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 to further amend chapter 402 of the Laws of 1854, entitled 'An act for the better security of mechanics and others erecting buildings in the counties Westchester, Oneida, Cortland, Broome, Putnam, Rockland, Orleans, Niagara, Livingston, Otsego, Lewis, Orange and Dutchess,' 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 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 amend chapter 341 of the Laws of 1876, entitled 'An act regulating the forfeiture of life insurance policies," having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Starbuck moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee of the whole, retaining its place in the order of third reading of bills. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

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

"An act to incorporate the Cathedral of the Incarnation, in the diocese of Long Island."

Assembly, "An act making appropriations for the payment of the principal and the interest of the canal debt for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st day of October, 1877, and to provide means to pay the interest on the debt contracted under section 3 of article 7 of the Constitution, for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st day of October, 1876, and ending on the 30th day of September, 1878."

"An act in relation to the Superintendent of Public Works,"

After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Vedder, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the first named bill, which report was agreed to, and the same ordered engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Vedder, from the same committee, reported in favor of the passage of the second named bill, which report was agreed to, and the same ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Vedder, from the same committee, reported in favor of the passage of the last named bill, with amendments, which report was agreed to, and the same ordered engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Cole, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and 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 being present, as follows:

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

On motion of Mr. Moore, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and the Senate, in open executive session, confirmed the nominations of certain notaries public.

On motion of Mr. Moore, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said confirmations were ordered to be sent to the Governor to-day.

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

Assembly, "An act to confirm the election of trustees in the village of North Tonawanda, in the county of Niagara, and to provide for their election hereafter."

Assembly, "An act for the relief of the Kips Bay Methodist Episcopal church."

"An act in relation to the collection of taxes and the sales of land therefor in certain towns of Queens county."

After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. McCarthy, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the first and second named bills, which report was agreed to, and the same ordered to a third reading.

Mr. McCarthy, from the same committee, reported progress on the last named bill, and asked leave to sit again.

Mr. Prince moved that the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of said bill, and that the same be ordered to a third reading.

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

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

"An act authorizing life insurance companies that register policies, to deposit to the account of such policies, New York city and Brooklyn city bonds."

Assembly, "An act in relation to collectors and receivers of taxes." "An act to incorporate the Grand Central Railway Company of Bolivia."

After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Moore, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the first named bill, which report was agreed to, and the same ordered engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Moore, from the same committee, reported in favor of the passage of the second named bill, which report was agreed to, and the same ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Moore, from the same committee, reported in favor of the passage of the last named bill, with amendments, which report was agreed to, and the same ordered engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Doolittle, the Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1877.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Carpenter presented a petition of tax-payers of Columbia county, in favor of taxing all property according to its money value; which was read and referred to the committee on finance.

Mr. Wellman presented a petition of tax-payers of the village of Avon, Livingston county, for an amendment to charter, enabling them to bond the village for the purpose of purchase of land for a public park; which was read and referred to the committee on the affairs of villages.

Mr. Robertson, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to legalize and confirm the acts of Truman C. White, as notary public," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Robertson, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act respecting the power of the Union Home and School for the education and maintenance of the children of our volunteers who are left unprovided for, to take and hold real and personal estate," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and the title amended so as to read "An act further to amend chapter 420 of the Laws of 1862, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Union Home and School for the education and maintenance of the children of volunteers," and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Robertson, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to exempt the counties of

Suffolk, Tioga, Onondaga, Saratoga, Ontario, Yates, Rensselaer, Erie, Genesee, Schenectady, Monroe, Livingston and Otsego from the provisions and operation of chapter 180 of the Laws of 1875, entitled 'An act creating a board of town auditors in the several towns of this State, and to prescribe their powers and duties,' passed April 29, 1875," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and the title amended so as to read "An act to exempt the counties of Suffolk, Tioga, Onondaga, Saratoga, Ontario, Yates, Rensselaer, Genesee, Schenectady, Monroe, Livingston and Otsego, from the provisions and operation of chapter 180 of the Laws of 1875, entitled 'An act creating a board of town auditors in the several towns of this State, and to prescribe their powers and duties.'"

On motion of Mr. Prince, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and said bill was ordered considered in first committee of the whole.

Mr. Robertson, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 767 of the Laws of 1872, entitled 'An act to establish the compensation of county judges and surrogates pursuant to the fifteenth section of the amended sixth article of the Constitution,'" reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Coleman, from the committee on banks, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 571 of the Laws 1866, entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Brooklyn Trust Company,"" reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Carpenter, from the committee on the affairs of villages, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to legalize the incorporation of Schenevus village, Otsego county, New York," reported the same for the consideration of the Senate, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Carpenter, from the committee on the affairs of villages, to which was referred the bill entilled "An act to amend chapter 818 of the Laws of 1868, entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Port Chester," reported in favor of the passage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Carpenter, from the committee on the affairs of villages, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 435 of the Laws of 1868, entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Hamilton, in the county of Madison, and repeal its present charter, and to repeal chapter 250 of the Laws of 1870, chapter 18 of the Laws of 1874, and chapter 142 of the Laws of 1875," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. McCarthy, from the committee on literature, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 44 of the Laws of 1828, entitled 'An act relative to the common school fund of Edmeston, in the county of Otsego,'" reported in favor of the passage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. McCarthy, from the committee on literature, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 555 of the Laws of 1864, entitled 'An act to revise and consolidate the general acts relating to public instruction,' passed May 2, 1864," reported in favor of the pas

sage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. McCarthy, from the committee on literature, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 329 of the Laws of 1871, being an act to amend chapter 800 of the session laws of 1866, relative to the taking of lands for the erection of school-houses, or making additions thereto," reported in favor of the passage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Vedder, from the committee on Indian affairs, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 178 of the Laws of 1847, entitled 'An act to provide for the distribution of the annuity due to the Onondaga Indians," reported in favor of the passage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Harris, from the committee on finance, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act for the relief of C. S. Beardsley, late a contractor in the State prison at Auburn," reported in favor of the passage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Harris, from the committee on finance, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 395 of the Laws of 1859, entitled 'An act in relation to the colonial history of the State, and the natural history thereof,'" reported in favor of the passage of the same, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Harris, from the committee on finance, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the payment of certain moneys out of the State treasury to the heirs-at-law of Maria Brimmayer, deceased," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and said bill was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Harris, from the committee on finance, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to authorize the Comptroller to audit and allow certain accounts for supplies and building materials furnished to the Superintendent of the State Asylum for insane convicts in Auburn," reported adversely thereto, which report was agreed to, and said bill rejected.

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

"An act to legalize the State and county taxes in the city of Cohoes, Albany county, for the years 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875, and to provide for the collection thereof, and to authorize the sale of lands in the city of Cohoes for unpaid State and county taxes."

"An act supplemental to chapter 335 of the Laws of 1873, entitled 'An act to re-organize the local government of the city of New York.'" "An act in relation to the Superintendent of Public Works."

"An act authorizing life insurance companies that register policies, to deposit to the account of such policies, New York city and Brooklyn city bonds."

"An act to incorporate the Cathedral of the Incarnation, in the diocese of Long Island."

Mr. Gerard introduced a bill entitled "An act authorizing the schools in charge of the New York Protestant School Mission Society to participate in the common school fund," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on literature.

Mr. McCarthy introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 461 of the Laws of 1872, entitled 'An act to incorporate the St. Agnes