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tees of New York State Soldiers and Sailors' Home; which was laid upon the table and ordered printed.

(See Doc. No. 7.)

Also, the Annual Report of the Commissioners of Emigration; which was laid upon the table and ordered printed.

(See Assem. Doc. No. 14.)

Mr. Forster offered the following:

Resolved, That the finance committee be and they hereby are instructed to prepare and report a bill which shall amend and systematize the laws in relation to the assessment and taxation of property in this State upon the following principles:

Resolved, That no State tax shall be assessed upon real estate, but that real estate shall only be subject to assessment for city, county, town, school and other local taxes and purposes.

Resolved, That authority be conferred upon the board of supervisors of each county, and upon the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York, to determine whether personal property not exempt by the Constitution of the United States or by the principles hereinafter set forth, shall continue to be assessed and taxed for city, county, town, school and other local purposes, and how the same shall be assessed and taxed, if at all.

Resolved, That every corporation or joint-stock association, formed for railroad, steamboat, ferry, express, navigation or transportation purposes, doing business in this State, wheresoever incorporated, shall be assessed and taxed by the State assessors, upon returns made to them, and shall pay such tax into the State treasury.

Resolved, That the shares and franchises of all banks, banking associations and individual bankers, whether doing business under the national or State banking law, or under the law of any foreign country or State, or otherwise, and of all trust companies, shall be assessed and taxed by the State assessors, upon returns made to them, and shall pay such tax into the State treasury.

Resolved, That all life, fire and marine insurance companies shall pay a State tax based on their net earned premiums for the preceding

year.

Resolved, That corporations incorporated under the general manufacturing laws of this State, and stocks of goods held for sale in this State, shall be exempt from taxation, or, taxed at the lowest rates compatible with the public interest.

Resolved, That all liquor dealers, whether wholesale or retail, shall pay a State excise tax, for a yearly license to do business.

Resolved, That the real estate of corporations shall continue to be assessed and taxed, where situated, for city, town, county, school and other local purposes.

Resolved, That there be no deduction or allowance for debts in the assessment of property liable to taxation, nor any assessment of credits. Resolved, That all taxes levied upon corporations, associations, shareholders or individual bankers, and the excise tax shall be paid directly into the State treasury for the purpose of defraying such expenses and meeting such assessments as the State debt and the laws of the State may from time to time require.

Ordered, That said resolutions be laid on, the table and printed.

Mr. Astor offered the following:

Whereas, The city of New York is the most important seaboard city, not only of this State but of the United States, and the proper protection of the commercial and industrial interests of the city is by necessity connected with the property of the country at large; and

Whereas, The harbor defenses and fortifications of the city of New York against attacks from marine forces are manifestly inadequate to afford security to the city, should such attacks be made upon it, and the erection and maintenance of proper and suitable defenses to the city is a matter of national importance and properly belongs to the Federal Congress; therefore,

Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use their influence to secure an early appropriation, sufficient for the speedy erection and proper maintenance of the fortifications and defenses necessary for the protection of the city of New York against hostile attacks.

Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That a copy of the foregoing resolution be forwarded to the Senators and Representatives in Congress from this State.

Laid on the table under the rule, and on motion of Mr. Astor ordered printed.

Mr. McCarthy called for the consideration of the following resolution: Resolved, That Rule 47 of the Senate be and hereby is amended by inserting after the word "thereof" in line 4 the words "unless otherwise ordered by a majority of all the senators elected."

Mr. McCarthy moved to amend the resolution so as to read "unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the Senate. "

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

The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution as amended, and it was decided in the affirmative.

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Mr. McCarthy moved to further amend said rule 47 by striking out all after the word "referred" in the 14th line, down to the word "nominations," in line 21, and insert the following: "Unless otherwise ordered by the Senate. On the consent of the Senate to the appointment of any officer nominated by the Governor, notice thereof may be at once transmitted to the Governor.

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

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Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act providing for the construction of Morningside avenue, west of Morningside Park, in the city of New York, and of improvements connected with said avenue," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on cities, when appointed.

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Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act to repeal chapter 833 of the Laws of 1872, entitled An act to authorize the Metropolitan Transit Company to construct and operate certain railroads in the city of New York, and construct and use for railroad purposes two bridges across the Harlem river,'" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads, when appointed.

Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 312 of the Laws of 1859, entitled An act to equalize the State taxes among the several counties in this State," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on finance, when appointed.

Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act to repeal section 3 of chapter 595 of the Laws of 1875, entitled 'An act to authorize and require the New York Elevated Railroad Company to continue and complete its railroad in the city of New York, and to regulate the construction, operation and management thereof,'" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads, when appointed.

Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act to prohibit the construction of buildings of wood or other combustible materials in a certain portion of the city of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on cities, when appointed.

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Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of official referees in the First Judicial Department, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary, when appointed.

Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act providing for the completion of improvements in the city of New York authorized by chapter 697 of the Laws of 1867," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on cities, when appointed.

Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act to suppress intemperance and to regulate the sale of liquors, wines, ale and beer in the cities of the State of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, when appointed.

On motion of Mr. Forster and by unanimous consent said bill was ordered printed.

Mr. Eidman introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 590 of the Laws of 1872, entitled An act to regulate processions and parades in the cities of the State of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on militia, when appointed.

Mr. Loomis introduced a bill entitled "An act to authorize the Attica Water Company to purchase, hold, operate and maintain the gas works, pipes, fixtures, machinery and real estate used in connection therewith, now in the village of Attica, Wyoming county, New York,'" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on miscellaneous corporations, when appointed.

Mr. Lynde introduced a bill entitled "An act to appoint a commission to revise the Laws for the assessment and collection of taxes," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on finance, when appointed.

Mr. Rockwell introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend title 4, chapter 6, part 2d of the Revised Statutes, relating to the powers and duties of executors and administrators in relation to the sale and disposition of the real estate of their testator or intestate," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary, when appointed.

Mr. Fowler introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the law of evidence and practice on civil and criminal trials," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary, when appointed.

Mr. Seebacher introduced a bill entitled "An act in relation to the port and harbor of New York and the waters near the same," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on commerce and navigation, when appointed.

Mr. Braman introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend section 2 of chapter 22 of the Laws of 1858, entitled 'An act to enable the electors of the town of Watervliet to vote by districts for the election of town officers, as amended by section 1 of chapter 259 of the Laws of 1879,"" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, when appointed.

Mr. Williams (by request) introduced a bill entitled "An act to provide for the appraisal and payment of the damages sustained by the owners of the Arcade building in the city of Buffalo, in consequence of certain acts of the public authorities of said city in January, 1865," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on cities, when appointed.

Mr. Williams introduced a bill entitled "An act to protect the rights of policy-holders in life insurance companies," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on insurance, when appointed. On motion of Mr. Jacobs, the Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1880.

'The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Pitts presented a petition and statement of facts in the matter of proposed amendments to chapter 417 of the Laws of 1879; which was read and referred to the committee on the judiciary, when appointed.

Mr. Robertson presented a petition of the Town Board of New Rochelle praying for the passage of an act to legalize the acts of certain town officers of said town and to authorize the issue of bonds; which was read and referred to the committee on the judiciary, when appointed.

Mr. Lord presented the Annual Report of the Trustees of Willard Asylum for 1879; which was laid upon the table and ordered printed. (See Doc. No. 6.)

The President presented the Assemĺby Report of the Treasurer of the State of New York; which was laid upon the table and ordered printed.

(See Doc. No. 3.)

Also, the statement of pardons, commutations of sentence and reprieves granted by the Governor for the year 1879; which was laid upon the table and ordered printed.

(See Assem. Doc. No. 13.)

Mr. Astor presented the Annual Report of the Trustees of the Astor Library; which was laid on the table and ordered printed.

(See Doc. No. 8.)

Mr. Pitts introduced a bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Rochester Electro-Medical Institute," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on miscellaneous corporations, when appointed.

Mr. Pitts introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 417 of the Laws of 1877, entitled 'An act to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,'" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary, when appointed.

Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act to establish the rate of interest and to place individuals upon terms of equality with State and National banks as to rate of interest and as to penalties or forfeitures for usury," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on banks, when appointed.

Mr. Forster introduced a bill entitled "An act in relation to the department of buildings in the city of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on cities, when appointed.

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