A resolution in favor of Washington Academy; Ordered, That said resolution be referred to the committee on Education. Mr. Sanborn, from the standing committee on Railroads, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Manchester and Candia Railroad," reported the same without amendment. On motion of Mr. Jenness Resolved, That said bill lie upon the table. On motion of Mr. Robb Resolved, That the bill, entitled "An act to constitute the town of Rollinsford," be now taken up and considered. Ordered, That said bill be read a third time. On motion of Mr. Preston Resolved, That the rules of the Senate be so far suspended that said bill be read a third time at the present time by its title. Said bill was then read a third time. Resolved, That it pass and that its title be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the clerk notify the House of Representatives thereof. Mr. Preston, from the standing committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred a resolution relating to the conveyance of land owned by the State to the Haverhill Cemetery, by leave reported the same in a new draft ; Which was read a first time. On motion of Mr. Jenness— Resolved, That the rules of the Senate be so far suspended that said resolution be read a second time at the present time. Said resolution was then read a second time. On motion of Mr. Batchelder Resolved, That the rules of the Senate be so far suspended that said resolution be read a third time at the present time. Said resolution was then read a third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the clerk notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion of Mr. Batchelder The Senate adjourned. AFTERNOON. The Senate proceeded to the order of the day upon the bill, entitled "An act relating to the New Hampton Academy;" Which was read a third time. Resolved, That it pass, as amended, and that its title be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the clerk ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. The Senate proceeded to the order of the day upon the resolution authorizing the Governor to procure and forward to the city of Washington a block or blocks of granite, to be placed in the Washington Monument; Which was read a third time. Resolved, That it pass. Ordered, That the clerk notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Senate proceeded to the order of the day upon the bill, entitled "An act in amendment of chapter twenty-four of the Revised Statutes;" Which was read a third time. Resolved, That it pass and that its title be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the clerk notify the House of Representatives thereof. The Senate proceeded to the order of the day upon the bill, entitled "An act, entitled 'An act authorizing the board of engineers or firewards of the fire department of any town or city in this State to appoint and organize a company or companies of fire hook and ladder men ;' Which was read a third time. Resolved, That it pass, and that its title be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the clerk notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion of Mr. Jenness Resolved, That the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Manchester and Candia Railroad," be now taken up and considered. Mr. Jenness moved to amend the bill by striking out section 13 and substituting instead thereof the following: "SEC. 13. That the construction of said railroad shall not be commenced until the same shall have been located, nor until three-fifths of the capital necessary to complete the same shall have been subscribed by responsible persons, and so certified by the Railroad Commissioners, and it shall be the duty of said commissioners, upon application, to notify a hearing to consider the subject, by publication in one or more newspapers in any county where it is proposed to build said road, and any person may question, at said hearing, the validity and responsibility of the subscriptions to the stock of said road. The certificate of said commissioners shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, and they shall receive from the parties interested in said road and applying for their service, the usual compensation allowed them by law for the discharge of their duties as railroad commissioners." On the question, Shall the amendment be adopted? Mr. Jenness called for the ayes and noes. Messrs. Jenness, Clough, Montgomery, Batchelder, Monroe and Weeks-6. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Sanborn, Marshall, Dame, Preston, Robb and Clark-6. Ayes 6, noes 6. So the negative of the question prevailed, and the Senate rejected the amendment. Mr. Jenness moved that said bill be indefinitely postponed. On the question, Shall said bill be indefinitely postponed? Mr. Robb called for the ayes and noes. Those who voted in the affirmative were— Messrs. Dame, and Monroe-2. Those who voted in the negative, were Messrs. Jenness, Sanborn, Marshall, Clough, Montgomery, Batchelder, Preston, Robb, Weeks and Clark-10. Ayes 2, noes 10. So the negative of the question prevailed, and the Senate refused to indefinitely postpone the bill. Mr. Montgomery moved that said bill lie upon the table. On the question, Shall said bill be laid upon the table? It was decided in the negative. Ordered, That said bill be read a third time to-morrow forenoon at eleven o'clock. On motion of Mr. Clough Resolved, That the Senate do now take a recess of twenty minutes. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER 4 O'CLOCK, P. M. On motion of Mr. Preston The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1849. Mr. Batchelder, from the standing committee on Railroads, to whom was referred a bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Suncook Valley Extension Railroad," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That said bill be read a third time this afternoon at three o'clock. Mr. Monroe, from the standing committee on Agriculture and Manufactures, to whom was referred a bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Portsmouth Hosiery Company," reported the following resolution, to wit: Resolved, That said bill be indefinitely postponed. On the question, Shall the resolution reported by the committee on Agriculture and Manufactures pass? Mr. Preston called for a division. The affirmative of the question prevailed, nine having risen in the affirmative. Ordered, That the clerk notify the House of Representatives thereof. On motion of Mr. Jenness Resolved, That the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Sanbornton Factory," be now taken up and considered. On the question, Shall the bill pass ? It was decided in the affirmative. So the bill passed. Resolved, That its title be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the clerk notify the House of Representatives thereof. Mr. Clark, by leave, introduced the following resolution, to wit: Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the laws relating to capital punishment that no execution shall take place until one year after conviction, and that the Governor and Council may have power in all cases to commute the sentence of death to that of imprisonment for life. On the question, Shall the resolution pass? It was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Preston, from the standing committee on Education, to whom was referred a resolution relating to Washington Academy, by leave, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That said resolution be read a third time this afternoon at three o'clock. Mr. Jenness, from the standing committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred a resolution relating to the claim of the State of New Hampshire against the general government, by leave, reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That said resolution be read a third time this afternoon at three o'clock. On motion of Mr. Jenness Resolved, That the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Salisbury and East Kingston Extension Railroad," be now taken up and considered. On the question, Shall the amendment proposed by Mr. Jenness, to wit, insert after section eight the following section: "SEC. 9. That the construction of said railroad shall not be commenced until the same shall have been located, nor until three-fifths of the capital necessary to complete the same shall have been subscribed by responsible persons, and so certified by the railroad commissioners; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners, upon application, to notify a hearing to consider the subject, by publication in one or ( |