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

The Senate bill (No. 156, Int. No. 156) entitled "An act to amend the Tax Law, in relation to fees of collector of returned taxes in Wyoming county," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

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

The Senate bill (No. 145, Int. No. 145) entitled "An act to repeal section one hundred and seventeen-a of the Village Law, relating to the collection of taxes by clerk," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

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

The Senate bill (No. 148, Int. No. 148) entitled "An act to amend the Village Law, in relation to authorizing villages to raise money for municipal conference of mayors and other municipal officials of the State of New York," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

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

The Senate bill (No. 149, Int. No. 149) entitled "An act to amend the Village Law, in relation to the disposition of fines and penalties, was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

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

The Senate bill (No. 150, Int. No. 150) entitled "An act to amend the Village Law, in relation to the transfer of village funds," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and

request its concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 146, Int. No. 146) entitled "An act to amend the Village Law, in relation to refunding taxes illegally or improperly paid," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

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

The Senate bill (No. 144, Int. No. 144) entitled "An act to amend the Village Law, in relation to notice of the adoption of a resolution subject to a permissive referendum," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form for three calendar legislative days, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

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

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

(1) Senate (No. 143, Int. No. 143), entitled "An act to amend the Village Law, in relation to the return of tax rolls."

(2) Senate (No. 152, Int. No. 152), entitled "An act to amend the Village Law, in relation to interest on unpaid taxes.

(3) Senate (No. 183, Int. No. 175), entitled "An act to amend the Tax Law, in relation to the estate tax on estates of resident decedents."

(4) Senate (No. 220, Int. No. 9), entitled "An act to amend the General City Law, in relation to the regulation of buildings and the location of trades and industries."

(5) Senate (No. 15, Int. No. 15), entitled "An act to release to Florence Osborn all the right, title and interest of the people of the State of New York in and to certain real estate situate in the city of Rochester, county of Monroe and State of New York."

(6) Senate (No. 54, Int. No. 55), entitled "An act to amend the County Law, in relation to the compensation of the county judge of Tioga county.'

(7) Senate (No. 55, Int. No. 56), entitled "An act to amend the County Law, in relation to the compensation of supervisors of Tioga county."

(8) Senate (No. 87, Int. No. 87), entitled "An act to amend the Judiciary Law, in relation to appointment of confidential clerks and confidential deputy clerks to Supreme Court justices in the Fifth Judicial District."

(9) Senate (No. 88, Int. No. 88), entitled "An act in relation to the elimination of grade crossings under the jurisdiction of the Syracuse grade crossing commission."

(10) Senate (No. 110, Int. No. 110), entitled "An act to authorize the town of Burke, Franklin county, to vote upon a proposition to acquire by purchase a building for a town hall to be located in the village of Burke, and, upon the adoption of such proposition, authorizing the town board of such town to issue certificates of indebtedness thereof to pay the cost of such building, and providing for the raising, by taxation, of the amount of such cost and the payment of such certificates of indebtedness."

(11) Senate (No. 115, Int. No. 115), entitled "An act validating an election held in the city of Johnstown on the twenty-seventh day of May, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, authorizing an issue of city hall building bonds of the city of Johnstown in the amount of one hundred and fifty-nine thousand dollars and an issue of city hall site bonds in the amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars and validating said bonds and all proceedings had in connection with the issuance thereof and authorizing the raising annually by tax of a sum sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and the principal thereof as the same respectively become due and payable."

(12) Senate (No. 116, Int. No. 116), entitled "An act validating an election held in the city of Johnstown on the second day of November, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, authorizing an issue of lighting bonds of the city of Johnstown in the amount of thirty thousand dollars and validating said bonds and all proceedings had in connection with the issuance thereof and authorizing the raising annually by tax of a sum sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and the principal thereof as the same respectively become due and payable."

(13) Senate (No. 157, Int. No. 157), entitled "An act to amend the State Charities Law, in relation to the State Agricultural and Industrial School at Industry."

(14) Senate (No. 159, Int. No. 159), entitled "An act to amend the Lien Law, in relation to correcting a manifest error in section. forty-four thereof."

(15) Senate (No. 202, Int. No. 194), entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to the purchase or repair of road machinery."

(16) Senate (No. 209, Int. No. 201), entitled "An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to counsel to town board."

(17) Senate (No. 212, Int. No. 204), entitled "An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to sidewalk commissioners."

(18) Senate (No. 255, Int. No. 239), entitled "An act to amend the General City Law, in relation to conduct of the business of plumbing corporations after death of officers holding certificate of competency."

(19) Senate (No. 268, Int. No. 252), entitled "An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to building and zone districts in towns outside of villages in Nassau county.'

(20) Senate (No. 269, Int. No. 253), entitled "An act to legalize acts and proceedings relating to the West Hempstead fire district, in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau, and defining the boundaries of such district."

(21) Senate (No. 270, Int. No. 254), entitled "An act to amend the County Law, in relation to reports of the auditor."

(22) Senate (No. 278, Int. No. 262), entitled "An act to legalize the acts and proceedings of the board of supervisors of the county of Suffolk, in the formation of the Cutchogue fire district in the town or Southold, county of Suffolk, and authorizing the issuance of bonds of such district."

(23) Senate (No. 292, Int. No. 276), entitled "An act to legalize acts and proceedings relating to the Seaford fire district, in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau, and defining the boundaries of such district."

(24) Senate (No. 5, Int. No. 5), entitled "An act to amend the County Law, in relation to fire district."

After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Wheatley, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage or the above named bills, the 16th, 21st and 24th, with amendments, which report was agreed to, and said bills ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Knight announced the death of the Hon. Willis Wendell, former Senator from the 39th District, and moved that when the Senate adjourn it do so out of respect to the memory of the late Willis Wendell.

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

Senators Knight, Byrne and Mastick addressed the Senate upon the life and service of the late Willis Wendell.

Mr. Knight moved that the Senate do now adjourn.

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

Whereupon, The Senate adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Hon. Willis Wendell.