Mr. Livingston

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Tallmadge

Mr. Van Dyck

Mr. Maison

Mr. Tracy moved to amend the said report, by striking out the first section thereof, for the purpose of inserting a section in the words following, to wit:

"1. Any bank subject to the provisions of the act entitled "An act to create a fund for the benefit of the creditors of certain monied corporations, and for other purposes," passed April 2, 1829, which shall refuse to receive in payment of debts due to such bank, and payable at such bank, the bills or notes of any other bank not insolvent, and subject to the provisions of the same law, shall be deemed to have violated its charter."

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

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

Mr. President put the question on agreeing to said report, 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 for a third reading.

The Senate then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act authorizing the appointment of commissioners to digest and report a judicial and equity system for the state of New-York," and also upon the resolutions for an amendment of the Constitution; and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Livingston, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

The Senate then 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. Livingston, from the said committee, reported that the committee had rejected the first section of said bill.

Thereupon,

Mr. L. Beardsley moved to amend said report, by restoring the first section of said bill, in the words following, to wit:

§ 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.

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

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

The yeas and nays being equally divided, Mr. President gave the casting vote in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the said bill be recommitted to a committee of the whole.

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

WEDNESDAY, 11 O'CLOCK, A. M.-MARCH 15, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Willes presented the memorial of inhabitants of the county of St. Lawrence, relative to the enlargement of the Erie canal; which was read, and referred to the committee on canals.

Mr. J. P. Jones presented the petition of William Radcliff, an alien, for the passage of an act to authorize him to hold and convey real estate; which was read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. J. P. Jones presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Sullivan county, praying for a bank, to be located at Monticello, with a capital of $200,000, to be called the Sullivan County Bank; which was read, and referred to the committee on banks and insurance companies.

Mr. Tracy presented the memorial of sundry inhabitants of Erie county, in favor of a general system of private banking; which was read, and referred to the select committee of eight.

Mr. Lawyer presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Schoharie and Greene counties, praying for a loan to the Canajoharie and Catskill Rail-Road Company; which was read, and referred to the committee on rail-roads.

Two several remonstrances of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Albany, Greene and Schoharie, against the petition of the president and directors of the Bristol and Rensselaerville Turnpike Road Company, were presented and read, and referred to the committee of the whole when on the bill on that subject.

Mr. Beckwith presented the proceedings of the town meeting at Whitestown, Oneida county, against rebuilding the jails and removing the courts of said county; which were read, and referred to the committee of the whole when on the bill on that subject.

Mr. Willes, from the committee on roads and bridges, to whom was referred several petitions of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Schoharie, Greene, Ulster and Oneida, brought in a bill, entitled "An act to authorize county judges to inspect turnpike roads and to fix the location of gates thereon;" 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.

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on canals, reported with amendmen's, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to increase the capital stock of the Oswewatchie Navigation Company;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Maison, from the committee on the judiciary, reported against the petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Albany, praying the passing of an act to prevent frivolous and vexatious suits at law, and to define the rights and privileges of courts and jurors, and other acts therein mentioned; which was agreed to by the Senate.

Thereupon,

Resolved, That the prayer of the said petitioners be denied.

Mr. Edwards, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act for the preservation of legislative petitions and papers," to report complete, reported the same without amendment; which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

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

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 Washington Insurance Company;" which was committed to a committee of the whole.

Mr. Willes, from the committee on roads and bridges, to whom was referred the bill entitled "An act to establish a ferry between Ver Planck's point and Grassy point," and the bill, entitled "An act to establish a ferry from Call's dock to Ver Planck's point," to report complete, reported the same without amendment; which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Loomis, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled "An act incorporating the Canandaigua Hydraulic Company," reported the same with amendments; which was committed to a committee of the whole.

A message from his excellency the Governor, delivered by his private secretary, was read, in the words following, to wit:

GENTLEMEN—

TO THE SENATE.

I have this day approved and signed the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Eliza Powers and others."

Also the bill, entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act regulating the specific funds of the state,' passed May 9, 1835."

Also the bill, entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of measurers of grain in the counties of Dutchess and Orange."

Also the bill, entitled "An act to divide the city of Schenectady into four wards, and for other purposes."

Also the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Westchester County Mutual Insurance Company."

Also the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Gurden Perkins." W. L. MARCY.

Albany, March 14, 1837.

A report from the Canal Board, in pursuance of a resolution of the Senate of the 21st February last, relative to the enlargement of the Erie canal, was received and read.

[See Senate Document No. 53.]

Ordered, That said report be referred to the committee on canals. Two several bills were received from the Assembly for concurrence, of the following titles, to wit:

"An act relative to the State prisons of the state of New-York :" "An act to increase the compensation of the State prison guards:" Which were read the first time, and by unanimous consent were also read a second time, and referred to the committee on State prisons.

Two several bills were received from the Assembly for concurrence, of the following titles, to wit:

"An act to appoint commissioners to lay out a road through the towns of Castleton and Northfield, in the county of Richmond :"

"An act to amend the act incorporating the New-York and Williamsburgh Ferry Company :"

Which were read the first time, and by unanimous consent were 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 Cattaraugus County Mutual 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 amend an act to incorporate the village of Medina, in the county of Orleans, passed March 3, 1832;" 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 to provide for the building of a new court-house in the county of Chenango;" 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 sixth senate district.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill, entitled "An act authorizing the appointment of a supreme court commissioner to reside in the town of Sangersfield, in the county of Oneida," and that the same be engrossed for a third reading.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of two several bills, of the following titles, to wit: "An act to provide for the construction of the Goshen and New-Jersey rail-road:"