Mr. Humphrey moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on affairs of cities with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith amended by striking the enacting clause therefrom.

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

Said bill was then 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 bill (No. 1489) entitled "An ac: to amend chapter 4 of the Laws of 1891, entitled 'An act to provide for rapid transit railways in cities of over 1,000,000 inhabitants,' and the acts amendatory thereof " (Int, No. 585), was read the third time.

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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 Assembly bill (No. 707) entitled "An act to legalize the special election and all proceedings connected therewith, held in the village of Whitesboro, Oneida county, October 24, 1898 " (Rec No. 53), 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 affirma tive, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. The Assembly bill (No. 699) entitled "An act to legalize the special election and all proceedings connected therewith, held in the village of Whitesboro, Oneida county, December 19, 1898 ” (Rec. No. 54), was read the third time.

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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 its 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same.

The bill (No. 1466) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claim of J. Smith McMaster against the State of New York for alleged interest due on an award affirmed by the Court of Appeals in 1888" (Int. No. 298), having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Higgins moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on the judiciary, with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith amended by striking the enacting clause therefrom.

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

Said bill was then 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.

Mr. McCarren moved to take from the table the message from the Assembly in the words following:

IN ASSEMBLY, April 11, 1899. Pursuant to concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, the Governor returned the Assembly bill (No. 2,312) entitled "An act to authorize the sale of property left in street surface railroad cars and the disposition of the proceeds thereof" (Rec. No. 276).

The vote upon the final passage of said bill having been reconsidered, on motion of Mr. G. T. Kelly said bill was recommitted to the committee on railroads, with instructions to report the same forthwith amended as follows:

Section 1, line 1, after the words "section 1" insert the words "It shall be the duty of every street surface railway corporation doing business in this state, which shall have unclaimed property left in its cars, to ascertain if possible, the owner or owners of such

property, and to notify such owner or owners of the fact by mail as soon as possible, after such property comes into its posession," also, strike out the words "street surface railroads " and insert the word "such."

Same section, lines 1 and 2, strike out the words "doing business in this state."

Same section, line 2, strike out the word "unclaimed" and insert the word "such."

Same section, lines 2 and 3, strike out the words "left in its cars." Said bill as amended was read the third time and passed, having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form at least three calender legislative days prior to its final passage.

By order,

A. E. BAXTER, Clerk.

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

Mr. McCarren moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, 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:

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Ahearn Davis G A Grady
Ambler Donnelly Graney

Armstrong Douglas Havens

Marshall
Martin
McCarren

Ramsperger

Rice

Sherwood

Said bill was then read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill as amended, 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: