preference over all other bills on the general orders and be considered in order in which they stand on the calendar of general orders.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the Senators present voting in favor thereof.

Mr. Mattoon, from the committee on public printing, reported in favor of the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That there be printed the same as last year for each Senator, officer and reporter of the Senate of the Transactions of the State Medical Society; the State Homeopathic Medical Society, and State Eclectic Med. ical Society, and 500 copies of the State Medical Society, and State Homœopathic Medical Society, for the use of the State Homeopathic Medical Society.

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

Mr. Stanford, from the committee on canals, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to authorize a tax of 14 per dollar of valuation for construction of new work upon and extraordinary repair of the canals of this State," reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Kennedy, from the select committee of nine, reported the following entitled bills complete:

Assembly, "An act to enable the trustees of the First Baptist Church of the town of Mooers, Clinton county, to sell their church property to the trustees of the Second Methodist Church of the same town.'

"An act to incorporate the White Plains Waterworks Company." Assembly, "An act to provide a charter for the village of Oneida." Assembly, "An act focarpose,ction of a receiver of taxes and assessments for the town of aid cit and the village of Peekskill."

"An act to abolish certt ens inishments in the State prisons and penitentiaries of this State.' ac

Assembly, "An act to establish a receiver of taxes and to authorize the sale of lands for 'non-payment of taxes, and for the collection of unpaid taxes in the town of Flushing, Queens county."

Assembly, "An act to release to Thomas Heas, Ellen Heas, Michael Heas, Timothy Heas, Mary Heas, Anne Heas, Patrick Heas and Ellen Heas the interest of the State of New York in certain moneys arising from a sale of real and personal property now held by the surrogate of Onondaga county."

"An act supplementary to apter 842 of the Laws of 1868, in relation to carrying letters, nd merchandise by means of pneumatic

tubes in New York and nooklyn."

"An act to incorporate the Elmira Waterworks Company, and to provide for supplying water to the city of Elmira.”

Assembly, "An act to incorporate the Citizens' Mutual Gas Light Company of Auburn.'”

Assembly, "An act to consolidate and amend the several acts relating to the village of Jamestown, and to enlarge the powers of the corporation."

Assembly, "An act making provisions for the support of certain dispensaries in the city of Brooklyn."

Assembly, "An act authorizing the corporation of the city of Troy to borrow moneys and issue bonds therefor for the extension of the waterworks of said city."

Assembly, "An act to extend the bounds of the village of Peekskill and to amend an act entitled 'An act to consolidate and amend the seyeral acts relating to the village of Peekskill, to alter the bounds, and to enlarge the powers of the corporation of said village,' passed March 25,

1859."

"An act to provide for raising money by the board of trustees of the village of Port Richmond with which to improve the roads, avenues and streets in said village, and for other improvements in said village."

"An act to lay out, extend and grade Fairmount avenue, in the town of West Farms, in the county of Westchester."

Assembly, "An act authorizing the Richmondville and Summit Plankroad Company to abandon all that part of their road lying south of Summit Four Corners, and declaring said road a public highway, or to sell any portion of said road necessary."

"An act to amend chapter 115 of the Laws of 1841, entitled ‘An act to incorporate the Albany Cemetery Association."

Assembly, "An act to authorize the levying of a tax upon the town of Gouverneur, in the county of St. Lawrence, for the benefit of the Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, and to increase the capital stock of said seminary."

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the report of the committee, and it was decided in the affirmative. Ordered, That said bills be engrossed for a third reading.

The Assembly sent for concurrence the bills entitled as follows: "An act to amend the charter of the village of Durhamville, Oncida county," 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 Crescent Company," 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 an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Port Byron,' passed March 28, 1855,' 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 Farmer Hall Association of Farmer village," 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 authorize the Port Jervis Waterworks Company to issue bonds," 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 Margaretsville Retreat for the Insane," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on public health and medical societies and colleges.

"An act to incorporate the fire department of the city of Binghamton," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee of the whole by unani

mous consent.

"An act to fix the term of office of the keeper of the county court house, in the city of Brooklyn, 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 internal affairs of towns and counties.

"An act to fix the bail of the overscer of highways of the town of Hamburgh, in the county of Erie," 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 authorize the extension of tracks of the Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad Company, 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 railroads.

"An act to authorize the abatement of a public nuisance at Auburn,” 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 incorporate the West Farms fire department,' passed April 17, 1858, and the act amending the same, passed May 9, 1868," 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 Brooklyn Transit Company to construct and operate certain railroads by steam power in the counties of Kings and Queens, in this State," 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 Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Yonkers, New York, and to change the name 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 to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relating to the village of Hornellsville,' passed April 9, 1867," 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 suppress intemperance and to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors,' passed April 16, 1857," 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 incorporate Arcade Mutual Protection Association, at Arcade, Wyoming 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 the judiciary.

"An act to fix the time of holding the annual town meetings in the several towns of Erie 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 in relation to the contract of Myron II. Mills on the Genesee Valley canal and the work connected therewith," 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 authorizing the village of Addison, in the county of Steuben, to extend its corporate limits and to establish fire limits," 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 transportation under ground in the city of New York, and to authorize the organization of a railroad corporation therefor," 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 relative to the village of Ballston Spa," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on municipal affairs.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Hale asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to create a special highway district in the town of Elizabethtown, Essex 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.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Murphy asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act for the relief of the South Brooklyn Savings Institution," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on banks.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Banks asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to amend the charter of the Commercial Warehouse Company 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.

Mr. Kennedy offered the following:

Resolved, That a respectful message be sent to His Excellency the Governor, respectfully requesting him to return to the Senate for amendment Senate bill No. 49, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the Fayetteville and Syracuse Plankroad Company to construct a railroad on and near its present route,' passed May 19, 1868." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Van Petten, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed, the bills entitled as follows:

"An act to provide for the widening of West street, in the city of New York, on the westerly side thereof, from Battery place to Hammond street. "An act to authorize the mortgaging of real estate of certain societies and corporations."

"An act relative to lands devised by Thomas O'Brien, deceased."

"An act relative to the board of revision and correction of assessments in the city of New York."

"An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to consolidate the cities of Brooklyn and Williamsburgh and the town of Bushwick into one municipal government, and to incorporate the same,' passed April 17, 1854, and the acts amendatory thereof or relating to the city of Brooklyn." "An act to restore the channel of the Oswego river, at the city of Oswego, to its capacity before the enlargement of the Oswego canal." "An act to incorporate The Fidelity Safe Deposit Company of the city of New York.'"

The bill entitled "An act to incorporate The Fidelity Safe Deposit Company of the city of New York,'" having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Humphrey moved to recommit to the committee on banks, with instructions to amend the same as follows:

Section 2, line 2, after word" of" insert "thirteen."

out "consisting of eleven members."

Section 4, line 11, after "may" insert "make advances."

Line 4, strike

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

The bill entitled "An act to authorize the mortgaging of real estate of certain societies and corporations," 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 bill entitled "An act relative to lands devised by Thomas O'Brien, deceased," 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, twothirds 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 bill entitled "An act relative to the board of revision and correction of assessments 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, 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 incorporate the fire department of the city of Binghamton," having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Chapman moved to substitute the Assembly bill upon same subject, as amended by the Senate.

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: