An act in relation to executors and administrators, and the distribution of insolvent estates, passed by the Senate as amended.

Which amendment was concurred in by the House, and ordered to be certified to the Senate.

A bill from the Senate entitled "An act to amend the law in reference to executions and attachments, was read the first time, the rule waived, read the second and third time, and passed, with the title as stated.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

A bill to be entitled "An act for the redemption of real estate sold under execution," was taken up, and ordered for a third reading to-morrow.

An act to amend the charter of the Bank of Florida, was read a third time.

Mr. Irwin offered the following as an engrossed rider for the bill : Be it further enacted, That nothing contained in the foregoing charter shall be so construed as to allow said Bank, at any time, to issue more than two dollars of their notes and bills for one dollar of stock in specie actually paid in, exclusive of deposits.

On the adoption of the proposed amendment, the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Irwin and Smith, and were as follows: Yeas Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Arnou, Child, Haddock, Irwin, M’Raeny, Patterson, Pent, Scott, Selph, Smith, Summerlin, Tabor, Taylor of Jefferson-14.

Nays-Messrs. Betton, Bush, Cromartie, Floyd, Forman, Knowles, Taylor of Mosquito, Turner, and Zeigler-9.

So the amendment was adopted.

Mr. Knowles moved that the main question be now put, and the yeas and nays being called on said motion, were as follows:

Yeas Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Betton, Bush, Cromartie, Floyd, Forman, Knowles, M'Raeny, Pent, Selph, Summerlin, Taylor of Mosquito, Turner, and Zeigler-14.

Nays-Messrs. Arnou, Child, Haddock, Irwin, Patterson, Scott, Smith, Tabor, Taylor of Jefferson-9.

So the motion was carried.

On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Smith and Knowles, and were as follows:

Yeas Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Betton, Bush, Cromartie, Floyd, Forman, Irwin, Knowles, M'Raeny, Pent, Selph, Taylor of Mosquito, Turner, and Zeigler-14.

Nays-Messrs. Arnou, Child. Haddock, Patterson, Scott, Smith, Summerlin, Tabor, Taylor of Jefferson-9.

So the bill passed.

Mr. Smith moved to amend the title of the bill by adding the following: "And for the payment of 4,000 dollars to the owners of the charters by the stockholders, and for other purposes." On the amendment to the title, the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Taylor of Mosquito and Pent, and were as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Arnou and Smith-2.

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Nays Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Betton, Bush, Child, Cromartie, De la Rua, Floyd, Forman, Haddock, Irwin, Knowles, M'Raeny, Patterson, Pent, Scott, Selph, Summerlin, Tabor, Taylor of Jefferson, Taylor of Mosquito, Turner, and Zeigler-22.

So the motion to amend was lost, and the title ordered to be as stated.

Mr. Speaker moved that the bill entitled "An act to divorce Eliza Vaughan be taken up, and the vote of yesterday, on the passage of said bill, reconsidered. Which motion prevailed, and the preamble to said bill amended; and the said bill was put upon its passage, and passed as amended. Ordered that the amendment be certified to the Senate

The House took a recess until half-past 3 o'clock.

HALF-PAST 3 O'CLOCK, P. M.

Mr. Tabor, from the committee appointed to confer with a com. mittee of the Senate on the subject of an adjournment, sine die, made the following

REPORT:

The Joint select committee appointed to confer and fix upon some period for the adjournment of this Legislative Council, have had that subject under consideration, and after hearing from the Clerks of each House, in relation to the business remaining to be disposed of, have arrived at the conclusion that the two Houses cannot, without injury to the public interest, adjourn before the 16th instant.— They therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Legislative Council now in session adjourn, sine die, on Thursday, the 16th of March, instant. W. TABOR,

Ch'n Committee from H. of R.

Which report was concurred in, the resolutions read the first time, the rule waived, read the second and third time, and passed. Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate.

Mr. Floyd moved that the following rule be adopted by this House, for their government the balance of the present session :

Rule. No new bill shall be introduced into the House without the unanimous consent of the members present.

An act to revive, in part, the revenue laws, and provide for a Territorial revenue, was read the second time and ordered for to-morrow. A preamble and resolutions from the Senate, relative to the claims of our citizens on the Government of the United States, was read the first time, the ru'e waived, read the second and third time, and adopted. Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate.

An act concerning school lands, was received from the Senate, with a message that that body rejected the amendment of the House. The House receded from their amendment to said bill, and ordered the same certified to the Senate.

A bill from the Senate entitled "An act relating to crimes and

misdemeanors," was read the first time, and ordered for to-mor

row.

The House received from the Senate the following message:

SENATE CHAMBER, March 10, 1843.

To the Hon. Speaker of the House of Representatives:

I herewith transmit to your body a copy of resolutions adopted by the stockholders of the Union Bank of Florida, and also the resolutions adopted by the Senate in relation thereto.

THOMAS T. LONG, Sec. Sen.

Resolved, That a stockholder who desires a release of the mortgage of his property, may obtain the same by delivery to the Bank of one hundred dollars of the bonds of the Territory for each share of his stock; and the shares thus secured by the Territorial bonds shall constitute cash stock, entitling the stockholder to interest thereupon, at the rate of six per centum per annum; and the stockholder shall thereupon be entitled to a credit hpon his stock bond to the amount of the cash stock thus created, and shall also have a corresponding release of the mortgaged property.

Resolved, That a stockholder, who desires to cancel any number of his shares in the stock of the Bank, may do it, by paying to the Bank one hundred dollars of the bonds of the Territory of Florida, for each share of stock to be cancelled, whereupon he shall have a corresponding credit upon his stock note, and upon his stock bond; and a corresponding release of the mortgage upon his property; except so far as the same may be retained to secure any debt he may owe as payer or endorser.

Resolved, That a stockholder who desires to have any number of his shares in the stock of the bank cancelled, may do it, by payiny in the endorsed sterling bonds of the bank, at the rate of sixtysix and two-thirds dollars of said bonds per share, to be cancelled, whereupon he shall have a corresponding credit upon his stock note; and shall be entitled to have one share of his stock cancelled for each sixty-six and two-third dollars of said bonds thus paid, and a corresponding credit be given upon his stock bond, and a corresponding release of the mortgage upon his property, except so far as the same may be retained as security for any debt he may owe the bank as payor or endorser: Provided, however, That with the payment made in said sterling bonds, there shall be surrendered to the bank a proportional amount of the Territorial bonds which are hypothecated to, or held by, the parties from whom the sterling bonds. may have been purchased.

Resolved, That as the Territorial bonds unsold, but hypothecated, shall be redeemed, the same shall be returned to the Governor of the Territory, by him to be cancelled; nor shall they again be hypothecated for any purpose whatsoever.

Resolved, That all Territorial bonds which may be paid into the bank shall be delivered over and cancelled, as aforesaid, whenever the mortgage is cancelled and withdrawn; nor shall the same be again sold or hypothecated in any manner whatsoever.

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Resolved, by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, That, in their opinion, the two resolutions adopted by the stockholders of the Union Bank of Florida, at their late annual meeting, which resolutions have for their object to permit, under certain conditions, stockholders to cancel any number of shares in the capital stock of said Bank, and giving a corresponding release of the mortgage upon their property and stock notes, are in their spirit and tenor a violation of the charter of the original act of incorporation of said Bank.

Resolved, further, That should the stockholders of said Bank refuse to revoke or repeal the said two resolutions, and the Directors of said Bank proceed to act under the same, thereby releasing any of the securities of said Bank; then the Governor of this Territory is hereby authorized and required to cause to be instituted proc eedings against said Bank, by injunction or otherwise, and to proc ure a decree of forfeiture of the charter thereof, and also to obtain a decree for the sequestration of the effects of said Bank, and the appointment of commissioners to take charge of the same for the benefit of all concerned, and cause the affairs of said Bank to be wound up with as little delay as practicable.

Which was read, the resolutions read the first time, and ordered for to-morrow.

The House received from the Senate the following message:
SENATE CHAMBER,
March 10th, 1843.

To the Hon. Speaker of the House of Representatives:

The Senate have concurred in all the amendments made by the House to a bill entitled "An act to amend the charter of the Bank of Florida," except the amendment in the 17th section of the bill, subjecting the charter to be amended, modified, or repealed by any future Legislative Council, which amendment was rejected by the Senate. The Senate have also adopted a resolution to adjourn on the 16th inst. T. T. LONG, Sec. Sen.

Which was read, and on the question of receding fr.n the amendment rejected by the Senate, the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Smith and Irwin, and were as follows:

Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Bush, Cromartie, Floyd, Forman, Knowles, M'Raeny, Pent, Taylor of Mosquito, Turner, Zeigler-11 Nays-Messrs. Arnou, Child, De la Rua, Haddock, Irwin, Patterson, Scott, Selph, Smith, Summerlin, Tabor, Taylor of Jefferson-13.

The House received from the Senate as adopted by that body the resolution of the House to adjourn sine die, on the 16th instant. The House then adjourned until to-morrow.

SATURDAY, March 11, 1843.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and there being a quorum present, the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read.

Mr. Arnou, from the joint select committee on enrolled bills, made the following

REPORT:

The joint select committee, charged with the superintendence of the enrollment of the chapters of the Revised Statutes, report as correctly enrolled, viz:-Chapter entitled "Habeas Corpus;" chapter entitled "Costs." FRANCIS ARNOU, Ch'n.

The House received from the Senate the following bills, originally introduced into and passed by the House.

An act to change the time of holding the Courts of Road Commissioners, and for other purposes-indefinitely postponed by the Sen

ate.

An act to amend an act incorporating the city of St. Josephpassed by the Senate without amendment.

An act to change the northern line, of the county of Wakulla― passed by the Senate without amendment.

An act to incorporate the Stewards of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the Leon Circuit, in the Territory of Florida-passed by the Senate without amendment.

The House also received from the Senate the following bills as having passed that body, viz:

An act to prevent Jailors from releasing runaway negroes until the conditions therein expressed are complied with.

Which was read the first time, and ordered for Monday next. A bill entitled "An act to establish warrants or drafts on the Territorial Treasury, where the same have been lost or mislaid.”

Which was read the first time, and ordered for Monday.

A preamble and resolution from the Senate relative to pre-emption claimants.

Which was read the first time, and ordered for Monday.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Resolutions from the Senate respecting the Union Bank of Florida, were read a second time.

Mr. Knowles offered the following as a substitute for said resolutions:

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Legislative Council that the resolutions communicated to this House by the message of the Governor, as having been passed at a late meeting of the stockholders of the Union Bank of Florida, present the most feasible and practicable plans for calling in the Territorial Bonds issued for the benefit of that institution.

Mr. Smith offered the following as an amendment to the proposed substitute, viz: "Although the same be contrary to the terms of the charter, and the obligations to the Bank."

On motion of Mr. Floyd, the resolutions, substitute, and amendment, was laid on the table until Tuesday next, and 50 copies of the resolutions of the Bank and Senate ordered to be printed.

A bill from the Senate, entitled "An act relating to crimes and misdemeanors," was read the second time.