Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-06-20
LEGIsLATURE OF NEW JERSEY
From the Trenton True American.
Sketch Of the Proceedings Of the HOaSt
Of Assembly.

Of Assembly.
Saturday, jane l0--nine o'clock.
The engrossed bill TO compensate Jnds
Pennington for revising the laws--and tb
re-engrossed bills relative 10 the tow
officers of Morris, and the settlement an,
relief of the poor, were passed by tn
House.
A message informed that Council ha'
receded from their amendments to the bill
for the preservation OF sheep, and had pass
ed it as reported by the committee OF con
ference and that Council had disagreed I,
the bill for the relief of Alex. M'Kain; also
that Council do insist on their amendment
10 the Ordinary and Surrogate bill; where
upon the House insisted OH their disagree
meut. The message also informed tina
Council have passed the Small Cause bill
and the bill relative to the estates of persons
who die insolvent. with amendments
which were read, those to the first bill
partly agreed to and partly disagreed to
and those to the latter agreed to, aud the
bill ordered to be re-ensrossed.
The bill TO regulate Justices ofthe Peace
had its title changed to a bill TO prevent
Justices Of the Peace from issuing blank
process, aud was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Kinney presented bill to incorpo-
rate the Phenix Insurance company OF
Elizabeth-Town. Read, and postponed to
next sitting.
The bill for distributing the revised laws
was passed, and sent to Council.-Adj'd.
Three o'ctock.-A message informed that
Council do insist on their amendments to
the Ordinary and Surrogate bill, and have
appointed Messrs. Stevenson and Freling
huysen committee of conference. Messrs.
Griffith, Yarrow and Edgar, were ap-
pointed by the House.
The message further informed that Coun-
Gil do adhere to their amendment to the
Small Cause bill. Read, and postponed.
Mr.. Miller offered the following resolu-
ton as a substitute for that offered by Mr..
Stout on yesterday. viz.
RESOLVED, That the Attorney General be
instructed to take such measures as TO him
may seem requisite to recover the sum Of
ten thousand dollars still due from the
proceeds of the Milford aud Owego road
lottery, and that he call upon such person
or persons therefor, as he msy deem lie.
gally responsible.
Which was read and disagreed to; and
that offered by Mr.. Stout sent TO Council
for concnrrence-Adjonrned.
Monday, June l2-uine o'clock.
The House receded from its disagree
ment to the amendments of Council 10 the
Small Cause bill, and ordered it 10 be re-
eDgrossed.
Mr.. Kinney, from the committee on the
letter of the Treasurer relative to the
School Fund, reported, that they have ex-
amined the laws on the subject referred to,
and in their opinion the Trustees of that
fund are entitled to one.tenth Of the annual
taxes commencing with the year 1917, and
as the Treasurer has requested instructions
on the subject the committee recommend
the following resolution
Resolved, That the Treasures be in
structed to pass to the credit of the Trus-
tees of the School Fund one-tenth part Of
all monies raised by tax for the use of the
state since the year 1917, and to continue
that credit on the annual taxes in future.
Read, and laid on the table.
A message informed that Council had
disagreed 10 the resolution authorizing the
citizens of Trenton to plant the State
House Yard with forest and other trees, &c
and that Council have passed the bill sup
Elementary TO the act for the relief of per
sons imprisoned for debt, land the bill for the
relief Of James Armstrong. Also, that
Council have agreed TO the report Of the
joint commissioners relative TO the Navi-
cation Lottery, with an amendment; which
was read, and agreed to by the House.
Mr.. Taylor offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved by the Council and General
Assembly, that Charles Higbee and Zacha-
riah RosseIl, Esq's, be, and they are here
by authorized and required to take charge
of the State House Yard, in the city of
Trenton, and that they cause to be removed
all the poplar stumps and wood on the said
yard, and to dispose Of the same to the best
advantage, and to appropriate the pro-
ceeds thence arising towards replanting the
said yard with forest and other trees.
Read, agreed to, and sent to Council.
Mr.. Pearson offered the following reso-
luton:
Resoiped, That the Treasurer be re-
quested to furnish this House with an ac-
count of the money now 10 the Treasury
nnappropriated and also to state which
Bank or Banks the public moneys are de-
posted 10 and in whose name. Read and
agreed to.
The bill supplementary 10 the act making
lands liable to be sold for the payment OF
debts, (reported by Mr.. Griffith as sub
stiiute Cor the bill to stay executions,) was
read second time, the first section disa