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

The bill entitled "An act making an appropriation for Sarah Wyatt, widow of Samuel Wyatt," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the negative, two-thirds of all the members elected to the Assembly not voting in favor thereof.

When the name of Mr. I. D. Brown was called, he asked to be and was excused from voting.

Mr. Alvord moved to reconsider the vote by which said bill was lost, and that that motion lay on the table.

Mr Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion to lay on the table, and it was determined in the affirmative.

The bill entitled "An act to repeal chapter 337 of the Laws of 1865, entitled 'An act to prevent manufacturers of fish guano and oil from emptying their refuse waters into the harbors and bays of Suffolk county,' passed April 8, 1865," was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof.

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

The bill entitled "An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York," being announced for a third reading,

Mr. Fields moved to recommit said bill to the committee on the affairs of cities.

Pending the question on said motion,

Mr. Jacobs moved that the House now take a recess until 7 o'clook, and that the vote on the final passage of said bill be taken before the close of the evening session.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion, and it was determined in the affirmative.

And at 2 o'clock and 15 minutes the Honse took a recess until 7 o'clock.

SEVEN O'CLOCK P. M.

The House again met, when

Mr. Speaker announced the question to be upon the motion of Mr. Fields to recommit the bill entitled "An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York" to the committee on the affairs of cities.

Pending the debate upon said motion,

The private secretary of the Governor appeared in the Assembly chamber and presented a communication from the Governor in the words following:

To the Assembly:

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EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY, February 27, 1872. [

I return, without approval, Assembly bill No. 50, entitled "An act for the extension of the Utica, Chenango and Cortland railroad."

The bill authorizes the Utica, Chenango and Cortland Railroad Company to extend its road from its present terminus to the Utica, Clinton and Binghamton railroad at Smith's Valley. The original route defined in the articles of association of this company, filed with the Secretary of State in 1870, was of the length of thirty-two miles.

The whole amount of capital stock subscribed was $32,000, being the minimum required by the general railroad law of the State as a condition to the formation of the company and the undertaking of its enterprise. The extension provided for by this bill is, I am informed, fourteen miles in length. If the bill were allowed to become a law, the company would, as to the extension proposed, be specially exempted from the salutary provisions of the general railroad act, requiring a certain amount of capital per mile to be subscribed before such associations assume the important privileges conferred on them by that act.

I cannot, therefore, give the bill my approval unless it shall be so amended as to impose upon the company, in respect of their proposed extension, all the conditions which are imposed, and, as I think, wisely imposed, upon all companies by the general railroad law.

JOHN T. HOFFMAN.

On motion of Mr. Squires, said message was laid upon the table. The House then resumed the consideration of the motion of Mr. Fields.

Debate was had thereon, when

Mr. Fields withdrew his motion.

Whereupon it was renewed by Mr. Foley.
Debate again ensuing,

Mr. Foley then withdrew the motion.

Thereupon said bill was read a third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present.

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

The Senate returned the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend the several acts incorporating the village of Weedsport, in the county of Cayuga,' passed April 7, 1857," with a message that they had reconsidered the vote by which said bill was passed, and concurred in the amendment made thereto by the Assembly.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Alberger, at 10 o'clock and 5 minutes, the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1872.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Harrower.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

The Senate returned the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Onondaga County Milk Association," with a message that they had concurred in the passage of the same, with the following amendments:

Section 7, engrossed bill, strike out all of said section after the word "corporation" in line 5.

Section 10, line 4, after the word "milk at the end of the line, insert the word "impure."

Line 8, same section, strike out the word "punished" and insert the word "punishable."

Same line, after the word "fine" insert the words "of said corporation for each offense."

Same section, line 9, strike out all after the word "dollars" down to and including the word "imprisonment" in line 11.

Same section, line 15, strike out the words "or adulterated" and after the word "impure insert the word "diluted."

Insert as section 11, as follows, and change section 11 to section 12. "§ 11. Such corporation shall possess the powers and be subject to the liabilities prescribed by the 3d title of the 18th chapter of the 1st part of the Revised Statutes."

The amendments having been read,

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would concur in the same, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Senate, with a message informing of concurrence in their amendments.

The Senate returned the bill entitled "An act to authorize the Harlem and New York Navigation Company to issue bonds and to mortgage its real estate to secure the payment of the same," with a message that they had concurred in the passage of the same with the following amend

ment:

Section 1, line 6, strike out the words "a majority," and insert the words "two-thirds."

The ameniment having been read,

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would concur in the same, and it was determined in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly voting in favor thereof.