ransom, from said committee, reported progress on said bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again. The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the House took a recess until 7 o'clock. HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK, P. M. The House again met. By unanimous consent, Mr. D. P. Wood, from the committee on ways and means, to which was recommitted the bill entitled "An act making appropriations for certain expenses of government, and for supply deficiencies in former appropriations," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments; which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, Mr. D. P. Wood introduced a bill entitled "An act to legalize the official oath filed by the trustees of the village of Liverpool, with the new clerk of said village," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time. On motion of Mr. D. P. Wood, and by unanimous consent, the rules, were suspended, and said bill read a third time. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present. Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Senate, and request their concurrence therein. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Pitts, Resolved, That the bill entitled "An act to provide for the effectual and through drainage of certain low lands situated in the town of Barre, Orleans county," be referred to the sub-committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Frear, Resolved, That the bill entitled "An act to create a bureau for the prevention of fires in the city of New York," be referred to the sub-committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, Mr. Oakey, from the committee on commerce and navigation, to which was referred the Senate bill entitled "An act to create a Metropolitan Harbor District, and a board of wharves and piers therein," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments; which report was agreed to, and said bill commited to the committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Maxwell, Resolved, That the bill entitled "An act to organize the Ulster County Agricultural Society into a stock company," be referred to the sub-committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Phillips, Resolved, That the bill entitled "An act to change the time of holding the circuit court and court of oyer and terminer, in and for the county of Lewis," be referred to the sub-committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, Mr. Haynes offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That the bill entitled "An act to enable companies or corporations organized under any general law to extend the time of their existence," be referred to the first committee of the whole not full. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the. House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the negative, two-thirds of all the members present not voting in favor thereof. INDEX TO THE JOURNAL OF THE ASSEMBLY. A. Abandoned canals, to amend an act relative to, 147, 149, 176, 404, Abortion, communication from State Medical Society relative to.. 756 1849 566 768 443 878 64 Abrams, Cornelia, petition for relief for canal damages. Adjournment sine die... to print extra copies of. (See "Printing.") Affidavits, relative to 63 343, 880, 1086, 1549, 1578, 1625 731 Agricultural statistics, to amend act providing for collection of, 1322 1411 44 1853 159 Akron, authorize trustees of school district in village of, to issue to amend act to increase salary of... 922 Club, to incorporate, 887, 914, 1057, 1215, 1318, 1353, 1614, 1875 act relative to. ... 729, 914, 1057, 1086 825 161 73 1853 80 808 80 Albany county, Mechanics' Lien Law in, relative to..... 679,730, horse railroad companies, to prevent from removing snow 295 in streets... mayor's court, to abolish, 58, 266, 291, 425, 667, 713, 736, 1080 National Savings Bank. (See "Savings banks.") 1866 968 public health in, to promote, 266, 357, 425, 570, 611, 648, Robin and Perry streets, remonstrance against reducing 1863 1029 and Schenectady turnpike and Washington avenue rail- |