which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

The bill entitled "An act to provide for rebuilding the bridges in Columbia and Fayette streets, over the Chenango canal, in the city of Utica, and for changing the grade of the streets at such points," 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.

On motion of Mr. Campbell, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Assembly bill, printed No. 67, entitled "An act in relation to appeals from decrees and orders of surrogates and surrogates' courts," and the same ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Van Schaick, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Assembly bill, printed No. 40, entitled "An act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Greene to negotiate a loan of $10,000 for the purpose of paying a debt already contracted in the erection of a new alms-house," and the same ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Van Schaick, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Assembly bill, printed No. 274, entitled "An act to amend chapter 492 of the Laws of 1860, entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of a mutual insurance company in the towns of Rensselaerville and Westerlo, in the county of Albany, and the towns of Durham and Greenville, in the county of Greene," and the same ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Van Schaick, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Assembly bill, printed No. 249, entitled "An act to legalize and confirm the official acts of notaries public," and the same ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Van Schaick, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill, printed No. 428, entitled "An act to amend an act passed April 26, entitled 'An act supplementary to the act entitled An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same,' passed April 2, 1850," and the same ordered to a third reading. Mr. Baker offered the following:

Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That 2,000 copies of the Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners on Senate bill entitled "An

act to secure pro rata charges for local freight carried by railroads in the State of New York," and cognate subjects, transmitted to the Senate April 11, 1884, and 15 copies thereof for each member of the Legislature be printed and bound in paper covers in pamphlet form, to be delivered in fourteen days.

Ordered, That said resolution be referred to the committee on public printing.

Mr. Robb introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 584 of the Laws of 1869, entitled 'An act to create the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital in the city of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and, on motion, said bill was ordered to a third reading and printed.

The bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 220 of the Laws of 1866, entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the village of Saratoga Springs,' 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, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

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

The Assembly returned the following entitled bill :

"An act to enable the New York and Harlem Railroad Company to enlarge the passenger depot at Forty-second street, in the city of

New York."

"An act extending and supplementing the rights, powers and duties heretofore possessed, conferred and imposed upon the Broadway Underground Railway Company."

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bills to the Governor. Mr. Daggett, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed the bills entitled as follows:

"An act to amend chapter 638 of the Laws of 1867, entitled 'An act authorizing the New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled to hold real and personal estate,' as amended by chapter 37 of the Laws of 1877."

"An act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure" (Int. No. 354). "Concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 8 of the Constitution, prohibiting the loan or use of public money for private purposes, and restricting the indebtedness of counties, cities, towns and villages."

"An act to provide for submitting a proposed amendment to the Constitution to the electors of the State."

"An act to amend chapter 329 of the Laws of 1883, entitled 'An act to provide for organizing in the Supreme Court five General Terms thereof and for the election of justices of that court in addition to the justices now in office.'"

"An act to authorize the common council of the city of Syracuse to pay certain liabilities incurred by the board of education of said city and to raise the amount thereof by tax."

"An act to amend chapter 410 of the Laws of 1882, entitled 'An act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the city of New York.”

"An act to incorporate the Good Samaritan Dispensary in the city of New York."

"An act to provide for rebuilding the bridges on Columbia and Fayette streets over the Chenango canal, in the city of Utica, and for changing the grade of the streets at such points."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the city of New York,' being chapter 410 of the Laws of 1882."

"An act for the relief of the heirs at law of Mijamin Griswold, deceased, Jesse Owen and Henry Baker, and to authorize the board of auditors of the town of Chemung, Chemung county, to audit and allow the claims of Jesse Owen and Henry Baker, survivors of Majamin Griswold, bridge commissioners of the town of Chemung, for expenses incurred in constructing aud repairing the suspension bridge across the Chemung river, in the town of Chemung, and to levy a tax for the amount thereof."

"An act to amend subdivision 8 of section 4 of title 1 of chapter 13 of part 1 of the Revised Statutes."

"An act for the protection of persons insured against loss or damage by fire or other casualty."

Also, as correctly re-engrossed :

"An act to amend chapter 409 of the Laws of 1882, entitled 'An act to revise the statutes of the State relating to banks, banking and trust companies,' passed July 1, 1882."

"An act to amend chapter 220 of the Laws of 1866, entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the village of Saratoga Springs, and the several acts amendatory thereof. "

"An act to amend chapter 518 of the Laws of 1883, entitled 'An act to improve and regulate the use of Fourth avenue at Ninety-eighth street in the city of New York."

"An act to provide for the appointment of 500 additional patrolmen in the city of New York."

The Assembly returned the following entitled bills, with messages that they had concurred in the passage of the same, respectively : "An act to authorize the village of Middletown, in the county of Orange, to raise money to construct a village hall."

"An act to further amend chapter 868 of the Laws of 1872, entitled 'An act to incorporate the United States Loan and Security Company."

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bills to the Governor. The Assembly returned the following entitled bill, with a message that they had reconsidered the vote on the final passage of the same, and concurred in the amendments of the Senate thereto:

"An act to amend chapter 332 of the Laws of 1883, entitled 'An act to authorize the construction of sewers in the village of Cooperstown, in the town of Otsego, in the county of Otsego."

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Governor.

The Assembly returned the following entitled bills:

"An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure" (Int. No. 444)." "An act to amend chapter 362 of the Laws of 1881, entitled 'An act supplemental to chapter 328 of the Laws of 1880, entitled An act to establish and maintain a police force in the city of Troy,' and chapter 76 of the Laws of 1881, entitled An act to amend chapter 328 of the Laws of 1880, entitled An act to establish and maintain a police force in the city of Troy.”

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bills to the Governor. The Assembly sent for concurrence the following resolution : Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the Attorney-General, the Comptroller, and the president of the State Board of Charities be and they are hereby requested to meet together and devise a plan for the reorganization of the business and financial management of all the State charitable institutions, so that funds of such institutions may be administered by the Comptroller of the State, and so that purchases of provisions and other supplies for the use of such institutions may be made by some central authority or purchasing agency; that said officials are hereby requested and empowered to make such other or further inquiries into the present system of management of such institutions as they may deem expedient in order to enable them to carry out the foregoing suggestion, and to enable them to make any further recommendation for the improvement of the business management and control of the State charities. To that end the said officials are further requested to report their recommendation and conclusions to the next Legislature, within ten days after the meeting thereof, and if any changes in the existing law be advised they shall report the same by bill.

Ordered, That said resolution be laid upon the table under the rule. On motion of Mr. McCarthy, the Senate adjourned.

MONDAY, MAY 5, 1884.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The journal of Friday, May 2, was read and approved. Mr. Daggett, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed the bills entitled as follows:

"An act to amend chapter 534 of the Laws of 1879, entitled 'An act for the preservation of moose, wild deer, birds, fish and other game,' as amended by chapter 531 of the Laws of 1880, and as amended by chapter 584 of the Laws of 1880."

"An act supplemental to chapter 444 of the Laws of 1877, entitled 'An act to repeal an act entitled An act to alter the map or plan of the city of New York by laying out thereon a parade ground, and to authorize the taking of the same,' passed April 20, 1871, and to provide for the payment of compensation for loss and damage to certain owners of land affected by said act."

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"An act to regulate the fees and charges for elevating, receiving, weighing, discharging and storing grain in and by means of floating and stationary elevators and warehouses in this State."

"An act to amend an act passed April 26, 1876, entitled 'An act supplementary to the act entitled An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate the same, passed April 2, 1850."

"An act to authorize the Veteran Reserve of the National Guard of the State of New York."

"An act to improve the condition and operations of the sinking fund of the city of New York."

"An act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New York."

"An act to provide for the return to the proper county of undischarged paupers, who have or shall have escaped therefrom."

"An act to repeal certain acts and parts of acts therein named, so far as the same relate to or apply to or within the city and county of New York."

"An act to repeal chapter 324 of the Laws of 1883, entitled 'An act to provide for the sprinkling of streets and to defray the expense thereof by taxation, in the village of Norwich, Chenango county, New York."

"Concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 8 of the Constitution, prohibiting the loan or use of public money for private purposes, and restricting the indebtedness of counties, cities, towns and villages."

"An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure."

"An act to amend chapter 385 of the Laws of 1870, entitled 'An act to regulate the hours of labor of mechanics, workingmen and laborers in the employ of the State or otherwise engaged on public works,' and to extend the same to all other branches of mechanical and manufacturing business in this State."

"An act to incorporate the Uniformed Veterans of the Twenty-third regiment, Fourth brigade, Second division, National Guard of the State of New York."

"Concurrent resolution proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 8 of the Constitution, prohibiting the loan or use of public money for private purposes, and restricting the indebtedness of counties, cities, towns and villages."

"An act authorizing the opening of a channel or canal between the waters of Shinnecock bay and those of Peconic bay, in the county of Suffolk."

"An act to amend chapter 628 of the Laws of 1857, entitled 'An act to suppress intemperance and to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors."

"An act for the removal of refuse matter from the city of New York." "An act to amend chapter 385 of the Laws of 1870, entitled 'An act to regulate the hours of labor of mechanics, workingmen and laborers in the employ of the State or otherwise engaged on. public works,' and to extend the same to all other branches of mechanical and manufacturing business in this State."

"An act to release the interest of the people of the State of New York in and to certain real estate in the town of Jamaica, Queens county, of which Eliza R. McHugh died seized, to Mary May."