from the consideration of so much of the Governor's message as relates to the enumeration of the inhabitants of this State, and to the buying and selling of lottery tickets; and that so much as relates to the enumeration of the inhabitants of this State, be referred to a select committee, consisting of one member from each Senate district; and that so much as relates to the buying and selling lottery tickets, be referred to a select committee.

Mr. Hough gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill, providing for the exercise of equity powers in cases under one hundred dollars.

Mr. Healy gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill, authorising James Manderson and Thomas M'Burney to extend the navigation from the head of the feeder of the Chemung canal in the town of Painted-Post, Steuben county, to the highway leading south from the village of Centerville in said town, by means of slack water and a canal.

On motion of Mr. Quackenboss,

Resolved, That the Clerk cause the list of post-offices, postmasters, &c. which he is directed to have published in the Red Book, to be copied from Williams's Register for 1834, with such alterations and additions as he can obtain from the postmaster of this city.

In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Healy asked for and obtained leave to bring in a bill, entitled "An act to authorise William Woods to keep erected a dam across the Canisteo river;" 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.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to authorise a loan by the county of Herkimer, to defray the expense of the new jail erected therein;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Healy, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again.

Thereupon,

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the said bill, and that the same be referred to the Comptroller.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to increase the number of commissioners to superintend the building of a court-house and jail in the county of Yates;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Quackenboss, from the said committee, 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.

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

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1835.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

In pursuance of the resolutions of yesterday, the Speaker announced the appointment of the following select committees:

Ordered, That Mr. Ringgold, Mr. Philo, Mr. Crowell, Mr. Clinch and Mr. Burke, be a committee on so much of the Governor's message as relates to the sale of lottery tickets within this State.

Ordered, That Mr. Adams, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Davis, Mr. Ingersoll, Mr. Cadwell, Mr. Niles, Mr. Mallory and Mr. Burr, be a committee on so much of the Governor's message as relates to the enumeration of the inhabitants of the State.

Ordered, That Mr. A. Hascall, Mr. Conklin, Mr. P. W. Paddock, Mr. Griswold, Mr. Hough, Mr. Peck, Mr. Hendee and Mr. T. Lewis, be a committee on so much of the message of the Governor as relates to county prisons.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Suffolk, praying for the incorporation of a company by the name and style of the Peconick Navigation Company, for the purpose of constructing a sloop channel in the Peconick river, was read, and referred to the committee on canals and internal improvements.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Livingston, praying for the construction of a canal from Rochester to Olean, through the valley of the Genesee, was read, and referred to the committee on canals and internal improvements.

Two several petitions of sundry inhabitants of the cities of NewYork and Brooklyn, praying for the passage of an act authorising the establishment of additional ferries between the said cities, were read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

The petition of Owen Wilds of the town of Sullivan in the county of Madison, praying compensation for damages alleged to have been sustained in consequence of obstructions in the Erie canal, was read, and referred to the committee on grievances.

The petition of George T. and Henry Perry of the town of Sullivan in the county of Madison, praying compensation for damages alleged to have been sustained by the widening of the aqueduct over the Canasaraga creek on the Erie canal, was read, and referred to the committee on grievances.

The petition of Zebulon Douglass of the county of Madison, praying compensation for labor alleged to have been performed on the Erie canal, was read, and referred to the committee on claims.

The petition of Bates Cook of the town of Lewiston in the county of Niagara, praying for the appraisal of certain lots of land situated in said town, was read, and referred to the committee on public lands.

The petition of Benjamin Barton and others of the county of Niagara, praying for the passage of an act authorising the Commissioners of the Land-Office to sell to the petitioners certain lands

in the village of Lewiston in said county, was read, and referred to the committee on public lands.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Niagara, praying for an alteration in the present State prison system of discipline, was read, and referred to the committee on so much of the Governor's message as relates to that subject.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Niagara, praying for the revival of the act incorporating the Niagara Canal Company, for the construction of a ship canal around Niagara falls on the American side, was read, and referred to the committee on canals and internal improvements.

The petition of Thomas Livingston of the county of Madison, praying compensation for damages alleged to have been sustained in consequence of obstructions in the Erie canal, was read, and referred to the committee on grievances.

The petition of William L. Beard of the county of Tioga, pray ing for authority to purchase the right of the people of this State to a certain lot of land in said county, was read, and referred to the committee on public lands.

The remonstrance of John Brown and others of the county of Schenectady, against any alteration in the route of the Mohawk rail-road at Schenectady, was read, and referred to the committee on rail-roads.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Jefferson, praying for the repeal of the law relative to the inspection of fish in said county, was read, and referred to a select committee, con- . sisting of Mr. Farwell, Mr. C. Strong and Mr. C. Clark.

The petition of Elizabeth Favre and others of Le Ray in the county of Jefferson, praying for the passage of an act releasing all the right, title and interest of the people of this State, in and to a certain lot of land therein mentioned, was read, and referred to the committee on the petitions of aliens.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Tioga, praying remuneration for damages alleged to have been sustained in consequence of the construction of the Chemung canal, was read, and referred to the committee on grievances.

The petition of Jacob I. Timmerman of Canajoharie in the county of Montgomery, praying relief in relation to a sale by the State of certain of his lands for quit rents, was read, and referred to the committee on grievances.

The petition of Gertrude Gates of the city of Albany, widow of John Gates deceased, a soldier of the revolution, praying remuneration in bounty lands for services rendered by her said husband during the revolutionary war, was read, and referred to the committee on claims.

The petition of Paisley Laing of the county of Albany, praying for the passage of a law directing the Canal Appraisers to appraise the damages alleged to have been sustained by him in consequence of the erection of a dam by the State across the Hudson river, was read, and referred to the committee on claims.

The petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of Grove in the [ASSEMBLY JOURNAL.]

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county of Allegany, praying for a division of said town, was read, and referred to the committee on the erection and division of towns and counties.

Mr. Livingston, from the select committee to which was referred the petition of Karman Levy and Catharine Belinda his wife, praying for the passage of an act authorising them to change their surname, reported; and offered the following resolution:

[ See Document No. 24.]

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be granted.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Carr, from the select committee to which was referred the petition of Samuel H. Newell, to change his name to John Stark, reported; and asked leave to introduce a bill.

[See Document No. 23.]

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in such bill.

Mr. Carr, according to leave, brought in the said bill, entitled "An act authorising Samuel H. Newell to change his name;" 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.

A communication from the Commissioners of the Land-Office, was received and read, in the words following, to wit:

The Commissioners of the Land-Office, on the reference from the Assembly of the petition of Samuel S. Lush of the city of Albany, respectfully report:

[See Document No. 26.]

Ordered, That the said report be referred to the committee on the judiciary.

A copy of a resolution of the Senate, delivered by their clerk, was read, informing that they have concurred with this House in its resolution of the ninth instant, fixing the time for choosing a Regent of the University and a Surveyor-General, with an amendment by inserting therein "Tuesday the twentieth instant," in place of "Friday next."

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree with the Senate in their said amendment, and it was determined in the affirmative.

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

Mr. Plumb, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported, that the committee have examined the engrossed bill entitled "An act to increase the number of commissioners to superintend the building of a court-house and jail in the county of Yates," and find the same correctly engrossed.

Thereupon,

The said engrossed bill was read the third time.
Resolved, That the bill do pass.

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

In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Wetmore asked for and obtained leave to bring in a bill, entitled "An act to authorise the clerk of the city and county of New-York to procure a book of record, and to make entries therein of judgments docketed in the court of common pleas of said county," 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.

In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Livingston asked for and obtained leave to bring in a bill, entitled "An act directing the appointment of four inspectors of flour and meal for the city and County of New-York, and regulating the inspection thereof;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on trade and manufac

tures.

Ordered, That the usual number of copies of the said bill be printed for the use of the Legislature.

In pursuance of previous notice, Mr. Lockwood asked for and obtained leave to bring in a bill, entitled "An act regulating the tax on dogs in the county of Westchester;" 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.

On motion of Mr. Livingston,

Resolved, That the committee on ways and means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the act entitled "An act to subject certain debts owing to non-residents, to taxation," passed April 27th, 1833, as to exempt from taxation debts owing to citizens of any of the United States for loans of money to citizens of this State, not connected with or growing out of any other contract.

The House then proceeded to the consideration of the resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Judd; the same was again read, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That the vote on agreeing to the resolution relative to keeping bills of country banks at par in the city of New-York, be reconsidered.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to the said resolution, and it was determined in the affirmative.

Thereupon,

The said resolution being amended, the same was again read, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That the committee on the incorporation and alteration of the charters of banking and insurance companies, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of requiring all the banks in this State, subject to the Safety fund law, to keep their bills at par in the city of New-York.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to