and interest in and to the personal property and estate of James J. Falvey." (No. 899, Int. No. 692.)

"An act to amend the Fisheries, Game and Forest Law, relative to use of dogs in hunting deer." (No. 995, Int. No. 746.)

"An act to amend the Fisheries, Game and Forest Law, relating to the transportation of trout." (No. 994, Int. No. 635.)

"An act to amend section 759 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, relative to the argument of appeals." (No. 1062, Int. No. 168.)

'An act to amend the Penal Code by adding thereto a new section relative to adulteration of natural fruit juices." (No. 842, Int. No. 736.)

"An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, in relation to preferred causes." (No. 709, Int. No. 625.)

"An act to amend section 564 of the Penal Code, and adding thereto a new section, 674-f, relating to false personation, and also a new section, 674-g, relating to the protection of the lifesaving appliances of humane associations." (No. 929, Int. No. 115.)

"An act to amend chapter 555 of the Laws of 1898, entitled 'An act to establish a State board of embalmers, and to regulate the practice of embalming,' extending the time of registration thereunder." (No. 1116, Int. No. 879.)

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bills to the Governor. A message from the Assembly was received in the words following:

IN ASSEMBLY, April 12, 1899. Pursuant to concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly, the Governor returned the Assembly bill (No. 2156) entitled "An act to confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, audit and determine the alleged claims of the several counties containing towns, villages or cities bonded to aid in the construction of any railroad passing through such towns, villages or cities, on account of the payment to the State of the State taxes collected from such railroads within such bonded towns, villages or cities." (Rec. No. 141.)

The vote upon the final passage of said bill having been reconsidered, on motion of Mr. Fish, said bill was recommitted to

the committee on claims, with instructions to report the same forthwith amended as follows:

(Reference to engrossed bill.)

Page 2, line 5, strike out the word "with" and insert the word "without."

Said bill as amended was read the third time and passed, having been printed and upon the desks of the members in its final form at least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage.

By order,

A. E. BAXTER,

Clerk.

Mr. Stranahan moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to reconsider the vote by which said bill was passed, 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:

Said bill, as amended, was then read the third time. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, as amended, 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same as amended.

The Assembly bill (No. 2002) entitled " An act to authorize the commissioners of the sinking fund of the city and county of New York to renew a lease of certain lots to the Orphans' Home and Asylum of the Protestant Episcopal Church of New York" (Rec. No. 527), 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 AFFIRMATIVE.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the

same.

The Assembly bill (No. 1754, Senate reprint No. 1268) entitled "An act declaring Spuyten Devil creek, Brant lake and Brant Lake creek, tributaries of the Schroon river, in the county of [SENATE JOURNAL.] 173

Warren to be public highways, and providing for the assessment of damages to riparian owners thereof" (Rec. No. 432), having been announced for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Chahoon, and by unanimous consent, said bill was amended as follows:

Add to line 20, “to a depth of not less than six feet or more than eight feet at the location of the present stone dam at the outlet of said lake."

Ordered, That said bill be reprinted.

The Assembly bill (No. 2131) entitled "An act to amend the Agricultural Law, relating to the manufacture and use of coloring matter in food products" (Rec. No. 584) having been announced for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Malby, and by unanimous consent, said bill was amended as follows:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Section 1. Article two of chapter three hundred and thirtyeight of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, entitled 'An act in relation to agriculture, constituting articles one, two, three, four and five of chapter thirty-three of the general laws,' is hereby amended by inserting therein a new section to be known as section twenty-nine-a, and to read as follows:

"§ 29a. No person or persons shall manufacture, sell or expose for sale any poisonous coloring matter for the coloring of food products of any kind, nor shall any person or persons use any poisonous coloring matter manufactured, sold, offered or exposed for sale within this state; nor shall any person or persons sell, offer or expose for sale any food product containing such poisonous coloring matter. The state board of health shall cause samples of coloring matter that are exposed for sale upon the market for use in food products to be analyzed and report the results of such analysis to the legislature at the next session. "§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.”

Ordered, That said bill be reprinted.

The bill (No. 959) entitled "An act to amend chapter 394 of the Laws of 1895, entitled 'An act to revise the charter of the city of Oswego,' as amended by chapter 263 of the laws of 1897 ” (Int. No. 805), was returned by the mayor of the city of Oswego with a certificate that a public hearing had been duly held on

said bill in pursuance of law, and that the mayor and local legislative body had duly accepted the same.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Governor.

The bill (No. 589) entitled "An act to authorize the common council of the city of Yonkers to appropriate money towards the expenses of the entertainment of the convention of the New York State Firemen's Association, to be held in said city during the year 1899" (Int. No. 537), was returned by the mayor of the city of Yonkers with a certificate that a public hearing had been duly held on said bill in pursuance of law, and that the mayor and local legislative body had duly accepted the same.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Governor. The bill (No. 319) entitled "An act to amend chapter 53 of the Laws of 1879, entitled 'An act to revise the charter of the city of Auburn,' and the several acts amendatory thereof " (Int. No. 213), was returned by the mayor of the city of Auburn, with a certificate that a public hearing had been duly held on said bill in pursuance of law, and that the mayor and local legislative body had duly accepted the same.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Governor.
Mr. Elsberg offered the following:

Resolved, That Senate bill No. 1340, entitled "An act for the consolidation of the Italian Hospital of the city of New York with the Columbus Hospital of the city of New York" (Int. No. 973), be recommitted to the committee on affairs of cities, with instructions to report the same forthwith amended as follows: Page 2, line 25, strike out the word "Columbus" and insert the word Italian."

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

Mr. Stranahan, from the committee on affairs of cities, reported said bill amended as directed, and the same was ordered reprinted and placed on the order of third reading.

The Senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole and proceeded to the consideration of general orders, being the bills entitled as follows:

(1) "An act to regulate the use of lands forming part of the