The Speaker and Clerk submitted the following list of bills as proper to be referred to the sub-committee of the whole:

"An act to provide for the rebuilding of the bridge over the Oneida river, between the towns of Clay, in the county of Onondaga and Hastings, in the county of Oswego, at Caughdenoy."

"An act to incorporate the Medina Driving Park Association."

"An act to lay out, extend and improve Rush street in the nineteenth ward of the city of Brooklyn, and to alter the commissioners' map of said city."

"An act to provide for the building of an iron bridge across the Chemung river, in the city of Elmira, and bonding said city to pay the expenses thereof."

Senate, "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act relative to the improvement of certain portions of the county of Westchester and New York, including provisions for communication between said counties, and for improving of the navigation of Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvil creek,' passed April 15, 1871, so far as relates to the towns of East Chester and Westchester, in the county of Westchester."

"An act to constitute a separate road district in the town of Palatine, in the county of Montgomery."

"An act relative to the widening, straightening, laying out and working of the Boston post road, Fordham avenue and the King's Bridge road, in the town of West Farms, in the county of Westchester."

"An act to provide for the completion of certain highways in the towns of Yonkers and East Chester, in the county of Westchester."

"An act to change the grade of One Hundred and Thirtieth and One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, between St. Ann's avenue and Cypress avenue, in the town of Morrisania, county of Westchester."

"An act in relation to the highway in the town of Yonkers, known as Central road or avenue."

"An act to repeal so much of chapter 868, Laws of 1867, as relate to non-resident lands in Franklin county, and the payment of the taxes assessed and collected from the same."

"An act to establish a special road district in Franklin county, and appropriate the non-resident highway taxes therein."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the appointment of police commissioners in the village of Green Island, Albany county, and to establish a police force therein,' passed April 20, 1871."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relative to the village of Ballston Spa, passed April 12, 1855,' as amended by an act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relative to the village of Ballston Spa, passed May 9, 1868,' and for the purpose of securing an additional supply of water for the use of said village.

"An act to authorize the board of supervisors of Franklin county to assess upon the town of Fort Covington five thousand dollars for the purpose of building sidewalks in said town."

"An act to prevent the obstruction of highways in the county of Chautauqua, by the accumulation of snows therein."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New Brighton Fire Engine Company No. 4,' passed April 19, 1859."

"An act to establish a receiver of taxes, and to authorize the sale of lands for non-payment of taxes and for the collection of unpaid taxes in the town of Hempstead in the county of Queens."

"An act to prohibit catching speckled trout in the county of Madison for the period of three years.

"An act relating to the collection and deposit of moneys raised by taxation in Richmond county."

"An act to amend the statutes in reference to the collection of taxes in the county of Suffolk."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the Journeymen's Ship-joiners' Benevolent Association of the city of New York,' passed April 13, 1840."

"An act to incorporate the Pallette, of the city of New York."

"An act to amend chapter 368 of the Laws of 1865, entitled 'An act for the incorporation of societies or clubs for certain social and recreative purposes, as amended by an act passed May 1, 1868.'"

Senate, "An act to incorporate the National American University of Music and other Liberal Arts in the city of New York."

Senate, "An act to incorporate the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, and to enable the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, formerly the Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions, to transfer its property to said new corporation, and to vest in such new corporation the corporate rights, franchises, privileges of the former body, and also to enable said new corporation to accept a transfer of the property of the Trustees of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, and to become the legal successor of the said last mentioned corporation."

"An act in relation to the alteration of town boundaries in the county of Franklin."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to authorize the employment of a stenographer for the county court and court of sessions, in the county of Monroe,' being chapter 46 of the Laws of 1864."

Senate, "An act relative to certain lands in the city of Brooklyn, in Kings county, which, in and by the last will and testament of Thomas Poole, deceased, were devised by him to the executors therein named, in trust, for the use and benefit of said testator's daughter, Eliza, for and during her natural life."

"An act to incorporate the city of Yonkers."

"An act to legalize the proceedings of certain commissioners appointed for the drainage of wet lands in Onondaga county.'

"An act to amend chapter 39 of the Laws of 1867, entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled An act to incorporate the city of Elmira, passed April 7, 1864, and the acts amendatory thereof,' passed February 16, 1867."

"An act in relation to the Williamsburgh Dispensary, to change the corporate title thereof, and to define and enlarge its powers."

"An act to authorize the common council of the city of Syracuse to raise money for the purchase of a steam fire engine and apparatus, and erect a building for the use of the same."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend title 16, chapter 8, part 3 of the Revised Statutes, relative to proceedings for the drainage of swamp marshes and other low or wet lands, and for draining farm lands' passed May 12, 1869."

"An act for the improvement of Myrtle avenue, in the city of Brooklyn."

"An act to legalize the acts of the railroad commissioners of the town of Hammond, St. Lawrence county."

"An act to amend 'An act to incorporate the village of Mount Morris,' passed May 2, 1835, and the several acts subsequent amending the same." "An act to extend and define the limits of the village of Hornellsville." "An act to amend 'An act authorizing the trustees of the village of Mount Morris to subscribe to the capital stock of the Mount Morris Water-works Company,' passed May 3, 1869."

Senate, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the New York Infant Asylum,' passed March 11, 1865."

Senate, "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act to incorporate the village of Goshen, passed April 18, 1843, so as to enable the inhabitants of said village to obtain a supply of water for public and private use,' passed March 27, 1871."

Senate, "An act concerning the duties of assessors and collectors of taxes in the several towns and counties of the State, except in the counties of New York and Kings."

"An act to increase the salary of the assessors of the city of Schenectady."

"An act to provide for the erection of a town hall in the town of Rhinebeck, county of Dutchess."

"An act to repeal chapter 94 of the Laws of 1872, entitled 'An act to incorporate the Moose River Improvement Company.'"

"An act to amend section 2, of chapter 131, of the Laws of 1871, entitled 'An act to renew the charter of the New York State Agricultural Society,' passed March 20, 1871."

"An act for the organization and incorporation of the Lenox Farmers' and Mechanics' Association."

"An act to incorporate the Washington Park Association."

"An act to amend section 2 of chapter 9, of Laws of 1872, entitled 'An act relating to appropriations and deficiencies in the city and county of New York, and the audit and payment of salaries and claims in said city and county,' passed January 30, 1872."

"An act for the relief of Rosa Abba Boughton and Addie E. Boughton." "An act to amend an act authorizing the election of a police justice in the village of Tonawanda, passed April 22, 1870."

"An act to release to Mary Ann Black certain real estate in the city of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga, of which Archibald Black, her late husband, died seized."

"An act to amend section 53 of an act entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the village of Saratoga Springs, and the several acts amendatory thereof,' passed March 26, 1866."

"An act to amend an act entitled 'An act for the incorporation of villages,' passed April 20, 1870."

"An act further to amend an act entitled 'An act to amend an act to prevent animals from running at large in the public highways,' passed April 23, 1862, passed May 9, 1867, passed April 29, 1869."

The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill entitled as follows:

"An act making an appropriation for certain expenses of government, and for supplying deficiencies in former appropriations.'

And after some time spent therein Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Moore, from said committee, reported progress on said bill, and asked and obtained leave to sit again.

Mr. Alvord moved that said bill be made a special order for to-morrow morning immediately after reading the journal.

Mr. Niles moved to strike out the word to-morrow " and insert the word "Friday."

Mr. Speaker put the question whether the House would agree to said motion of Mr. Niles, and it was determined in the negative.

Mr. Speaker then put the question whether the House would agree to said motion of Mr. Alvord, and it was determined in the affirmative, twothirds of all the members present voting in favor thereof.

Mr. Speaker presented the annual report of the State Engineer and Surveyor on the railroads of this State, for the year ending September 30, 1871; which was laid on the table and ordered printed.

(See Doc. No. .)

In connection there with, Mr. Alvord offered for the consideration of the House a resolution, in the words following, to wit:

Resolved, That there be printed and bound in cloth under the direction of the State Engineer and Surveyor, the following number of copies of the report on railroads for the year ending September 30, 1871: For each member, officer and reporter of the Assembly, ten copies; and for the department of the State Engineer and Surveyor 2,400 copies; the whole expense thereof to be refunded to the treasury of the State by an equitable amount by the Comptroller on the several railroad companies of this State.

Ordered, That said resolution be referred to the committee on public printing.

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

Whereas, The committee on canals have been directed to investigate charges against William W. Wright, Canal Commissioner, and John Haggerty, late superintendent on the Cayuga and Seneca canal; and whereas, the services of a stenographer will be necessary in taking the testimony on such investigation; therefore,

Resolved, That the committee be authorized to employ Worden E. Payne, Esq., as stenographer, at a compensation of fifteen cents per folio, for a term not exceeding fifteen days.

On motion of Mr. Fort, and by unanimous consent, the vote on the adoption of said resolution was ordered to be taken immediately after reading the journal to-morrow morning.

On motion of Mr. Fields, at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes, the House adjourned.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1872.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by the Rev. T. D. Miller.

Mr. Speaker ordered the roll to be called, when the following gentlemen answered to their names:

On motion of Mr. Alvord, the reading of the journal of yesterday was dispensed with.

Mr. Speaker presented a communication from the Auditor of the Canal Department in response to a resolution of the Assembly adopted April 1; which was laid on the table and ordered printed.

(See Doc. No. 134.)

The Senate sent for concurrence the bills entitled as follows:

"An act for the relief of the German United Evangelical St. John's Church of the city of Buffalo," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on charitable and religious societies.

"An act in relation to the powers and duties of county treasurers, and to authorize certain actions and proceedings against them," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

"An act for the organization and incorporation of the Lenox Farmers' and Mechanics' Association," which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on agriculture.

"An act to legalize the vote of the electors of the town of Boonville, Oneida county, to raise money to improve certain roads in said town, which was read the first time, and by unanimous consent was also read the second time, and referred to the committee on roads and bridges.

"An act to amend the charter of the New York Produce Exchange Company, and to confer powers upon said company," which was read