A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to amend an act to incorporate the Schuylerville Bridge Company;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Armstrong asked for, and by unanimous consent obtained leave to bring in a bill, entitled "An act authorizing William Edwards and Harlow Hyde to establish a ferry across Great Sodus bay;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Mr. Wager moved to recommit to the committee of the whole, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act for the licensing and government of the pilots of the port of New-York, by the way of SandyHook."

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

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

The Senate then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the said bill; and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Loomis, on behalf of Mr. Seger, from the said committee, reported the same with amendments.

Thereupon,

The seventh section of said report was read, in the words following, to wit:

7. The said commissioners shall, with all convenient speed after their appointment, proceed to license all those persons now licensed, to act as pilots by the way of Sandy-Hook, including those called deputy pilots, as they may deem competent after examination, and also every other person of full age and good moral character, making application therefor, who shall have served at least three years as an apprentice to a licensed pilot, and who, after an examination, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, shall be found qualified to act as such pilot; and the said commissioners shall continue from time to time to increase the number of pilots, in the manner herein before mentioned, as the said com

missioners may deem proper, and the public good require. And for each license so granted, the said commissioners shall receive the sum of two dollars; and the pilots so licensed are hereby authorized and required to employ such boats for said pilot service as shall be approved of by the said commissioners; which boats shall be reported to their secretary on the first Mondays in May and November in each year, with the names of the apprentices and others attached thereto or interested therein, respectively; all which persons shall be subject to the lawful orders, rules and regulations of the commissioners aforesaid.

Mr. Tracy made a motion to amend said section, as follows, to wit:

In the 6th and 7th lines, strike out the words "who shall have served at least three years as an apprentice to a licensed pilot ;" and to insert in the 8th line, after the word pilot, the following words, "giving a preference to such as have served three years as an apprentice to a licensed pilot."

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.

After amending the said report, the Senate agreed to the same. Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed, and the bill to a third reading.

Thereupon,

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

Ordered, That the clerk deliver the said bill to the Assembly, and inform them that the Senate have passed the same, with the amendments therewith delivered.

The Senate then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill entitled "An act to appropriate the income arising from the investment of certain moneys belonging to the United States, and de

posited with the State of New-York for safe keeping ;" and after some time spent thereon, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Spraker, from the said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

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

SATURDAY, 10 O'CLOCK, A. M.-APRIL 8, 1837.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Downing presented the petition of the executors of John Ireland, deceased, for permission to sell lands at private sale; which was read, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Johnson presented the remonstrance of sundry inhabitants and owners of real estate in the first and fourth wards of the city of Albany, against the Mohawk and Hudson Rail-Road Company removing, altering, exchanging the main or southern route of their rail-road, at or near its eastern termination; which was read, and laid on the table.

Mr. Sterling presented two several remonstrances of sundry inhabitants of Jefferson county, against a repeal of the charter of the Sackett's-Harbor Bank; which were read, and laid on the table.

Mr. J. P. Jones presented the remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of the town of Marlboro', Ulster county, against incorporating the village of Milton; which was read, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

Mr. Powers presented the proceedings of a meeting of sundry citizens of Hudson, in favor of the general banking law pending in the Assembly, as originally proposed to be amended by the Speaker; which were read, and referred to the committee of the whole when on the bill on that subject.

Mr. Dickinson presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Broome, upon the subject of the usury laws; which was read, and referred to the committee of the whole when on the bill to which the subject re

lates.

Mr. Seger, from a select committee, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to provide for the sale of the cemetery ground in the village of East-Oswego;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Seger, from the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Black-Rock;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Livingston, from the committee on canals, to whom was referred the report of a select committee of the Assembly, on the petition of Hiram Barber, reported against the same.

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

Mr. Mack, from the committee on rail-roads, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Warsaw and Le Roy Rail-Road Company ;' ;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Willes, from the committee on roads and bridges, reported without amendment, the bill entitled "An act authorizing William Edwards and Harlow Hyde, to establish a ferry across the Great Sodus bay;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. H. F. Jones, from a select committee, reported without amendment, the bill from the Assembly, entitled "An act to increase the capital stock of the Green-Hill Wharf Company;" which was agreed to by the Senate, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act relating to common schools in the city of Albany;'"-which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on literature.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act authorizing the supervisors of the county of Kings to raise a further sum of money to complete the jail of the said county;" 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 first senate district.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act continuing a ferry across the Schoharie river;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was 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 release to the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New-York, a certain piece of ground in the sixth ward of the said city;" which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and referred to the committee on finance.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to incorporate the Geneseo Hydraulic Company;" 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.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to authorize the raising of money in the town of Lyons, to rebuild a bridge across the Clyde river;" 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 seventh senate district.

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

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Homer,' passed May 11, 1835:"

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"An act to authorize the corporation of the city of Albany, to borrow money for the purposes therein mentioned:"

Which were read the first time, and by unanimous consent were 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 incorporate the Niagara 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.

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

"An act to repeal the charter of the Sackett's-Harbor Bank :"

"An act to enable the trustees of the American Seaman's Friend Society to borrow money from the Passenger's fund :"

Which were read the first time, and by unanimous consent were also read a second time, and ordered to be laid on the table.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence, entitled "An act to authorize the raising of money to build a bridge over Cattaraugus creek at Versailles;" 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 eighth senate district.

Three several bills were received from the Assembly, with a message informing that they had concurred in the amendments of the Senate to the same, and had amended the same accordingly, of the following titles, to wit:

"An act to appoint commissioners to alter and lay out a road from the Dutchess county line to the house of Reuben Lapham in Taghkanick, Columbia county:"

"An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Troy Turnpike and Rail-Road Company : "

"An act for the destruction of panthers and wolves in the counties of Montgomery and Hamilton:"

The said amended bills having been examined,

Ordered, That the clerk return the same to the Assembly.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the resolution in relation to the income of the literature fund, and that said resolution be laid on the table.

The engrossed bill, entitled "An act to establish a permanent exterior street or avenue in the city of New-York, along the easterly shore of the North or Hudson's river, and for other purposes," was read the third time and passed; two-thirds of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows, to wit: