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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:

Brandreth

Burhans

Darling

Diven

Foote

Laflin

Foote
Johnson

Loveland
Mandeville

Mather

Schell

19

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled "An act to authorize the incorporation of Juvenile Reformatory Asylums," 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 negative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate not voting in favor thereof, as follows:

Ames
Brandreth
Burhans

Darling

Diven

Darling
Diven

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Mather

Paterson
Schell

Scott

Smith
Spinola

O. B. Wheeler
W. A. Wheeler

Foote
Johnson

Laflin
Loveland

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.
Smith
Spinola

FOR THE NEGATIVE.

Brandreth

Johnson
Loveland

Burhans

8

Mr. Mather moved to reconsider the vote just taken, and that that motion lie on the table.

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Smith moved to amend the bill, entitled "An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the county of Herkimer, in the town of Pomfret, Chautauque county, and in the town of Kingston, Ulster county," by adding to the title and to the bill, after the word "Herkimer," the words "Suffolk, Queens and Chemung, and the town of Chateaugay, in the county of Franklin."

J. A. Willard
John D. Willard
Williams

W.A. Wheeler Williams
J. A. Willard

Paterson

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

O. B. Wheeler

Said bill, as amended, 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:

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Mandeville

Mather

Noxon
Paterson

Schell
Scott

Smith

Spinola

9

W. A. Wheeler

J. A. Willard
John D. Willard
Williams

21

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to appropriate the proceeds of the State tax for the support of schools," 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:

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Ames
Brandreth
Burhans

Darling

Diven

Ely
Foote
Johnson

Laflin

Loveland

Brandreth
Burhans

Darling

Diven

Ely

22

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same, without amendment.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act authorizing persons convicted before magistrates or courts of special sessions of the peace, in the town of Waterford, in the county of Saratoga, and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, at hard labor, to be transported directly to the Albany Penitentiary," was read a third time.

Foote
Johnson
Laflin

Mandeville
Mather

Noxon

Paterson

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:

Loveland
Mandeville

Ames
Brandreth
Darling
Diven

Schell
Scott
Smith

O. B. Wheeler

Foote
Johnson
Laflin

Loveland

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Mather

Noxon

Paterson
Schell

W. A. Wheeler

J. A. Willard John D. Willard Williams

Scott
Smith
Spinola

O. B. Wheeler

22

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same, without amendment.

The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 458, of the Laws of 1857, entitled 'An act to authorize the payment of money to George Guenther, for work done on the Erie canal,'" was read a third time.

Mandeville

Mather

Noxon

Paterson

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:

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

W. A. Wheeler

J. A. Willard
John D. Willard.
Williams

Schell
Scott
Smith
Spinola

FOR THE NEGATIVE.

O. B. Wheeler
W. A. Wheeler
J. A. Willard
John D. Willard

20

Burhans

Williams

2

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled "An act in relation to the town Insurance Company of the town of Brunswick," 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 negative, a

Brandreth
Burhans
Diven

majority of all the members elected to the Senate not voting in favor thereof, as follows:

Ely
Johnson

Laflin

Ames Brandreth Darling

Diven

FOR THE NEGATIVE.

Ames

Darling

Foote

Spinola

Williams

5

Mr. John D. Willard moved to reconsider the vote just taken, and that that motion lie on the table.

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

The Assembly bill, entitled "An act to authorize the Board of Directors of the Sennett and Auburn Plankroad Company, to assess the stockholders of said company for the payment of the debts thereof, and to make the same into a gravel road," was read a third time.

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Loveland
Mandeville
Paterson

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:

Ely
Foote

Schell
Scott

O. B. Wheeler

Johnson
Loveland

Ames
Brandreth
Burhans

Darling

W. A. Wheeler

J. A. Willard
John D. Willard

15

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Mather

Noxon
Paterson
Schell

Diven

Ely

Foote

Johnson

Smith

O. B. Wheeler
W. A. Wheeler

18

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same, without amendment.

The bill entitled "An act to repeal chapter 626, of the Laws of 1853, and chapter 495, of the Laws of 1855, so far as applicable to the village of Hamilton, and to amend section 1, of chapter 129, of the Laws of 1854," 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:

J. A. Willard
John D. Willard
Williams

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Laflin
Loveland

Mather
Noxon

W. A. Wheeler

J. A. Willard John D. Willard Williams 20

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

By unanimous consent, Mr. John D. Willard moved to amend the bill entitled "An act in relation to the village of Whitehall," by striking out in the third section the word "six," and inserting the word "two."

Paterson
Schell
Smith
O. B. Wheeler

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

Said bill, as amended, 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:

Ames
Brandreth

Burhans

Darling

Diven

John D. Willard

Ely
Foote
Johnson

Laflin

Brandreth
Burhans

Darling

21

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to prevent the issue of false receipts, and to punish fraudulent transfers of property by warehousemen, wharfingers and others,' passed April 17th, 1858," 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 negative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate not voting in favor thereof, as follows:

Diven

Ely

Foote

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Loveland
Mandeville
Mather

Noxon

Ames
Brandreth
Burhans

Darling

Diven

Paterson
Schell

Scott

Smith

Ely
Foote
Johnson

Laflin
Loveland

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

FOR THE NEGATIVE.

Johnson

Laflin
Loveland

O. B. Wheeler
W. A.Wheeler
J. A. Willard
John D. Willard

Mandeville
Paterson

Schell

Mandeville
Mather

Noxon

Paterson

Schell

Mr. Ames moved to reconsider the vote just taken. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Ames moved to recommit said bill to the committee on commerce and navigation, with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment: add in the first section, after the word "applicable," the words "to bills of lading, and."

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

O. B. Wheeler
J. A. Willard
Williams

Mr. Ames, from the committee on commerce and navigation, then reported said bill back amended, as instructed by the Senate, and as amended, recommended its passage.

Said bill was then read a third time, as amended.

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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 :

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Scott
Smith
Spinola

O. B. Wheeler

15

W. A. Wheeler

J. A. Willard

John D. Willard
Williams

23

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

Mr. Diven offered the following resolutions:

Resolved, That in the death of Hon. Horatio J. Stow, the Senate has lost an able and faithful member, the country an enlightened statesman, and society an honest man. That with our regrets at the loss to the Senate, the country and society, we mingle our sympathy with the bereaved family of our late distinguished fellow Senator, and in token of our respect to his memory recommend that each Senator and officer of the Senate wear crape on the left arm for one week; that the flag of the Capitol be kept at half-mast the remainder of the session.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased.

Resolved, That a copy of the above resolutions be communicated to the Assembly.

Resolved, That the Senate now adjourn.

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

Mr. Laflin moved that a committee of two Senators be appointed to present the foregoing resolutions to the Assembly.

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

Messrs. Laflin and Brandreth were appointed such committee. On motion of Mr. Diven, the Senate adjourned.

HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK, P. M.,

The Senate again met.

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

"An act to incorporate the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Company." "An act to increase the powers and duties of public administrators."

"An act to extend the term of service of supervisors."

And after some time spent therein, Mr. Noxon, from said committee, reported progress on said bills, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

On motion of Mr. Schell, the Senate adjourned.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1859.

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The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Gregory.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Mather presented a remonstrance of merchants and other citizens of New York, against the passage of an act closing the canal locks on the Sabbath, which was read and laid on the table.

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