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reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments, and the title amended so as to read "An act to amend section 53 of an act entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the village of Saratoga Springs, and the several acts amendatory thereof,' passed March 26, 1866," which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Pierce, from the committee on the affairs of villages, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act for the incorporation of villages,' passed April 20, 1870," reported in favor of the passage of the same; which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Sniper offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be authorized to procure one copy of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, to be placed in the Assembly Library, for the use of the members and officers of this Legislature.

Ordered, That said resolution be referred to the committee on the expenditures of the House.

Mr. Sniper offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That there be printed and bound in cloth 200 copies of the report of the Commissary-General and Chief of Ordnance, for the use of the Ordnance Department.

Ordered, That said resolution be referred to the committee on public printing.

On motion of Mr. Sniper,

Resolved, That the committee on State charitable institutions be discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Soldiers' Home," and that the same be referred to the committee on ways and means.

Mr. Husted offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That twenty-five hundred (2,500) copies of the annual report of the Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf-mutes, be printed for the use of the members of the Legislature and the trustees of said institution.

Ordered, That said resolution be referred to the committee on public printing.

On motion of Mr. Enos,

Resolved, That Assembly bill No. 116, entitled "An act to amend an act relative to the town of Wilna, Jefferson county," be printed as amended.

Mr. Hawkins moved that the House now adjourn to meet to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.

Mr. Alvord moved that the House now adjourn.

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

Mr. Roche then moved to amend by striking out all after the word "adjourn" and insert the words "to meet on Monday at 74 o'clock P. M." Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion, and it was determined in the negative.

Mr. Speaker then put the question whether the House would agree to said motion of Mr. Hawkins, and it was determined in the affirmative. At 10 o'clock the House adjourned.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1872.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

No clergyman present.

On motion of Mr. Woolsey, the reading of the journal of yesterday was dispensed with.

On motion of Mr. Hawkins, the committee on the judiciary was discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act repealing an act entitled 'An act for the appointment of commissioners of records for the city and county of New York,' passed April 13, 1855, and providing for the sale and disposition of indices, records, documents and property held by said commissioners under said act," and said bill was referred to the committee on the affairs of cities.

Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Beck with and Eastman until Monday evening, and to Messrs. Bennett, Herrick and IIyatt until Tuesday, to Mr. A. Hill until Tuesday evening, and to Mr. Kingsland indefinitely.

Mr. Roche moved a call of the roll; when the following gentlemen answered to their names:

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Mr. Griffin introduced a bill entitled "An act to authorize the trustees of the village of Andes, in Delaware county, to proceed to protect said village from the effects of high water, and to raise money to pay for the same, also to amend chapter 731 of Laws of 1865, in relation thereto," [ASSEM. JOUR.]

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which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time.

On motion of Mr. Griffin, and by unanimous consent, said bill was ordered engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. E. E. Brown introduced a bill entitled "An act to provide for the safety of persons crossing railroad tracks, where the same cross the highways in the city of Auburn," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.

Mr. Woodward introduced a bill entitled "An act authorizing the supervisor of the town of Johnsburgh, in the county of Warren, to sell and convey by deed, a lot of land known as the town poor lot, in the aforesaid town," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on internal affairs.

By unanimous consent,

Mr. Yeomans, from the committee on agriculture, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act further to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act to prevent animals from running at large in the public highways,' passed April 23, 1862, passed May 19, 1867, passed April 29, 1869," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments; which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Sage offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That when this House adjourn to-day, it be to Monday next at half-past 7 o'clock P. M.

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

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Mr. Knettles offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That Assembly bill No. 290, general order 324, entitled "An act to appropriate money for the building of a bridge over Cayuga inlet, in the village of Ithaca," be considered in the next committee of the whole, not full.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the members present voting in favor thereof.

Mr. Alberger offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That the Assembly bill, general order 421, entitled "An act to amend an act to incorporate the Buffalo East Side Railroad Company," be referred to the first committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the members present voting in favor thereof.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bills entitled as follows:

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to extend the powers of boards of supervisors, except in the counties of New York and Kings,' passed May 11, 1869."

"An act to appropriate money for the building of a bridge over the Cayuga inlet, in the village of Ithaca."

"An act to enable the legal voters of any town, county or city, to determine by ballot whether the sale, exposing for sale, giving away, or suffering to be exposed, sold or given away therein, of intoxicating liquors shall be prohibited, and to provide for the enforcement of prohibition when a majority declare in favor thereof; also, to regulate the sale for medicinal, mechanical, chemical or sacramental use, and to provide for the enforcement of this act."

And after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Mosher, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of said first and second mentioned bills, the first with amendments, and the second with an amendment; which report was agreed to, and said bills ordered engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Mosher, from said committee, also reported progress on said third mentioned bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Alvord moved that said bill be made a special order for Wednesday evening next, and that a session be held at that time for that purpose.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion, and it was determined in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the members present voting in favor thereof.

The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bills entitled as follows:

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for laying out and improving roads and avenues in the village and town of Saratoga Springs,' passed May 5, 1870."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Buffalo East Side Street Railway Company,' passed May 10, 1870."

"An act to ascertain by proper proofs who are entitled to vote upon certificates of naturalization, purporting to have been issued within the city and county of New York by the supreme court during the month of October, in the year 1868, and by the superior court during the months of September and October of said year.'

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ments; which report was agreed to, and said bills ordered engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Loughran, from said committee, also reported in favor of the pas sage of said third mentioned bill, with amendments.

Mr. Alvord in the chair.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said report.

Mr. D. B. Hill called for a count upon said question, which was ordered.

The affirmative vote having been announced by the Clerk, and it being apparent that a majority of the members voting had voted in the affirma tive, Mr. Speaker declared the motion carried,

When Mr. D. B. Hill raised the point of order that no quorum had voted upon the question, and therefore the question could not be declared carried.

The Speaker decided the point of order not well taken,

Whereupon Mr. D. B. Hill appealed from the decision of the Chair. Debate was had thereon, when

Mr. Speaker then gave his reasons for his decision, and then put the question "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House ?"

The vote having been taken, and standing affirmative 40, negative 3, Mr. D. B. Hill raised the point of order that no quorum had voted. The Speaker decided the point of order well taken.

Mr. I. D. Brown then moved that the House now adjourn.

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

At 1 o'clock and 45 minutes the House adjourned.

MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1872-7.30 P. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Pohlman.

The journal of Saturday was read and approved.

The Senate returned the concurrent resolution recalling from the Governor Assembly bill No 51, entitled "An act in relation to the Chemung Railroad Company," with a message that they had concurred in the passage of the same.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said resolution to the Governor.

Also, a concurrent resolution recalling Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act to authorize the village of Dunkirk to issue bonds for the purpose of supplying said village with water, and to create a board of water commissioners, passed April 13, 1872," with a message that they had concurred in the passage of the same.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said resolution to the Governor. Also, a concurrent resolution recalling Assembly bill No. 111, entitled "An act to amend an act passed May 9, 1868, entitled 'An act to amend section 3 of chapter 817 of the Laws of 1866, entitled An act to lay out and construct a road from the river road in township No. 14, in the town of Johnsburg, to the Carthage road near the head of Long lake, in

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