"An act authorising the construction of a lock to connect the Chenango canal with the Chenango river," was referred to the committee on canals and internal improvements; and the bill entitled "An act to authorise the supervisors of the county of Sullivan to increase the bounty on wolves,' was referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Suffern, Mr. Burke and Mr. Cash, severally to consider and report thereon.

A message from the Senate was read, informing that they have passed the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Waterloo in the county of Seneca,' passed April 9th, 1824," without amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver the said bill to the Governor. A message from the Senate was read, informing that they have passed the bill'entitled “An act for the relief of John Wilkinson," with the amendments therewith delivered.

The said bill and amendments were read; and the amendments having been again read, and concurred in,

Ordered, That the Clerk return the said bill to the Senate, and inform them that this House have concurred with them in their amendments to the said bill, and amended the same accordingly.

A message from the Senate was read, informing that they have passed the bill entitled "An act to amend the charter of the minister, elders and deacons of the Second Protestant Reformed Dutch church in the city of Albany," with the amendments therewith delivered.

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

Mr. Dayan offered for the consideration of the House, a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That a committee of two from each Senate district be appointed, to read for the third time all bills for the creation of turnpike companies, insurance companies, rail-road companies, and bills for the incorporation of villages and cities; that no bill so read shall be reported by such committee, unless it be assented to by a quorum of such committee; and that bills thus read, must be again read in the House upon the request of any member.

Ordered, That the said resolution be laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr. Judd,

Resolved, That the use of the Assembly chamber be appropriated to the Republican State Convention, on Thursday afternoon of this week.

On motion of Mr. A. Clark,

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill authorising the supervisors of the county of Orleans to raise money to make a road across Tonawanda swamp in said county, and that the same be referred to a select committee to report complete.

Thereupon,

Ordered, That Mr. A. Clark, Mr. Benjamin and Mr. Crain, be the said committee.

On motion of Mr. A. Hascall,

Resolved, That the New-York and Harlem Rail-Road Company,

by their president and a majority of the directors of said company, report to this House, without delay, a list of the present stockholders, with the amount of stock owned by each individual stock-. holder; the amount actually expended during the past year on said road, and the whole distance finished since the commencement of the work, together with the estimate of time and expense for completing the same, and also the actual amount of stock yet remaining unsold.

On motion of Mr. Hough,

Resolved, That the bill in relation to the west branch feeder of the Chenango canal, be made the special order for the fifteenth day of April instant.

Mr. M. H. Sibley gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill, reducing into one act the various statutes in relation to the election and qualification of justices of the peace.

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1835.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Sullivan, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a turnpike road from the Delaware and Hudson canal to the Newburgh turnpike, 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 W. Todd and others of the county of Putnam, praying for the incorporation of an iron manufacturing company, to be located in said county, was read, and referred to the committee on trade and manufactures.

The memorial of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, praying for an amendment of the law relative to excise or tavern licenses in said city, was read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

The memorial of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, praying for the passage of an act to vest discretionary powers in the board of health commissioners in certain cases, 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 Orleans, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a rail-road from Medina in said county, to the mouth of the Oak-orchard creek, was read, and referred to the committee on rail-roads.

The remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Dutchess and Ulster, against an extension of the privileges of the 'Poughkeepsie and New-Paltz Ferry Company, was read, and referred to the committee on the establishment and improvement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies.

Mr. Stetson, 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 amend the several acts relative to the charter of the village of Syracuse;" the bill entitied "An act to vest certain lands, tenements and hereditaments in the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York;" the bill entitled "An act relative to the laws and ordinances of the common council of the city of New-York;" the bill entitled "An act to raise money in the county of Genesce, to build and repair certain bridges in the town of China;" the bill entitled "An act authorising Hezekiah Beers Pierpont to erect a dock or docks in the city of Brooklyn;" the bill entitled "An act to provide for repairing the clerk's ̧ office in the county of Warren;" the bill entitled "An act relative to voluntary assignments;" the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Angelica," and the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Manchester cotton manufacturing company."

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 amend the several acts relative to the charter of the village of Syracuse," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Wilkinson, Mr. Parker and Mr. Lytle; that the bill entitled "An act to vest certain lands, tenements and hereditaments in the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Wetmore, Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Adams; that the bill entitled "An act relative to the laws and ordinances of the common council of the city of New-York," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Clinch, Mr. Carr and Mr. Roosevelt; that the bill entitled "An act to.raise money in the county of Genesee, to build and repair certain bridges in the town of China," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. T. Lewis, Mr. Richmond and Mr. M. H. Sibley; that the bill entitled "An act authorising Hezekiah Beers Pierpont to erect a dock or docks in the city of Brooklyn," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Jackson, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Suffern; that the bill entitled "An act to provide for repairing the clerk's office in the county of Warren," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Hicks, Mr. King and Mr. Krum; that the bill entitled "An act relative to voluntary assignments," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. A. Hascall and Mr. Stetson; that the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Angelica," be referred to a select committee, consisting

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of Mr. Burr, Mr. Tomlinson and Mr. Baker; and that the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Manchester cotton manufacturing company," be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. A. Hascall and Mr. Hicks, to be by the said committees severally reported complete.

Mr. Plumb, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Jordan;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to divide the town of Catlin in the county of Tioga;" the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Westchester and Putnam insurance company;" the engrossed bill entitled An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New-Windsor and Cornwall turnpike company,' passed March 30th, 1809;" and the engrossed bill entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to incorporate the East creek turnpike company,'" and find the said bills severally correctly engrossed.

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

Mr. Crain, from the committee on canals and internal improvements, to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act authorising the construction of a lock to connect the Chenango canal with the Chenango river," 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. Anthony, from the committee on the establishment and improvement of roads and bridges, and the incorporation of turnpike companies, to which was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Queens, praying permission to lay out a new road from the Flushing turnpike to the ferry at Hallett's cove, reported a bill, entitled "An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road through part of the town of Newtown in Queens county;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time.

Thereupon,

Mr. Jackson made a motion that the House should agree to order the sail bill to be engrossed.

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

Mr. M'Cluer, from the select committee to which was referred -the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Mutual fire insurance company of the county of Chautauque," 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. Benjamin, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Wayne county mutual insurance company," 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. 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 incorporafe and vest certain powers in the freeholders and inhabitants of the village of Williamsburgh in the county of Kings,' passed April 14th, 1827," and find the same correctly engrossed.

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

Mr. Suffern, from the select committee to which was referred the engrossed bill from the Senate, entitled "An act to authorise the supervisors of the county of Sullivan to increase the bounty on wolves," 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. Roosevelt, from the committee on rail-roads, reported a bill, entitled "An act in relation to the Ithaca and Port Renwick railroad company;" 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. M. H. Sibley, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Ontario and Livingston mutual fire insurance 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 engrossed.

Mr. A. Clark, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act authorising the board of supervisors of the county of Orleans to raise money, to make a road across Tonawanda swamp in the town of Barre in said county," reported, that the committee 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. Pettit, from the select committee to which was referred the petition of Dix Hoar, for the passage of a law authorising him to change his name, reported; and asked leave to introduce a bill.

[See Document No. 359.]