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

The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 471 of the Laws of 1853, entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of telegraph companies, passed April 12, 1848," having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Ellsworth moved that said bill be laid aside and printed.

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

The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 598 of the Laws of 1870, entitled 'An act to amend an act to incorporate the city of Troy,' passed April 12, 1816, and the several acts amendatory thereof, and also to amend other acts relating to the city of Troy, and supplemental thereto," having been announced for a third reading.

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

Section 1, line 104, after "which" insert "shall be published." Same section, line 108, after word "city," strike out" shall be published," and insert "except as is otherwise provided in section 6 of chapter 30 of the Laws of 1880."

Line 111, after "required," insert "by the common council."

Add at end of section 1, the words "before such designation is made by the common council."

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, 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 respecting the employment of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors in the public service 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, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as fol

lows:

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

The bill entitled "An act in relation to the Northern New York Institution for Deaf-mutes at Malone, New York," 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 authorize and empower the directors of the Silver Lake Railway Company to sell and convey its roadway and other real and personal estate," 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 402 of the Laws of 1882, entitled 'An act to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," 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 Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend the charter of the village of Pulaski," 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 319 of the Laws of 1848, entitled 'An act for the incorporation of benevolent, charitable, scientific and missionary societies,' and the several acts amendatory thereof," 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 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 providing for the better collection of taxes in the county of Erie; for the sale by the treasurer thereof, of lands in said county, for unpaid taxes, and regulating the compensation of said treasurer," having been announced for a third reading.

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

Section 37, after "persons" insert "hereafter elected."

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 request their concurrence therein.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 162 of the Laws of 1873, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Nyack Water-works Company,' 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 Sentors 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 release the interest of the people of the State of New York in certain real estate in the village of De Ruyter, in the county of Madison, to the Methodist Episcopal Society of the village of De Ruyter," 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 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 authorize the Rathbun Company to do business as a corporation under the laws of the State of New York, and to hold and convey real estate in 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, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, 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, with amendments.

Mr. Cullen 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, as follows:

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

The Assembly returned the bill entitled "An act to amend the charter of the village of Pulaski," with a message that they had concurred in the passage of the amendments of the Senate thereto.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to enforce collection of taxes levied in the county of Lewis," 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 in relation to telegraph and electric light companies in the cities of this State," having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Thacher moved to recommit said bill to the committee on miscellaneous corporations, with instructions to amend the same by striking out, in section 1, the word "telephonic."

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

Said bill 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,