Ordered, That the said communication be laid upon the table. A communication from Alexander Forbus, clerk in chancery for the second circuit, was received and read. [See Document No. 243.] Ordered, That the said communication be laid upon the table. A communication from S. A. Goodwin, clerk in chancery for the seventh circuit, was received and read. [See Document No. 244.] Ordered, That the said communication be laid upon the table. A communication from John Keyes Paige, clerk of the Supreme Court, was received and read. [See Document No. 241.] Ordered, That the said communication be laid upon the table. A communication from Samuel L. Selden, clerk in chancery for the eighth circuit, was received and read. [See Document No. 249.] Ordered, That the said communication be laid upon the table. A communication from James Watson Williams, clerk in chancery for the fifth circuit, was received and read. [See Document No. 240.] Ordered, That the said communication be laid upon the table. A communication from G. M. Davison, clerk in chancery for the fourth circuit, was received and read. [See Document No. 245.] Ordered, That the said communication be laid upon the table. Mr. Suffern, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act extending the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Albany;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act for the relief of Josiah Rawson and Robert Toan;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising Samuel D. Ferguson to convey by deed his title to a certain parsonage house and lot in the village of Plattsburgh, to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church of said village;" and the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising James L. Voorhees and Asher Tappan to erect a toll-bridge across the Seneca river," and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed. Thereupon, The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act extending the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Albany," was read the third Resolved, That the bill do pass. The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Josiah Rawson and Robert Toan," was read the third time. Resolved, That the bill do pass. The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act authorising Samuel D. Ferguson to convey by deed his title to a certain parsonage house and lot in the village of Plattsburgh, to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church of said village," was read the third time. Resolved, That the bill do pass. The said engrossed bill, entitled "An act authorising James L. Voorhees and Asher Tappan to erect a toll-bridge across the Seneca river," 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: Mr. Groom Mr. Hall Mr. Harvey Mr. J. W. Lewis Mr. M'Neil Mr. Moseley Mr. P. W. Paddock Mr. Phillips Mr. Philo Mr. Plumb Mr. Springer Mr. Stetson Mr. Stevens Mr. C. Strong Mr. Thorn Mr. Tillinghast Mr. Tyrrel Mr. Van Benthuisen Mr. Wager Mr. Waldron Ordered, That the clerk deliver the said several bills to the Senate, and request their concurrence in the same. The engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act authorising the Phoenix cotton manufactory to continue a dam across the Susquehannah river," with the engrossed amendments, was read the third time. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the final passage of the said bill and amendments, 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: Mr. Baker Mr. Barnes Mr. Bennet Mr. Brasher Mr. Groom Mr. Hall Mr. Harvey Mr. Hutchinson Mr. Crowell Mr. Cuykendall Mr. M'Cluer Mr. M'Neil Mr. Davis Mr. Eldred Mr. Fisher Mr. Gray Mr. Moseley Mr. P. W. Paddock Mr. Phillips Mr. Preston Mr. D. Sibley Mr. Simmons Mr. Speaker Mr. Tillinghast Mr. Van Benthuisen Mr. Wilkinson Mr. Woodbury Mr. Woodward Mr. W. Woodworth 94 Ordered, That the clerk return the said bill to the Senate, and inform them that this House have passed the same, with the amendments therewith delivered. On motion of Mr. Phillips, Resolved, That the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, inquire into the propriety of so amending the laws of this State in relation to the distribution of the income of the Literature fund, as to require that the amount of such fund which may be apportioned to the Deaf and Dumb Institution in the city of NewYork, shall be deducted from the total amount of such income, instead of the amount apportioned to the incorporated academies in the first senate district; and that said committee report thereon by bill or otherwise, as soon as may be convenient. On motion of Mr. Dayan, Resolved, That the bill for the construction of the Black river canal, be made the special order for Monday next. Ordered, That Mr. Lytle have leave of absence for two weeks. A message from the Senate was read, informing that they have passed the bill entitled "An act extending the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Albany," without amendment. Ordered, That the Clerk deliver the said bill to the Governor. Mr. Ogden offered for the consideration of the House, certain resolutions, in the words following, to wit: day of Resolved, That the register, assistant register and clerks of the Court of Chancery, and clerks of the Supreme Court, do severally keep an accurate account of all fees received and charged by them for their official services, from the day of next, to the next, designating what amount has been received, and what amount charged: And that they also keep an account of all disbursements or expenses paid out or incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties respectively during the said time, specifying the amount paid for office rent, if any; the amount paid for clerk hire; the names of the deputies and clerks employed by them respectively, and the length of time cach person is so employed, and the amount paid for stationary; and report the same to the Assembly, on or before the day of next. Resolved, That the Clerk of this House transmit a copy of the above resolution to each of the officers named therein, and obtain evidence of the same having been delivered to them respectively, without delay. Resolved, That the resolution of this House of the tenth instant, requiring the officers referred to in the foregoing, to report to this House, on or before the first day of March next, a full and accurate account of all sums of money received and charged by them respectively for their official services, between the first day of January 1834, and the first day of January 1835, &c. be, and the same is hereby rescinded. The first of the foregoing resolutions having been amended, the same was again read, in the words following, to wit: Resolved, That the register, assistant register and clerks of the Court of Chancery, the clerks of the Supreme Court, and the register of deeds in and for the city and county of New-York, be required severally to keep an accurate account of all fees received or charged by them for their official services, from the first day of April next, to the first day of January next; designating what amount has been received, and what amount charged: And that they also keep an account of all disbursements or expenses paid out or incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties respectively during the said time, specifying the amount paid for office rent, if any; the amount paid for clerk hire; the names of the deputies and clerks employed by them respectively, and the length of time each person is so employed, and the amount paid for stationary; and report the same to the Assembly, on or before the fifteenth day of January next: And that the register of deeds in and for the city of New-York, continue to keep his account until the first of April 1836, and then report to the Assembly. Debates were had on the said resolutions; and while the same were under discussion, Mr. Patterson made a motion that the question on adopting them be divided, and that the question on each be put separately. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the motion of Mr. Patterson, and it was decided in the affirmative. Debates having been had upon the first resolution, Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree. thereto, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the second resolution, and it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Roosevelt, The third resolution was so amended as to read as follows: Resolved, That the resolutions of this House of the tenth instant, requiring the officers referred to in the foregoing resolutions, to report to this House, on or before the first day of March next, a full and accurate account of all sums of money received and charged by them respectively for their official services, between the first day of January 1834, and the first day of January 1835, &c. be, and the same is hereby extended (as to the time of making the returns) to the twentieth day of March next. Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the said resolution as amended, and it was decided in the affirmative. And then the House adjourned until ten o'clock on Monday morning next. |