provement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Genesee, praying for the passage of an act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from the village of Pike in the county of Allegany, to the village of Attica in the county of Genesee, was read, and referred to the committee on the establishment and improvement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies.

The proceedings of sundry citizens of the city of Utica, relative to the construction of a ship canal between Lake Ontario and the Hudson river, were read, and referred to the committee on canals and internal improvements.

Ordered, That six times the usual number of copies of the same be printed for the use of the Legislature.

[See Document No. 158.]

Mr. Wager, from the committee on canals and internal improvcprovements, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act for the relief of William Buell," reported, that the committee have examined the said bill, and see no reason why the same should not be passed into a law.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole house.

Mr. Hough, from the committee on grievances, to which was referred the petition of Wessel Ten Broeck, for relief, reported; and recommended that the prayer of the petitioner be denied.

[See Document No. 166.]

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree with the committee in their said report, and it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the report of the Chancellor, in answer to a resolution of this House of the fourteenth of January, relative to a reorganization of the Chancery circuits, reported a bill, entitled "An act to reorganize the chancery circuits, and to provide for the appointment of additional vice-chancellors;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the resolution of this House of the fourteenth January, relative to authorising the assignees or trustees of insolvent debtors to prosecute in their own names in certain cases, reported a bill, entitled "An act relative to voluntary assignments;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole house. Mr. Livingston, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to prevent the sale of strong or spirituous liquors to certain persons therein mentioned," report

ed, that the committee have examined the said bill, and see no reason why the same should not be passed into a law.

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole house.

Mr. Adams, from the committee on grievances, to which was referred the petition of James Mitchell, asking for relief on account of the loss of his eyesight, occasioned by being blown up while engaged in blasting rocks at Lockport, as a laborer on the Erie canal, reported; and offered the following resolution:

[See Document No. 153.]

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be denied, and that he have leave to withdraw his petition.

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

Mr. Krum, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the petition of the judges and members of the bar of the county of Schoharic, praying for an alteration of the time of holding the courts in said county, reported a bill, entitled "An act to change the time of holding the court of common pleas and general sessions in the county of Schoharie;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.

Mr. M. H. Sibley, from the committee on claims, to which was referred the petition of John B. Herrishoff, agent of John Brown, Francis and Sarah Herrishoff, reported; and offered the following resolution:

[See Document No. 154.]

Resolved, That the prayer of the petition of John B. Herrishoff, as agent of John Brown, Francis and Sarah Herrishoff, be denied. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. M. H. Sibley, from the committee on claims, to which was referred the petition of Gertrude Gates, widow of John Gates deceased, for a grant of bounty lands, or of money in lieu thereof, reported; and offered the following resolution:

[See Document No. 178.]

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted.

Ordered, That the said resolution be laid upon the table.

The Senate sent for concurrence, a bill entitled "An act to continue the charter of the Lenox iron company;" and a bill entitled "An act to establish the western boundary line of the village of Le Roy, and to confirm certain proceedings of the inhabitants and officers thereof."

The said bills were severally read the first time, and by unanimous consent were also read a second time, and the bill entitled "An act to continue the charter of the Lenox iron company," was referred to the committee on trade and manufactures; and the bill entitled "An act to establish the western boundary line of the vil lage of Le Roy, and to confirm certain proceedings of the inhabitants and officers thereof," was referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, severally to consider and report thereon.

A message from the Senate was read, informing that they have passed the bill entitled “An act authorising the supervisors of the county of Genesee to convey certain lands in the village of Batavia," without amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver the said bill to the Governor. The Senate sent for concurrence, a bill entitled "An act directing the sale to William Page, of one hundred acres of land in the New-Stockbridge or Oneida reservation."

The said bill was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on Indian affairs, to consider and report thereon.

The Senate returned the bill entitled "An act relative to the destruction of bears in the town of Florence, Oneida county;" and the bill entitled "An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from the village of Skaneateles to the village of Camillus in the county of Onondaga."

Ordered, That the clerk deliver the said bills to the Governor. The annual report of Samuel Howell, an inspector of lumber, was received and read.

[See Document No. 274.]

Ordered, That the said report be referred to the committee on trade and manufactures.

Mr. Suffern, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee had examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act to amend title sixth, chapter third, part first of the Revised Statutes;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act for the relief of Joseph A. Norton;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Great-Valley, and for other purposes;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising money to be raised by tax on certain towns in the county of Erie, for improving the road through the Indian reservation in said town;" and the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Peaconick navigation company," and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed.

Thereupon,

The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act to amend title sixth, chapter third, part first of the Revised Statutes," was read the

third time.

The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Joseph A. Norton," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Great-Valley, and for other purposes," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act authorising money to be raised by tax on certain towns in the county of Erie, for improving the road through the Indian reservation in said town," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Peaconick navigation company," was read the third time.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of the said bill, and it was determined in the affirmative, two-thirds of all the members elected to this House voting in favor thereof, as follows, to wit:

AYES 97

NAYS 04

Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Adams

Mr. Groom

Mr. Powers

Mr. Preston
Mr. Quackenboss
Mr. Rice
Mr. Richmond
Mr. Ringgold
Mr. Seger
Mr. Shepard
Mr. D. Sibley
Mr. M. H. Sibley
Mr. Simmons
Mr. Springer
Mr. Stevens
Mr. C. Strong
Mr. E. Strong
Mr. Suffern
Mr. Tillinghast
Mr. Tyrrel

Mr. Van Benthuisen
Mr. Van Bergen

Mr. Wager
Mr. Waldron

Mr. Warren
Mr. Wheeler
Mr. Wilcoxson

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Williams

Ordered, That the clerk deliver the said several bills to the Senate, and request their concurrence in the same.

Mr. Suffern, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act to authorise the clerk of the city and county of New-York to procure a book of record, and to make entries therein of judgments docketed in the court of common pleas of said county;" and find the same correctly engrossed.

Ordered, That the said bill be laid upon the table.

The engrossed bill entitled "An act to provide for auditing the accounts of certain town officers in the several counties therein mentioned," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

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

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

Resolved, That the vote of this House on the final passage of the engrossed resolution for amending the Constitution of this State, relative to the salt and auction duties, be reconsidered.

Ordered, That the said resolution be laid upon the table, and be the order of the day for Friday next.

Ordered, That Mr. Krum have leave of absence for five days, Mr. M'Kie for ten days, and Mr. Shepard for six days.

Ordered, That the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act for the relief of William Buell," be the order of the day for Tuesday next.

On motion of Mr. Wetmore,

Resolved, That the engrossed bill in relation to the.docket book of the court of common pleas of the city of New-York, be referred to the committee of the whole house.

On motion of Mr. Williams,

Resolved, That the petition of George Thompson, for relief, presented to this House on the sixth January, 1831, be referred to the committee on grievances.

Ordered, That the committee on the judiciary be discharged. from the consideration of the petition of the Saratoga Manufacturing Company, for authority to amend their charter relative to certain taxes of the town of Saratoga; and that the petitioners have leave to withdraw their petition.