Hart, James Sayre and Alanson House, for relief, made a report thereon, concluding with the following resolution,

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioners be denied.

On motion of Mr. Spencer,

Ordered, That said report and papers be laid on the table, and that the usual number of copies of said report be printed.

[See Senate Document No. 19.]

Mr. Hard, from the committee on public printing, to whom was referred the motion to print 250 additional copies of the report on the census of the Indians residing in this State, for the use of the agent taking said census, reported in favor of said motion, and also that three times the usual number of copies thereof, be printed, which report was laid on the table.

Mr. Hard, from the same committee, to whom was referred the motion to print 2,000 extra copies of the reports of the Superintendent and and Managers of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, for the use of the Asylum, reported in favor of said motion, which was laid on the table.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Sedgwick presented affidavits in support of the petition of Isaac Thompson, for relief, which were read and referred to the Canal Commissioners.

Mr. Folsom offered the following concurrent resolution, which was laid on the table, to wit:

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That by the usual number of copies of documents hereafter ordered to be printed by either branch of the Legislature, shall be understood two hundred and fifty copies of bills, and six hundred copies of reports and other documents; and that whenever a motion is made or resolution offered for the printing of an additional number of copies of such documents, the precise number of copies intended by such motion or resolution shall be distinctly and arithmetically stated therein.

The hour of twelve having arrived, the Senate then again pursuant to order, resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled "An act to repeal the third section of the act entitled 'An act to provide for the public printing, passed January 21, 1843, and to regulate the printing for the Senate and Assembly," and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Barlow, from said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Lott moved that the Senate do now take a recess until half past three o'clock this afternoon.

Mr. President put the question on agreeing to said motion, and it was decided in the negative.

The ayes and nays having been moved and seconded were as follow:

Mr. Beers

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Burnham

Mr. Chamberlain

Mr. Lott moved that said bill be made the special order of the day for to-morrow morning at half past 11 o'clock.

Mr. Wright moved to amend said motion by adding "and that the question on all the amendments in committee of the whole be taken at 2 o'clock, P. M."

Mr. Porter moved that the Senate do now adjourn.

Mr. President put the question on agreeing to the last motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The ayes and nays having been moved and seconded, were as follow:

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

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THURSDAY, 11 O'CLOCK, A. M., JANUARY 22, 1846.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Dr. J. N. Campbell.

The minutes of yesterday having been read and approved,

Mr. Putnam, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of Heman J. Redfield and others, for perpetuating evidence of the deaths of Nicolaas Van Staphorst and others, former joint tenants with others in the Holland Land Company's land, made a report thereon, and asked for and obtained leave to report a bill entitled "An act to perpetuate the evidence of the death of Nicolaas Van Staphorst and others," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to a committe of the whole.

Ordered, That the usual number of copies of said report and bill be printed.

[See Senate Document No. 18.]

Mr. Backus, from the committee on medical societies and medical colleges, to whom was referred that portion of the recent State census relating to the number of idiots, made a report thereon, which was read and laid on the table.

Mr. Clark moved that five times the usual number of copies of said report be printed, which motion was referred to the committee on public printing.

Mr. Lott, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act in relation to the appointment of assignees and trustees of non-resident, absconding, insolvent or imprisoned debtors," reported in favor of the passage thereof, which was committed to a committee of the whole.

Mr. Lott, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act relative to trials in courts of common law jurisdiction," reported in favor of the passage of said bill, with amendments, which was committed to a committee of the whole.

Mr. Lott, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill reported last year entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act concerning the proofs of wills, executors and administrators, guardians and wards, and surrogates' courts,' passed May 16, 1837," asked for and obtained leave to report a bill with the same title, 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 usual number of copies of the last three mentioned bills, be printed.

On motion of Mr. Lott,

The committee on the judiciary was discharged from the further

consideration of the resolutions of the board of supervisors of Oswego county, referred to them yesterday, and the same were referred to the committee on retrenchment.

Mr. Mitchell, from the committee on roads and bridges, to whom was referred the petition of inhabitants of the town of Herkimer, for that purpose, asked for and obtained leave to report a bill entitled "An act for the reconstruction and alteration of the highway from the village of Herkimer to Middleville," 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. Hand, from the committee on grievances, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act to amend an act for the preservation of fish in the Hudson river," reported the same for the consideration of the Senate, which was committed to a committee of the whole.

Mr. Hand, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of John O. Baker, and Ruth M. his wife, Mary Agnes Titns and others, for relief, asked for and obtained leave to report for the consideration of the Senate, a bill entitled "An act for the relief of Mary Agnes Titus and others," 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 usual number of copies of the last three mentioned bills respectively, be printed.

Mr. Hand, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of Westfall May, an alien, that his acts in holding and selling real estate may be confirmed, reported adverse to the prayer of the petitioner, which was agreed to by the Senate.

Thereupon,

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be denied.

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

(See Senate Document No. 20.]

Mr. Hand, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of George W. Murray, praying that the State refund certain taxes paid by him upon lands in Clinton county, reported in writing adverse to the prayer of the petitioner, which was agreed to by the Senate, and the petition laid on the table.

Thereupon,

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be denied.

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

(See Senate Document No. 22.)

Mr. Johnson presented a certificate of the Comptroller, relating to the same subject, which was laid on the table.

Mr. Hand, from the same committee, to whom was referred the pe

tition of the North American Fire Insurance Company of the city of New-York, for relief, reported in writting adverse to the prayer of the petitioners, which was laid on the table.

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

[See Senate Document No. 21.]

On motion of Mr. Hard,

The Senate proceeded to the further consideration of the report of the committee on public printing, on the motion to print 250 extra copies of the report of Henry R. Schoolcraft, one of the agents appointed to take the census or enumeration of the Indians residing in this State, &c., also the motion to print three times the usual number of copies thereof. Mr. J. B. Smith asked a division of the question.

Mr. President then put the question on agreeing to the motion to print 250 extra copies of said report for the use of said agent, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The ayes and nays having been moved and seconded, were as follow:

Mr. President then put the question on

agreeing to the motion to print three times the usual number of copies of said report, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The ayes and nays having been moved and seconded, were as follow: