Ordered, That the Clerk return the said bill to the Senate, and inform them that this House have passed the same without amend

ment.

The engrossed bill entitled "An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road through part of the town of Newtown in Queens county," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

The engrossed bill entitled "An act to authorise the supervisors of the county of Chenango to raise money by tax on the taxable inhabitants of the town of Sherburne, to prepare a room for the use of said town," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

The engrossed bill entitled "An act extending further privileges to the firemen of the respective cities within this State," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

The engrossed bill entitled "An act to authorise the survey of canal routes from the Sacandaga branch of the Hudson river in Northampton, Montgomery county, to the Erie and Champlain canals," was read the third time.

Resolved, That the bill do pass.

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

And then the House adjourned until four o'clock this afternoon.

FOUR O'CLOCK P. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. Judd,

Resolved, That a committee of one from each Senate district be appointed, to select from the special orders, unfinished business, from bills on the table, those ready for a third reading, and those committed to a committee of the whole house, such bills of general

interest as in their opinion should be acted upon at the present session; and that all bills reported by said committee, when said reports are agreed to, shall have preference over all other bills before this House.

Ordered, That Mr. Judd, Mr. Hall, Mr. Wilcoxson, Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Hough, Mr. Crain, Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. D. Sibley, be the said committee.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the consideration of the bill entitled "An act to amend article first of title first of chapter fifteenth of part first of the Revised Statutes," and that the same be referred to the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, to report complete.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Ontario woollen manufacturing company," and that the same be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. M. H. Sibley, Mr. Hildreth and Mr. Hendee, to report complete.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New-York and Albany rail-road company,' passed April 17th, 1832;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Tomlinson, from the said committee, reported, that the committee had gone through the said bill, made amendments thereto, and agreed to the same; 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.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to create a fund for the benefit of the creditors of certain monied corporations, and for other purposes,' passed April 2d, 1829;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Tomlinson, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to authorise the establishment of the New-York State lunatic asylum;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Tomlinson, from the said committee, reported, that the committee had gone through the said bill, made amendments thereto, and agreed to the same; 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.

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1835.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. D. Sibley asked for and obtained the unanimous consent of the House, to bring in a bill entitled "An act for the incorporation of the Monroe mutual fire insurance company;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time

Thereupon,

Mr. D. Sibley made a motion that the House should agree to order the said bill to be engrossed,

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the said motion of Mr. D. Sibley, and it was unanimously determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Wetmore, from the committee on colleges, academies and common schools, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to amend article first of title first of chapter fifteenth of part first of the Revised Statutes," 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. Crain, from the select committee to which was referred the petition of D. M'Gregor and others of the county of Monroe, praying that an appeal may be allowed from the decision of the boards of excise, to the judges of the county courts, on the question of granting licenses to retail ardent spirits, reported, that in the opi nion of the committee, the boards of excise in the several towns are the most proper tribunals to decide on the propriety of granting tavern and grocery licenses, and therefore recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be denied.

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. Suffern, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Watertown academy;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to revive and amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Eddyville bridge company,' passed April 22, 1831;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Fishkill education society;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising Felix Tracy to erect a dam across the Genesee river;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Keeseville academy;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to authorise the establishment of the New-York State lunatic asylum;" and the engrossed bill entitled "An act to revive and amend the act entitled An act to incorporate the New-York and Albany rail-road company,' passed April 17th, 1832," and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed.

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

Mr. Farwell, from the committee appointed in pursuance of the fifty-first rule of this House, to examine all bills committed to a committee of the whole, and to report such bills as in their unanimous opinion may with propriety be referred to select committees to report complete, reported the following bills as proper for such reference, to wit:

The bill entitled "An act to vest certain additional powers in the supreme court commissioner appointed for the town of Whitehall in the county of Washington;" the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to divide the town of Sempronius in the county of Cayuga,' so much as relates to the division of the school fund;" the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Bates Cook;" the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Daniel Fowler;" the bill entitled "An act for the relief of purchasers of lots at Oneida Castleton;" the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act authorising the appointment of a weigher and measurer for the town of Greenbush in the county of Rensselaer;'" the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Homer;" the bill entitled "An act to extend the operation of an act entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the College of Pharmacy in the city of Brooklyn,' and the bill entitled "An act to authorise Joseph B. Cheeseman to build a dock in the town of North-Hempstead.'

Thereupon,

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the consideration of the said several bills, and that the bill entitled "An act to vest certain additional powers in the supreme court commissioner appointed for the town of Whitehall in the county of Washington," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Moore, Mr. Livingston and Mr. Tomlinson; that the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to divide the town of Sempronius in the county of Cayuga,' so much as relates to the division of the school fund," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Palmer, Mr. Parker and Mr. Groom; that the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Bates Cook," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. King, Mr. M'Neil and Mr. Moseley; that the bill entitled "An act for the relief of Daniel Fowler," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Shepard, Mr. Cadwell and Mr. Moseley; that the bill entitled "An act for the relief of purchasers of lots at Oneida Castleton," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. King, Mr. Brooks and Mr. Shepard; that the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act authorising the appointment of a weigher and measurer for the town of Greenbush in the county of Rensselaer,'" be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Springer, Mr. Griswold and Mr. Moore; that the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Homer," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Niles, Mr. Burke and Mr. A. Brown; that the bill entitled "An act to extend the operation of an act entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the College of Pharmacy in the city of Brooklyn,'" be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr.

Rice, Mr. Clinch and Mr. Phillips; and that the bill entitled "An act to authorise Joseph B. Cheeseman to build a dock in the town of North-Hempstead," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Jackson, Mr. Conklin and Mr. Phillips, to be by the said committees severally reported complete.

Six several messages from the Senate were read, informing that they have passed the bill entitled "An act to amend the several acts relative to the village of Syracuse;" the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Payne's bridge company,' passed May 5th, 1834;" the bill entitled "An act to provide for the erection of a jail and fire-proof clerk's office in the county of Kings, and for other purposes;" the bill entitled "An act to authorise the supervisors of the county of Orleans to raise money to build a bridge across the Oak-orchard creek, at or near the head of Stillwater in the town of Carlton;" the bill entitled "An act to facilitate the proof of legal notices," and the bili entitled "An act authorising Marcus B. Osborne to erect and maintain a wharf and dock at Sag-Harbor in the county of Suffolk," severally without amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver the said bills to the Governor. The Senate sent for concurrence, a bill entitled "An act relative to the inspection of flour and meal in the counties of Albany and Rensselaer."

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

Mr. Roosevelt, from the committee on rail-roads, by the unanimous consent of the House, reported a bill, entitled "An act further to amend the act to incorporate the New-York and Erie rail-road company, passed April 24th, 1832;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time.

Thereupon,

Mr. Roosevelt made a motion that the House should agree to order the said bill to be engrossed.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the said motion of Mr. Roosevelt, and it was unanimously determined in the affirmative.

The House then proceeded to the consideration of the report of the committee on two-third bills, on the bill entitled "An act concerning the assessment of taxes on incorporated companies;" the said report being that the said bill requires the votes of two-thirds of all the members elected to both branches of the Legislature, to pass the same into a law.

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

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.

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