complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act to amend an act to provide for the incorporation of companies to construct plank roads, and of companies to construct turnpike roads,' passed May 7, 1847, and the acts amendatory thereof, passed April 14, 1858," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Eddyville Bridge company, passed April 22, 1854," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, with an amendment, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act to provide for laying out and opening a road in township number six, in Old Military Tract, Clinton county,' passed April 15, 1857," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the commissioners of highways of the town of Barker, to borrow money for the purpose of building a free bridge across the Koughnioga branch of the Chenango river, at or near the David Brown School House, (so called) in said town," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, with amendments, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to lay out and construct a road from the State pond, at the head of the Black River canal feeder, in the town of Remsen, Oneida county, to Transparent or Jock's lake, in township number six, Moose river tract, in Herkimer county," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act for the relief of the Poughkeepsie and Salt Point Plankroad company,' passed March 28, 1854," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to provide for the construction of a stone road from Hudson river, in the county of Ulster, through one of the gorges of the Catskill mountains," with

power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act for the relief of the commissioners of highways of the town of Hurley, in the county of Ulster," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to continue in force the act entitled 'An act to construct certain roads from the settlements in Lewis county to Brown's tract in Herkimer county," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Halsted, from the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act for the better regulation of the firemen of the city of New York," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Halsted, from the committee on the incorporation of cities. and villages, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Yonkers,' passed April 12, 1855, and the act to amend the same and to extend the powers of the corporation of said village, passed April 17, 1857,” with power to report complete, reported the same complete, with amendments.

Mr. Ely moved to lay the report on the table.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative, as follows:

Mr. Brandreth moved to reconsider the vote just taken.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative.

The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the report of the committee, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Mr. Halsted, from the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Fire Department of the eastern district of the city of Brooklyn,' passed January 15, 1857," reported the same to the Senate, for its consideration, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

On motion of Mr. Noxon, and by unanimous consent, the rules were suspended, and the Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the selection and location of certain grounds for public parks, and also for a parade ground, for the city of Brooklyn," was referred back to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, with power to report complete.

Mr. Halsted, from the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to authorize the selection and location of certain grounds for public parks, and also for a parade ground for the city of Brooklyn," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Loveland, from the committee on public printing, to whom was referred the resolution to print extra copies of the minority report of the select committee on the "New York charter," reported in favor of printing 1,000 extra copies of said report; which report was agreed to.

Mr. Diven, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act appropriating money for the relief of Brevet Brigadier General Ward B. Burnett," reported adversely thereto, which report was agreed to.

Mr. Mather, from the select committee, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to enable the supervisors of the city and county of New York to raise money by tax," reported in favor of the passage of the same, with amendments.

Mr. Sloan moved that said bill be referred to the same committee of the whole having in charge the supply bill.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative..

Mr. Lamont, from a majority of the special committee, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act to protect the rights and liberties of the citizens of the State of New York," reported in favor of the passage of the same, which report was agreed to, and said bill committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Noxon, from the select committee of eight, reported the following bills as proper to be referred to the standing committees reporting them, with power to report complete :

"An act in relation to the burial ground in the village of Gouverneur."

66 'An act providing for the sale of certain lands belonging to the State, and appropriating the moneys arising therefrom."

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to the report of the committee, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Diven, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the Assembly bill entitled "An act providing for the sale of certain lands belonging to the State, and appropriating the moneys arising therefrom," with power to report complete, reported the same complete, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Loveland, and by unanimous consent, the following resolutions were taken from the table:

Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That 1000 copies of the Transactions of the State Agricultural Society, be printed for the State Society; 30 copies for each member and officer of the Legislature; 12 copies for each reporter of the Legislature; 20 copies for each County Agricultural Society, in counties electing one member of Assembly, and a proportionate additional number in counties electing more than one member of Assembly; 10 copies for each Town Agricultural Society, and each Union Agricultural Society, and 50 copies for the Regents of the University; and that said report be printed and bound in the same manner as last year, and distributed in accordance with the foregoing resolution, by order and direction of the Secretary of State, without delay.

Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That there be printed of the Transactions of the American Institute, 750 copies for the Institute; 20 copies for each County Agricultural Society, in counties electing one member of Assembly, and a proportionate additional number in counties electing more than one member of Assembly; 10 copies for each Town or Union Agricultural Society; 50 copies for the Regents of the University, for exchanges, and 25 copies for each member, officer and reporter; and that the same be printed and bound in the same manner as last year, and distributed in accordance with the foregoing resolution, by order and direction of the Secretary of State, without delay.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to concur in the passage of said resolutions and it was decided in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the Clerk return said resolutions to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same, without amendment.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the Assembly bills entitled as follows:

"An act making appropriations for certain expenses of government for the year 1859.”

"An act to enable the supervisors of the city and county of New York to raise money by tax."

And after some time spent therein, Mr. Laflin, from said committee, reported progress on said bills, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Halsted moved that said first named bill be made the special order to-morrow morning, at 9 o'clock.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Mather moved that the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of said last named bill, and that the same be ordered to a third reading.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, the Assembly bill entitled "An act to provide the means to support the government," was read a third time.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the final passage of said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same, without amendment.

A message from the Assembly was received, in the words following, to wit:

IN ASSEMBLY, April 15, 1859.

A message having been received from the Senate, requesting the Assembly to communicate to that body notice of the non-concurrence of the Assembly in the amendments of the Senate to the bill entitled "An act to amend an act for the removal of Quarantine station, passed March 6, 1857."

On motion of Mr. Morris,

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House, in reply to the very respectful resolution of the Senate, in relation to Assembly bill No. 196, transmit to the Senate a copy of so much of the journal of this House as relates to its action upon this subject, including the appointment of a select committee to consider the same.

In pursuance of said resolution, the following transcript of the journals of the Assembly of the 13th and 14th instant, is herewith transmitted. By order,

On motion of Mr. Christie,

WM. RICHARDSON, Clerk. IN ASSEMBLY, April 13, 1859.

Resolved, That the bill entitled "An act to amend an act for the removal of Quarantine station, passed March 16, 1857," be taken from the table.

Mr. Christie moved that the House concur in the amendments of the Senate to said bill.

Debate was had thereon, when