Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Senate, with a message informing that the Assembly have concurred in the passage of the same. By unanimous consent, Mr. Van Valkenburgh offered for the consideration of the House a resolution in the words following: Resolved, That Senate bill No. 178, general orders No. 630, entitled "An act to incorporate the Grand Council of Royal Templars of Temperance of the State of New York, and to provide for the organization. of select councils," be referred to the sub-committee of the whole. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Mitchell, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America,' and to enable the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, formerly the Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions, to transfer its property to said new corporation, and to vest in such new corporation the corporate rights, franchises and privileges of the former body, and also to enable said new corporation to accept a transfer of the property of the Trustees of the Board of Domestic Missions of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America,' and to become the legal successor of the said last mentioned corporation, passed April 19, 1872,'” and said bill was ordered to a third reading. A message from the Senate was received and read, informing of concurrence in the following bills: An act for the better protection of the traveling public." "An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the county of Richmond." “An act to authorize the collector or receiver of taxes for the town of Liberty, in Sullivan county, to renew his bond and to extend the time for receiving and collecting the unpaid taxes in said town." "An act to facilitate the erection of a new building by the New York Produce Exchange in the city of New York, by authorizing the closing of Marketfield street, and the sale of a lot of land and building on Stone street in said city, the property of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York." "An act to amend chapter 498 of the Laws of 1872, entitled An act for the protection of livery-stable keepers and other persons keeping horses at livery or pasture. "An act to provide for the construction, care and maintenance of the bridges over the Bronx river, between the city and county of New York and the county of Westchester." "An act to amend section 5, title 3 of chapter 291, Laws of 1870, entitled 'An act for the incorporation of villages."" Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bills to the Governor. The Senate returned the concurrent resolution recalling from the Governor the Assembly bill entitled "An act conferring additional powers upon the board of supervisors of Franklin connty," with a message that they had passed the same without amendment. Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said resolution to the Governor. The hour of 2 having arrived, the House took a recess until 4 o'clock, P. M. FOUR O'CLOCK, P. M. The House again met. By unanimous consent, Mr. Terry, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Lefever (introductory No. 1077), entitled "An act to amend chapter 283 of the Laws of 1850, entitled An act to amend the Revised Statutes relating to grants of land under water," " reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, which report was agreed to and said bill committed to the committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, Mr. Terry, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Ellis (introductory No. 1037), entitled "An act to amend chapter 8 of part 3 of the Revised Statutes, entitled of distraining cattle and other chattels doing damage, and of distraining in other cases," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to and said bill committed to the committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, Mr. Terry, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Cullinan (introductory No. 1021), entitled "An act to amend an act requiring compensation for causing death by wrongful act, neglect or default," reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, which report was agreed to and said bill committed to the committee of the whole. By unanimous consent, Mr. Terry, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Senate bill (introductory No. 124), entitled "An act to amend chapter 280 of the Laws of 1847, entitled 'An act in relation to the judiciary," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to and said bill committed to the committee of the whole. A message from the Senate was received and read, informing of concurrence in the resolutions relative to the printing of 500 copies of the report of the New York State Cattle Commission; also, with reference to the printing of 1,000 copies of the report of the New York Fishery Commission. By unanimous consent, Mr. C. S. Baker, from the committee on insurance, to which was referred the Senate bill (introductory No. 124), entitled "An act fixing the amount to be paid on a policy of insurance," reported adversely thereto. Mr. Ingersoll moved to disagree with said report, and that said bill be committed to the committee of the whole. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion, and it was determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That said bill be committed to the committee of the whole. Privileges of the floor were granted to Hon. Daniel Patterson, former member of this House. By unanimous consent, Mr. Curtis, from the committee on charitable and religious societies, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Fish (introductory No. 1079), entitled "An act for the incorporation of benevolent, charitable, scientific and missionary societies," reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, which report was agreed to and said bill committed to the commiteee of the whole. By unanimous consent, Mr. Curtis, from the committee on charitable and religious societies, to which was referred the bill introduced by Mr. Benedict (intro ductory No. 775), entitled "An act to further amend an act entitled 'An act authorizing the incorporation of rural cemetery associations," passed April 27, 1847, amended by the Laws of 1860, chapter 163, and the Laws of 1861, chapter 94," reported adversely thereto, which report was agreed to. By unanimous consent, Mr. Curtis, from the committee on charitable and religious societies, to which was referred the Senate bill (introductory No. 325), entitled "An act to incorporate the German Masonic Temple Association of the city of New York," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Husted, and by unanimous consent, said bill was ordered to a third reading. By unanimous consent, Mr. Steele, from the joint select committee on the revision of the assessment and tax laws, to which was referred the Senate bill (introductory No. 175, printed No. 99), entitled "An act to provide for the review and correction of illegal, erroneous or unequal assessments," reported the same complete, which report was agreed to and said bill ordered to a third reading. مرم Ou motion of Mr. Mitchell, and by unanimous consent, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New York Cotton Exchange,' passed April 8, 1871," and said bill was ordered to a third reading. Privileges of the floor were granted to Mr. George Scramling. Mr. I. S. Carpenter introduced a bill entitled "An act to provide uniform fees for the clerks of the several counties of this State," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary. By unanimous consent, Mr. Gray introduced a bill entitled'" An act to authorize the Superintendent of Public Works to sell the ice which forms on the canals of the State," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on canals. By unanimous consent, Mr. Weston offered for the consideration of the House a resolution in the words following: Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of bill No. 557, general orders No. 636, entitled "An act for the appointment of game and fish protectors," be ordered engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the members present voting in favor thereof. By unanimous consent, Mr. Gillette offered for the consideration of the House a resolution in the words following: Resolved, That Senate bill No. 216, general orders No. 762, relating to encroachments on Kinderhook creek, Columbia county, be ordered to a third reading. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the members present voting in favor thereof. By unanimous consent, Mr. Warner, from the committee on trade and manufactures, to which was referred the Senate bill (introductory No. 246), entitled "An act to amend chapter 290 of the Laws of 1879, entitled 'An act to amend chapter 149 of the Laws of 1874, entitled 'An act to amend an act, passed April 27, 1872, entitled 'An act to amend chapter 657 of the Laws of 1871, entitled 'An act to amend an act, passed February 17, 1848, entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of corporations for manufacturing, mining, mechanical or chemical purposes,' passed April 20, 1871, and to legalize the formation and acts of certain corporations formed according to the provisions of chapter 374 of the Laws of 1877," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to and said bill committed to the committee of the whole. The bill entitled "An act to prohibit the erection, construction, maintenance or operation of elevated railways or extensions thereof, in certain streets or avenues in the city of Brooklyn and county of Kings," was read a third time. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative. 1 Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Senate, and request their concurrence therein. Senate bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 37 of the Laws of 1855, entitled 'An act amendatory of the acts for the assessment and collection of taxes,' was read a third time. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present. |