Greene, Sullivan and Ulster and making an appropriation therefor." (Rec. No. 764.)

Mr. Marshall from the committtee on printed and engrossed bills, reported as correctly printed the bills entitled as follows:

"An act for the relief of Thomas Barry." (No. 193, Ir.t. No. 951.) "An act to amend sections 707, 708, 709 and 710 of the Greater New York charter, being chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, relative to the commitment of persons convicted of public intoxication, disorderly conduct and vagrancy in the city of New York." (No. 1171, Int. No. 536.)

"An act to authorize the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York to audit and allow the present sheriff of the county of New York such legal expenses as he may be put to, not exceeding $5,000 per annum, for three years after the expiration of his term of office." (No. 327, Int. No. 317.)

The Assembly bill (No. 1697, Senate reprint No. 1496), entitled "An act to establish a separate department of elections in the city of New York" (Rec. No. 408), having been announced for a third reading,

Mr. Raines moved that said bill be recommitted to the committee on the judiciary, with instructions to said committee to report the same forthwith, amended as follows:

Page 2, line 5, after the word "within" strike out the comma. Page 4, line 15, after the word "branches" strike out all down to and including the word "and" on line 19.

Same page, line 19, strike out the words " and their." Same page, line 20, strike out the word "compensation." Same page, line 21, after the word "elections" insert a period; also, insert the words "the term of office of the chief of the bureau of elections and of all the officers, clerks, assistants, and employees of the present bureau of elections, and its branches, shall terminate sixty days after the passage of this act, unless such officials are sooner removed. Within sixty days after their appointment the board of elections shall appoint such officers, clerks, assistants, and employees, and a chief of the borough of Manhattan, whose salary shall be five thousand dollars as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the bureau, and shall fix their salaries, which shall not be in excess of these now paid to officials filling like places." Page 7, line 25, strike out the word "fiscal.'

Same page, line 26, insert the word "fiscal" before the word "year."

Page 4, line 21, strike out the word "contained" and insert the words "otherwise provided."

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

Mr. Brackett, from the committee on the judiciary, reported said bill amended as directed.

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 necessity for the immediate passage of the same having been certified by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of article 3 of the Constitution, 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 bill (No. 525) 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 interests in the city of New York,' in relation to buildings in the county of New York" (Int. No. 485), was returned by the mayor of the city of New York with a certificate that a public hearing had been duly held on said bill in pursuance of law, and that the mayor had not accepted the same.

The President stated the question to be "Shall this bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the mayor of the city of New York thereto?" 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

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

The bill (No. 1373), entitled "An act to amend section 1756 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to 'when action for divorce may be maintained " (Int. No. 983), 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 negative, a majority of all the Senators elected not voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths being present, as follows:

Mr. Brackett moved to take from the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Assembly bill (No. 1012, Senate reprint

No. 1384) entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Lansingburgh (Rec. No. 129), was lost.

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

Mr. Malby, when his name was called, stated that he was paired

with Mr. Boyce.

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

Mr. President announced the special order, being the motion to suspend rules 1, 4, 9, 12, 15, 19, 31 and 45, for the purpose of reading, passing and transmitting to the Assembly out of its order Assembly bill No. 2116, entitled "An act to amend chapter 376 of the Laws of 1896, entitled 'An act relating to Domestic Commerce Law, constituting chapter 34 of the general laws,' in relation to auction and auctioneers "" (Rec. No. 588, Senate reprint No. 1484).

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

The bill (No. 1293) entitled "An act for the relief of Thomas Barry" (Int. No. 951), 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, two-thirds of all the Senators elected voting in favor thereof, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and

request their concurrence therein.

The Assembly bill (No. 1879), entitled "An act in relation to certain property of the Jewish Theological Seminary Association (Rec No. 519), 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