Ordered, That the Clerk deliver the said bill to the Senate, and request their concurrence in the same. A message from the Governor, delivered by his private secretary, was read, in the words following, to wit: GENTLEMEN, TO THE ASSEMBLY, Í have this day approved and signed the 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 county." Albany, March 7, 1835. On motion of Mr. Farwell, W. L. MARCY. Resolved, That the committee on rail-roads be discharged from the further consideration of the various petitions for a rail-road from the village of Batavia to the city of Buffalo, and that the said petitions be referred to the committee of the whole house, on the bill for the construction of a rail-road from the village of Attica to the city of Buffalo. On motion of Mr. Adams, Resolved, That the several bills on the general orders for the amendment of the charters of fire insurance companies, and for the incorporation of fire insurance companies, be the order of the day for the twenty-third instant. On motion of Mr. King, Resolved, That the bill relating to tavern licenses, laid on the table this morning, be recommitted to a committee of the whole house. Ordered, That Mr. Murphy have leave of absence for six days. On motion of Mr. Adams, Resolved, That the committee on grievances be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Herman H. Bogart, praying remuneration for damages sustained by the filling up of his mill-race on the Crooked lake canal, and that the same be referred to the Canal Commissioners. Mr. Wetmore offered for the consideration of the House, a resolution, in the words following, to wit: Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That this Legislature will adjourn on the day of April next. Ordered, That the said resolution be laid upon the table. In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Wilkinson asked for and obtained leave to bring in a bill, entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to authorise Benajah Byington to search for rock salt in the county of Onondaga,' passed April 13th, 1820;" which was read the the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on the manufacture of salt. The Senate returned the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Peaconic navigation company;" and the bill entitled "An act to [ASSEMBLY JOURNAL.] 45 1 extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of GreatValley, and for other purposes." Ordered, That the Clerk deliver the said bills to the Governor. The Senate sent for concurrence, a bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New-Paltz academy,' passed April 12th, 1833." The said bill was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on colleges, academics and common schools. The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to aid and expedite the construction of a rail-road from Lake Erie to the city of New-York, through the southern tier of counties;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Judd, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again. And then the House adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1835. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of the county of OnonJaga, against the incorporation of a company to construct a railroad from Utica to Syracuse, was read, and committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill upon that subject. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Erie, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a rail-road from Batavia to Buffalo, was read, and committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill upon that subject. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the village of Greenbush in the county of Rensselaer, praying for authority to construct a bridge across the Hudson river at Albany, with a remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of the village of Port-Schuyler against the same, were read, and referred to the committee on the establishment and improvement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Saratoga, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a rail-road from the village of Ballston-Spa to Galway corners in said county, was read, and referred to the committee on rail-roads. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Monroe, praying for the passage of a law to prevent the practice of betting on clections, was read, and referred to the committee on privileges and elections. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the village of Brockport in the county of Monroe, praying for an amendment of their charter, was read, and referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. D. Sibley, Mr. A. Clark and Mr. G. Brown. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Tompkins, Tioga and Chenango, praying for a repeal of the law proscribing botanic practice, was read, and committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill upon that subject. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Genesee, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a rail-road from Attica to Buffalo, was read, and committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill upon that subject. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Cattaraugus and Erie, praying for the passage of a law authorising the supervisors of said counties to raise money by tax, to build a bridge across the Cattaraugus creek, was read, and referred to the committee on the establishment and improvement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Herkimer, praying for the passage of an act authorising the appointment of commissioners to lay out a road from Little-Falls to Herkimer in said county, was read, and referred to the committee on the establishment and improvement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies. The petition of the Hibernian Provident Society of the city of New-York, praying for an extension of their charter, was read, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of charitable and religious societies. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Columbia, praying for the incorporation of a literary institution, with an appropriation of two thousand dollars from the State treasury, was read, and referred to the committee on colleges, academies and common schools. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Niagara, praying for the incorporation of the Niagara and Genesee RailRoad Company, was read, and committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill upon that subject. The petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Queens and Kings, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a turnpike road from Newtown in the county of Queens, to Bushwick in the county of Kings, was read, and referred to the committee on the establishment and improvement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies. Mr. Davis, from the committee on the incorporation and alteration of the charters of banking and insurance companies, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Long Island insurance company,' passed April 26th, 1833," 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. Davis, from the committee on the incorporation and alteration of the charters of banking and insurance companies, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act to continue the charter of the Franklin fire insurance company,' reported, that the committee have examined the said bill, and see no reason why the same should not be passed into a law. TY Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole house. Mr. Cash, from the committee on ways and means, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act for the support of the government of this State," 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, when on the resolution of the Senate for amending the Constitution relative to the Canal fund. Mr. Moseley, from the committee on Indian affairs, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act. directing the sale to William Page, of one hundred acres of land in the New-Stockbridge or Oneida reservation," reported: [See Document No. 280.] Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole house. Mr. Wetmore, from the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, to which was referred the petition of the trustees of Montgomery Academy, praying for an amendment of the act constituting the trustees of Montgomery Academy trustees of school district number seven in the town of Montgomery, reported a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Montgomery academy;" 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. Judd, from the committee on medical societies and colleges, to which was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Onondaga, praying for the passage of an act to incorporate an eye infirmary, to be located in the village of Syracuse in said county, reported a bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Western eye and ear infirmary;" 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. D. Sibley, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act in relation to the boundaries of school district number two in the city of Rochester and county of Monroe," reported, that the committee had gone through the said bill, and agreed to the same without amendment; which he was directed to report to the House, and he read the report in his place, and delivered the same in at the table, where it was again read, and agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed. Mr. Griswold, from the select committee to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Troy turnpike and rail-road company,' passed April 18th, 1831," reported, that the committee had gone through the said bill, and agreed to the same without amendment; which he was directed to report to the House, and he read the report in his place, and delivered the same in at the table, where it was again read, and agreed to by the House, and the bill ordered to a third reading. Thereupon, The said bill 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. Brooks Mr. Burhans Mr. Hough Mr. Jackson Mr. Judd Mr. Seger Mr. Shepard Mr. M. H. Sibley Mr. Simmons Mr. Speaker Mr. Wheeler Mr. Wilcoxson Mr. Wilkinson |