Assembly bill (Rec. No. 382, Senate Reprint No. 1708, Rec. No. 382), entitled "An act in relation to city local 'option elections in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen. "" Ordered, That said resolution be referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Walters moved that the committee on finance be discharged from further consideration of said resolution. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said original resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows: Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said resolution to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. At six o'clock, Mr. E. R. Brown moved that the Senate stand in recess until eight thirty o'clock. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. EIGHT O'CLOCK AND FORTY MINUTES The Senate again met. Mr. Wicks introduced a bill (Int. No. 1273) entitled "An act in relation to revenues received by the city of Utica from taxes collected pursuant to article nine-a of the Tax Law from mercantile and manufacturing corporations for the year beginning November first, nineteen hundred and eighteen," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time. On motion of Mr. Wicks, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended and said bill ordered to a third reading. The Senate bill (No. 870, Int. No. 747) entitled "An act to amend the Liquor Tax Law, relative to salaries of special agents," was read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same 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: Argetsinger Brown A P Brown E R Burlingame Carson Cotillo Cromwell Foley Fowler Gibbs Graves Hewitt Downing Dunnigan Lockwood Marshall Mullan Murphy Nicoll Sage Slater Stivers Ottinger 1. Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. The Senate bill (No. 1399, Int. No. 719) entitled “An act to amend the Liquor Tax Law, generally," was read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same 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 NEGATIVE Lockwood. Mullan Nicoll Wellington FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE Hill Knight Koenig Lawson Towner Walker Walters Walton Ottinger Ramsperger Sage Slater Stivers Towner Walker Walters Walton 47 Wellington Thompson G F Wicks 48 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. The Senate bill (No. 621, Int. No. 553) entitled "An act to provide for the representation of the State at ceremonies held in celebration of the completion of the Barge canal, and making an appropriation therefor," was read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same 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: Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. The Senate bill. (No. 211, Int. No. 208) entitled "An act to permit The Lehigh Valley Rail Way Company and Lehigh and New York Railroad Company to apply to the State Tax Commission for revision and readjustment of the taxes stated against them under section one hundred and eighty-two of the Tax Law based on their reports for the years nineteen hundred and five through nineteen hundred and eleven, inclusive," was read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same 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: [SENATE JOURNAL] 150 Argetsinger Brown A P Brown E R Carroll Carson Cotillo Cromwell Cullen Argetsinger Boylan Brown A P Brown E R Carroll Carson Cotillo Cromwell Cullen Foley Fowler Gibbs Graves Hewitt Downing Farrenkopf Mullan Murphy Ottinger Ramsperger Sage Slater Stivers FOR THE NEGATIVE Nicoll Mullan Murphy Nicoll FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE Hill Knight Koenig Lawson Lockwood Marshall Burlingame Foley Wagner 4 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. The Senate bill (No. 1531, Int. No. 64) entitled "An act providing for the construction of Barge canal terminals at certain places on the Hudson river, and incidental work connected therewith, including the acquisition of property therefor, with a view of improving the commerce of the State, and making an appropriation therefor," was read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same 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: Thompson G F Yelverton Towner Walker Walters Walton Ottinger Ramsperger Wellington Whitney Towner Walker Walters Walton 44 Sage Slater Wellington Stivers 48 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. The Senate bill (No. 1612, Int. No. 1211) entitled "An act making an appropriation for completing the bridge over Rondout creek, between Sleightsburgh and the city of Kingston, constituting a part of State highway route number three," was read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same 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: Argetsinger Carson Cotillo Cromwell Cullen FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE Ottinger Hill Ramsperger Koenig PEFEL Lockwood Walters Robinson Murphy Downing Gibbs Graves 48 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. Argetsinger Boylan Brown A P Brown E R Carroll Carson Cotillo Cromwell Cullen The Senate bill (No. 1525, Int. No. 1096) entitled "An act to amend chapter four hundred and fifty-two of the Laws of nineteen hundred and eight, entitled 'An act to supplement the general laws relating to the government of the city of Yonkers, and to revise and consolidate the local laws relating thereto,' generally," was read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, the same 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: Downing Dunnigan Farrenkopf Foley Gibbs Graves Hewitt FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE Hill Knight Koenig Lawson Towner Lockwood Mullan Nicoll Ottinger Towner Walker Sage Slater Wellington Stivers Walters Walton 48 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein. |