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, two-thirds of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as follows:

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

The Assembly bill (No. 2131, Senate reprint 1392,) entitled "An act to amend the Agricultural Law, relating to the manufacture and use of coloring matter in food products" (Rec. No. 584), 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 have concurred in the passage of the same, with amendments.

The Assembly bill (No. 2222) entitled “An act to amend chapter 415 of the Laws of 1897, entitled 'An act in relation to labor, constituting chapter 32 of the general laws relative to the hours of labor and the prevailing rate of wages'" (Rec. No. 630), 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 had concurred in the passage of the same, with amendments.

The bill (No. 1386) entitled "An act to provide compensation to the owners of cattle destroyed pursuant to chapter 674 of the Laws of 1894 and repealing certain acts relating thereto in the city of New York" (Int. No. 421), 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. 1540) entitled "An act to amend section 1757 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to actions for divorce” (Rec. No. 323), 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 have concurred in the passage of the

same.

The bill (No. 1172) entitled "An act to amend chapter 410 of the Laws of 1882, entitled 'An act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public inter

ests in the city of New York,' relating to summary proceedings " (Int. No. 678), having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Mitchell moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on affairs of cities, with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith amended by striking out the enacting clause therefrom.

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. 1381) entitled "An act to repeal chapter 66 of the Laws of 1896 entitled 'An act to authorize the supervisors. of Niagara county to appoint sidepath commissioners to tax cycles and to expend the moneys raised thereby in the construction of sidepaths for cycles' and also chapter 607 of the Laws of 1897 amendatory thereof " (Int. No. 988), 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. 1365) entitled "An act to authorize the New York Connecting Railroad Company, to construct its bridge across the East river, at an elevation above tide level not less than the elevation of the New York and Brooklyn bridge, and to extend the time to begin construction of its railroad and expend thereon ten per cent. of the amount of its capital" (Int. No. 883), 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: