Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-11-02

Moo was ordered to lie on the table.
Nos. 10 and II were dismissed.
No. IL was committed to Messrs. Tay-
lor, Willis and LanniDg.
No. 10 was dismissed.
No. Ia was ordered to lie on the table.
No. Is was dismissed.
No. IS, IL, Is, l9 and 20 were post
poned.
THURSDAY, Oct. 28.
A message from Council informed the
House that Messrs. Newbold and Baxter,
or either Of them, had been appointed a
committee 10 settle the Tfeasurer's &C.
counts; and Messrs. Frelinghuysen and
Thompson TO settle the State. Prison ac-
counts; aud that Council will be ready u
go iuto joint-meetipg tomorrow.
No. 6 Of unfinished business bill
constituting the Justices Of the Supreme
Court, Judges of The Court of Commor
Pleas, &c. was taken up and committed tt
Messrs. Elmer, Griffith. Kinney, S. Cook
and Carson.
Mr.. Griffith offered the following reso'
LUTON Resolved, That a committee b.
appointed 10 bring IN bill furtherto sus
pend the act entitled An 10 create ;
fund for the Improvement OF internal navi
CATION and for other purposes, passed the
18th Feb. l8l9--Read, agreed to, ant
Messrs. Griffith, j. Cook and Murph,
accordingly appointed.
Mr.. Ewing offered the following resolu
ton Resolved, That committee be ap
pointed TO enquire into the expediency o.
repeating the militia law Of this state, and
Of establishing a system Of organization for
the encouragement, disciplining and arm
ing volunteers-liead and ordered. to lie
on the table.
Mr.. kinsey offered the following reso-
luton Resolved, That there be 40 ad-
journed sitting-Read and ordered to lie
on the table. This resolution was subse.
quently passed; ayes rs, nays H.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Evans. was called up and modified
read-Resolved, That committee be ap-
pointed to receive proposals for printing
the public bills during the present session
Of the Legislature, and to make report
thereon to the House-Read, agreed to,
and Messrs. Pearson, Ten Eyck and Far
lee accordingly appointed.
MIR. Brittin presented petition from
Jonathan Tomkins,o Essex county, pray
ing for an act of divorce from his wife
Jane--Read and committed to Messrs.
Britiin, Mackey and Van Houten
Mr.. Griffith, from the committee to
whom was committed the resolution on the
subject Of further suspending the act Gre
ating fund for the Improvement Of internal
navigation, and for other purposes, report
ed hill 10 create fund for the improve
ment Of internal navigation-Read and OF.
dered second reading.
Mr.. Griffith also, from the committee
TO whom was committed No. 2 Of unfinish-
ed business, supplement TO the act ma
king lands liable TO be sold for the payment
Of debts, reported the same without a.
mendment-Read and postponed to the
next sitting at the Legislature.
Mr.. Griffith also, from the committee TO
whom was committed No. 8 of unfinished
business, A bill te abolish Imprisonment for
debt, reported the same without amend
ment--Read and postponed to the next
sitting of the Legislature.
FRIDAY, Oct. 20.
Mr.. Elmer, from the committee to whom
was committed No. 6 of unfinished bust
Mesa bill entitled 40 act constituting
The Justices Of the Supreme Courts, Judges
Of the Court Of Common Pleas, General
Quarter Sessions Of the Peace, and for
other purposes, reported, that in their
opinion the bill ought to be dismissed
which report was read and ordered to lie
OH the table.
The bill entitled A supplement to an
act entitled" An act TO create fund for
The Improvement of internal navigation
and for other purposes" passed 18th Feb
1919, was read second time, considered
Dy section, and re committed TO the com.
nittee who reported it, with Instructions
10 bring in bill repeating the same.
Mr.. j. Cook offered the following reso-
lution-Resolved, That committee be
appointed TO consider and report by bill
or otherwise on the subject Of asserting
the rights Of this State, and the citizens
thereof, to the navigation Of the waters
thereof, and of the waters between this
state and the state Of Newly FORK, in boats
or vessels propelled by steam--which res
oIution was read and ordered TO lie 90 the
table.
Mr.. Griffith from the committee to
whom was recommitted the supplement to
the act TO create fund for the improve
ment OF intei navigation, reported, pur-
suant TO instructions from the House, bill
TO repeal the act 10 create fund for the