tendents of the poor, elected in November, 1849, to take their oath of office and file their official bond," 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 Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled, "An act to authorise the election of a special county judge in the county of Ulster," and after some time spent thereon, Mr. Beekman, from said committee, reported in favor of the passage of the same without amendment, which report was agreed to, and said bill ordered engrossed for a third reading.

The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the special order, it being the resolutions in relation to slavery in the District of Columbia and territories now free, reported by a majority of the select committee of which Mr. Geddes is chairman, in the words following:

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That as the Federal Constitution was formed and adopted expressly to secure the blessings of liberty to the people of the United States, and their posterity, our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed and our Representatives are requested to use their best efforts to procure the passage of laws that will effectually and forever put an end to the slave trade in the District of Columbia.

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That the determination indicated by the governors' messages, and the resolutions of the legislatures of various of the slave holding states, and by the Representatives of such states in Congress, to extend domestic slavery over the territory acquired by the late treaty of peace with the Republic of Mexico, we feel bound to oppose, by all constitutional means, and our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed and our Representatives are requested to use their best efforts to prohibit by positive enactment, the extension of slavery over any part of such territory, however small, and by whatever pretence of compromise.

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives requested, to resist firmly, and to the utmost of their ability, and by such positive legislation as may be necessary, the extension of human slavery, or the jurisdiction of Texas over any part of New-Mexico.

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That we have learned with great satisfaction, that the people of California have adopted a constition which is entirely in accordance with the spirit of the free institutions of our country, and our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed, and our Representatives requested to aid in the passage of such laws as may be necessary to admit that state into the Union. Resolved, (if the Assembly concnr,) That the people of this State are desirous of preserving inviolate the Federal Union, and that they will strenuously oppose all attempts, from whatever source they may emanate, or under whatever pretence they may be made, to effect its dissolution.

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

Mr. Guinnip moved that the further consideration of said resolutions be postponed until the 22d day of February next.

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

Mr. Skinner moved to amend the said resolutions by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and insert the following:

That the people of the State of New-York are strongly attached to the Federal Union, and consider its preservation a matter of the highest interest to themselves, the whole country, and the cause of civil liberty; that, while to sustain it on their own part, they will faithfully abide by all the provisions, compacts, and compromises of the constitution, they will also firmly oppose all attempts from whatever source they may come, and under whatever pretence they may be made, to dissolve the Union.

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That the people of the State of New-York are opposed to the extension of slavery into any territory of the United States, where it does not now exist, and that our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed, and our Representatives requested, to use their best efforts to prevent, by all constitutional means, such extension.

Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That the people of the State of New-York have learned with great satisfaction, that the people of California have adopted a constitution which is in accordance with the free institutions of our country, and our Senators in Congress are hereby instructed, and our Representatives requested, to vote for the admission of California into the Union as a State. A division of the question being called,

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said motion to strike out, and it was determined in the negative, as follows:

The question recurring on the adoption of the first resolution, Mr. Stone moved to amend the first resolution by inserting after the word "posterity," the words, "therefore the Federal Government ought to relieve itself from all responsibility for the existence or continuance of slavery or the slave trade, wherever it has the constitutional power over those subjects, and."

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

Mr. Babcock
Mr. Beekman
Mr. Brown

FOR THE NEGATIVE.

Mr. Cross
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Morgan

Mr. Schoonmaker
Mr. Williams

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

The question being upon the second resolution as reported by the committee,

Mr. Skinner moved to amend the same by strking out the word "prohibit," and insert the word "prevent," and to insert after the word "enactment," the words, "whenever necessary."

A division of the question being called,

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

The President then put the question whether the Senate would agree to the motion to insert after the word "enactment," the words "whenever necessary," and it was decided in the negative.

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

The question being on the passage of the third resolution,

Mr. Stone moved to amend the said resolution by striking out the words, "extension of human slavery or."

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

Mr. Stanton moved that said third resolution be laid on the table. The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to the said motion, and it was decided in the negative, as follows: