The following resolutions were received from the Assembly for concurrence, to wit:

Whereas, A resolution has been introduced in the Senate of the United States, instructing the committee on public lands to inquire and report on the propriety of setting apart a portion of the public domain, to be granted free of all charges to the exiles of Hungary already arrived and hereafter to arrive in the United States, as well as to the exiles fleeing from oppression in other European countries; therefore

Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That this Legislature is in favor of the measure proposed, and that our Senators and Representatives are requested to do all in their power to carry it into effect: provided that the persons receiving the lands shall become actual settlers thereon.

And Whereas, A large portion of the people of our own country are landless and without homes; therefore,

Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That our Senators be instructed and our Representatives be requested, to make the public lands free, in limited quantities, to all actual settlers who are citizens of the United States, who are not the owners of land or possessed of the means of purchasing it: Congress to retain the power of making special grants.

Resolved, (if the Senate concur,) That the Governor of this State be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives from this State in Congress.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree the 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 concurred thercin without amendment.

Mr. Beekman presented the annual report of the East River Savings Institution in the city of New York, which was referred to the committee on banks and insurance companies.

On motion of Mr. Crolius,

Resolved, That all papers in relation to the law passed the last session of the Legislature, legalising the new government of the Seneca Indians, be taken from the files of the Senate and referred to the committee on Indian affairs.

On motion of Mr. Cross,

Resolved, That a respectful message be sent to the honorable the Assembly, requesting that body to transinit to the Senate the papersand documents there on file relating to the amendment of the charter of the village of Waterloo, and when received they be referred to the committee on cities and villages.

On motion of Mr. Carroll,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of resolutions heretotore offered by him on the subject of a reduction of postage.

Mr. Carroli moved that said resolutions, together with those offered by Mr. Babcock and Mr. Brandreth on the same subject, be referred to the committee on literature.

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

On otion of Mr. Miller,

Resolved, That the papers now on file in the Senate, presented at the last session, in relation to the repeal of an act passed May 18, 1836, to straighten and improve the road from Peekskill to the store of James Towner in the town of Patterson, be taken from the files and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Brandreth for three days. The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled, "An act respecting the taxation of banking associations and individual bankers," and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Noyes, from said committee, reported progress, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled, "An act authorising the commissioners of the Ogdensburgh and Canton road to borrow money and to convert their road into a plank road," and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Skinner, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the same without amendment.

The question being on agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole,

Mr. Morgan moved to amend the said report, by striking out the 10th section of said bill.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the amendment of Mr. Morgan, and it was decided in the negative, as follows:

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the report of the committee of the whole on said bill, and it was decided in the affirmative.

Ordered, That said bill be engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Brown,

The Senate then adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1850.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Geddes acting as President pro tem., by appointment, under the 7th standing rule of the Senate.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hall.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Cook presented the petition of the president and trustees of the village of Waterford, praying for an amendment of their charter, which was referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

Mr. Cross presented the petition of the trustees of the village of Waterloo, praying for an amendment of their charter, which was referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

Mr. Beekman presented the petition of the New-York Orphan Asylum, praying for an amendment of their charter to enable them to hold real estate worth $200,000, which was referred to the committee on charitable and religious societies.

Mr. Mann presented the petition of the board of supervisors of Oneida co., praying for the repeal of the law exempting corporations from taxation when not in the receipt of income, and to abolish the office of surrogate, and to repeal the law exempting clergymen from taxation, which was referred to the committee on the internal affairs of towns and counties.

Mr. Owen presented the petition of sundry citizens of Cattaraugus co., relative to the location of the New-York and Erie railroad, which was referred to the committee on railroads.

Mr. Mann presented the petition of the Utica water works company, praying for an increase of their capital stock, which was referred to the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

The President presented the proceedings of a public meeting held at Rochester in relation to the Hydrostatic method of weighing canal boats, which was referred to the committee on canals.

Mr. Cook, from a majority of the committee on banks and insurance companies, to which was referred the bill entitled, "An act to amend an act relating to redemption of bank notes, passed May 4, 1840," reported in writing favorably to the passage of same, which was committed to the committee of the whole.

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Mr. Beekman moved to print five times the usual number of the said report, which motion was referred to the committee on public printing.

Mr. Crolius, from the committee on trade and manufactures, to which was referred the petition for that purpose, reported in writing

a bill entitled, "An act to amend the act to incorporate a gas light company in the village of Brooklyn, passed April 18, 1825, and to confirm their election of directors," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Beach, from the committee on public printing, to which was referred the motion to print five times the usual number of the report of the committee on banks and insurance companies on the bill entitled, "An act to amend an act relating to the redemption of bank notes, passed May 4, 1840," reported in favor of printing five times the usual number for the use of the Legislature.

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

The Assembly returned the resolution of the Senate of Jan. 9, relative to the appointment of a joint committee to revise the joint rules of the two Houses, with a message informing that they have concurred in the passage of the same, and had appointed Messrs. A. B. Davis, Pruyn, Burroughs, L. D. Smith and Bowen, to be of such committee on the part of the Assembly.

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence entitled, "An act further to amend an act to authorise the construction of a railroad from New-York to Albany, passed May 12, 1846," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on railroads.

A message was received from the Assembly requesting the Senate to transmit to that House the papers on file in the Senate in relation to the claim of Zebulon Moore.

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

A bill was received from the Assembly for concurrence entitled, "An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the county of Erie." 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.

In pursuance of previous notice,

Mr. Cross asked for and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled, "An act to divide the 6th and 7th wards and establish the boundaries and civil divisions of the city of Brooklyn," 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.

Mr. Babcock gave notice that he would ask leave, at an early day, to introduce a bill to amend an act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Livingston suspension bridge company," passed March 26, 1849."

Mr. Geddes gave notice that he would, at an early day, ask leave to introduce a bill entitled, "An act to exempt from execution the homestead of a householder having a family."

In pursuance of previous notice, and by unanimous consent, Mr. Geddes asked for and obtained leave to introduce a bill en

titled, "An act to exempt from execution the homestead of a householder having a family," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Fox for three days.

On motion of Mr. Babcock and by unanimous consent, Resolved, That the committee on the internal affairs of towns and counties be discharged from the further consideration of the bill from the Assembly entitled, "An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the county of Erie," and that the same be ordered to a third reading.

Mr. Noyes, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed the bill entitled, "An act to authorise the commissioners of the Ogdensburgh and Canton road to borrow money and to convert their road into a plank road."

Ordered, That the said bill do have its third reading.

Said bill then coming up for a third reading,

Mr. Cook moved that the same be re-committed to the committee of the whole.

Debate was had thereon, when

The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived, the President announced the order of Executive business.

Mr. Cook moved that the order of Executive business be postponed.

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

The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Cook to re-commit, Debate was had thereon, when

Mr. Cook withdrew his sai motion to re-commit.

Mr. Johnson moved that the Senate do now proceed to the consideration of Executive business.

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

After some time spent in executive session the doors were opened, and the Senate again proceeded to legislative business.

The bill entitled, “An act to authorise the commissioners of the Ogdensburgh and Canton road to borrow money and to convert their road into a plank road," coming up for a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Dart and by unanimous consent,

Said bill was amended by striking out the 10th section thereof. The said bill was then read a third time and passed, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of said members being present on the final passage thereof, as follows: