Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same, without amendment. The bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Port Richmond, in the county of Richmond,' passed April 24, 1866," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members 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 authorize the rebuilding and maintenance of a bridge over the Chemung canal, in the town of Elmira, and to abandon bridge No. 8," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein. The bill entitled "An act in relation to the common schools in the city of Lockport," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend section 290 of chapter 389 of the Laws of 1851, relating to the election of directors for the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Company by the common council of the city of Rochester," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same, without amendment. The bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Young Men's Christian Association of the city of New York,' was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein. The Assembly bill entitled "An act making appropriations for the payment of the principal and interest of the canal debt, commencing on the first day of October, 1867, and to provide for the payment of the debt contracted under section 10 of article 7 of the Constitution," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same, without amendment. The bill entitled "An act to provide for the existing deficiency in moneys applicable to the support of common schools in the city of Brooklyn," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members 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 Astoria and Hunter's Point Railroad Company," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein. The Assembly bill entitled "An act appointing railroad commissioners for the town of Johnstown, and to define their powers and duties," was read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same, with amendments. On motion of Mr. Humphrey and by unanimous consent, the bill entitled "An act to amend an act to incorporate the village of Warsaw, passed March 17, 1860, so as to enable the trustees thereof to fix and prescribe fire limits therein," was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time. By unanimous consent, the rule was suspended and said bill read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein. Mr. La Bau moved to take from the table the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the 'New York Underwriters' Guild.'” The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. La Bau moved to recommit said bill to the committee of the whole. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Williams moved to take from the table the bill entitled "An act to authorize Edwin C. Bowen to establish and maintain a ferry across the Cayuga lake at Union Springs." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Williams moved to recommit said bill to the committee of the whole. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Low moved that the Senate hold a session this evening at 7 o'clock. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. 1 Mr. Wolcott moved that the papers relating to the claim bill of Chas. E. Case, be taken from the files and referred to the committee on claims. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Crowley and by unanimous consent, the rule was suspended and the committee of the whole discharged from the further consideration of the Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the town of Le Roy, in the county of Genesee, to raise ten thousand dollars for the benefit of 'The Le Roy Academic Institute,'" and the same ordered to a third reading. Mr. Crowley moved that said bill be now read a third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting in favor thereof. Said bill was then read a 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 members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same, without amendment. Mr. O'Donnell offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Attorney General be requested to inform the Senate the extent of the power of the Canal Board as a representative body, the source of their power as such, and to what extent authority exists, "because it is not prohibited," as set forth in the reply to the Senate, Feb. 14th, 1867, to the resolution of inquiry with reference to the appointing of counsel to go to Washington in reference to the proposed Niagara Ship Canal. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the bill entitled as follows: "An act to provide for a Convention to revise and amend the Constitution." After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Humphrey, from said committee, reported progress on said bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again. Mr. Gibson moved that said bill be made the special order for this evening, at 7 o'clock. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting in favor thereof. On motion of Mr. Chambers, the Senate took a recess until 7 o'clock, P. M. HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK, P. M. The Senate again met, resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the bill entitled as follows: "An act to provide for a convention to revise and amend the Constitution.' After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Humphrey, from said committee, reported progress on said bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again. Mr. Gibson moved that said bill be made the special order to-morrow. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting in favor thereof. On motion of Mr. H. C. Murphy, the Senate adjourned. |