Mr. Steinberg offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following:

Resolved, That upon the approval of the Speaker the Clerk of the Assembly be and hereby is directed to arrange seats for the accommodation of the representatives of the press.

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

Mr. Stapley offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following:

Resolved, That the Clerk of the Assembly be authorized to make the usual contracts with the postmaster of the city of Albany and the express companies for the transmission of papers and docu

ments.

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

Mr. Adler offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following:

Resolved, That the rules of the Assembly as printed in the Clerk's Manual of 1923 amended as follows:

Amend Rule 19 by inserting in the list of committees, between lines 16 and 17 of said rule the words "Motor Vehicles," be and hereby are adopted as the rules of the Assembly of 1924.

Mr. Cuvillier moved to amend as follows:

Strike out subdivisions 8 and 9 of Rule 2. Strike out all of Rule 7. Strike out in Rule 12 on the 6th line the words "on rules" and insert the words "on committees."

Rule 19, add the following words: "To consist of twenty-five members Committee on Committee.'

In Rule 19, after line 33, strike out the following words: "To consist of seven members, Rules"

Strike out in Rule 19, in line 39, the word "rules" and insert the word "Committee." Strike out all of Rule 22. Strike out all of Rule 24 and insert the following: "Committee on Committees

Rule 24. 1. The Committee on Committees shall consist of twenty-five members elected by the House, and the Speaker of the Assembly, the majority and minority leaders shall be ex-officio members of the committee on committees and shall have a vote in said committee on committees on all legislation.

2. The committee on committees shall appoint all the standing committees and appoint the chairmen of all standing committees. 3. The committee on committees shall recommend rules of procedure to the Assembly for their adoption.

4. The committee on committees shall meet at least once in every two weeks and the chairman of the respective standing committee of the House are to report to the committee on committees on all legislation and its progress.

5. During the last ten days of the session a notice may be given, requesting that any matter may be made a special order, or that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading a bill out of its order, which shall be referred, without debate, to the committee on committees. The member making the motion or giving the notice shall submit in writing the reasons for making such special order or suspension, and attach thereto a copy of the bill.

6. The committees may report at any time, and such report shall stand as the determination of the House, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of a majority of the members elected. The

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committee shall not, however, report as a special order, a measure for the consideration of which a motion to discharge a standing committee has been recommitted to the committee for whence it came, unless so instructed by the house by a vote of a majority of the members elected. The committee may be instructed by the house at any time to report any matter as a special order or to report that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading a bill out of its order by a vote of a majority of the members elected. 7. On the 7th day of April, committees except the committees on revision and in printed and engrossed bills, shall make final reports to the committee on committees upon matters referred to them unless further time is granted for cause, and after that date no bill shall be introduced except by unanimous consent or by message from the Senate.”

By unanimous consent, consideration of said resolution and amendments was suspended.

The Senate thereupon appeared in the Assembly Chamber and the Lieutenant-Governor announced that the Senate and Assembly were in joint Assembly for the purpose of receiving the Governor's message.

Whereupon the Governor appeared in the Assembly Chamber and having been escorted to the Speaker's place delivered the following message:

(See Document.)

On motion of Mr. Adler, said message was ordered printed and laid upon the table.

The Governor and Senate then retired from the Assembly Chamber.

Debate was then resumed on Mr. Adler's resolution and the pending amendments.

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

Mr. Adler offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following:

Resolved (if the Senate concur), That when the Legislature adjourns this day it be to meet again on Monday, January 7th, at eight-thirty o'clock P. M.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, 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 resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence therein.

Mr. Yale offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following:

Resolved, That a committee of two be appointed by the Speaker to prepare ballots for the drawings of seats, to examine the same

and report to the Assembly, after which the members shall retire to the rear and back of the railing in the Assembly Chamber and as their names are drawn from the box, shall come forward and make their choice and retain such seat until the close of the drawing.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative. Mr. Speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Yale and Hamill,

Report of committee on drawing of seats.

By Mr. Yale: Your committee appointed on the drawing of seats. would respectfully report and recommend that all members now serving their fifth term or longer be entitled to select their seats, and that the balance be divided into four classes, and be drawn in the order of their class.

First. Members serving the fourth term in the Assembly shall be placed in class one and their names drawn.

Second. Members serving their third term in the Assembly shall be placed in class two and their names drawn.

Third. Members serving their second term in the Assembly shall be placed in class three and their names drawn, and the balance, those serving their first term, shall be placed in class four and their names drawn.

Which report was agreed to.