The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, 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 bill entitled "An act to regulate the manner of contracting, auditing and paying certain charges against the county of Albany, was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, 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 bill entitled "An act to ratify and confirm the proceedings to incorporate the East Buffalo Central Land Association in the city of Buffalo and county of Erie in the State of New York," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and threee-fifths being present, as follows:

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

The bill entitled "An act to incorporate the New York Transfer Company," having been announced for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Kiernan, and by unanimous consent, said bill was amended as follows:

Section 1, strike out the name of "Alfred P. Reeves" and insert "Edward Selleck." Strike out name of "Matthew Dooley," and insert "Meyer Goodman." Strike out "Daniel J. Ludwig" and insert "R. E. Walsh."

Amend section 3, as follows:

Line 17, after word "district," insert the words "and having received the consent of such railroad and steamboat companies and hotel proprietors."

Add at the end of section 7:

"It shall be lawful for any company heretofore organized or which may be organized under the laws of this State, for purposes similar to those of the corporation created by this act, to acquire the property, rights and franchises of the corporation hereby created, and to exercise the same upon such terms as may be agreed upon with the said corporation hereby created, but no company except one actually engaged in the business mentioned in sections one and two of this act may acquire the said rights, property and franchises, and such last-mentioned company shall thereafter be subject to all the duties and obligations imposed by this act."

Said bill, as amended, was then read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 276 of the Laws of 1883, entitled 'An act amend chapter 410 of the Laws of 1882, entitled An act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the city of New York,'" having been announced for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Campbell, and by unanimous consent, said bill was amended as follows:

Add at the end of section 1 the following: "Nor shall any thing herein contained be construed to repeal or affect any act empowering the commissioners of the sinking fund of the city of New York to authorize the laying of pipes or conduits in said city for the supply of water for power, fire or other purposes."

Said bill, as amended, was then read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, 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 bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 140 of the Laws of 1850, entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same,'" was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The bill entitled "An act extending and supplementing the rights, powers and duties heretofore possessed, conferred and imposed upon the Broadway Underground Railway Company," having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Daly moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to strike out the enacting clause.

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

Mr. Robb moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to amend as follows:

Add the following as section 13:

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"§ 13. This act is upon condition that the said railroad company shall be subject to the constitutional provision contained in section 18 of article 3 of the Constitution of the State of New York, which provides in the following words, viz.: 'No law shall authorize the construction or operation of a street railroad except upon the condition that the consent of the owners of one-half in value of the property bounded on, and the consent also of the local authorities having the control of that portion of a street or highway upon which it is proposed to construct or operate such railroad, be first obtained, or, in case the consent of such property owners cannot be obtained, the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the district in which it is proposed

to be constructed, may, upon application, appoint three commissioners who shall determine, after a hearing of all parties interested, whether such railroad ought to be constructed or operated, and their determination, confirmed by the court, may be taken in lieu of the consent of the property owners.

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" 15. This act shall take effect when the said railroad company, by its duly organized board of directors, shall have accepted the conditions of this act, and shall have filed with the Secretary of State evidence of such acceptance duly approved by him.'

Strike out section 14 in the engrossed bill, and number section 13 "§ 14."

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

Mr. Lansing moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to amend the same as follows:

Add the following as section 16:

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"§ 16. No work of construction shall be commenced upon said road until the sum of $1,000,000 shall have been deposited with the comptroller of the city of New York by said Broadway Railroad Company for the purpose of securing the owners of property on said street from damages caused by the construction of said road, and said deposit shall be kept good until the entire completion of said railroad." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative, as follows:

Mr. Baker moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to amend the same as follows:

In section 2, line 2, strike out the word "forty" and insert in lieu thereof the words "one hundred and forty," and in line 3, strike out the words "forty-eight" and insert in lieu thereof the word "fifty." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative, as follows:

Mr. Lansing moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to amend the same as follows:

Section 7, lines 13, 14 and 15, strike out the words "but said company may carry on the work of construction in as many places at the same time as it shall deem best."

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

Mr. Robb moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to strike out "five" in section 9 and insert “one." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative, as follows:

Mr. Robb moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to amend the same as follows:

"For the first three years after the opening of said road to travel three per cent of all gross receipts received by said company shall be annually paid to the comptroller of the city of New York, and after that period five per cent of such receipts shall be so paid annually."

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

Mr. Baker moved to recommit said bill to the committee on railroads, with instructions to amend the same as follows:

Add after line 64, page 9, section 9, the following:

"Sixth. Said company shall, in addition to the conditions and restrictions imposed by this act and by the existing laws in relation thereto, be subject to all the conditions and restrictions of chapter 140 of the Laws of 1850, and of the several acts amendatory thereof, so far as the same may be applicable."