Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-11-28


wall, reported, that having examined the
situation Of the wall they beg leave TO re-
commend certain alterations agreeably to
a plan hereto annexed, for the adoption Of
the Legislature read and ordered 10 lie
on the table.
A message from Council informed tha,
they had passed an act TO amend certain
acts therein mentioned, and supplement to
the act for the relief oil the poor in Salem
County, without amendment; also that
Council had passed bill directing the
mode by which ships or vessels shall be
sold or transferred; and a supplement to
the act relative to the supreme aud cir.
cult courts, 10 which bills they request
the concurrence Of this House; read and
ordered second readings.
Adjourned to ten o'clock on Monday.
MONDAY, Nov, 20.
10 o'clock. the House met.--Mr. Mott
offered the following resolution:
Resoiued, That James ]. Wilson be
employed TO print the Votes aud Proceed
lings of this House during the present
session Of the Legislature, and that Jo-
seph Justice be employed to print The
Laws-O Ordered to lie on the table.
hlr. Leake reported the incidental bill,
which was read aud ordered second
reading.
Mr.. Ewing presented statement of re-
pairs yet necessary to he done to the
State House, aud Of the probable expence
ihereof; ordered to lie on the table.
The bill to repeal part Of the act for the
distribution of the public revised laws Of
this stale, was ordered to be engrossed.
The bill for the relief of Ziba Muir
was passed and sent TO Council.
The bill respecting surrogates was post
poued TO the next sitting Of the Legisla-
lure.
The bill respecting ferries was mega
lived.
Mr.. Tay Tor presented bill to repeal an
act for the sale OF the Government House
and Lot 10 the city Of Trenton; ordered
second reading.
The House took up the amendments
made by Council to the bill for the pun
ishment offFauds committed on the iBcor
porated hanks Of this state, agreed TO the
same, and ordered the bill 10 be re-eu-
crossed.
The bill from Council relative to the
Supreme and circuit courts, was read and
ordered third reading.
A message from Council Informed that
they had disagreed TO the bill for the sup
port of government I; and that Council
viii be ready TO go into Joint-meetiDg, on
Tuesday morning, at o'clock.
Ordered, That Messrs. Pennington, Tay
Tor, add Hancock be committee to bring
IN bill FOR the support Of goyernment.
The report of the committee Of confer
ence recommending an agreement Of the
House to The amendment made by Coun-
cal to the bin exemptiag aliens and mari
ners from militia duty, was taken up and
postponed.
A message from Council informed that
they have disagreed to the supplement to
the act concerning inns and tayeras. =
Adjourned.
3 o'clock, the House met.-Mr. Pen
uington, from committee, reported bill TO
defray the expenses OF government read
first and second time and ordered TO be
engrossed.
Bills passed The bill to defray tn
expenses of government, and bill sup
Elementary 10 the act relative to the Su
preme and Circuit Courts.
Bills orderedto be engrossed--The bill
to repeal an act authorizing the sale Of the
government house and lot; aud an act
authorizing repairs to be made to the
State House.
The report of the joint-committee re.
commenting an alteration in the wal! Of
the State Prison, was agreed 10; where
upon Mr.. Ewing presented bill making
an appropriation for that purpose, which
was read and ordered second reading.
A message from Council informed that
they had passed the bill for the relief Of
liba Muir /; aud that Council have disa
greed to The bill authorizing the reduc-
ton Of the capital stock of the bank OF
New-Brunswick.
The accounts Of the State Prison were
called up aud agreed TO.
The bill from Council respecting pris-
on bounds was ordered third reading.
Mr.. White, from committee, reported a
bill directing the mode Of proceeding TO-
collect the sum of ten thousand dollars
due on note Of Isaac G.. Ogden read
aud ordered second reading.
The bill from Council directing the
mode by which ships or vessels shall De
sold or transferred, was read second
time and disagreed TO.
The House resumed the consideration
Of the report Of the committee Of confer
ence to the amendment made by Council
to the bill exempting aliens and mariners
from doing militia duty, disagreed TO the
same, and ordered the Clerk TO inform