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Mr. Levy offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following:

Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the Assembly be and hereby are authorized and directed to purchase such law and reference books and publications, including Clerk's Manuals as may be required for the Senate and Assembly Libraries and for the use of the various committees and the Legislature; the same to be paid for out of the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the Legislature upon the certificate of the Clerk of the Senate or Assembly, respectively.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, three-fifths being present.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said resolution to the Senate

and request their concurrence therein.

Mr. Hinman gives notice that on Monday night, January 13th, he will move to amend the rules of the Assembly as follows: [ASSEMBLY JOURNAL.] 6

1. Amend Rule 6 by adding at the end thereof a paragraph to read as follows:

No private or local bill shall be introduced after the first day of March, except by message from the Senate.

2. Amend Rule 20 to read as follows:

Committee hearings shall be had only after public announcement of the same by the clerk from the desk at least one day prior to the date assigned for the hearing, giving the title of the bill, its printed number, name of introducer, committee holding the hearing, and the time and place of hearing. All sessions of committees shall be public sessions. The roll shall be called in public upon the reporting of bills or other matters referred to such committee. A report of a committee must contain the names of the members of the committee who voted for or against the report of the bill or other matter reported on, and a record of such roll-call shall be entered upon the journal of the House. A report of the committee must also contain the name of the committee making the same, the name of the introducer of the bill or other matter reported on; the title, if a bill, with the numbers thereof and the fact as to whether reported favorably, with or without amendments, for the consideration of the House or adversely. If the report be on a resolution, petition, memorial or remonstrance it must contain the recommendations, if any, of the committee thereon.

Which was referred to the committee on rules.

Mr. Hinman gives notice that on Monday evening, January 13th, he will call up his resolution relative to the investigation of legislative affairs.

Dated, January 6, 1913.

On motion of Mr. Levy, the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1913.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by Rev. J. V. Moldenhauer.

On motion of Mr. Levy, the reading of the journal of yesterday was dispensed with and the same was approved.

Mr. Goldberg introduced a bill entitled "An act to provide for the laying out of a public park or playground in the city of New

York, bounded by Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth streets and by First and Second avenues in the borough of Manhattan" (Int. No. 56), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on affairs of cities.

Mr. Kennedy introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the Civil Service Law with reference to the positions held by soldiers, sailors, marines and volunteer firemen " (Int. No. 57), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Lewis introduced a bill entitled "Concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly proposing amendment to section four of article two of the Constitution" (Int. No. 58), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Schwarz introduced a bill entitled "An act making an appropriation for the payment of the State's share of the expense of acquiring the bridge of the Stillwater Bridge Company crossing the Hudson river between the counties of Saratoga and Rensselaer" (Int. No. 59), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on ways and means.

Also, "An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, relative to the manner of serving citations on judicial accounting where the number of persons to be served exceeds two hundred and fifty " (Int. No. 61), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on codes.

Also, "An act making an appropriation for the payment of the State's share of the expense of acquiring the Union Bridge crossing the Hudson river between the counties of Saratoga and Rensselaer" (Int. No. 60), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on ways and means.

Also, "An act to amend chapter five hundred and fifty-seven, Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled 'An act to provide for a commission of jurors in counties containing cities of from ninety to ninety-six thousand inhabitants,' as amended by chapter six hundred seventy-nine of the Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-six " (Int. No. 62), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on general laws.

Mr. Bovie introduced a bill entitled "An act authorizing payments to injured or representatives of deceased volunteer firemen in the county of Westchester" (Int. No. 63), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on general laws.

Mr. Gallup introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the Tax Law, in relation to the salaries of transfer tax clerks in the surrogate's court, Monroe county" (Int. No. 64), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on taxation and retrenchment.

Also, "An act to amend chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the Laws of nineteen hundred and three, entitled 'An act making provision for issuing bonds to the amount of not exceeding one hundred and one million dollars for the improvement of the Erie canal, the Oswego canal and the Champlain canal, and providing for a submission of the same to the people to be voted upon at the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and three,' as amended by chapter three hundred and sixty-five of the Laws of nineteen hundred and six, chapter one hundred and ninety-six of the Laws of nineteen hundred and eight and chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the Laws of nineteen hundred and nine, to provide that the supreme court shall have jurisdiction to determine the amount of compensation to be paid for lands appropriated for barge canal and providing the procedure therefor (Int. No. 65), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on ways and means.

Mr. Eisner introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure in relation to remissions of fine" (Int. No. 66), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on codes.

Also, "An act to amend the Penal Law, in relation to advertisement" (Int. No. 67), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on codes.

Mr. McElligott introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, in relation to substituted service of the summons " (Int. No. 68), which was read the first time and re

ferred to the committee on codes.

Also, "An act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, in relation to personal service of summons" (Int. No. 69), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on codes.

Mr. Hammer introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the Railroad Law, in relation to the rate of fare on railroads operated by steam in cities of over one million inhabitants" (Int. No.

70), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on railroads.

Also, "An act to amend the Railroad Law, in relation to the establishment of stations and the stopping of trains thereat" (Int. No. 71), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on railroads.

Mr. Squire introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the Education Law, in relation to establishing a law library in the county of Schenectady" (Int. No. 72), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on ways and means.

Mr. Pullman introduced a bill entitled "An act to legalize the street paving bonds of the village of Ilion, Herkimer county, New York" (Int. No. 73), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

The Senate returned the concurrent resolution authorizing the Clerks of the Senate and Assembly to purchase law and reference books, with a message that they have concurred in the passage of the same without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Levy, the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1913.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by Rev. J. V. Moldenhauer.

On motion of Mr. Levy, the reading of the journal of yesterday was dispensed with and the same was approved.

The Speaker presented the annual report of the State Engineer and Surveyor, which was laid upon the table and ordered printed.

(See Senate Document No. 13.)

Mr. Bush introduced a bill entitled "An act to amend the Public Lands Law, in relation to the creation of a commission to have jurisdiction and control of the Newtown Battlefield Reservation, and making an appropriation therefor" (Int. No. 74), which was read the first time and referred to the committee on ways and

means.