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 passed the same, without amendment.

Mr. Smith moved to take from the table the motion to reconsider the vote on the bill entitled "An act relating to "The Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church,' and to amend the charter thereof."

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

The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to reconsider the vote taken on said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Spinola 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 negative.

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 legalise the proceedings of the board of supervisors of the county of Allegany, in the erection of the town of Ward, in said 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 passed the same, without amendment.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the city of Poughkeepsie, passed March 28, 1854, and the amendment thereto, April 12, 1855,' to authorise the common council of said city to borrow and assess $2,500 for debts incurred by them for highway and bridge purposes," was read a third iime.

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 passed the same, without amendment.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Waterville volunteer fire 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:

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 in relation to the election and term of office of overseers of the poor of the several towns of Seneca 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 affirma

tive, 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.

Foote

Laflin

Mather

Noxon

Paterson

Smith

Spinola
Truman

W. A. Wheeler

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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 to increase the fees of grand and petit jurors, in and for the city and county of Albany," 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.

Hubbell

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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 to authorise the erection of a building for the public use of the town of Oswegatchie and the village of Ogdensburgh, in the county of St. Lawrence," 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.

Halsted
Hubbell

Doherty

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 to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of New Utrecht, in the county of

Kings, and the town of Westfield, in the county of Richmond, and the towns of Flushing, Newtown and Jamaica, in Queens county, and the town of Greenburgh, in Westchester 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 passed the same, without amendment.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act for the protection of the proprietor or proprietors of Little Lake, in Dryden, Tompkins county, in the production and preservation of fish, in said Lake," 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 passed the same, without amendment.

Mr. Hubbell moved to recommit the Assembly bill entitled "An act to incorporate Independent engine company No. 5, of Binghamton, New-York," 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 negative.

Said bill 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 passed the same, with amendments.

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The bill entitled "An act to amend the Revised Statutes in relation to the taxation of the property of ministers of the gospel,” 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:

Mather

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

The President presented the report of the Comptroller on the condition of Life insurance companies of this State.

(See Doc. No. 131.)

On motion of Mr. Darling, the Senate took a recess until halfpast seven o'clock.

HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK.

The Senate met.

A message from the Assembly was received and read, requesting the concurrence of the Senate to the following entitled bills: "An act to amend the Revised Statutes of the State of NewYork, in relation to summary proceedings to recover the possession of land," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

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"An act to make valid the proceedings had before Stephen Forman, as a justice of the peace of the town of Kortright, in the [SENATE JOURNAL.]

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