committees, and all reports or communications made in pursuance of law, or of a resolution of either House; which number shall be denominated the usual number.

14th. The bills and documents when printed shall be distributed as follows:

Retained to bind for literary exchanges to be made by the Regents of the University,....

Bound for State Library,

32 copies.

There shall also be printed and bound for the State Library, 10 copies of the Session Laws and of the Journal of each House, and 50 copies of the same for the Regents of the University for the purpose of literary exchanges.

When any extra number of any Messages or Documents are ordered, there shall be printed, in addition to the number so ordered, 60 copies to be sent to the Executive Chamber, for the use of the Governor, and also 10 copies for each of the State Officers, and 100 copies for the use of the Regents of the University, from which they shall be entitled to retain 1 copy for each of said Regents and their officers, and the balance shall be used for literary exchanges.

Whenever any order is made to print extra copies of Messages or Documents, the term "usual number" shall be construed to mean three hundred.

In case the printing of an extra number is ordered, one-third thereof shall be sent to the Senate, and the remainder to the Assembly, unless otherwise directed by law or concurrent resolution.

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

Mr. Guinnip offered for the consideration of the Senate, a resolution in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That a joint committee of the Senate and Assembly be

appointed to enquire into and investigate the subject of the doings of the Canal Commissioners, under an act in relation to the Chemung canal, passed April 10, 1848, and of fraud alleged to have been practiced upon the state under said act, that said committee have power to send for persons and papers, and report to the Legislature the result of their investigation at the earliest practicable period.

Mr. Guinnip moved that said resolution be laid upon the table. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said motion, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of Executive business.

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

On motion of Mr. Morgan,

Resolved, That the report made yesterday by the committee on finance, in favor of granting to the Hudson and Berkshire railroad company a suspension of payment of interest and of contribution to the sinking fund, together with the bill introduced by the committee upon the same subject, be recommitted to the committee on finance.

In pursuance of previous notice, and by unanimous consent, Mr. Carroll asked for and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled, "An act to amend an act to provide for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain the compensation for taking private property for public use n the city of Troy," 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. By unanimous consent,

Mr. Owen gave notice that he would, at an early day, introduce a bill to repeal an act entitled, "An act to amend 'An act requiring compensation for causing death by wrongful act, neglect or default, passed December 13, 1847,' passed April 7, 1849."

The bill from the Assembly entitled, "An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the county of Erie," was read the third time and passed, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same with the amendments therewith delivered.

The bill entitled, "An act to authorise the Exchange Bank of Genesee to change its place of business," was read the third time and passed, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

The bill entitled, "An act for the appraisal and payment of canal damages to Joseph Ogden," was read the third time and passed, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate voting in favor thereof, and three-fifths of all the members elected to the Senate being present on the final passage thereof, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

On motion of Mr. Cook,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the motion to reconsider its vote on the following resolution:

Resolved, That in the judgment of the Senate the objects to be obtained by savings banks or corporations, cannot be secured to the community by a general law for that purpose.

Debate was had thereon, when

Mr. Cook moved that said motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

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

Mr. Carroll moved that the Senate do now adjourn.

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 a ree to reconsider the said vote, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The question then recurring on the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Morgan moved to amend the resolution, by striking out all after the words "savings banks," and insert the following:

"When left to the Legislature on each application, are more likely to be secured to that portion of the community which they are intended to benefit, than they would be under a general law for that purpose."

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

Mr. Mann then moved to amend the resolution, by striking out all after the word "resolved," and insert the words, "that the committee on banks and insurance companies be instructed to report a bill for the incorporation of a savings bank for the consideration of the Senate.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to said amendment of Mr. Mann, and it was decided in the affirmtive.

The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said resolution as amended, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The President laid before the Senate a communication, in the words following, to wit:

The Hon. GEORGE W. PATTERSON,

Friday, January 25, 1850.

President of the Senate:

MY DEAR SIR-The Rev. Mr. Pinney, agent of the N. Y. State colonization society, will deliver his address this evening, in the Assembly chamber, on African colonization. Mr. Pinney has himself been formerly governor of the Colony, and so important are the facts recently communicated from that settlement, that the United States Government are entertaining the proposition to make a commercial treaty with the Liberian Republic, as England France, Belgium and Germany have already done. The members of the Senate are respectfully invited to be present.

With regards, &c.,

GABRIEL P. DISOSWAY,
In behalf of N. Y. S. Col. Society.

On motion of Mr. Schoonmaker,

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

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1850.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hall.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Curtis presented the resolutions of a meeting of citizens of Orange county, for an amendment of laws in relation to common schools, and for the repeal of the free school law, which were referred to the committee on literature.

Mr. Curtis moved that said resolutions be printed.

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

Mr. Guinnip presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Chemung co., for provision for the education of neglected and destitute. children, which was referred to the committee on literature.

Mr. Guinnip moved that the said petition be printed.

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

Mr. Babcock presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Buffalo, for an amendment of the law in relation to the assessment and collection of taxes, which was referred to the committee of the whole having in charge the bill upon that subject.

Messrs. Miller and Stanton presented two several petitions of sundry inhabitants of Monroe and Tompkins counties, for aid from the State to Genesee College, which was referred to the committee on finance.

Mr. Fox presented the petition of Noah Smith, for relief from damages sustained by the enlargement of the Erie canal, which was referred to the committee on claims.

Mr. Miller presented the petition of Charles W. Woolston and others, for relief from damages sustained by a break in the Erie canal at Perrinton, which was referred to the committee on the grie

vances.

Mr. Williams, from the committee on commerce and navigation, to which was referred the bill of Gilbert Hopkins, of Ravenswood, Queens co., for a law to build a pier in front of his lands in the East river, reported, and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of said petition.

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

Mr. Schoonmaker, from the committee on claims, to which was referred the petition for that purpose, reported a bill entitled, "An act to provide for the appraisal and payment of canal damages to Oliver Barker," was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole.