OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THEIR ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH SESSION Begun and Held at the Capitol, in the City of Albany, VOLUME I ALBANY J. B. LYON COMPANY, PRINTERS 1923 Exchange State Libra JOURNAL OF THE SENATE STATE OF NEW YORK SENATE CHAMBER IN THE CITY OF ALBANY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1923 Pursuant to the sixth section of the tenth article of the Constitution of the State of New York, designating the first Wednesday in January of each year for the time of the meeting of the Legislature, the Senate convened. Hon. George R. Lunn, Lieutenant-Governor, presiding. Prayer by Rev. R. H. Nelson. The members of the Senate being as follows: First Senate District.... Third Senate District. Fourth Senate District. [3] George L. Thompson. Peter J. McGarry. Meyer Levy. Salvatore A. Cotillo. Duncan T. O'Brien. John J. Dunnigan. Thirty-first Senate District... John P. Ryan. Frederick W. Kavanaugh. Theodore Douglas Robinson. The President addressed the Senate as follows: Senators: It is a real pleasure for me to be here at this time, and I want to assure you as presiding officer that I shall endeavor to uphold the dignity of this State represented in the dignity of this Senate. My rulings will be in accordance with the rules as adopted, to the best of my ability, and I will recognize no partisanship, and allow no partisanship to creep in, in any possible way in the rulings I shall make, but I shall endeavor sincerely to give my decisions in accordance with those rules; and I am sure I can leave it to you to see that a call of the Senate will over-rule any mistake. If there are any Senators present who have not taken the oath of office, the representative of the Secretary of State is present to take the oath. The Clerk will call the roll. The Clerk called the roll and the following Senators responded: Mr. Walker offered a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That Dominick F. Mullaney be, and he hereby is, elected Clerk of the Senate for the years 1923 and 1924. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: The President thereupon declared Dominick F. Mullaney duly elected Clerk of the Senate for the years 1923 and 1924. Mr. Downing offered a resolution, in the words following: Resolved, That Ralph Delli Paoli be, and he hereby is, elected sergeant-at-arms of the Senate for the year 1923. Mr. Fearon offered a substitute resolution, in the words. following: Resolved, That Charles R. Hotaling be, and he hereby is, elected sergeant-at-arms of the Senate for the year 1923. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said substitute resolution, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the original resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: |