Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate.

Mr. Wadsworth,

Mr. Laflin.

Mr. W. A. Wheeler,

Select Committee to whom is referred so much of the Governor's Message as relates to the Metropolitan Police Bill.

Mr. Mather,

Mr. Halsted,

Mr. Noxon.

Select Committee to whom is referred so much of the Governor's Message as relates to the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica.

Mr. Hubbell,

Mr. Stow,

Mr. Pratt,

Mr. O. B. Wheeler,

Mr. Ames.

ORDER OF BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.

1. The Presentation of Petitions.

2. Reports of Standing Committees.

3. Reports of Select Committees.

4. Messages from the Governor.

5. Communications and Reports from State Officers. 6. Messages from the Assembly.

7. Notices of Bills.

8. Introduction of Bills.

9. Third Reading of Bills.

10. Motions and Resolutions.

11. Special Orders.

12. General Orders; but Messages from the Governor and Assembly, and Communications and Reports from State Officers, may be considered at any time.

RULES AND ORDERS

OF THE

SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK,

ADOPTED JANUARY 15, 1858.

be read.

1. The President having taken the chair at the hour Journals to to which the Senate shall have adjourned, and a quorum being present, the journal of the preceding day shall be read, to the end that any mistakes therein may be corrected.

2. After the reading and approval of the journal, the order of business shall be as follows:

1. The Presentation of Petitions.

2. Reports of Standing Committees.
3. Reports of Select Committees.

4. Messages from the Governor.

5. Communications and Reports from State Officers.

6. Messages from the Assembly.

7. Notices of Bills.

8. Introduction of Bills.

9. Third Reading of Bills.

10. Motions and Resolutions.

11. Special Orders.

12. General Orders; but Messages from the Governor and Assembly, and Communications and Reports from State Officers, and reports from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, may be received under any order of business.

Order of business.