Laid on the table, viz:

The committee on the judiciary to whom was referred the petition of the heirs of Betsey Kingsley, beg leave to report that they have had the subject of the petition under consideration, and are of the opinion that the relief sought may be obtained under the provision of chapter seventy-eight, of the revised statutes, and that in the opinion of the committee, the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be granted; and they ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Chamberlain, from the committee on federal relations, to whom was referred the Senate joint resolutions respecting the territories of the United States, reported the same back without amendment, and recommended their adoption.

Mr. Hawley moved that the report be laid on the table, which motion was lost, and

The report was accepted, and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the joint resolutions be referred to the committee of the whole and made the special order for to-mor

row.

Mr. Hawley moved to amend the motion so as to make the joint resolutions the special order for next Tuesday, which amendment was rejected, by yeas and nays, as follows:

On motion of Mr. H. H. Comstock,

A call of the House was had, when it was found that the members were all present except Mr. Moffatt, who was absent on leave.

On motion of Mr. Hawley,

All further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

The question then recurring on the motion to refer to the committee of the whole, and make the special order for to-morrow, when

Mr. Hawley moved to amend the motion by striking out "made the special order for to-morrow," and insert "placed on the general order," which amendment was lost.

Mr. Hawley then moved to amend the motion by referring the joint resolutions to the committee on the judiciary, which was decided in the negative, by the following vote:

Mr. Lockwood moved an adjournment, but the House refused to

adjourn, by yeas and nays, as follows:

The question then recurring on Mr. G. B. Turner's motion,

Mr. Ingersoll moved to amend the same by referring the joint resolntion to the committee on roads and bridges, which amendment was rejected.

The question was then taken on the motion to refer the joint resolutions to the committee of the whole and make them the special order for to-morrow, and decided in the negative, by the following vote:

Mr. H. H. Comstock moved the previons question, which was not

demanded by a majority, as follows:

Mr. Chittenden moved that the House adjourn, which motion was

lost, by the following vote:

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Mr. Hawley moved that the joint resolutions be referred to the committee of the whole, and placed on the general order, which motion was not agreed to, by yeas and nays, as follows:,

Mr. G. B. Turner moved that the joint resolution be made the special order for to-morrow, which motion prevailed, by the following