and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs.

Mr. Coggeshall, from the committee on miscellaneous corporations, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Plunkitt, Int. No. 155, entitled "An act to incorporate the College of Midwifery of the city of New York," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole. Mr. Coggeshall, from the committee on miscellaneous corporations, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Coggeshall, Int. No. 410, entitled "An act relating to the employment of children in manufacturing establishments," reported the same for the consideration of the Senate, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

The bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to further amend chapter 19 of the Laws of 1858, entitled An act to incorporate the Long Island College Hospital of the city of Brooklyn,' and the acts amendatory thereof, passed April 30, 1864, and April 2, 1879," was read the 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 Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as fol

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

The bill entitled "An act to extend the operation and effect of chapter 40 of the Laws of 1848, entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for manufacturing, mining, mechanical or chemical purposes,'" having been announced for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Kiernan, and by unanimous consent, the same was amended as follows:

Line 8, strike out "every" and insert "any." Strike out "so formed" and insert" already organized under the said act."

Line 10, after word "same "insert "including this amendment." Said bill, as amended, was then read the 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 Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

quest their concurrence therein.

Robb

Vedder

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The bill entitled "An act to provide for changing the site of county buildings," was read the 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 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 their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 737 of the Laws of 1869, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association,' passed May 8, 1869, as amended by chapter 361 of the Laws of 1876, and chapter 490 of the Laws of 1881," was read the 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 Senators elected 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 authorize the city of Schenectady to borrow and expend money for current expenses, was read the 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 Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 385 of the Laws of 1862, entitled 'An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relative to the city of Schenectady,"" was read the 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 Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. The bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to secure the completion of the Seventh regiment new armory in the city of New York,' passed March 1, 1879," was read the 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 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 their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 128, Laws of 1876, passed April 14, 1876, entitled 'An act to amend chapter 46 of the Laws of 1872, entitled An act to amend an act entitled An act to amend and consolidate the charter of the village of Middletown,' passed March 31, 1866," was read the 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 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 their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled "An act to enable incorporated religious societies of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the diocese of western New York, to make certain transfers of their real and personal estate to the corporation known as the Trustees of the Parochial Fund of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the diocese of western New York,' and

to enable that corporation to take and hold the estates so transferred to it," was read the 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 Senators elected 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 amend chapter 150 of the Laws of 1872, entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Kingston," " the third time.

was read 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 Senators elected voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows':

Arkell

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.
Comstock Jacobs

Newbold
Otis
Robb

Thomas

Titus

Campbell

Esty

Murphy

Thacher

Van Schaick
Vedder

Coggeshall

Fassett

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

The bill entitled "An act to authorize the use of State armories by associations of discharged soldiers," was read the 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 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 their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled "An act to release and grant the right, title and interest of the people of the State of New York in and to certain real estate in the village of Warsaw, Wyoming county, of which Griffith W. Thomas died seized, to the next of kin of said deceased, and authorizing the Supreme Court to effect the sale thereof under its direction, and to ascertain and pay over to the next of kin of said Griffith W. Thomas, or their certain attorney, the proceeds of such

sale, and directing the payment out of the State treasury of certain money of the estate of said Griffith W. Thomas, therein deposited, pursuant to an order of the surrogate of Wyoming county," was read the 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, two-thirds of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The Senate went into open executive session for the confirmation of notaries public, after which legislative business was resumed. Mr. McCarthy offered the following:

Resolved, That the morning sessions of the Senate hereafter commence at ten o'clock and thirty minutes, unless otherwise ordered by the Senate.

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

Mr. Esty offered the following:

Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the Legislature adjourn sine die at 12 o'clock, noon, on Thursday, the 24th day of April next. Ordered, That said resolution be laid upon the table under the rule. Mr. Murphy moved that the committee on finance be discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act to provide for a commission to ascertain and report the best method of employing convict labor, other than the contract system, in the prisons, penitentiaries and reformatories in this State," and that the same be referred 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, as follows:

Mr. Lansing introduced a bill entitled "An act to authorize the establishment of the Adirondack reservation," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on finance.

Mr. Ellsworth introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 190 of the Laws of 1863, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Seminary