CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. STATE OF NEW-YORK. In Assembly, January 17, 1837. Whereas the senate of the United States did, on the twenty-eighth day of March, in the year 1834, adopt a resolution in these words, viz: "Resolved, That the president in the late executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the constitution and laws, but in derogation of both." And whereas such act is regarded by the legislature of the state of New-York, as an assumption of power on the part of said senate, and a usurpation of the constitutional powers of the house of representatives: Therefore Resolved, (if the senate concur,) That the senators of this state in congress be, and they are hereby instructed, to use their best efforts to procure the passage of a resolution during the present session of congress, directing the aforesaid resolution to be expunged from the journal of the senate of the United States. Resolved, That the governor of this state be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of the senators and representatives in congress from this state. By order, E. LIVINGSTON, Speaker. P. REYNOLDS, Jr. Clerk. By order, JOHN TRACY, President. JOHN F. BACON, Clerk. STATE OF NEW-YORK. In Assembly, January 31, 1837. Resolved, (if the senate concur,) That this legislature tender an expression of their thanks to the senate of the United States, and their congratulations to the country, for the recent act of the former in expunging from its journal the resolution, adopted 28th March, 1834, unjustly impeaching the executive proceedings of President Jackson in relation to the public revenue. By order, PHILIP REYNOLDS, Jr. Clerk. In Senate, February 2, 1837. Resolved, That the senate do concur with the assembly in their said resolution. By order, JOHN F. BACON, Clerk, STATE OF NEW-YORK. In Assembly, May 3, 1837. Resolved, (if the senate concur,) That the canal commissioners be directed to report to the next legislature, on or before the fifteenth day of January, their opinion as to the practicability of constructing a navigable feeder from the Conesus outlet to the Genesee Valley canal, and whether in their opinon the construction of said feeder would add to the revenue of the canals of the state. By order, EDWARD LIVINGSTON, Speaker. P. REYNOLDS, Jr. Clerk. In Senate, May 5, 1837. Resolved, That the senate do concur with the assembly in the foregoing resolution. By order, JOHN TRACY, President. JOHN F. BACON, Clerk. STATE OF NEW-YORK. In Assembly, March 14, 1837. Resolved, (if the senate concur,) That the following amendment be proposed to the constitution of this state and referred to the legislature next to be chosen, and published in pursuance of the first section of the eighth article of said constitution, viz: Mayors of the several cities in this state may be elected annually by the male inhabitants entitled to vote for members of the common councils of such cities respectively, in such manner as the legislature shall by law provide; and the legislature may from time to time make such provision by law for the election of any one or more of such mayors; but until such provision be made by law, such mayors, (except the mayor of the city of New-York,) shall be appointed in the manner now prescribed by the constitution of this state; and so much of the tenth section of article fourth of the constitution of this state, as is inconsistent with this amendment, is hereby abrogated. By order, (a majority of the members elected to this house voting in favor thereof,) EDWARD LIVINGSTON, Speaker. P. REYNOLDS, Jr. Clerk. STATE OF NEW-YORK. In Senate, May 15, 1837. Resolved, That the senate do concur with the assembly in the foregoing resolution, a majority of all the members elected to the senate voting in favor thereof. By order, JOHN TRACY, President. JOHN F. BACON, Clerk. STATE OF NEW-YORK. In Assembly, April 29, 1837. Whereas the common council of the city of Utica, and the inhabitants of said city, represent that they have suffered severely from a fire on the 31st March last, and ask by petition the suspension of the collection of a tax which has been ordered to pay the amount of a bond given to the state for about forty thousand dollars for the difference in the expense of the Chenango canal. Resolved, (if the senate concur,) That the comptroller be authorized to suspend the collection of a bond held by the state against certain citizens of the city of Utica for the extra expense of terminating the Chenango canal at the said city, till the first day of December next. By order, E. LIVINGSTON, Speaker. P. REYNOLDS, Jr. Clerk. |