THE USE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHAM


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Mr.. D. r. F. Jones, from the select committee
'tconsisting Of himself, Messrs. Humphrey and Nc
Murray to whom were referred two applications
for the use of the assembly chamber, one from the
trustees of the Methodist E. church, of the Alba
ny west staton for the purpose of the delivery of
lecture on the history of ancient Babylon, illus
trated by transparencies, the avails to be appro-
.priated in aid of the new Methodist church in
Washington street, and the other from the agent
of an association of colored citizens proprietors of
a paper called the 6 Northern Star and Freemen's
Advocate" for the purpose of holding meeting
in aid of that publication, submitted report, con-
'cluding follows:


6 That while the committee express no hostili-
'ty to the objects intended to be accomplished by
the applicants, yet from certain insurmountable
reasons, which are herein briefly stated, they feel
constrained to report adversely thereon The
committee ibelievethat the of the Assembly
chamber should never be granted for any purposes
of sectional or local character, however merlto-
,rious or unobjectonabe, and they would only
sent to its for objects of general nature, and
of state concern something in which the whole
state may be supposed to be interested, or which
may be deemed to have connection with its le-
gislation, sc. The committee in addition to these
considerations, upon enquiry, have ascertained
that the expense of lighting the Assembly chamber
amounts to about 80 or $50, and the contingent
fund from which this expense is to be supplied is
too low already to admit of further draft upon IT.
For these reasops, and the additional one that the
papers, documents &C. of members, are necessa-
rily and unavoidably thrown into state of confu-
sion, and frequently lost, occasions of the use of
the Assembly chamber, the committee had instruct
ed him to offer'' &c, the usual resolution denying
both applications