In pursuance of previous notice,

Mr. Cross asked for and obtained leave to introduce a bill entitled, "An act to revise and amend the several acts relating to the city of Brooklyn," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Johnson gave notice that he would at an early day ask leave to introdece a bill to compel the New-York and Erie railroad company to pay tolls upon freight transported on said road.

Mr. Babcock gave notice that he would, at an early day, ask leave to introduce a bill to restrain district attorneys from practising in civil proceedings in certain cases.

Mr. Babcock gave notice that he would, at an early day, ask leave to introduce a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain lands in the city of Buffalo by the direction of the Commissioners of the Land Office, and to contract the width of certain streets in said city.

On motion of Mr. Johnson,

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled, "An act to provide for the assessment and collection of taxes in the city of Albany," and that the same be referred to a select committee to report complete. Ordered, That Messrs. Johnson, Beekman and Cross, be said committee.

On motion of Mr. Robinson,

Resolved, That Assembly bill No. 42, relating to certain unpaid taxes in the county of Wyoming, be taken from the general orders and ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Babcock,

Resolved, That the Clerk, under the direction of the President, cause the portrait of Columbus, now in the antiroom, to be removed from its present unsafe position, cleaned, and hung in some appropriate place in the Senate chamber, and that the Clerk pay any expense attending the same out of the contingent fund.

On motion of Mr. Owen,

Resolved, That Assembly bill No. 52, entitled "An act to authorise certain towns in the counties of Erie and Cattaraugus to raise money to construct and repair roads and bridges on Indian lands lying within their borders," be taken from the general orders and ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Miller,

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled, "An act to authorise the Westfield and Clymer plank road company to borrow money," and the same ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Beach,

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the act respecting the taxation of banking associations and individual bankers, and the same be recommitted to the committee on banks and insurance companies.

On motion of Mr. Williams,

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill from the Assembly entitled, "An act making appropriations for the Sing Sing prison," and that the same be ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Carroll,

Resolved, That the bill to amend the "Act to provide for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain the compensation for taking private property for public use in the city of Troy," be taken from the general orders and referred to a select committee to report complete.

Ordered, That Messrs. Carroll, Noyes and Crolius, be such committee.

On motion of Mr. Brown,

Resolved, That the committee of the whole be discharged from the further consideration of the bill entitled, "An act to provide for the establishment of a free school in district No. 3 in the town of Newtown," and that the same be referred to a select committee to report complete.

Ordered, That Messrs. Brown, Cross and Williams, be such committee.

The bill from the Assembly entitled, "An act making appropriations in part for the support of government for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 1849, and for other purposes," 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 said members being present on the final passage thereof, as follows:

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Ordered, That the Clerk return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Owen,

The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill entitled, "An act in relation to the location of the New-York and Erie railroad inthe counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauque." De bate was had thereon, when

The said bill was again 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 from the Assembly entitled, "An act to authorise certain towns in the counties of Erie and Cattaraugus to raise money to construct and repair roads and bridges on Indian lands lying within their borders," 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same without amendment.

The bill from the Assembly entitled, "An act to authorise the Westfield and Clymer plank road company to borrow money," 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 without amendment.

The bill entitled, "An act to amend the Revised Statutes in relation to courts of special sessions and to regulate the police of the town of Watervliet," 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 from the Assembly entitled, "An act making appropriations for the Sing Sing prison," 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 return said bill to the Assembly, with a message informing that the Senate have passed the same without amendment.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled, "An act for the relief of tenants holding lands under perpetual leases in this State," and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Cross, from said committee, reported progress, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

The bill from the Assembly entitled, "An act to authorise the Comptroller to receive the returns of certain unpaid taxes in the county of Wyoming," 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 without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Crolius,

The Senate then adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1850.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Miles.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Messrs. Schoonmaker, Miller, and Brown presented five several petitions of the inhabitants of Ulster, Monroe, Queens, and Suffolk counties for the repeal of the free school law, which was referred to the committee of the whole having in charge the bill on that subject.