estate in the vicinity of the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river, (authorised to be done by a law of the United States,) as may be necessary to effect such improvement."

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

FOUR O'CLOCK P. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a rail-road from Attica to Buffalo;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Brooks, 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 provide for the construction of a rail-road from Saratoga-Springs to the town of Malta;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Brooks, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon, on motion of Mr. Roosevelt,

Resolved, That the said bill be referred to a select committee to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Ordered, That Mr. Griswold, Mr. Springer and Mr. Beecher, be the said committee.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a rail-road from Auburn to Rochester;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Herttell, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon, on motion of Mr. Roosevelt,

Resolved, That the said bill be referred to a select committee to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Schenectady rail-road bill.

Ordered, That Mr. Cuykendall, Mr. M. H. Sibley and Mr. Gray, be the said committee.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a rail-road from Rochester to Charlotte;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Herttell, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon, on motion of Mr. Roosevelt,

Resolved, That the said bill be referred to a select committee to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Ordered, That Mr. D. Sibley, Mr. E. Strong and Mr. G. Brown, be the said committee.

Ordered, That the bill entitled "An act to construct a rail-road in the town of Stafford in the county of Genesee," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. T. Lewis Mr. Richmond and Mr. Moseley, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road

bill.

Ordered, That the bill entitled "An act to construct a rail-road from Auburn to Ithaca," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Williams, Mr. Cuykendall and Mr. Woodbury, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Ordered, That the bill entitled "An act to construct a rail-road from Batavia to Lockport," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. M'Neil, Mr. A. Clark and Mr. Wilkinson, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Ordered, That the bill entitled "An act in relation to the Ithaca and Port Renwick rail-road company," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Williams and Mr. Fisher, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill. Ordered. That the bill entitled "An act to construct a rail-road from Onondaga quarries to Syracuse," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Parker, Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Pettit, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Ordered, That the bill entitled "An act to construct a rail-road from Greenbush to West-Stockbridge," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Livingston, Mr. Griswold and Mr. Wilcoxson, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Ordered, That the bill entitled "An act to construct a rail-road from Ballston-Spa to Galway corners," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Beecher, Mr. Philo and Mr. Springer, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Ordered, That the bill entitied "An act to construct a rail-road from Mechanicsville to Fort-Edward," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Stetson, Mr. Hicks and Mr. Beecher, to report complete, agreeably to the principles agreed upon by the House in the case of the Utica and Syracuse rail-road bill.

Mr. Peck, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee had examined the ergrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Shawangunk company," and find the same correctly engrossed.

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

Ordered, That the committee on privileges and elections be discharged from the consideration of the petition for a special town

meeting for the election of justices of the peace in the county of Jefferson, and that the same be committed to the committee of the whole when on the bill relative to the election and classification of justices of the peace.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to provide for the payment of Jacob Trumpbour for surveying the canals of this State;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Shepard, 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 for the relief of Holmes Hutchinson;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Shepard, 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 for the relief of the First Christian party of Oneida Indians;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Shepard, 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.

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1835.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Wilkinson, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a railroad from Syracuse to the Onondaga stone quarries," reported the same amended agreeably to the order of yesterday; 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. D. Sibley, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act creating a standard for measuring bran and shorts," 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. Livingston, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a rail

road from Greenbush to West-Stockbridge," reported the same amended agreeably to the order of yesterday; 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. T. Lewis, from the select committee to which was referred the engrossed bill entitled "An act for the relief of the Central asylum for the instruction of the deaf and dumb," reported, that the committee had gone through the said bill, made an amendment 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 re-engrossed.

Mr. Patterson, from the select committee to which was referred the engrossed bill entitle "An act in relation to the Cohoes bridge company," 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 re-engrossed.

Mr. Anthony, from the select committee to which was referred the engrossed till from the Senate, entitled "An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road from Poughkeepsie to Pine-Plains in the county of Dutchess," 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.

Mr. Dayan, from the select committee to which was referred the petition of Jane Barlow, praying a divorce, reported a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Jane Barlow;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Stetson and Mr. Hicks, to report complete.

Mr. D. Sibley, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act authorising the mayor and common council of the city of Rochester to raise money by tax, for the purpose of erecting a market, and for other purposes," 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 bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a railroad from Saratoga-Springs to Malta," reported the same amended agreeably to the order of yesterday, and also an amendment of the

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title to "An act to incorporate the Union rail-road company;" 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. Springer, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a railroad from the Rensselaer and Saratoga rail-soad, to the Saratoga and Schenectady rail-road," reported the same agreeably to the order of yesterday, and also an amendment of the title to "An act to incorporate the Troy and Schenectady rail-road company;" which he was directed to report to the House, and he read the re-. port 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. M. H. Sibley, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a rail-road from Auburn to Rochester," reported the same amended agreeably to the order of yesterday, with an alteration of the title to "An act to incorporate the Auburn and Rochester rail-road company;" 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. Woodbury, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act in relation to the Ithaca and Port Renwick rail-road company," reported the same amended agreeably to the order of yesterday; 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. Cuykendall, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to construct a rail-road from Auburn to Ithaca," reported the same amended agreeably to the order of yesterday; 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. D. Sibley, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a railroad from Rochester to Charlotte," reported the same amended agreeably to the order of yesterday; 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. Roosevelt, from the committee on rail-roads, to which was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Livingston, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a rail-road from the village of West-Avon to the mineral springs, reported a bill, entitled "An act to construct the Avon Springs [ASSEMBLY JOURNAL.]

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