On motion of Mr. Fish, and by unanimous consent, said bill was amended as follows:

Add as section 2 the following:

"§ 2. Nothing in this act contained shall be construed so as to affect or in anywise interfere with any of the provisions of chapters 219, 387 and 771 of the Laws of 1872."

Change section 2 to section 3.

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

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.

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

The bill entitled "An act to authorize the board of education for the city and county of New York to establish a nautical school," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.

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

The bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to proceedings in surrogates' courts, and to the fees of surrogates, and to the compensation of executors and administrators and to a clerk for surrogates,' passed May 2, 1863," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.

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

The bill entitled "An act to incorporate the People's Water Transit Company," being announced for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Smith, and by unanimous consent, Senate bill No. 334, same title and same subject, was substituted.

And the same was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Senate, with a message informing that the Assembly have passed the same.

The bill entitled "An act for the relief of the Corning Library," being announced for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Gilbert, and by unanimous consent, said bill was amended as follows:

Substitute for section 1 the following:

"SECTION 1. The name of the corporation known as the Corning Circulating Library, incorporated under chapter 395 of the Laws of 1853, is hereby changed to the Corning Library."

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

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.

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

The bill entitled "An act authorizing the rural cemetery known as the Lutheran cemetery, in the town and county of Schoharie, to sell a portion of the real estate belonging to said cemetery," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the

final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof.

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

The bill entitled "An act to anthorize the board of education of the city of Brooklyn to elect a superintendent of public instruction and associate superintendents," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.

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

The Senate bill entitled "An act to limit the time in which consent for bonding towns, cities and villages, for any purpose, may be proven, and shall be held valid," being announced for a third reading,

Mr. Fort moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Abbott moved the previous question.

Mr. Speaker put the question, "Shall the main question be now put ?" and it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Speaker then put the question whether the House would agree to said motion of Mr. Fort, and it was determined in the affirmative.

Said bill was so recommitted.

The bill entitled "An act to authorize the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, in Clarkstown, in the county of Rockland, to apply certain moneys to the payment of the indebtedness incurred in the erection of an edifice for the education of the poor children belonging to said church," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.

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

The bill entitled "An act to prevent extortion by gas companies," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.