The President appointed Messrs. H. C. Murphy and Folger as such committee.

A message from His Excellency the Governor was received and read, in the words following:

STATE OF NEW YORK-EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ALBANY, April 20, 1867.

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I approve the bills bearing the following titles, at the date respectively named: Jan. 10. "An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the.

Feb.

Oswego Water Works Company," passed May 4, 1863." 15. "An act to extend the time for the collection of the special bounty tax in the town of York, in the county of Livingston, and to authorize John W. Howe to collect the balance of said tax remaining uncollected, with interest thereon."

17. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to supply the village of Middletown with water for public and private purposes,' passed April 3, 1866."

17. "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act prohibiting the issue of free passes on the railroads of this State.

22. "An act to approve the action of the commissioners appointed in pursuance of chapter six hundred and sixty-six, Laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, to locate the Hudson River Asylum for the Insane."

23. "An act in relation to the Normal school located at Potsdam, in the county of St Lawrence, pursuant to chapter four hundred and sixty-six, Laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and to levy taxes for the purposes thereof."

24. "An act to establish a board of education in and for the village school district of the town of Malone, in the county of Franklin, and for other purposes."

24. "An act to confirm the decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, relating to the election of trustees in Union free school district number two, in' the town of German Flats, in the county of Herkimer, and to confirm the official action of said trustees, and to define their tenure of office." 25. "An act to legalize and confirm the appointment of Thomas K. Beecher and David Decker, as school commissioners for the Union free school district of the city of Elmira, and to legalize and confirm their acts as such commissioners."

30. "An act authorizing the extension of the time for the collection of taxes in the several towns and cities of this State, for the year 1867.

31. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to create a Board of Public Instruction in the city of Albany; to establish free schools therein, and amendatory of the several acts relating to the district schools in said city,' passed April 7, 1866."

31. "An act to amend the act passed February 16, 1857, entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled An act to authorize the formation of corporations for manufacturing, mining, mechanical or chemical purposes, passed February 17, 1848. 1. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate Vassar Female College,' passed January 28, 1861.”

Feb.

1. "An act authorizing the town of Cortlandt, in the county of Westchester, to borrow money and to levy taxes for the payment of the same."

1. "An act to authorize the supervisors of the county of Albany to borrow money on the credit of the county."

1. "An act authorizing the village of Peekskill, to borrow money and to levy taxes for the payment of the same."

1. "An act to authorize the town of Johnstown, in the county of Fulton, to issue town bonds, and Ican the same to the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad Company, and to regulate the rate of charges for carrying passengers upon said

road."

1. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act providing for the erection of a public hall in the village of Palmyra, and the means for paying the expenses thereof,' passed April 10, 1866."

1. "An act to authorize the city of Poughkeepsie to borrow money to pay for the land given by said city and the county of Dutchess, to the people of the State of New York, as a site for the Hudson River Asylum for the Insane."

2. "An act relative to the Albany City Fire Insurance Company." 2. "An act in relation to the establishment of a Normal and Training School, in the village of Brockport."

2. An act authorizing the Medina and Alabama Plank Road Company, to reduce its number of directors."

6. "An act to change the name of Henry Leslie Pell to Leslie Pell Clarke."

7. "An act to legalize certain acts of the trustees of the Eirst Baptist Church and Society of the town of Cortlandville, Cortland county."

7. "An act in relation to raising moneys in the town of Homer, in the county of Cortland, to pay bounties to certain volunteers of said town."

7. "An act to incorporate Gooderson Fire Engine Company number two, in the village of Winfield, in the county of Queens." 7. "An act to enable the towns of Rutland and Le Ray, in the county of Jefferson, to raise money for building a bridge." 8. "An act to authorize the trustee of school district number sixteen, in the town of Newstead, Erie county, to borrow money."

13. "An act to authorize the board of supervisors of Ontario county to raise money by tax to pay for the support of certain children at the Ontario orphan asylum, and also to raise money by tax for the use of said asylum."

13. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New York Commercial Association,' passed April 19, 1862." 13. "An act to legalize and confirm the official acts of James Taylor, of the town of Luzerne, Warren county, as commissioner of highways."

13. "An act to amend chapter 136, Laws 1857, and chapter 257 of the Laws of 1853, in relation to savings banks."

14. "An act to authorize the county of Dutchess to borrow money, to pay for lands to be given to the people of the State of New York, by said county and the city of Poughkeepsie, as a site for the Hudson River Asylum for the Insane."

Feb. 15. "An act making an appropriation to provide for a deficiency in the appropriation for the repairs and maintenance of the canals during the fiscal year commencing on the first day of October, 1866."

15. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to erect the village of Middleburgh, into a separate road district,' passed April 7, 1859."

15. "An act to authorize the laying out of a highway in the village of Waverly, town of Otto, county of Cattaraugus."

15. "An act to authorize the trustees of the village of Rome to buy a steam fire engine and apparatus for said village, and to levy a tax to pay for the same, and to levy a tax upon said village to pay indebtedness."

15. "An act to make the town of Chester, a part of the second school commissioner's district of Orange county."

16. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Elmira,' passed April 7, 1864, and the acts amendatory thereof."

25. "An act to revive and continue in force the charter of the Oswego Water Works Company."

25. "An act in relation to a stenographic reporter for the circuit courts, courts of oyer and terminer and special terms of the fifth judicial district."

26. "An act to incorporate Clinton Engine Fire Company, number one,' of the village of Hobart, in the town of Stamford and county of Delaware."

26. "An act to consolidate the Jordan Academy and Free school district number four, in the town of Elbridge, in the county of Onondaga.

26. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled An act to constitute the village of Lowville, in the county of Lewis, a separate road district, passed March 28, 1862, and to amend the charter of said village,' passed March 26, 1866."

26. "An act to appropriate money for the purchase of objects of natural history for the State Cabinet."

26. "An act to extend the time for the completion of the Lebanon Springs railroad."

28. "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act to authorize the rector, church wardens and vestrymen of the Church of the Intercession, in the county and city of New York, to take and hold real estate by devise, and to fix the value of real and personal estate to be held by said corporation,' passed April 16, 1864."

28. "An act to amend chapter 10, of the Laws of 1867, entitled 'An act authorizing the extension of the time for the collection of taxes in the several towns and cities of this State, for the year 1867,' passed January 30, 1867."

March 1. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations, and to regulate the same,' passed April 2, 1850."

4. "An act to authorize the town of Le Roy, in the county of Genesee, to raise ten thousand dollars for the benefit of the Le Roy Academic Institute."

March 4. "An act to amend an act to incorporate the village of Warsaw, passed March 17, 1860, so as to enable the trustees thereof to fix and prescribe fire limits therein."

6. "An act confirming the election and official acts of Walter Tefft as an assessor of the town of Moriah, in the county of Essex."

7. "An act to amend chapter 84 of the laws 1861, increasing the salary of the district attorney of Chautauqua county."

7. "An act to amend sections eleven and twelve of an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Albany and Delaware Turnpike Company,' passed March 2, 1805."

8 "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the trustees of the Troy Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,' passed March 30, 1864."

9. "An act to increase the salaries of the justíces of the justices' court of the city of Albany."

9. "An act authorizing the trustees of the First Baptist Society of the village of Cazenovia, Madison county, to raise money upon its pews and sittings."

9. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the Emanuel Congregation of the city of New York to hold, grant and convey real estate.

9. "An act to amend section 290 of chapter 389 of the Laws of 1851, relating to the election of directors for the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Company, by 'the common council of the city of Rochester."

9. "An act to abolish the office of 'Inspector of gunpowder, burning fluids and others dangerous materials,' in the city of Brooklyn."

9. "An act in relation to the sale and conveyance of certain lands, owned by Emma Jane Baker, an infant."

9. "An act making appropriations for the payment of the principal and interest of the canal debt, commencing on the first day of October, 1867, and to provide for the payment of the debt contracted under section ten of article seven of the Constitution."

9. "An act to change the time of annual elections of Emmanuel Church, Norwich, Chenango county."

9. "An act distributing certain bounty moneys in the town of Little Valley, county of Cattaraugus."

9. "An act to authorize school district number one, of the town of Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess, to borrow money for the purpose of completing a school building in said district, and to provide for the payment thereof."

9. "An act for the consolidation of the Buffalo and State Line Railroad Company with the Erie and the North East Railroad Company.

9. "An act to legalize the acts of the board of town auditors of the town of Sempronius, Cayuga county, in auditing claims for money advanced to pay town bounties."

9. "An act to amend chapter seven, title three, article four, part three of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'of depositions taken in this State, to be used in courts of other states and countries.'"

9. "An act in relation to the minutes and records of the Surrogate's court of Albany county."

March 9. "An act to release to Julia Conners, the estate, right, title and interest of the people of the State of New York, of, in and to a certain piece of land, situate in the town of Brighton, and county of Monroe, of which Thomas Murphy died seized or possessed."

9. An act authorizing the Canal board to appoint a canal boat inspector at Whitehall, in the county of Washington."

9. "An act declaring the east branch of the Conewango creek, known as Kendall creek, a public highway, and for other purposes."

9. "An act to enable the board of education of Union free school district number one, of the town of Tonawanda, Erie county, to borrow money to build a school house, and to issue the bonds of the district therefor."

9. "An act to increase the salary of Gregory Ritt, one of the assessors of the city of Buffalo."

9. "An act authorizing the trustees of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, in the village of Fonda, Montgomery co., to raise money upon its pews and sittings." 9. "An act to confirm the official acts of Horatio L. Day, as notary public."

11. "An act to fix the number necessary to form a quorum of the board of excise, in and for the Metropolitan Police District of the State of New York, excepting and excluding the county of Westchester."

11. "An act to incorporate the Masonic Hall Association of Watertown."

11. "An act to amend the act to incorporate the 'Rome Hydraulic Company,' passed April 9, 1855, so as to increase the number of directors, and to provide for the choice of inspectors of election."

11. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Odd Fellows' Hall Association of the city of New York,' passed April 6, 1844."

13. "An act appointing railroad commissioners of the town of Johnstown, and modifying their powers and duties."

13. "An act to amend the charter of the village of Cortland, enlarging the boundaries thereof."

15. "An act authorizing and directing the common council of the city of Buffalo to pay to Jeremiah Mahoney, street commissioner of said city, certain amounts for livery and horse keeping, during the years 1866 and 1867."

16. "An act to increase the salary of the office of school commissioner."

16. "An act to incorporate the Metropolitan Medical and Surgical Institute."

16. "An act to incorporate the St. Augustine's Mutual Benefit and Benevolent Society, in the town of Morrisania, county of Westchester."

16. "An act to authorize the common council of the city of Utica, to borrow and disburse money for city purposes, and to levy and collect a tax to pay the same."

16. "An act to authorize the common council of the city of Newburgh to enlarge, alter and improve the water works of said city, and to acquire the title to lands, lakes, ponds, springs and streams of water, and to raise money upon the bonds of the said city therefor."