The President then put the question whether said bill be printed and referred to the committee on taxation and retrenchment, retaining its place in the committee of the whole, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: The bill (No. 1331) entitled "An act to amend chapter 4 of the Laws of 1891, entitled 'An act to provide for rapid transit, railways in cities of over one million inhabitants,' and the acts amendatory thereof" (Int. No. 894), having been announced for a third reading, Mr. Stranahan moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on affairs of cities, with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith amended, as follows: Section 10, page 46, strike out all after the word "provided on line 22, and all of lines 23, 24, 25 and 26; and on page 47 strike out all of section 10, from line 1 down to and including line 16. Section 14, page 52, on line 15 restore the words "corporation counsel," also on line 18 restore the words "corporation counsel,” striking out the words "counsel of said board.". Section 15, same page, line 22, restore the words "corporation counsel." Section 17, page 54, line 12, restore the words "corporation counsel" and strike out the words "to the corporation.” 1 Section 19, page 57, line 22, restore the words "corporation counsel" and strike out on lines 22 and 23 all reference to sel to said board." coun Section 21, page 60, line 1, restore the words "corporation counsel." Section 31, page 67, line 20, restore the words "corporation counsel," and on lines 20 and 21 strike out the words "to the corporation," and the words "said board." On page 68, lines 4 and 14, restore the words "corporation counsel" and on lines 4, 5, 14 and 15, strike out the words "to the board." The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Stranahan, from the committee on affairs of cities, reported said bill amended as directed, and the same was ordered reprinted and placed on the order of third reading. Mr. Donnelly offered the following: Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of Senate bill No. 1374, entitled “An act to amend chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, entitled 'An act to unite into one municipality, under the corporate name of the city of New York, the various communities lying in and about New York harbor, including the city and county of New York, city of Brooklyn and the county of Kings, the county of Richmond and part of the county of Queens and to provide for the government thereof,' relative to the establishment of a system and plant for supplying gas to the city of New York and to its inhabitants." (Int. No. 984.) Mr. Donnelly moved that the consideration of said motion be postponed until immediately after recess. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Raines, moved that the Senate take a recess until 4 o'clock p. m. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. The President announced the pending question to be the motion of Mr. Donnelly to discharge the committee on affairs of cities from the further consideration of Senate bill No. 1374, "An act to amend chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, entitled 'An act to unite into one municipality under the corporate name of the city of New York, the various communities lying in and about New York harbor, including the city and county of New York, the city of Brooklyn and the county of Kings, the county of Richmond, and part of the county of Queens, and to provide for the government thereof,' relative to the establishment of a system and plant for supplying gas to the city of New York, and to its inhabitants." (Int. No. 984.) Mr. Donnelly moved a call of the Senate. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. By direction of the President, the Clerk called the roll, and the following Senators responded as their names were called: Mr. Donnelly moved that all further proceeding under the call of the Senate, be suspended. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion and it was decided in the affirmative. The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to adopt said resolution, and it was de ided in the negative, as follows: A communication from the Governor was received and read, in the words following: To the Senate: STATE OF NEW YORK-EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, April 20, 1899. Pursuant to concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, herewith is returned for amendment Senate bill No. 874, Assembly reprint No. 1949, entitled "An act to enable the fire commissioners of the city of New York to rehear and determine the charges against Henry A. Rehwinkle, a fireman of the first grade, for reinstatement in said department." (Int. No. 752.) THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Mr. Sullivan moved that said bill be laid upon the table. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Cullen presented a petition from certain citizens of Brooklyn urging the passage of an act relating to police matrons, which was referred to the committee on affairs of cities. Mr. Armstrong moved to take from the table the motion to disagree with the adverse report of the committee on the judiciary upon Assembly bill No. 2109, entitled "An act to amend the Village Law relative to regulating the right of suffrage upon questions of municipal improvements" (Rec. No. 570), and that said bill be ordered to a third reading. The President put the question whether the Senate would [SENATE JOURNAL.] 200 agree to said motion to take from the table, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: A communication from the Governor was received and read, in the words following: To the Senate: STATE OF NEW YORK-EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, April 19, 1899. I hereby nominate as managers of the New York State Reformatory at Elmira, Mathias D. Arnot, of Elmira, whose term of office has expired, Ansley Wilcox, of Buffalo, to succeed, William H. Peters, whose term of office has expired, Henry G. Danforth, of Rochester, to succeed Charles T. Willis, whose term of office has expired, and Thomas Sturgis, of the county of New York, to succeed James B. Rathbone, whose term of office is soon to expire. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Said nominations were referred to the committee on finance. The bill (No. 1405) entitled "An act making an appropriation for the proper equipment, improvement and betterment of the Rome State Custodial Asylum, and to erect additional buildings therefor" (Int. No. 102), having been announced for a third reading, Mr. Brown moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on finance, with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith amended as follows: Page 2, line 1, strike out the word "twenty-six" and insert the words "thirty thousand five hundred.” A |