Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-15

Ihabitants OF Somerset, against the passing
lof the bill to enable Jacob Vandoren 10 e.
rect milLdam across the Raritan--com-
mitted with said bill.
/ Mr.. Griffith, from committee, reported
the bill to prevent the unlawful waste and
destruction of timber, with amendments
which we're agreed to and the bill ordered
to be engrossed.
The house again went into committee OF
1.-The whole on the jurisdiction bill, MIR. FL
mer 10 the chair, and continued IN colIside-
ration thereof until the time Of ADJOURN
ment. The committee Of the whole OBJ
ttained leave 10 sit again.
/ Adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
j WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8.
/ Petitions presented. From Inhabitants
Iof Burlington for alterations in the act re-.
llative to the compensation OF county col
lleclors-Fram Jane Swayze Of Hanover,
fin the county of Morris, for an act to di-
vorce her from her husband Stephen Sway
lie; from Peter Wilson, Of New York,
demonstrating against the sale Of certain
property under the U. S. tax law: which
iwere read and committed.
Mr.. Griffith proposed the following
resolution
| ReSoived, That with view 10 the
completion of the revision Of the laws Of
this State, it is highly necessary and ex-
lpedieat that there should be an adjourned
sitting of this House, and that at such
adjourned sitting the House will only act
on public laws; ordered to lie on the table.
The House again went into committee
Iof the whole, Mr.. Elmer in the chair, on
the bill TO preserve and support the juris-
diction OF this state, and after continuing
therein till the usual time of adjournment,
the committee rose, obtained leave 10 sit
|agaia, and the House adjourned TO 3, P. n.
Three o 'C,,ssk the house met--and again
went into committee OF the swnoie on the |
jurisdiction bill. and having gone through
the same. the Speaker resumed the chair,
and the chairman, Mr.. Elmer, reported
the bill, as amended, to the House; after
which the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10.
Mr.. Amin, from committee, reported |
the bill 10 enable Jacob Vandoren to erect
a mill-dam across the Raritan, with amend |
menis, which were agreed to, the bill gone
through by section, aud postponed.
Mr.. Hopkinson asked aud obtained
leave Of absence for the remainder Of the
sitting.
The house took up the amendments to
the jurisdiction bill, and having agreed
thereto the bill was read second time,
but on the question of engrossing the vote
wss 81 to 81; SO ii was lost.
Adjourned to 3, Pm.
Three o'clock The house nset-A message
from Council informed that they had pass
ed the two bills from the house, supple
mentary to the Mount Hope and Longwood
and the Newark and Morris turnpike acts;
also, that they had passed the complied
bills Nos. 3 and IL, supplement to the
act concerning costs, and TO the act con-
corning landlords and tenants; likewise a I
bill to incorporate the Elizabeth Town
Insurance Company, to which they request
the concurrence of the house read and
ordered second reading.
Mr.. Hopkinson, from committee, report
ed the compiled bill No. 20, supplemen-
tary to the act for the limitation of actions,
with amendments, which we're agreed to,
and the bill passed TO be engrossed.
The two engrossed bills Nos. "a and 20
were taken up and recommitted.
The house took up-the bill supplement
airy 10 the militia act, for the encourage
ment ofuniform companies, and after spend
ing some time thereon, the same was pest
poDed.
Mr.. S. Cook proposed the following pre-
amble and esoIutions--which were order
ed to lie on the table.
Whereas Iron is an article of such iDdis-
pensable necessity to the government and
people of the u. States, as that it would be
inconsistent with sound policy to depend
for supply upon the viii OF any foreign
power; aud as this consequence mast hap
pen if the domestic manufacturer cannot
Obtain reasonable compensation for his ex-
pences, risk and labor; and as we are full
ly persuaded that if some additional en-
couragement is not afforded by the gene
raj government to the making Of iron, near
ly all the extensive establishments Cor that
purpose must soon cease to exist in the
United States-Therefore
Resoived, That our Senator'S and Rep
resentatives in Congress, be requested 70
use their influence to obtain such addition
al duties upon the importation OF iron, as
win give the domestic manufacturer a
prospect Of a reasonable reward for his la
Dor.
Resolued, That if council concur here
IN, the governor be requested to send q
copy Of this resolution to each of our Set
ators and Representatives in Congress.