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

The said bill was then 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 at 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 with amendments there with delivered.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the special order for the day, being the bills entitled, as follows: "An act to amend an act relating to the redemption of bank notes passed May 4, 1840."

"An act to prevent the cirulation of the notes of banks whose charters have expired, and in relation to the duties and powers of the trustees of monied corporations."

And after some time spent on said first mentioned bill, Mr. Carroll, from said committee, reported progress on said bills, and asked for and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Cook moved said bills be made the special order for Monday next at 12 o'clock, M.

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

Mr. Carroll, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported as correctly engrossed the following bills:

"An act for establishing a fund for the benefit of the Stockbridge Indians."

"An act authorising the trustees and associates of the Brooklyn benevolent society to sell a portion of their lands."

"An act granting land under water in the city of Brooklyn to the trustees and associates of the Brooklyn benevolent society for the improvement thereof."

"An act to release to the relatives of Emma Hughes late of London, in England, deceased, the interest of the people of the State of New-York, in certain personal property."

Ordered, That said bills do have their third reading.

Mr. Geddes moved that the bill entitled, "An act for establishing a fund for the benefit of the Stockbridge Indians," be recommitted to the committee of the whole.

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

By unanimous consent,

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on said Indian bill, and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Stanton, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the same with amendments, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered engrossed for a third reading.

The bill entitled, "An act concerning resignations of office,'' 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 to amend an act passed May 14, 1845 entitled, 'An act to punish and prevent frauds in the use of false stamps and labels,'" coming up for a third reading.

Mr. Johnson moved said bill be recommitted to the committee of the whole.

Debate was had thereon, when

Mr. Johnson withdrew his said motion to recommit.

The said bill was then 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.

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The bill entitled, "An act to authorise the appraisal and payment of canal damages to Augustus Morgan," was read a 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.

The bill entitled, "An act to authorise the sale and conveyance of certain real estate belonging to the estate of William W. Wadsworth," was read the third time and passed, as follows

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

The bill entitled, "An act for establishing a fund for the benefit of the Stockbridge Indians," was read the third time and passed, two-thirds 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 re

quest their concurrence therein.

On motion of Mr. Cook,

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

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1850.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Morrow.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Colt presented two several petitions of inhabitants of Monroe and Livingston counties for aid to Geneseo academy, which were referred to the committee on finance.

Mr. Carroll presented three petitions of inhabitants of Troy for the issue of scrip by said city on account of taxes for the Troy and Schenectady railroad, which were referred to committee on the incorporation of cities and villages.

Messrs. Noyes and Mann presented two several petitions of inhabitants of Oneida and Chenango counties, for the repeal of the free school law, which were referred to the committee of the whole having in charge the bill on that subject.

Mr. Fox presented the petition of inhabitants of Herkimer co. for the par redemption of bank notes in Albany and New-York, which was referred to the committee of the whole having in charge the bill on that subject.

Mr. Crolius presented the petition of inhabitants of New-York for an act licensing steam engineers, which was referred to the committee on manufactures.

Mr. Stone presented the petition of T. F. Carrington for a law to remove certain restrictions in a patent issued to Abram Varick conveying a lot of land in Oswego, which was referred to the committee on the judiciary.

Mr. Johnson presented the petition of Stephen A. Dygertt and others for relief from damages sustained by the construction of the Erie canal, which was referred to the committee on claims.

Mr. Stone presented the petition of inhabitants of Madison co. for the establishment of an agricultural professorship in the Central

college of New-York, which was referred to the committee on agriculture.

Mr. Stone presented the petition of inhabitants of Madison co. praying that Garret Smith may be heard before the Legislature of the State on the subject of slavery, which was referred to a select committee.

Mr. Dart presented two remonstrances of inhabitants of Oswegatchie against erecting a dam over Oswegatchie river, which was referred to the committee on commerce and navigation.

Mr. Cross, from the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, to which was referred the bill entitled, "An act to amend the charter of the village of Seneca Falls," reported in favor of the passage of the same without amendment.

Mr. Stanton moved that said bill be referred to a select committee to report complete.

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

Ordered, That Messrs. Stanton, Guinnip and Miller, be such committee.

Mr. Carroll, from the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, to which was referred the petition for that purpose, reported a bill entitled, "An act to amend the charter of the village of Ogdensburgh," 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. Cross, from the committee on the incorporation of cities and villages, to which was referred the bill entitled "An act in relation to the Schenectady and Troy railroad," reported in favor of the passage of the same without amendinent, which was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Miller, from the committee on roads and bridges, to which was referred the bill entitled, "An act to authorise the Delaware plank road company to change the location of a portion of their road," reported in favor of the passage of the same without amendment, which was committed to the committee of the whole.

Mr. Williams, from the select committee, to which was referred the bill from the Assembly entitled, "An act relating to harbor masters at the port of New-York," reported in favor of the passage of the same without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Cross,

Ordered, That said bill do have its third reading.

Mr. Stanton, from the select committee to which was referred the bill entitled, "An act to amend the act to incorporate the village of Waterloo," to report complete, reported the same complete with amendments, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Babcock, from the committee on the judiciary, to which was referred the petition for that purpose, reported a bill entitled, "An act in relation to the recorder's court of the city of Buffalo," which