The engrossed 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," 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:

The engrossed bill entitled "An act further to amend the act to incorporate the New-York and Erie rail-road company, passed April 24th, 1832," 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. Benjamin

Mr. Bennet
Mr. Blatchly
Mr. Brooks
Mr. A. Brown
Mr. G. Brown
Mr. Burhans
Mr. Burke

Mr. Barnum

Mr. Burr
Mr. Cadwell
Mr. Carpenter
Mr. A. Clark
Mr. C. Clark

Mr. J. Clark
Mr. Coe
Mr. Conklin
Mr. Crain

Mr. Hendee
Mr. Herttell
Mr. Hicks
Mr. Hildreth
Mr. Hiller
Mr. Hillyer
Mr. Horton
Mr. Hough
Mr. Hutchinson
Mr. Jackson

Mr. Judd

Mr. King
Mr. Krum

Mr. J. W. Lewis
Mr. T. Lewis
Mr. Livingston
Mr. Lockwood
Mr. Loomis
Mr. Lytle

Mr. Patterson
Mr. Peck
Mr. Phillips
Mr. Philo
Mr. Plumb

Mr. Powers
Mr. Preston
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Seger
Mr. Shepard
Mr. D. Sibley

Mr. Simmons

Mr. Speaker
Mr. Springer
Mr. Stetson
Mr. C. Strong
Mr. E. Strong
Mr. Suffern
Mr. Thorn
Mr. Tillinghast
Mr. Tomlinson
Mr. Tyrrel
Mr. Waldron

Mr. Mallory

Mr. Crowell

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

Mr. Peck, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee had examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising the dissolution of the Masonic hall association in the city of New-York;" and the engrossed bill entitled "An act authorising money to be raised by tax on certain towns in the county of Erie, for improving a road passing through said towns;" and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed.

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

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

FOUR O'CLOCK P. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Shawangunk company," and that the same be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Denniston, Mr. Cash and Mr. Eldred, to report complete.

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 thercon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Jackson, 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 resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to amend the act to incorporate the Utica and Schenectady rail-road company;" and after some time [ASSEMBLY JOUrnal.]

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spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Jackson, 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.

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

The ayes and nays being required by ten members,

Ordered, That the bill be engrossed.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act relative to the State prisons, and the employment of convicts confined therein;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Jackson, from the

said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act relative to the rights and competency of witnesses;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Jackson, 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 several bills for the incorporation of companies for the construction of rail-roads; and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Jackson, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Debates were had thereon; and while the same was under consideration, the House adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow morning.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1835.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

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 House then proceeded to the consideration of the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act concerning the proof of wills, executors and administrators, guardians and wards, and surrogates'

Thereupon,

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

Mr. Springer, from the committee on trade and manufactures, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act relative to the inspection of flour and meal in the counties of Albany and Rensselaer," reported, that the committee have examined the said bill. and sec 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 negative.

Mr. Suffern, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed 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 the engrossed bill entitled "An act to amend article first of title first of chapter fifteenth of part first of the Revised Statutes;" and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed.