Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in their amendment.

The Assembly returned the bill (No. 644, Assembly reprint No. 2328) entitled "An act authorizing the practice of medicine by certain persons" (Int. No. 587), with a message that they have passed the same with the following amendment:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: Section 1. All persons who shall have held the rank of a commissioned officer, in the capacity of a surgeon, in any regiment or battalion organized or furnished by the state of New York, whether it was mustered into the service of the United States of America during the late war with Spain or not, and who shall have graduated from a medical college in the state of New York and have received a diploma therefrom, shall not be required to pass a regents examination, but may apply directly for examination by the state board of medical examiners.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Mr. Ford moved that the Senate concur in said amendment. The President put the question whether the Senate would concur in said amendment, said bill 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 threefifths being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a

message that the Senate have concurred in their amendment.

The Assembly returned the bill (No. 1314, Assembly reprint No. 2405) entitled "An act for the relief of Michael Gavin " (Int. No. 916), with a message that they have passed the same with the following amendment :

Page 1, line 2, insert after the word "authorized" the words "in its discretion."

Mr. Ford moved that the Senate concur in said amendment.

The President put the question whether the Senate would concur in said amendment, said bill 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:

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in their amendment.

The Assembly returned the bill (No. 364, Assembly reprint No. 2429) entitled "An act to amend chapter 429 of the Laws of 1893, entitled 'An act to provide for the compilation and continuance and care of certain indexes and records in the Albany county clerk's office,'" (Int. No. 351), with a message that they have passed the same with the following amendment.

Page 2, after section 1, insert a new section, to read as follows:

§ 2. The clerk of Albany county is directed to appoint the superintendent of the work mentioned in the first section of this act who shall be thoroughly familiar with the records in his office and who shall have the supervision, charge, control and management of said work and of the persons doing the same. He shall employ such assistants, not to exceed ten, as shall be necessary to do the work, and shall fix their compensation, which shall not exceed forty dollars a month for each such assistant while actually employed, except one of such assistants whose compensation, to be fixed as above

shall not exceed seventy-five dollars a month. Said superintendent shall cause a careful specification to be inade in writing of the work to be done, the number and manner and times of furnishing the several proofs and revises and to the quality of paper and binding, et cetera, which may be required in the printing of said indexes so to be prepared and printed, and shall cause a notice to be published in the three official newspapers or the city of Albany, daily, for three weeks, designating a place at which such specifications can be obtained and the time at which written bids, upon blanks to be furnished for that purpose, will be publicly received and opened in public at said county clerk's office for the work to be done; and he shall at the time fixed therefor, publicly receive such bids and publicly award and execute on behalf of the county of Albany the contract for such work to the bidder whose bid is deemed most advantageous to the county and who shall give proper security, in such forin and with such penalties as may be prescribed in a bond, a form of which shall be prepared, and shall be attached to the specifications referred to in said published notice. The contract and bond to be executed by the party engaging to do such work shall provide, among other things, that said contract may be terminated at any time by said superintendent upon the failure of the party entering in to comply literally with the terms thereof in which event said contractor shall have no claim for any work except such as shall have been fully completed and delivered in the form of bound volumes, which shall fully comply with the terms and requirements of his contract. In case any contract or contracts shall be terminated under the provisions of this act, a new contract with some other party shall be at once made under like formalities as those which are herein before prescribed for the letting of the first contract."

Renumber the remaining sections.

Amend the title so as to read as follows:

"An act to amend chapter four hundred and twenty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, entitled 'An act to provide for the compilation and continuance and care of certain indexes and records in the Albany county clerk's office,' as amended by chapter two hundred and sixty-eight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled 'An act to amend chapter four hundred and twenty-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, entitled An act to provide for the compilation and continuance and care of certain indexes and records in the Albany county clerk's office.""

Mr. Douglas moved that the Senate concur in said amendment. The President put the question whether the Senate would concur in said amendment, said bill 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:

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Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in their amendments. The Assembly sent for concurrence the following entitled bills: "An act to repeal article 3 of title 1 of chapter 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and chapter 598 of the Laws of 1892, entitled 'An act to provide for reporting the decisions of the inferior courts of record in the State of New York,' and to amend article 2 of title 2 of chapter 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in relation to court reporters'" (No 2193, Rec No. 736), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on codes.

"An act to amend chapter 396 of the Laws of 1885, entitled 'An act to revise the charter of the city of Dunkirk,' in relation to the paving of Eagle street" (No. 2400, Rec. No. 738), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time. On motion of Mr. Higgins, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading.

"An act making an appropriation for the payment of services and expenses of 'The Volunteer Life-Saving Corps of the State of New York (inland waters)'" (No. 2430, Rec. No, 739), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.

On motion of Mr. D. F. 'Davis, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading, and referred to the committee on finance, retaining its place on the order of third reading.

“An act to amend sectior 3 of chapter 588 of the Laws of 1898 of the State of New York, entitled 'An act to erect the county of Nassau from the territory now comprised within the limits of the towns of Oyster Bay, North Hempstead and Hempstead in the county of Queens"" (No. 2436, Rec. No. 740), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.

On motion of Mr. Norton, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading.

"An act to amend the Greater New York charter, in relation to the appointment of a board of lunacy examiners" (No. 2402, Rec. No. 741), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.

On motion of Mr. Coffey, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading.

"An act for the relief of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint James, in the Nineteenth ward of the city of New York” (No. 2300, Rec. No. 742), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.

On motion of Mr. Foley, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading.

"An act to amend chapter 488 of the Laws of 1892, entitled 'An act relating to game, fish and wild animals, and to the Forest Preserve and Adirondack Park, constituting chapter 31 of the general laws and to be known as the Fisheries, Game and Forest Law"" (No. 2437, Rec. No. 743), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on forest, fish and game laws.

“An act to authorize the city of New York to construct a pier at the foot of Market street, in the borough of Manhattan, in the city of New York" (No. 2100, Rec. No. 744), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.

On motion of Mr. Ahearn, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading, and referred to the committee on affairs of cities, retaining its place on the order of third reading.

“An act to amend sections 2647, 2649, 2651, 2652, 2653a, 2626, and 2627 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to revocation of probate" (No. 2403, Rec. No. 745), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.

On motion of Mr. G. A. Davis, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading, and referred to the committee on codes, retaining its place on the order of third reading.

"An act to amend the Penal Code relating to political caucuses, primary elections, conventions and enrollments" (No. 2439, Rec. No. 746), which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.