Mr. Ford moved a call of the Senate.

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

By direction of the President, the Clerk called the roll, when the following Senators responded:

The Clerk furnished a list of absentees to the Sergeant-atArms, who appeared in due time before the bar of the Senate, with Messrs. Douglas and Chahoon, each of whom, upon giving satisfactory explanation for being absent, was excused.

Mr. Ford moved that all further proceedings under the call of the Senate, be suspended.

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

Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Boyce and Grady. By direction of the President the Clerk called the roll, and the following Senators responded as their names were called:

The bill (No. 1102) entitled "An act to amend the Tax Law relating to the taxation of public franchises as real property " (Int. No. 205), 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 bill (No. 1225) entitled "An act to promote the safety of pedestrians, by compelling the equipment of street surface railroad cars with automatic fenders" (Int. No. 98), having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Armstrong moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on railroads with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith amended by striking out the enacting clause.

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

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Ambler Donnelly Higgins Parsons

Stranahan Ram'sperger Thornton Brackett Ellsworth Mackey Sherwood White

Armstrong Douglas

Davis G A Ford

Humphrey

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FOR THE NEGATIVE.

Mr. G. A. Davis moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on railroads with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith amended as follows:

§ 4. This act shall not apply to cities having according to the last state or federal enumeration a population of over ninetyfive thousand and less than one million inhabitants.

§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

Said bill was then 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 bill (No. 565) entitled "An act to provide for the defrayal of expenses of legal proceedings paid or incurred by certain officers and officials of this State and of the cities and counties thereof” (Int. No. 516), 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 nega tive, a majority of all the Senators elected not voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Mr. Ahearn moved that the vote by which said bill was lost be reconsidered, and that said motion be laid upon the table.

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

Mr. Parsons moved that the Senate do now adjourn.

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

Mr. Ahearn moved to take from the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 565, entitled "An act to provide for the defrayal of expenses of legal proceedings paid or incurred by certain officers and officials of this State and of the cities and counties thereof " (Int. No. 516), was lost.

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

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