Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein. The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and proceeded to the consideration of the special order, being the bills entitled as follows: "An act for the relief of Silas A. Dakin." "An act for the relief of Noone & Fitzgerald." "An act for the relief of Lewis Benedict for canal damages." Assembly bill, "An act to equalize the State tax among the several counties in the State." And after some time spent therein, Mr. Halsted, from said committee, reported that the committee had stricken out the enacting clause in said first mentioned bill, and directed their chairman to report that fact to the Senate. Mr. Prosser moved to restore the enacting clause of said bill. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: The report of the committee of the whole was then agreed to, and the bill rejected. Mr. Halsted, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the second named bill. Mr. W. A. Wheeler renewed the motion made in committee of the whole, to strike out the enacting clause of said bill. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the report of the committee of the whole, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Halsted, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the third named bill. Mr. John D. Willard moved to lay the question on agreeing with the report of the committee of the whole, on the table. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the negative. Mr. W. A. Wheeler renewed the motion made in committee of the whole, to strike out the enacting clause of said bill. Debate being had thereon, The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the President announced a recess until 7 o'clock. HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK. The Senate again met. The President stated the question to be on the amendment pending at the time of taking a recess. Mr. Truman moved to lay the pending question on the table, until Monday next. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Halsted, from said committee, reported progress on said last named bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again. Mr. Diven moved to make said bill the special order for Tuesday next, immediately after reading the journal. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative A message was received from His Excellency the Governor, by the hands of his private secretary, in the words following: ALBANY, April 2, 1859. To the Senate—I approved the bills bearing the following titles, at the dates respectively named: March 26. "An act in relation to the Albany and Bethlehem Turn pike company." "An act to confirm the official acts of persons appointed by the Governor to fill vacancies in the office of justice of the peace." "An act to revise and consolidate the act to incorporate the village of Hoosick Falls, and the several acts amending the same." وو "An act to amend the charter of the village of Oxford.” "An act further to amend the charter of the village of Dunkirk." "An act relating to the special county judge of Chautauque county." "An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relative to the village of Potsdam.” 28. "An act to revise and amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Canton,' passed May 13, 1845, and the several acts amendatory thereof." "An act to change the name of John Peter Bayer to John Peter Chatillon." March 28. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to regulate the sale of keg oysters,' passed April 10, 1849." 30. “An act to change the name of the Utica Woolen Mills to the Globe Woolen company. "" "An act to change the name of Emrilous Janette Hadlock to Emrilous Janette Williams." "An act to change the name of Mary Jane Stork to Mary Jane Rea." "An act to legalize the acts of George Talbot as justice of the peace. "An act to enable the trustees of Alfred University to issue bonds." “An act to release to Elizabeth Blum, widow of Mamrad Blum, deceased, the interest of the State in a certain lot of land of which said Mamrad Blum died seized.” "An act to amend the 8th title of chapter 8, of part 3rd of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of proceedings for the collection of damages against ships and vessels.' ” 'An act to enlarge the bounds of the village of Fort Edward, make the same a separate road district, and conferring additional powers upon the trustees and taxable inhabitants of said village." "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act to amend the several acts incorporating the village of Owego, in the county of Tioga,' passed April 9, 1857." 31. "An act to provide for the organization and government of the police force of the city of Albany." "An act to provide for the appointment of commissioners of deeds, in the village of Waterford." "An act to change the name and location of the Niagara River Bank." "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Genesee Camp Ground Association,' passed April 6, 1857, being chapter 252 of the Session Laws of 1857.” April 1. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the raising an additional sum of money for the erection of bridges in the town of Phelps, in the county of Ontario,' passed April 4, 1831." "An act to revise and extend an act to provide for the laying out and constructing a road from Parishville to Long Lake, passed March 23, 1853, and the several acts amendatory thereof." "An act to provide for the examination of the survey of the extension of the Chenango canal to the Pennsylvania State line, near Athens." "An act for the protection of the proprietor or proprietors of Hugg Town pond, in Spencer, Tioga county, in the production and preservation of fish in said pond." April 1. "An act to enable the supervisor of Lowville, the presi- "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend and "An act to confirm the proceedings of the board of super- "An act to reduce the capital stock of the Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad company." وو E. D. MORGAN. A message from the Assembly was received and read, requesting the concurrence of the Senate to the following entitled bills: "An act to incorporate the Union Dime Savings Institution, of the city of New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on banks. "An act to provide for the payment of excise moneys and penalties collected in the town of Newburgh, in the county of Orange, to the commissioners of the alms house of said town," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the internal affairs of towns and counties. "An act to amend the charter of the East River Insurance company,” which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on insurance companies. “An act in relation to taxes and assessments in the city of New York, and to amend the several acts in relation thereto," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages. "An act to incorporate the Albany Mechanics' Institute," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages. "An act to incorporate the Long Island Ferry company," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on commerce and navigation. "An act to incorporate the Union Stage Association of Westchester county, New York," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the internal affairs of towns and counties. "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 No. 6, Moose River tract, in Herkimer county," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges. "An act to provide for clearing out the obstructions in the outlets of Otter Lake and Parker's Pond, in the town of Cato, in the county of Cayuga, and for draining the swamp lands adjacent thereto," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the internal affairs of towns and counties. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of Clyde, in the county of Wayne,' passed May 2, 1835,” which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act in relation to assessments for local improvements in the city of Brooklyn," passed March 19, 1858," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages. "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the preservation of fish in the waters of Oneida Lake, and its tributaries,' passed April 17, 1857," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the internal affairs of towns and counties. 'An act to extend the Lien Law," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary. "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," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges. "An act to repeal the act entitled 'An act to authorize the erection of a school house in the village of Canandaigua, and for the maintenance of a school for colored children to be kept therein,' passed April 14, 1852, and to authorize the trustees of said village to sell the said school house and the lot on which it stands," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on literature. "An act to repeal chapter 626 of the Laws of 1853, and chapter 495 of the Laws of 1855, so far as the same relate to, or are in any manner applicable to the town of Potsdam, and in reference to highway labor in said town," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges. "An act respecting the town records of the town of Montgomery, in Orange county, destroyed by fire," which was read the first time, |