said State, and to render judgment therefor." (No. 1134, Int. No. 489.)

(42) Assembly, "An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the East river, in The City of New York, and to provide for the use thereof by railroad companies, bicyclists, trucks, carriages and foot passengers." (No. 1114, Rec. No. 302.)

(43) "An act to authorize the sale of lands devised by the last will and testament of Elizabeth Prothais, deceased, for the natural life of her daughter, Elizabeth Rosine Siegfried, and after her death to certain descendants." (No. 1175, Int. No. 846.)

(44) "An act to authorize the city of Buffalo to accept, purchase or acquire lands, easements, tenements, hereditaments or appurtenances of waters to furnish a more direct outlet for the waters of Cazenovia creek and Buffalo river; and to widen, deepen, straighten, embank, dike and bridge said streams; and to enlarge the channelsof the same and cut new channels for the purpose of preventing and abating floods in the Fifth ward of said city, and also, to author ize the said city to raise money to pay the expense of such work or improvement by local assessment and general taxation." (No. 606, Int. No. 554.)

(45) Assembly, "An act to allow cities of the first class to establish, equip and maintain, outside of their corporate limits and with the approval of the State Board of Health, hospitals for the regular treatment of the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis." (No. 1264, Rec. No. 232.)

(46) "An act for the protection and the improvement of the purity of the waters of the State, and conferring additional powers on the State Board of Health." (No. 1224, Int. No. 908.)

(47) "An act to allow cities of the first class to establish, equip and maintain, outside of their corporate limits and with the approval of the State Board of Health, hospitals for the regular treatment of the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis." (No. 1068, Int. No. -852.)

(48) "An act to amend chapter 909 of the Laws of 1896, entitled "An act in relation to the elections, constituting chapter 6 of the general laws,' and the several acts amendatory thereof." (No. 1300, Int. No. 608.)

After some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair,

and Mr. D. F. Davis, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the first forty-four named bills, the fortieth, forty-second and forty-fourth named with amendments, which report was agreed to, and said bills ordered to a third reading.

Mr. D. F. Davis, from said committee, also reported progress on the forty-fifth, forty-sixth, forty-seventh and forty-eighth named bills, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Raines moved that the Senate take a recess until 4.30 o'clock p. m.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

FOUR O'CLOCK AND THIRTY MINUTES P. M.

The Senate again met.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Sage, Rec. No. 381, entitled "An act to provide for the better administration of justice in the town of Green Island, county of Albany" (No. 1287), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Hallock, Rec. No. 361, entitled "An act in relation to the election of assessors and justices of the peace in the town of Southampton, in the county of Suffolk" (No. 1483), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Gould, Rec. No. 309, entitled "An act to make the office of sheriff of Seneca county a salaried office, and to regulate the management thereof” (No. 1539), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Malby, from the committee on codes, to which was referred

the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Green, Rec. No. 299, entitled "An act to amend the Penal Code, in relation to copyrights" (No. 1520), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Coughtry, Rec. No. 261, entitled "An act to permit a highway to be laid out in the Ravena road district, in the town of Coeymans, in the county of Albany, not less than 30 feet wide in the narrowest part and 40 feet wide in the widest part of such highway' (No. 1167), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Hallock, Rec. No. 50, entitled "An act to amend chapter 480 of the Laws of 1898, entitled 'An act to provide for the election and to prescribe the terms of town trustees and of additional justices of the peace, assessors and constables in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk,' in relation to justices of the peace and town trustees" (No. 698), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Doughty, Rec. No. 264, entitled "An act to amend chapter 76 of the Laws of 1869, entitled 'An act in confirmation of the vote of the electors of the town of Hempstead, Queens county, in relation to the public cemetery, and extending the grounds of said cemetery'" (No. 1279), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

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

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and <counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Henderson, Rec. No. 331, entitled "An in relation to the Pelham road in the villages of Pelham Manor and New Rochelle, county

of Westchester, State of New York" (No. 936), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to.

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

Mr. Malby, from the committee on codes, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Fallows, Rec. No. 307, entitled "An act to amend section 791 of the Code of Civil Procedure " (No. 1582), reported in favor of the passage of the same, with some amendments, which report was agreed to.

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

Mr. Malby, from the committee on codes, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Marshall, Int. No. 948, entitled "An act to amend section 1670 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the filing and recording of notices of pendency of action" (Nọ. 1282), reported in favor of the passage of the same, with some amendments, which report was agreed to, and the bill restored to its place on the order of third reading.

Mr. Malby, from the committee on codes, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Elsberg, Int. No. 936, entitled "An act to amend section 723 of the Code of Civil Procedure so as to extend the powers of the courts upon the allowance of amendments to pleadings or the service of supplemental pleadings" (No. 1246), reported in favor of the passage of the same, with some amendments, which report was agreed to.

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

Mr. Malby, from the committee on codes, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Costello, Rec. No. 476, entitled "An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, relative to costs in mandamus proceedings" (No. 1826), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Malby, from the committee on codes, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Bedell, Rec. No. 256, entitled “An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the shares of unknown and absent owners in actions for partition" (No. 770), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report

was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Gould, Rec. No. 394, entitled "An act to make the office of county clerk of the county of Seneca a salaried offiee, and to provide for the conduct of said office " (No. 1747), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Feeter, from the committee on internal affairs of towns and counties, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Sands, Rec. No. 442, entitled "An act to amend chapter 223 of the Laws of 1890, entitled 'An act to authorize towns to raise money to defray the expenses of the proper observance of Memorial or Decoration day,' relating to the raising of money by towns for the proper observance of Memorial or Decoration day" (No. 1789), reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Malby, from the committee on codes, to which was referred the Assembly bill introduced by Mr. Ware, Rec. No. 249, entitled "An act to prevent fraud in the sale of theatre tickets" (No. 829), reported in favor of the passage of the same, with some amendments, which report wes agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Stranahan, from the committee on affairs of cities, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. McCarren, Int. No. 914, 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, 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 department of education” (No. 1209), reported in favor of the passage of the same, with some amendments, which report was agreed to.

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

Mr. Willis, from the committee on Indian affairs, to which was