OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THEIR ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH SESSION Begun and Held at the Capitol, in the City of Albany, VOLUME I ALBANY J. B. LYON COMPANY, PRINTERS 1927 Exchange Mato Library JOURNAL OF THE SENATE STATE OF NEW YORK SENATE CHAMBER IN THE CITY OF ALBANY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1927 Pursuant to the sixth section of the tenth article of the Constitution of the State of New York, designating the first Wednesday in January in each year for the time of the meeting of the Legislature, the Senate convened. Hon. Edwin Corning, Lieutenant-Governor presiding. Prayer by the Rev. R. H. Nelson. STATE OF NEW YORK, Ss.: We, the Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, AttorneyGeneral and State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, constituting the State Board of Canvassers, having canvassed and estimated the whole number of votes given for the office of State Senator in the several Senate districts as enumerated, at the general election held in said State on the second day of November, 1926, according to the certified statements of the said votes received by the Secretary of State, in the manner directed by law, do hereby determine, declare and certify, that for the First Senate District... Third Senate District.. Fourth Senate District. Fifth Senate District. George L. Thompson [3] Twentieth Senate District.. A. Spencer Feld James L. Whitley was, by the greatest number of votes given at the said election, duly elected State Senator. Given under our hands, at the office of the Secretary of State, in the City of Albany, the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six. FLORENCE E. S. KNAPP, Secretary of State. LEWIS H. POUNDS, Treasurer. ALBERT OTTINGER, Attorney General. ROY G. FINCH, State Engineer and Surveyor. The President addressed the Senate in the words following: "The people of the State of New York have greatly honored me in choosing me to preside over this great, august body. My only method of showing my appreciation of what they have done for me will be in making a good presiding officer. With the help of you gentlemen I hope to do so." The Clerk will call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum. The following Senators responded as their names were called: Mr. Thayer offered a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That Ernest A. Fay be, and he hereby is, elected Clerk of the Senate for the years 1927 and 1928. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Mr. Campbell offered a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That C. R. Hotaling be, and he hereby is, elected sergeant-at-arms of the Senate for the year 1927. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Gates offered a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That Henry Whitbeck be, and he hereby is, elected assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Senate for the year 1927. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Baumes offered a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That Lee V. Gardner be, and he hereby is, elected principal doorkeeper of the Senate for the year 1927. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree. to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Brown offered a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That Gersham Banker be, and he hereby is, elected first assistant doorkeeper of the Senate for the year 1927. |