prisons of the state of New-York," with the engrossed amendments, was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the clerk deliver the said bill to the Assembly, and inform them that the Senate have passed the same, with the amendments therewith delivered.

The Senate then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to appropriate the income arising from the investment of certain moneys belonging to the United States, and deposited with the State of New-York for safe keeping ;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Johnson, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

Then the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

SATURDAY, 10 O'CLOCK, A. M.-MARCH 18, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Lawyer presented two several petitions of sundry inhabitants of Schoharie county, for a loan to the Canajoharie and Catskill Rail-Road Company; which was read, and referred to the committee on rail-roads.

Mr. Livingston presented the memorial of the commissioners of the New-York and Albany Rail-Road Company, for an extension of the time for the commencement of their road, and for other purposes; which was read, and referred to the committee on rail-roads.

Mr. Armstrong, from the committee on banks and insurance companies, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to incorporate the Cayuga County Mutual Insurance Company;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Mack, from the committee on the division of towns and counties, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to divide the town of Napoli, in the county of Cattaraugus;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Young, from the select committee of eight, to which were referred sundry petitions praying for the passage of a law creating a general system of private banking associations within this State, made a report thereon; which was read.

[See Senate Document No. 55.]

Ordered, That ten times the usual number of copies of said report be printed.

Mr. Loomis, from the same committee, brought in a bill, entitled "An act to authorize associations for the purpose of banking;" which was

read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole.

Ordered, That ten times the usual number of the said bill be printed, and appended to the said report.

Mr. L. Beardsley, from the committee on the judiciary, reported against the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act for the relief of James M'Kinney ;" which was committed to a committee of the whole.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to extend the charter of the Northern Fire Insurance Company ;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on banks and insurance companies.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to incorporate the Clinton and Utica M'Adam Turnpike Company;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to incorporate the Geneva Hydraulic Company;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to a select committee, consisting of the senators attending the Senate from the seventh senate district.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Buffalo Law Library;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to a select committee, consisting of the senators attending the Senate from the eighth senate district. A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act further to amend an act in relation to the president, directors and first company of the Northern Turnpike Road" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

A bill was received froin the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Flushing;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act authorizing the appointment of a supreme court commissioner, to reside in the village of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga ;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to authorize the purchase of lands for salt manufacturing purposes, in the town of Salina ;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on finance.

The bill entitled "An act to increase the capital stock of the Oswe-gatchie Navigation Company," was received from the Assembly, with a message informing that they had concurred in the amendments of the Senate to the same, and had amended it accordingly.

The said amended bill having been examined,

Ordered, That the clerk return the same to the Assembly.

Ordered, That the bill, entitled "An act to prevent fraudulent sales and assignments of personal property," be printed.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Great Au Sable Rail-Road Company," and that the same be referred to a select committee, consisting of the senators attending the Senate from the fourth senate district, to report complete.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill, entitled "An act to amend the act relating to limited partnerships," and that the same be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Huntington, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed, the bill entitled "An act to amend an act authorizing the appointment of commissioners to lay out streets, avenues and squares in the city of Brooklyn, passed April 23, 1835."

Thereupon,

The said engrossed bill was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the clerk deliver the said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence to the same.

The Senate then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act authorizing the purchase or erection of a dwelling-house for the Governor of this State;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Johnson, from the said committee, reported the same with amendments; which was read as follows:

An Act authorizing the purchase of a dwelling-house for the Governor of this State.

The People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

1. The trustees of the new state-hall are hereby authorized to purchase a house for the governor of this state, in the city of Albany, and a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the aforesaid object, to be paid by the treasurer, on the warrant of the comptroller, from any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately after its passage, and the trustees shall report to the next legislature their proceedings.

Mr. President put the question on the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The yeas and nays being moved and seconded, were as follows, to wit:

Ordered, That said bill be engrossed.

Mr. Willes

Mr. Works

Mr. Young

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The Senate then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to appropriate the income arising from the investment of certain moneys belonging to the United States, and deposited with the State of New-York for safe keeping ;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Johnson, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Young, from the committee on literature, to whom was referred the petition for the incorporation of the Young Men's Association of the city of Utica, brought in a bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Young Men's Association of the city of Utica ;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole.

Mr. Young, from the committee on literature, reported without amendment, two bills from the Assembly, of the following titles, to wit: "An act to incorporate the Lyons Academy:"

"An act to increase the capital stock of the Alexander Classical School :"

Which were committed to a committee of the whole.

Then the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock on Monday morning next.

MONDAY, 10 O'CLOCK, A. M.-MARCH 20, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Spraker presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Palatine and its vicinity, in the county of Montgomery, for a loan of $400,000 to complete the Canajoharie and Catskill rail-road; which was read, and referred to the committee on rail-roads.

Mr. Tracy presented the remonstrance of citizens of Livingston county, against extending the charter of the Avon Bridge Company; which was read, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Dickinson presented the resolutions of the annual town meeting of the town of Smyrna, in the county of Chenango, praying for the repeal of an act laying out a road from Smyrna to Earlville; which was read, and referred to the committee of the whole when on the bill on that subject.

Mr. Dickinson presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Chenango, praying for the incorporation of a company to construct a turnpike road from Smithville-flatts, in the county of Chenango, to the town of Willett, in the county of Cortland; which was read, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Willes presented the memorial of sundry inhabitants of Syracuse, against a repeal of the act to lay out a road from Syracuse to Earlville; which was read, and referred to the committee of the whole when on the bill on that subject.

Mr. Dickinson presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the towns of Union and Vestal, in the county of Broome, praying for the renewal of the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Union and Vestal Bridge Company;" which was read, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Dickinson presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Wheatland, in the county of Monroe, praying for the passage of a law making every village or town responsible in its collective capacity, to all persons who may suffer losses therein by reason of mobs; which was read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Armstrong, from the committee on banks and insurance companies, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to extend the charter of the Northern Fire Insurance Company;" which was committed to a committee of the whole.

Mr. L. Beardsley, from the committee on the judiciary, reported with amendments, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to amend the third section of an act regulating suits on bills of exchange and promissory notes, passed April 25, 1832;" which was agreed to by the Senate, the amendments ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to a third reading.

Mr. Edwards, from the committee on the judiciary, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act authorizing the appointment of a supreme court commissioner, to reside in the village of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga ;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Livingston, from a select committee, reported with amendments, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act for the licensing and government of the pilots of the port of New-York, by the way of SandyHook;" which was committed to a committee of the whole.

Mr. Tracy, from a select committee, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Buffalo Law Library Association;'" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Willes, from a select committee, reported without amendment, the bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Great Au Sable Rail-Road Company;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Two several bills were received from the Assembly, with a message informing that they had concurred in the amendments of the Senate to the same, and had amended the same accordingly, of the following titles, to wit: