Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. The bill entitled "An act to authorize the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Company to run their road through the counties of Niagara and Erie," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The bill entitled "An act to extend the distribution of Croton water through the city of New York, and to lay the necessary mains to deliver it at higher elevations," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

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

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New Brighton Fire Engine Company No. 4,' passed April 19, 1859," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to establish a receiver of taxes and to authorize the sale of lands for non-payment of taxes, and for the collection of unpaid taxes in the town of Hempstead, in the county of Queens," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

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

same.

The bill entitled "An act to authorize the New York Loan and Indemnity Company to accept and execute certain trusts," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to prohibit catching speckled trout in the county of Madison for the period of three years," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

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

same.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Lima, Livingston county,' passed April 25, 1867," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have concurred in the passage of the same. The Assembly bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Port Richmond Savings Bank," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The bill entitled "An act to incorporate the German American Loan and Mortgage Company," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Kingston,' passed March 29, 1872," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

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

same.

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Whitestone Savings Bank," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a

majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof,

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

Mr. Johnson moved to take from the table the bill entitled "An act to secure religious ministration to convicts in the State prisons and penitentiaries of this State."

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

Mr. Johnson moved to recommit said bill to the committee on charitable and religious societies, with instructions to strike out, at the end of section 2, the words "when such convict is dangerously ill," and report forthwith.

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

The Assembly bill entitled "An act to repeal chapter 287 of the Laws of 1871, passed April 4, 1871, entitled 'An act to amend the law for the assessment and collection of taxes in cases where farms or lots are divided by county lines,"" was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

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

same.

Mr. Perry moved that the session be extended ten minutes.

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

Mr. Baker, from the committee on charitable and religious societies, to which was recommitted the Assembly bill entitled "An act to secure [SENATE JOURNAL.]

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religious ministrations to convicts in the State prisons, penitentiaries, and other penal institutions of this State," reported the same back to the Senate, pursuant to instructions.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, as amended, and it was decided in the negative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate not voting in favor thereof, as follows:

Mr. Madden moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was lost, and that said motion be laid upon the table.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion to lay upon the table, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

The hour of ten minutes past two o'clock having arrived, the Senate took a recess until half-past seven o'clock, P. M.

SEVEN AND A HALF O'CLOCK, P. M.

The Senate again met.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Cock asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to release to Frederick Schleuter all the right, title, and interest of the people of the State of New York in and to certain premises in the town of Northfield, in the county of Richmond, and to confirm the title to said premises," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

The Assembly sent for concurrence the following:

Whereas, At the last session of the Legislature, the following amendment to the Constitution was passed in Senate and Assembly, viz:

That section 2 of article 2 of the Constitution of this State be amended so that it shall read as follows:

"§ 2. Laws may be passed excluding from the right of suffrage all persons who have been or may be convicted of bribery or larceny, or of any infamous crime, and for depriving every person who shall make or become, directly or indirectly, interested in any wager depending upon the result