The Assembly bill entitled "An act authorizing the board of supervi sors of the county of Chenango, to assess and levy a tax upon the town of Columbus, in said county, for payment of bounties to drafted men," 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, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same, without amendment. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to exempt the counties of New York and Kings, from the provisions of chapter 353 of the Laws of 1865, entitled 'An act to amend the act in relation to the State Lunatic Asylum,' passed April 10, 1865," 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. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend section 4 of the act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of town insurance companies,' passed April 17, 1857," 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, with amendments. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to legalize the official acts of Richard Terry, justice of the peace in the town of Depauville, Jefferson county, and to authorize him to file his oath of office," 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 [SENATE JOURNAL.] 88 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, with amendments. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the building of a bridge at Clintonville, over the river Ausable, and directing the levy of a tax to pay for the same on Ausable, in Clinton county, and Chesterfield, in Essex county," 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. Mr. Gibson moved to take from the table the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Soldiers' Business and Messenger and Dispatch Company." 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. The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to concur in the amendments of the Assembly to 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 their amendments. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the construction of an iron bridge over the Erie canal, in the village of Brockport," 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: Lent FOR THE NEGATIVE. 1 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 authorizing St. Luke's Hospital, in the city of New York, to hold and convey certain lands for the benefit of the trustees of St. Luke's Retreat, in 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 to authorize the Canal Commissioners in charge of the eastern division of the canals, to construct a highway bridge over the Champlain canal, in the village of Fort Edward," 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 Assembly bill entitled "An act to suppress intemperance and to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Dutchess," 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 Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the construction of an iron bridge over the Chenango canal, in the village of Clinton," 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 enable the Society of Tammany, or Columbian order, of the city of New York, to purchase and hold real and personal estate, and dispose of the same," 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 Assemblyand request, their concurrence therein. The bill entitled "An act to incorporate 'The Deaconess Institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church,'" 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: E. Cornell Humphrey La Bau Sutherland Nicks Williams Platt Wolcott Parsons Wood 20 Ordered, That the clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein. The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 199 of the Laws of 1858, to authorize the Canal Commissioners to clean out and put in repair and maintain drains made by the State on lands of Thomas Noyes and others, in Chemung and Steuben Counties," 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: The bill entitled "An act relative to the action of the board of supervisors of the county of New York, under chapter 864 of the Laws of 1866, in refunding taxes paid by corporations whose capital was invested in certificates of indebtedness of the United States," 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 amend chapter 467 of the Laws of the State of New York, passed June 28th, 1853, entitled 'An act to provide for the licensing and government of the pilots and regulating pilotage of the port of New York," having been announced for a third reading, Mr. Andrews moved to recommit the same to the committee on commerce and navigation, with instructions to insert the following amendment at the end of section one: "Provided, however, that if the owner of any vessel shall desire to change such pilot, then the said commissioners may assign any other pilot from the same boat to pilot said vessel to sea." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion to recommit, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. H. C. Murphy moved to take from the table the Assembly bill entitled "An act to incorporate the New York and Long Island Bridge Company,' for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a bridge over the East river between the city of New York and Long Island." 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. 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, as follows: |