The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act for the incorporation of the Genesee mutual fire insurance company;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Richmond, Mr. T. Lewis and Mr. Tomlinson, to report the same complete.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Ontario and Livingston county mutual insurance company;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again. Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. M. H. Sibley, Mr. Patterson and Mr. Hildreth, to report the same complete.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Wayne county mutual insurance company;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Benjamin, Mr. Wylie and Mr. Parker, to report the same complete.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act for the incorporation of the Montgomery mutual fire insurance company;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again. Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Adams, Mr. Odell and Mr. Loomis, to report the same complete.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Albany county mutual insurance company;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Livingston, Mr. Seger and Mr. Waldron, to report the same complete.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Westchester and Putnam insurance company;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Crosby, Mr. P. W. Paddock and Mr. Jackson, to report the same complete.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Clinton and Essex mutual fire insurance company;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again. Thereupon,

Ordered, That the said bill be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Stetson and Mr. P. W. Paddock, to report the same complete.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act relating to the support of paupers in the counties of St. Lawrence, Clinton and Franklin;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Burke, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon,

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

And then the House adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1835.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

The memorial of sundry inhabitants of the city of Albany, in favor of the passage of the bill relative to the equalization of thewards of the city of Albany, was read, and ordered to be laid upon the table.

The memorial of sundry inhabitants of the county of Monroe, praying for an amendment of the excise law, was read, and referred to the select committee on that subject, of which Mr. D. Sibley is chairman.

The remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of the county of Erie, against the passage of an act authorising the supervisors of said county to raise money by tax, to improve a certain road 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 grand jurors of the county of Clinton, praying for the passage of an act abolishing the January term of the court of common pleas in said county, was read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Rockland, praying for the establishment of a fire company in the village of Samsondale in said county, was read, and committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill upon that subject.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the city of New-York, praying for the passage of an act authorising the appointment of commissioners to examine into the state of the public schools in said city, was read, and referred to the committee on colleges, academies and common schools.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Oneida, praying for the repeal of the law which prohibits botanic practice, was read, and committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill upon that subject.

The petition of sundry members of the bar of the county of Washington, praying for an amendment of the Constitution, in relation to the judiciary system, was read, and ordered to be laid. upon the table.

Mr. Crowell, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act to revive the act to incorporate the Niagara canal company, passed April 11th, 1823;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to repeal so much of the Revised Statutes as imposes a tax of two mills per bushel on every manufacturer of salt in the town of Salina, who shall receive his supply of salt water from the reservoirs supplied by the pumps belonging to this State;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to prohibit the sale of ardent spirits to the St. Regis Indians;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act concerning forgery and counterfeiting;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising the building of a bridge over the middle branch of the Hudson river, between the towns of Athol and Warrensburgh;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Oysterpond wharf company;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act appointing commissioners to lay out and establish a road from New-Rochelle village in the county of Westchester, to George Rapelje's bridge over Eastchester creek in the town of Pelham;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to amend the Revised Statutes in relation to laying out public highways;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to establish and regulate ferries between the city of New-York and Long Island;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising Isaac Peck and Elijah Peck to erect a dock in the town of Flushing in the county of Queens;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the North-Hempstead and Flushing turnpike road and bridge company," and the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Rochester water-works company," and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed.

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

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the memorial of sundry inhabitants of the county of Erie, residing upon lands claimed to be owned by the Holland Land Company, praying relief from certain oppressive measures of said company, reported, that in the opinion of the committee, the petitioners ought to have leave to withdraw their petition.

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

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the memorial of John C. Ball of the city of New-York, praying a divorce, reported, that in the opinion of the committee, the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted.

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. Crowell, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act for establishing and regulating a ferry across the Hudson river, between Sing-Sing in the town of Mount-Pleasant in the county of Westchester, and Slaughter's landing in the town of Clarkson in the county of Rockland;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to extend for a limited period the charter of the North river insurance company of the city of New-York;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to revive an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Long Island Farmers' fire insurance company,' passed April 29th, 1833, and to extend the time for organizing the same;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act relative to the Roman Catholic benevolent society in the city of New-York;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to provide for the payment of costs in certain cases," and the engrossed bill entitled "An act relative to a fire-proof clerk's office in the county of Essex," and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed.

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

Mr. Livingston, from the majority of the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the resolution of this House of the twenty-sixth of March last, instructing the said committee to inquire into the expediency of reducing the fees of the register and assistant register in the Court of Chancery, and the several clerks of the Supreme Court, reported, that in the opinion of the committee, it is inexpedient to legislate upon the subject at the present session.

Debates were had thereon; and the question being put whether the House would agree with the committee in their said report, it was determined in the negative.

The ayes and noes being required by ten members,

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

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Mr. Livingston, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the resolution of this House of the twenty-fourth instant, instructing the said committee to inquire as to the expediency of amending the forty-second section of part second, title first, chapter eighth, article third of the Revised Statutes, so as to exempt from the limitation of suits therein specified, complainants unable to prosecute from want of means to carry on such suit, &c. reported, that in the opinion of the committee, it is inexpedient to legislate upon the subject at this time.

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

Mr. Wetmore, from the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act relating to public instruction," reported, that the committee have examined the said bill, and see no reason why the same should not be passed into a law, and recommend that it be ordered to a third reading.

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. Gray, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to in