hereafter be abrogated or cancelled upon failure of the contractor to perform, except the provisions relating to the payment of the retained percentage, which percentage shall be retained until the final completion of the entire contract."

Mr. Hewitt moved that the Senate concur in said amendments. The President put the question whether the Senate would concur in said amendments, and it was decided in the affirmative.

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 has concurred in the amendments thereto. The Assembly bill (No. 1643, Rec. No. 409) entitled "An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to lights on motor vehicles," 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate has concurred in the passage of the same. The Senate bill (No. 1649, Int. No. 1224) entitled "An act to amend the Election 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:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly and request their concurrence therein.

The Senate bill (No. 1706, Int. No. 1097) entitled "An act to amend the Public Health Law, in relation to certain contagious diseases," 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 Assembly bill (No. 486, Rec. No. 80) entitled “An act to amend chapter three hundred and six of the Laws of eighteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled 'An act to authorize the election of local officers to discharge the duties of county judge and surrogate in the counties of Orange, Chautauqua, Cayuga and Saint Lawrence, Tioga, Oneida, Jefferson and Oswego,' in relation to the compensation of such officer in the county of Oneida," 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate has concurred in the passage of the same.

The Assembly bill (No. 1164, Rec. No. 230) entitled "An act to amend chapter one hundred and ninety of the Laws of nineteen hundred and seventeen, entitled 'An act to provide for the improvement of streets in sidewalk districts in the town of Brighton, in the county of Monroe,' 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:

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

The Assembly bill (No. 1208, Rec. No. 231) entitled "An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to employment of clerks by the assessors of the towns in the county of Suffolk," 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate has concurred in the passage of the same.

The Assembly bill (No. 1193, Rec. No. 176) entitled “An act to amend the Highway Law, in relation to motor vehicles," was read the third time.

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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 has concurred in the passage of the same. The Assembly bill (No. 1158, Rec. No. 151) entitled “An act to amend the Town Law, in relation to additional supervisors in certain towns," 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message that the Senate has concurred in the passage of the same. The Assembly bill (No. 1069, Rec. No. 159) entitled "An act in relation to providing for an annual budget in Broome county," was read the third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree

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