Senators Palmer, A. L. Rollins, W. C. Sinclair, Knight, Holt, Wason, Towle, F. W. Rollins, Brown, Edgerly, Barker, Reed, Murry, Gould, Woodbury, Stevens, Gale, and Langley.

The following Senators voted in the negative:

Senators Van Dyke, Bartlett, Gordon, and Folsom.

Eighteen Senators having voted in the affirmative and four Senators having voted in the negative, the affirmative prevailed; the rules were suspended and the bill was read a third time by its title.

The question being stated,

Shall the bill pass?

Senator Bartlett demanded the yeas and nays.

The clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The following Senators voted in the affirmative:

Senators Palmer, A. L. Rollins, W. C. Sinclair, Knight, Holt, Wason, Towle, F. W. Rollins, Brown, Edgerly, Barker, Reed, Murry, Gould, Woodbury, Stevens, Gale, and Langley. The following Senators voted in the negative:

Senators Van Dyke, Bartlett, Gordon, and Folsom.

Eighteen Senators having voted in the affirmative and four in the negative, the affirmative prevailed and the bill passed. Senator Brown for the Committee on Fisheries and Game, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act to amend chapter 130, section 4, of the Public Statutes," having considered the same, reported the same without amendment and recommended its passage.

The report was accepted and the bill laid on the table to be printed under the rule.

Senator Holt for the Committee on Judiciary reported a bill entitled "An act in amendment of section 15, chapter 34 of the Public Statutes, relating to the preservation of ballots," and recommended its passage.

The report was accepted and the bill was read a first and second time and laid on the table to be printed under the rule.

Senator Holt for the Committee on Judiciary reported a bill entitled "An act in amendment of section of chapter 39 of the Public Statutes relating to the purity of elections," and recommended its passage.

The report was accepted, and the bill was read a first and second time, and laid on the table to be printed under the rule. On motion of Senator Stevens, the Senate adjourned.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1895.

The Senate met according to adjournment.

The reading of the journal having been commenced, on motion of Senator Gould the rules were so far suspended that its further reading was dispensed with.

The following entitled House bills were severally read a third time and passed:

An act to incorporate the John M. Hunt Home.

An act to prohibit fishing in Hawkins pond in Holderness and Centre Harbor.

An act to amend the charter of the Mount Washington Railway, and all special laws relating thereto.

An act for the preservation of the health of females employed in manufacturing, mechanical, and mercantile establishments.

An act to change the name of Thurston Pond, and prohibit fishing in said water and mill pond for five years.

On motion of Senator Bartlett the title of the last bill was changed to read as follows:

An act to change the name of Thurston Pond in Eaton and Madison.

On motion of Senator Bartlett, the following entitled Senate bill was taken from the table, read a third time, passed, and sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence:

An act to establish the Union school district in Bath.

The Senate proceeded to the special order of business of the hour, which was the consideration of Senate bill No. 27, entitled "An act in amendment of chapter 127 of the Public Statutes, relating to the sale of adulterated butter, oleomargarine, and imitation cheese."

The question recurring,

Shall the amendment be adopted?

A division was had with the following result:

Thirteen Senators voted in the affirmative,

Four Senators voted in the negative.

The affirmative prevailed, and the amendment was adopted.

On motion of Senator Gould, the rules were so far suspended that the bill was read a third time by its title, passed, and sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence in the Senate amendment.

Senator Rollins for the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act in amendment of chapter 14, section 6, of the Public Statutes, relating to charter fees,"

having considered the same, reported the same without amendment, and recommended its passage.

The report was accepted, and the bill ordered to a third reading this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The following report from the Committee on Engrossed Bills was accepted:

The Committee on Engrossed Bills report that they have carefully examined and found correctly engrossed, bills with the following titles:

An act to ratify and confirm the purchase of property on the summit and at the base of Mount Washington by the Mount Washington Railway Company.

An act in relation to taxes on Building and Loan Associations, heretofore paid to the state.

An act to amend the Charter of the Gordon Nash Library, granted in 1887.

An act in amendment of chapter 279 of the Laws of 1891, incorporating the Connecticut Valley Water Company.

An act in amendment of chapter 119 of the Public Statutes, relating to the inspection and licensing of steamboats and their engineers.

tor.

An act empowering cities to establish the office of audi

An act to prohibit the giving of cigarettes, snuff, or tobacco to minors.

An act in amendment of section 5, chapter 224, of the Public Statutes, entitled "Witnesses."

An act to establish water-works in the town of Peterborough.

An act in amendment of and in addition to section 8 of chapter 177 of the Public Statutes relating to guardian and ward.

An act to change the name of the town of South Newmarket.

EDWARD B. WOODBURY,

For the Committee.

On motion of Senator Barker, the Senate adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

The following entitled House bill was read a third time and passed:

An act in amendment of chapter 14, section 6, of the Public Statutes, relating to charter fees.

On motion of Senator Folsom, the following resolution was adopted:

Resolved, That the Honorable Senate has learned with sorrow of the decease of Benjamin F. Prescott, an honored citizen of the State. As Secretary and Governor of the State he served the public with ability and fidelity; in the duties of his public career and in his private life, has left an example worthy of imitation.

Resolved, That the honorable Senate extend its tender and affectionate remembrances to the loved ones of his household.

The following message was received from the House of Representatives by its clerk :

Mr. President:

HOUSE MESSAGE.

The House of Representatives has passed bills and joint resolutions with the following titles, in the passage of which it asks the concurrence of the Honorable Senate: