"An act creating the office of 'Metropolitan Fire Marshal,' and prescribing its powers and duties," which was read the first time, and byunanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act constituting the town of Oppenheim, in the county of Fulton, one election district," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act for the relief of the Hunter's Point and Rockaway Beach Railroad Company," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act for the preservation of the public health,' passed April 10, 1850, and the act entitled 'An act to amend the same,' passed April 6, 1854," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to release to Owen Keenan certain real estate escheated to the people of this State," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act concerning certain vagrants in the city of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to incorporate the Ulster Female Seminary," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on literature.

"An act to authorize the city of Schenectady to purchase an additional steam fire engine," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to define and establish the boundaries of school district No. 5 of the town of Flushing, in Queens county," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on literature.

"An act to incorporate the Franckean Evangelical Lutheran Synod," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also, read the second time, and referred to the committee on charitable and religious societies.

"An act to incorporate Huguenot Fire Engine Company No. 1, in the town of New Rochelle, county of Westchester," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act to amend the several acts relating to common or free schools in the village of Cohoes," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on literature.

"An act authorizing the North Side Railroad Company of Long Island, to construct draw bridges on the line of their road," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.

"An act to regulate the ferry between Rondout and Rhinebeck, on the Hudson river, known as the Rhinebeck and Kingston ferry," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on commerce and navigation.

"An act to amend an act to revise and consolidate the act to incor

porate the village of Hoosick Falls, and the several acts amending the same, passed March 26, 1859," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act in relation to highway labor in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester county," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

"An act to improve certain water rights in the town of Pawling and elsewhere, in the county of Dutchess," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act to authorize the building of a dam across the Delaware river at the village of Douglas, Sullivan county, New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on commerce and navigation

"An act to incorporate the 'Albany Club,' of the city of Albany," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act to erect the town of Ashland, in the county of Chemung," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the erection and division of towns and counties.

"An act declaring Deer river a public highway," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on commerce and navigation.

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to plank roads,' passed April 15, 1853," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

"An act to incorporate the Poughkeepsie Water Company," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to provide for the appointment of commissioners of deeds in the village of Lansingburgh," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act to legalize certain action of the common council of the city of New York, and proceedings thereunder," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to enable the electors of the town of Seneca, Ontaria county, to hold their town elections in the separate election districts thereof," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act to provide for draining certain swamp and bog lands on the Maway creek, in the town of Ramapo, Rockland county," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act for the relief of William Hollister and John D. Fay," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on claims.

"An act to enable the First Congregational Society of Syracuse to elect trustees," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on charitable and religious societies.

"An act in relation to the election and appointment of town officers, and providing means for the raising of moneys for current expenses of the town of Flushing, in Queens county, and the towns of Huntington and Brookhaven, Suffolk county," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act amending an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the People's Savings Bank of the city of New York,'" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on banks.

"An act to incorporate the Tremont fire department in the town of West Farms, in the county of Westchester," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act to provide means for the extension of the Chenango canal, pursuant to chapter 115 of the Laws of 1863," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on finance.

"An act in relation to the Troy and Albia Horse Railroad Company," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.

"An act to amend the Revised Statutes as to proceedings upon the death of an attorney," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act in relation to the inspection of steam boilers in the State of New York, except in the Metropolitan police district," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize certain towns in the counties of Ulster, Delaware, Greene and Schoharie, to issue bonds and take stock in the Rondout and Oswego railroad," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.

"An act in relation to the support of certain poor persons in the county of Fulton," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act to provide for building bridges and improving highways in the town of Rodman, Jefferson county, and authorizing tax to be levied on said town for that purpose," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

"An act to incorporate the Metropolitan Bathing Association," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a Capital police district, and to provide for the government thereof,' passed April 22, 1865," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to provide for the raising of moneys for the repairs of roads and bridges in the town of Truxton," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

"An act to amend the charter of the Home Life Insurance Company,

filed April 28, 1860, pursuant to the provisions of the act entitled 'An act for the incorporation of life and health insurance companies, and in relation to agencies of such companies,' passed June 24, 1853," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on insurance.

"An act to provide for the payment of bounties to certain volunteers in the service of the United States, from the city and county of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act authorizing the board of supervisors of the county of Kings to raise money for the benefit of the fire department of the town of New Lots in said county of Kings," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to provide for the building of a town house in the town of Minden, Montgomery county," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act to amend section one, article one, title nineteen, chapter twenty, part one of the Revised Statutes, relative to regulations concerning brokers," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the village of Saratoga Springs, and the several acts amendatory thereof,' passed March 26, 1866," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time; and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act in relation to a State ditch in the towns of Mentz and Montezuma," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on canals.

"An act for the relief of the village of Clyde," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on claims.

"An act to change the corporate name of the Presbyterian Church of Cato Four Corners, in the village of Meridian and county of Cayuga, and to confer additional powers upon the trustees thereof," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on charitable and religious societies. "An act for the appropriation of certain funds belonging to the town of Wellsville," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act to exempt certain property of firemen in Richmond county from taxation," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on finance.

"An act to prevent obstruction of Indian river, between certain points in the counties of Jefferson and St. Lawrence," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on commerce and navigation.

"An act to authorize the city of Syracuse, to raise money for purchasing a steam fire engine, and paying the floating indebtedness of the city," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

"An act to authorize the electors of the town of Copake, in the county of Columbia, to vote on the question of refunding commutation money,

and the supervisor of said town to borrow money on the credit of the town for such purpose," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Pierson asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to enable Guido von Grabow, Consul General for the United States of America, of His Majesty the King of Prussia, to take and hold real estate," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Folger asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to legalize the action of a special town meeting held in the town of Springport, county of Cayuga, on the 17th day of August, 1864," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Folger asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to amend an act passed April 23, 1862, entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for manufacturing, mining, mechanical and chemical purposes,' passed April 30, 1854,"" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

By unanimous consent, Mr. H. C. Murphy asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to provide for a more perfect record of title to real estate in certain cases," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

By unanimous consent, Mr. O'Donnell asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to enable the trustees of the Cooper's Falls Iron Company to sell and convey its real and personal estate," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

The bill entitled "An act authorizing the Syracuse Magdalen Society to sell and convey real estate," 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:

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to incorporate the New Hamburgh and Marlborough Ferry 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, as follows: