Thereupon,

Mr. Moseley 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. Moseley, and it was unanimously determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Wilkinson, from the committee on the incorporation and alteration of the charters of banking and insurance companies, reported the following resolution:

Resolved, That the standing committee on the incorporation and alteration of the charters of banking and insurance companies, be discharged from the further consideration of the several petitions for the incorporation of banks, and the increase of the capital stock of certain banks, which were referred to the said committee; and that the petitioners have leave to withdraw said petitions.

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

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the petition of the trustees of Union Society, and the wardens and vestry of St. Luke's church in the county of Westchester, praying for authority to sell certain joint property, reported a bill, entitled "An act relative to the trustees of Union society of the town of Somers, Westchester county, and the wardens and vestry of St. John's church of said county;" 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. Crosby, Mr. P. W. Paddock and Mr. Lockwood, to report complete.

The House then proceeded to the consideration of the report of the committee on the incorporation and alteration of the charters of banking and insurance companies, to which were severally referred the resolution of the Assembly of the thirteenth of January, instructing the said committee to inquire into the expediency of requiring all banks in this State, subject to the Safety fund law, to keep their bills at par in the city of New-York; and also the resolution of the Assembly of the tenth of January, directing the committee to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the collection of highway taxes from banking companies; the said report concluding, that the committee were not prepared to recommend any legislation upon the specific matters referred to them in the respective resolutions, and asked to be discharged from their further consideration.

Thereupon,

Mr. Hough offered for the consideration of the House, a resolution, which, being amended, was read, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That the report of the committee on the incorporation and alteration of the charters of banking and insurance companies, upon the resolution of the tenth of January last, directing said. committee to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the collection of highway taxes from banking companies, be refer

red to a select committee, together with the petitions upon that subject, with instructions to report a bill for the assessment and collection of taxes for the improvement of highways, from monied and manufacturing incorporations, either upon the capital stock, or upon individual stockholders to the amount of their stock, or both, as in the opinion of said committee shall be most expedient.

Debates were had thercon; and while the same was under consideration, Mr. Patterson made a motion that the House should agree to amend the said resolution, by inserting after the word "the," where it occurs before the word "report" in the first line of the said resolution, the words "House disagree with the."

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

The ayes and nays being required by ten members,

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

The ayes and noes being required by ten members,

Those who voted in the affirmative are

Ordered, That Mr. Hough, Mr. M. H. Sibley, Mr. Stetson, Mr. King and Mr. Williams, be the said committee.

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

Resolved, That the House do agree with the report of the committee upon the resolution of this House of the thirteenth of January, instructing the said committee to inquire into the expediency of requiring all banks in this State, subject to the Safety fund law, to keep their bills at par in the city of New-York.

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

A communication from John M'Lean, a Regent of the University, was received and read, in the words following, to wit:

Battenville, Washington Co. N. F. April 17, 1835. To the Hon. CHARLES HUMPHREY,

Having been informed of the resolutions of the Senate and Assembly, conferring upon me the office of Regent of the University of this State, I beg you to communicate to the House over which you preside, my acceptance of that office, and my respectful acknowledgments of that mark of their regard and confidence.

I have the honor to be,

Your obedient servant,

JOHN M'LEAN.

Ordered, That the said communication 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.

The House then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act relating to the support of paupers in the counties of St. Lawrence, Clinton and Franklin;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Phillips, 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.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to define the powers and regulate the proceedings of rail-road corporations," and the several bills for the incorporation of rail-road companies; and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Wager, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again. Thereupon,

The question on granting leave being divided,

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

grant the committee leave to sit again upon the bill to define the powers and regulate the proceedings of rail-road corporations, and it was determined in the negative.

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to grant the committee leave to sit again upon the several bills for the incorporation of rail-road companies, and it was determined in the affirmative.

The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to amend the 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. Wager, 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 to authorise the establishment of the New-York State lunatic asylum;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Wager, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

Ordered, That Mr. Baker have leave of absence for two weeks; and Mr. Groom, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Kent, for four days each. A message from the Governor, delivered by his private secretary, was read, in the words following, to wit:

GENTLEMEN,

TO THE ASSEMBLY.

I have this day approved and signed the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend the several acts relating to the city of Albany, and to combine the same into one act,' passed April 2d, 1827,' and for other purposes."

Also the bill entitled "An act to extend the time for completing the New-York and Harlem rail-road, and for other purposes."

Also the bill entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to incorporate and vest certain powers in the freeholders and inhabitants of the village of Williamsburgh in the county of Kings,' passed April 14th, 1827."

Also the bill entitled "An act to raise money in the county of Genesee, to build and repair certain bridges in the town of China." Also the bill entitled "An act to change the time of holding the court of common pleas and general sessions in the county of Schoharie."

Also the bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act authorising the board of supervisors of the county of St. Lawrence to lay a tax on the town of Oswegatchie, to be invested in an academy and lot, and for other purposes,' passed April 26th, 1833." Also the bill entitled "An act altering the name of Posteritas Pope Benton."

Also the bill entitled "An act confirming the official acts of Abram Hawn, a justice of the peace."