New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30
ASSEMBLY.
~ the session Of the House yesterday afternoon, .
following bills were introduced

At the session Of the House yesterday afternoon the
following bills were introduced:
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Mr.. DUGANNE brought IN a bill to amend the act
providing for the Registry of Births, Marriages and
Deaths. Ii provides:
That oil persons performing the marriage ceremony IN
Newfork City shall keep record Of all marriages taking the
names ages residences and condition whether sing wild
owed of parties MARRIED and also copy Of
first Monday Of each month duly with signature
These records OF the performing the ceremony and the
City Inspector snail be open inspection Of any citizen from
sunrise 70 sunset Sundays excepted neglect or refusal to
comply with the provisions Of this act will be considered vo
IT s Ii the dSy Of S sPs . % and
make IKE returns to the City Inspectors These records 'aau
8. similar PROVISIONS are made regarding deaths,
Eseh violation Of the act is made punishable By hne OF
Corporation the City Of NewYOrk and half the parry
mskne complaint In nonpsyment the party TO be
S. Inconsistent sct, are repealed.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Mr.. COLE brought in bill TO amend the 18th sec
ton of Title ii Of chapter 10 of Part of the Revised
Statutes relating to Weights and Measures IL amends
the part named by providing Whenever wheat,
beans, rye Indian corn barley or oats shall be sold by
the bushe and no special agreement shall be made by
the parties TO the mode of measuring, the bushel
shall consist of 60pounds of wheat or beans, Sc pounds
Of rye or Indian corn, 4s pounds of barley and 81
pounds Of oats.
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
Mr.. GRAY introduced bill to amend the act pro-
vding for the incorporation Of Fire Insurance Compa
MES. 1t amends the fifth clause of the act as to
make il read as follows:
The Of all other expenditures, TO whom
for what purpose msiehaving annual reports
THE STATE COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
Mr.. FOOT brought in bill to promote the objects
of the New-York State Colonization Society. 1t pro-
vides
There shall be paid annually BY the State to the
NewYork State Colonization Society," the of 900 TO
promote the that Society and that the shall be
paid in equal iDsaments on the first day of Msy and No
venber in each year
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF DEEDS.
Mr.. SQUIRE brought in bill to amend the Act TO
provide for taking Acknowledgements of deeds or
other instruments by perons out of the state II re-
quires the certificate of the County Clerk Register,
Recorder ProthOnotary, to the effect that the person
taking the acknowledgement was duly authorized to
do so.
THE MARINERS SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
The Annual Report of the Mariners Savings Insti-
tuition of the City of New-York was received, by
which appears that the aggregate amount of depos-
it, on hand Jan. l, 1856, was s133ssl IL. This Is
invested in unincumbered real estate, &C. The inter-
est accrued thereon amounted to S7,2O5 IA.
THE SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING.
Mr.. BUCKLEY gave notice Of bill to amend the
act for the effeotual suppression of gambling,
which will make more stringent provisions against the
sale of lottery policies.
MONUMENT TO DAVID WILLIAMS.
Mr. MATTICE gave notice of bill making an ap-
preparation for the purpose of erecting Monument to
David Williams, one Of the captors OF Maj. Andre
liains in the Town of Livingston, Schoharie County,
and the sum appropriated to be $500.
This morning, the following Reports were received:
BROADWAY SAVINGS BANK.
The Annual Report of this institution, which shows
Amount due deyositcrs Jan lsS S5aSd2 os
IL. na~ snaln .