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 its concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 252, Int. No. 249) entitled "An act to amend the Conservation Law, in relation to the taking of pickerel and pike," 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 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 its concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 427, Int. No. 419) entitled "An act to amend the State Finance Law, in relation to the issuance of bonds, creating State debts authorized by law for the elimination of railroad crossings at grade, pursuant to section fourteen of article seven of the Constitution, 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 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 its concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 575, Int. No. 352) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to the definition and registration of snowmobiles," 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 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 its concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 284, Int. No. 78) entitled "An act to amend chapter nine hundred of the Laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-three, entitled 'An act to provide for the construction of a highway bridge across the Hudson river at Poughkeepsie, between the counties of Dutchess and Ulster, and for the construction of approaches thereto, and making an appropriation therefor,' in relation to the construction of certain retaining walls in connection with such work," 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 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 its concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 444, Int. No. 1) entitled "An act authorizing the creation of a State debt and making an appropriation for carrying out the provisions of chapter nine hundred of the Laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-three, as amended, providing for a bridge across the Hudson river, and approaches, at Poughkeepsie," 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 affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and threefifths being present, as follows:

Ordered that the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request its concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 399, Int. No. 392) entitled "An act to amend the Surrogate's Court Act, in relation to powers of clerks in the surrogate's court of Erie county," 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 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 its concurrence therein.

The Assembly bill (No. 545, Rec. No. 43) entitled "An act authorizing the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Highways, to take over for maintenance the Syracuse turnpike, part one, in the county of Madison; and the county of Madison to take over for maintenance county highway number seven hundred and twenty-six, Chittenango-Oneida, part two, in such county,' 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 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 has concurred in the passage of the same. The Senate bill (No. 43, Int. No. 43) entitled "An act to amend the Banking Law, in relation to investment companies," having been announced for third reading, Mr. Karle moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on banks with instructions to said committee to amend and report the same forthwith to be reprinted as amended and restored to its place in the order of third reading.

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

Mr. Campbell, from the committee on banks, reported said bill amended as directed, and the same was ordered reprinted and placed on the order of third reading.

The Senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of general orders, being the bills entitled as follows:

(1) Assembly (No. 72, Rec. No. 47), entitled "An act to amend the Farms and Markets Law, in relation to the sale, removal or slaughter of animals affected with tuberculosis."

(2) Senate (No. 526, Int. No. 354), entitled "An act to amend the Election Law, in relation to forms of ballots on voting machines."

(3) Assembly (No. 571, Rec. No. 45), entitled "An act to amend the Surrogate's Court Act, in relation to the designation of the stenographer to act as deputy clerk of the surrogate's court of Steuben county."

(4) Senate (No. 343, Int. No. 337), entitled "An act to amend the Civil Practice Act, in relation to taking testimony by deposition.'

(5) Senate (No. 245, Int. No. 242), entitled "An act to amend the Conservation Law, in relation to employees of the bureau of marine fisheries.

(6) Senate (No. 504, Int. No. 486), entitled "An act to authorize The Niagara Gorge Railroad Company to construct and operate a toll road upon its railroad right-of-way.'

(7) Senate (No. 512, Int. No. 492), entitled "An act to amend the Tax Law, in relation to certiorari to review assessment."

(8) Senate (No. 188, Int. No. 188), entitled "An act to amend chapter four hundred and fifty-three of the Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Rochester Homeopathetic Hospital,' generally."

(9) Senate (No. 228, Int. No. 225), entitled "An act to amend chapter eight hundred and fifty-five of the Laws of nineteen hundred and eleven, entitled 'An act authorizing the justices of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, in the First Department, to retire employees for incapacity, and providing for their compensation,' in relation to the services and payment of such employees for retirement purposes.

(10) Senate (No. 557, Int. No. 301), entitled "An act for the

relief of the rector, wardens and vestrymen of the Church of the Epiphany of the village of Niagara City from reservations of reentry contained in two certain deeds, one from Daniel H. Ford et al., recorded June eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, in Niagara county clerk's office in liber one hundred and six of deeds at page ninety-two, and the other from William H. Wallace, and one, recorded October twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixtysix, in such office, in liber one hundred and ten of deeds at page seventy-eight, and providing for the disposition of the real property affected by such reservations and of the proceeds of a sale thereof."

(11) Senate (No. 359, Int. No. 353), entitled "An act to create Holding Company of Saint Joseph and the Little Flower, to take, hold, invest and reinvest property and pay over the income thereof to educate boys and young men who are studying to become ordained as Roman Catholic priests, and to take, hold and dispose of property donated to it for such purpose."

(12) Senate (No. 380, Int. No. 374), entitled "An act to release to Thomas G. Wornham the right, title and interest acquired by escheat through and on account of the death of William Edwards of, in and to certain lots, pieces and parcels of real estate to which the said decedent had and claimed title at the time of his death and located in the city of Rensselaer, Rensselaer county, New York.”

(13) Senate (No. 516, Int. No. 496), entitled "An act to amend chapter three hundred and forty-eight of the Laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Young Men's Christian Association of the city of Poughkeepsie,' in relation to the board of trustees."

(14) Senate (No. 533, Int. No. 510), entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and thirty-one of the Laws of eighteen hundred and forty-three, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Trustees of the New York Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,' in relation to taking and holding property.'

(15) Senate (No. 582, Int. No. 546), entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and eight of the Laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-four, entitled 'An act authorizing The Clifton Springs Sanitarium Company to borrow money, and issue its notes or bonds therefor and to secure the payment thereof by a mortgage upon its property in order to raise money to erect buildings or make other improvements upon its property, and for the general purposes for which said corporation is created,' in relation to increasing the amount which said company or its trustees on its behalf may borrow for the purposes set forth in said act, and secure the payment of as therein provided."

(16) Senate (No. 616, Int. No. 579), entitled "An act to amend the General Corporation Law, in relation to by-laws.'

(17) Senate (No. 638, Int. No. 601) entitled "An act to amend the Election Law, in relation to times of holding fall primaries and State and judicial district conventions."

(18) Assembly (No. 343, Rec. No. 25), entitled "An act to