Ordered, That Mr. Huntington, Mr. Van Dyck and Mr. Fox, be a committee on engrossed bills.

Ordered, That Mr. Fox, Mr. Loomis and Mr. Edwards, be a committee on Indian affairs.

Ordered, That Mr. Wager, Mr. Dickinson and Mr. McLean, be a committee on expiring laws.

Ordered, That Mr. Downing, Mr. J. Beardsley and Mr. Willes, be a committee on expenditures.

Ordered, That Mr. Seger, Mr. McLean and Mr. Johnson, be a committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

Ordered, That Mr. Powers, Mr. Sterling and Mr. Tracy, be a committee on public buildings.

Ordered, That Mr. Spraker, Mr. Seger and Mr. Johnson, be a committee on the poor laws.

Ordered, That Mr. H. F. Jones, Mr. Lacy and Mr. Loomis, be a committee on charitable and religious societies.

Ordered, That said resolutions be referred to the committee of the whole when on the Governor's message.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the Governor's message; and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Armstrong, from the said committee, reported that the committee had agreed to certain resolutions; which report was agreed to by the Senate.

Thereupon,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the judiciary system and an amendment of the constitution, be referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Resolved, That so much as relates to colleges, academies and common schools, the Superintendent's office, the common school system, and the literature and common school funds, be referred to the committee on literature.

Resolved, That so much as relates to the canal revenue and the finances of the State, be referred to the committee on finance.

Resolved, That so much as relates to canals and internal improvements, be referred to the committee on canals.

Resolved, That so much as relates to the acceptance of the portion of the surplus funds of the United States, to be distributed to this State for deposite, be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. L. Beardsley, Mr. Tracy and Mr. Van Dyck.

Resolved, That so much as relates to a modification of the restraining law, be referred to the select committee heretofore appointed on that subject.

Resolved, That so much as relates to a repeal or modification of the usury law, be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Young, Mr. Beckwith and Mr. Dickinson.

Resolved, That so much as relates to the increase of bank capital and the circulation of bank notes under the denomination of five dollars, be referred to the committee on banks and insurance companies.

Resolved, That so much as relates to the treaty for the removal of the Indians from this State, the compensation to the commissioner who

assisted in the negotiation, and the intrusions upon Indian lands, be referred to the committee on Indian affairs.

Resolved, That so much as relates to the laws regulating pilots for the port of New-York, be referred to a select committee, consisting of Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Downing.

On motion of Mr. Edwards,

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the investment and distribution of the portion of the surplus funds of the United States, to be distributed to this State for deposite, be referred to a joint committee of the two houses.

Ordered, That Mr. Paige, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Lacy, be said committee on the part of the Senate.

Ordered, That the clerk deliver a copy of the said resolution to the Assembly.

Then the Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

THURSDAY, 11 O'CLOCK, A. M.-JANUARY 5, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Maison presented the petition of residents in Franklindale in Dutchess county, praying for an act to incorporate a fire company at that place; which was read, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

Mr. Wager presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Oneida and Madison, for the erection of the new town of Oneida; which was read, and referred to the committee on the division of towns and counties.

Mr. Paige presented the petition of George Kinsella, of the city of Schenectady, praying for damages sustained from the making of the Erie canal through his land; which was read, and referred to the committee on canals.

Mr. Maison, from the select committee consisting of himself, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Livingston, appointed at the last session of the Legislature, on the subject of repealing the restraining act, brought in a bill entitled "An act to repeal in part the Revised Statutes relating to unauthorized banking and the circulation of certain notes or evidences of debt issued by banks;" 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 double the usual number of copies of the said bill be printed.

Mr. L. Beardsley, from the select committee on the Governor's message on the subject of receiving this State's portion of the surplus funds, brought in a bill, entitled "An act accepting the deposite of certain moneys belonging to the United States;" which was read the first time,"

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

The annual report of the trustees of the State library, was received and read.

[See Senate Document No. 2.]

The annual report of the Inspectors of the State Prison at MountPleasant, was received and read.

[See Senate Document No. 5.]

Ordered, That said report be referred to the committee on State pri

sons.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled "An act accepting the deposite of certain moneys belonging to the United States;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Livingston, from the said committee, reported the same with amendments; which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Then the Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

FRIDAY, 11 O'CLOCK, A. M.-JANUARY 6, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Johnson presented the petition of Joel Crane and Ornon Crane, inhabitants of the county of Delaware, praying for a loan of money from the State to enable them to proceed in boring for salt water; which was read, and referred to the committce on finance.

Mr. Van Dyck, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed, the bill entitled "An act accepting the deposite of certain moneys belonging to the United States."

A copy of a resolution was received from the Assembly, informing that they had concurred in the resolution of the Senate of Tuesday last, for adopting the joint rules of the Senate and Assembly which were in force at the last session of the Legislature, with an amendment, by adding to said resolution the words following, to wit:

"Unless otherwise ordered, and that a joint committee of the two houses be appointed to revise the said joint rules."

Ordered, That the said resolution and amendment be laid on the table.

The engrossed bill, entitled "An act accepting the deposite of certain moneys belonging to the United States," was read the third time and passed.

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

Mr. Hunter asked for and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Edwards for one week.

Mr. Dickinson asked for, and by unanimous consent, obtained leave to bring in a bill, entitled "An act altering the terms of the courts of common pleas and general sessions of the county of Chenango;" 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 the bill entitled "An act to repeal in part the Revised Statutes relating to unauthorized banking, and the circulation of certain notes or evidences of debt issued by banks," be made the special order of the day for Monday next.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled "An act altering the terms of the courts of common pleas and general sessions of the county of Chenango ;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. McLean, from the said committee, reported the same without amendment; which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Then the Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

SATURDAY, 11 O'CLOCK, A. M.-JANUARY 7, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Powers presented the petition of Sarah Rouch, an alien, praying for the passage of a law authorizing her to hold certain real estate, devised to her by her husband John C. Rouch, deceased; which was read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. H. F. Jones presented the petition of Isaac Satterly, praying for lands due the heirs of Henry Satterly, a soldier in the revolutionary war; which was read, and referred to the committee on claims.

Mr. Mack presented a petition from sundry inhabitants, late of the eastern part of the town of Chemung, but now of Barton, praying to be re-annexed to the town of Chemung; which was read, and referred to the committee on the division of towns and counties.

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on canals, to which was referred the petition of George Kinsella, for damages in consequence of the construction of the Erie canal, made a report thereon, and offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be denied.

Thereupon,

Resolved, That the Senate do agree with the committee in their said report.

[See Senate Document No. 7.]

Mr. Young, from the select committee on so much of the Governor's message as relates to the usury laws, brought in a bill, entitled "An act to repeal, with certain limitations, Title three of Chapter four of Part second of the Revised Statutes;" 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 the said bill be printed.

A copy of a resolution was received from the Assembly, and read, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the surplus revenue of the United States, and the disposition of the portion thereof proposed to be deposited with this State, be referred to a joint committee selected from both Houses, consisting of five members of Assembly and three members of the Senate; and in case of concurrence, that Mr. Ogden, Mr. P. Tucker, Mr. Burroughs, Mr. Soule and Mr. H. Rogers, be of said committee on the part of this House.

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

On motion of Mr. Van Dyck,

Resolved, That the clerk, under the direction of the select committee, upon so much of the Governor's message as relates to the usury laws, be directed to cause to be printed for the use of the Senate, four times the usual number of copies of the Defence of Usury, by Jeremy Bentham.

Mr. Huntington, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed, the bill entitled "An act altering the terms of the courts of common pleas and general sessions of the county of Chenango."

Thereupon,

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

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

Then the Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock on Monday morning

next.

MONDAY, 11 O'CLOCK, A. M.-JANUARY 9, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Dickinson presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of Smyrna, in the county of Chenango, praying for the repeal of an act authorizing the construction of a road from Smyrna to Earlville, passed at the last session of the Legislature; which was read, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Wager presented the petitions and papers relative to the claims [SENATE JOURNAL.]

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