REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. ROBBINS, from the Committee on Mileage, to report on a change of the rating of mileage of sheriff's and clerks, reported legislation inexpedient: which was concurred in.
Mr. NEWMAN, from the Organization of Courts of Justice, returned Mr. Roberts' declaratory bill [145], with a motion to indefinitely postpone the same: which was concurred in.
Mr. FRASIER, from the Committee on County and Township business, returned Mr. Knowlton's bill [144] to amend section 94 of the assessment act, with a motion that the same be laid on the table : which was concurred in.
He also returned certain resolutions together with the petition of J. F. Denny, for a change of the law so as to provide a fixed salary for county officers, graded according to population, with the expression of opinion, that such legislation would not only increase the burdens of taxation, but that it would be unconstitutional. They therefore report a motion to lay the bill on the table : which was concurred in.
Mr. LANE, from the same committee returned Mr. Polk's bill [148] to amend section 7 of the act of '55 to regulate fees and salaries, with a motion that it be laid on the table.
He also returned Mr. Jenkinson's bill [123] to authorize the owners of towns to vacate lots, &c., with a motion that it be indefinitely postponed: which reports were concurred in.
Mr. Grover from the same committee returned the Committee's bill [137] to amend Sections 94 and 95 of the assessment act of 1852, recommending passage.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
He also returned Mr. Heffren's workhouse bill [121] with a motion that it be laid on the table : which was concurred in.
Mr. MOORMAN, from the Committee on Agriculture, returned sundry petitions from page: 277[View Page 277] various portions of the State with reference to dogs ; and having already reported a bill in conformity with the petitions they recommend that the petitions be laid on the table; which was concurred in.
Mr. TURNER, from the same committee, returned the petition of John W. Ellis, and others in relation to seed-stock, reporting legislation unnecessary: which was concurred in.
Mr. HURD, from the Committee on Coporarations Corporations , returned Mr. McLean's bill [147] to amend the 68th section of the corporation law, recommending passage. [It proposes to give power to the common council to close streets and alleys without petition, by the concurrence of two thirds.]
The report was laid on the table.
Mr. ERWIN returned Mr. Knowlton's bill [202] to amend section 650 of the practice act mechanic's lien-recommending indefinite postponement:
Mr. KNOWLTON, from the Committee on Corporations, returned the resolution giving road companies power to take materials (stone and wood) for repairs, with the opinion that legislation is inexpedient thereon:
These reports were concurred in.
Mr. VEATCH, from the Select Committee thereon, returned Mr. Bundy's bill [153] To amend the 9th section of the act regulating fees and salaries, with an amendment, providing that no per centage whatever shall be allowed to the county treasurer for redeeming county orders, but five cents shall be allowed to him for each order so redeemed. He said the bill was to settle existing questions and difficulties, about the Treasurers compensation.
Mr. PARRETT thought he should not have anything for cancelling county orders. He stated that he had received a certain anonymous letter censuring him, as though he had asserted here that the auditors got too much fees. He had, on the contrary, all the time stated that the auditor did not receive enough, but that the treasurer got too much.
Mr. VEATCH. There was but a very trifle of difference in this matter between the amount of labor prescribed for the auditor and that for the treasurer.
Mr. BOBBINS. The gentleman was right; and he hoped the amendment would be adopted.
Mr. CAMERON demanded the previous question, and under its operation, the report was concurred in, the amendment adopted, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. ROBBINS made an ineffectual motion to adjourn till Monday, 9 o'clock.
