REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Corporations, returned Mr. Cason's bill [S. 149] allowing manufacturing, mining and other companies to hold any amount of real estate necessary to carry on their operations, recommending passage. The report was concurred in.
On motion of Mr. CASON, the bill was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for the third reading.
Mr. WOOD, from the same committee, returned Mr. Howk's bill [S. 86] supplemental to the act of February 28, 1855, for the incorporation of high schools, &c., recommending its passage.
The report was concurred in.
Mr. CULLEN, from the same committee, returned Mr Howk's bill [S. 89] for the incorporation of steam packet companies, with an amendment, recommending its passage. The report was concurred in.
Mr. WOLCOTT, from the Committee on Finance, returned his joint resolution [S. 5] directing the burning of cancelled bills of broken and closed banks and the burning of unsized bills of free banks broken and closed, and of such banks as have given notice of their closing and for the destruction of the plates for printing the bills of such broken, closed and closing banks, recommending its passage. The report was concurred in.
Mr. OYLER from, the Committee on the organization of Courts of Justice, returned two bills, S. 144 and S. 129 [the titles were not read] recommending passage. The reports were concurred in.
