On motion of Mr. Lothrop, the Speaker appointed Messrs. Bingham and Case to fill the vacancies occasioned by the resignation of Messrs. Ward and Finch, in the committee on banks and incorporations. On motion of Mr. Lothrop, title eleven was taken up for consideration, and on his motion was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to-day. On motion of Mr. McGaffey, the engrossed title, title eleven, was taken up, read the third time and passed. On motion of Mr. Wing, the House took up the unfinished business of yesterday, viz: the consideration of title five. The question being upon agreeing to the amendment reported by the select committee to which was referred title five, viz: to strike out the word "ten," in the twenty-first line of section four, and insert the word "fifty” in lieu thereof, it was, on motion of Mr. Bingham, decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. Lothrop moved to amend section four by striking out the word "ten," in the twenty-first line, and insert the word "thirty;" Mr. Mosely moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words" on foot or otherwise," in line nineteenth, and also the word "ten," in the twenty-first line, and insert the word "thirty;" also to add to the section the words "and those on foot for the like purpose, the sum of ten dollars," which was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Case, in the eleventh line of said section, the word "five" was stricken out and the word "ten" inserted. On motion of Mr. Kellogg, the words "and each distiller of ardent spirits, the sum of fifty dollars.” On motion of Mr. Eldred, said section was further amended by inserting after the word "keeper," in the eleventh line, the words selling ardent spirits, wines or fermented liquors." 66 66 On motion of Mr. Eldred, said section was further amended by striking out the word "ten," in sixteenth line, and inserting " twenty" in lieu thereof. On motion of Mr. McKeen, said section was further amended by inserting after the word "village,” in the ninth line, the words "selling ardent spirits, wines or fermented liquors." On motion of Mr. Jos. Smith, section four was further amended by adding as a proviso, the following words: "that nothing herein contained shall prevent any mechanic residing in the state, from selling his work any where in the state." On motion of Mr. McKeen, section nine was amended by striking out the word "ten” in third line, and inserting the words "herein provided." On motion of Mr. Thayer, the House adjourned until two o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The unfinished business of the morning, viz: the consideration of title five, was taken up, and after some time spent in the consideration of the same, on motion of Mr. Alden, said title was laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Alden, title nine, heretofore laid upon the table, was taken up for consideration, as in committee of the whole. Mr. Lothrop moved to strike out section twelve of chapter forty-six, which was negatived. On motion of Mr. Bingham, section thirteen was amended by striking out the words "not in any case," and all after the word therefor," in third line, and inserting after the word "therefor," the words "all reasonable charges." 66 On motion of Mr. Ralph, section twelve of chapter forty-nine was amended by inserting after the word "Indian,” in the second line, the words "common drunkard." Mr. Lothrop moved to amend section one of chapter fifty, by striking out all after the word "who," in the first line, which was negatived. On motion of Mr. Calkin, section one of chapter fifty-one, was amended by striking out the words "Lord's day," in the fourteenth line, and insert the words "first day of the week." Mr. McKeen moved to amend section seven of chapter fifty-one by striking out all after the word "person," in the first line of said section, to the word "shall," in third line of said section, which was negatived. On motion of Mr. Lothrop, the House adjourned. Wednesday, November 22. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The roll being called, the following members were absent; Messrs. Almy, Kellogg, Levake, Martin, McCamly, Phillips. Mr. Alden, from the select committee appointed to enquire into the duties of sundry state officers, made the following report, which was laid upon the table: Mr. SPEAKER-The committee appointed under a resolution of this house, to investigate and report the probable amount of duty necessarily devolving on each of the following state officers, viz: Secretary of State, Auditor General, Attorney General and Treasurer, in the discharge of their duty, beg leave to report: That they have repaired to the several offices above specified, and after as full an examination as the attendant circumstances would permit, have come to the following conclusion, viz: That the duties required by the constitution and statutes, to be performed by each of the officers of Secretary of State, and Auditor General, the ensuing year, will engross the time, with the most constant and unremitting attention, of at least one person. The amount of actual labor which will be required of the Attorney General and Treasurer, it is believed will not be as great; yet a daily, and for the most part, a constant attendance at their respective offices, will be necessary, and their duties will be constantly increasing. Your committee beg leave further to observe, that in fixing the salaries of our state officers, while the representatives of the people ought to be governed by a strict regard to a rigid economy, yet it is believed, in this, as in other transactions, the principle holds good, that " a low priced article may not be the cheapest;" that an inadequate salary may, perhaps, fill a vacancy, yet it cannot be expected that those offices can be filled by persons possessing the requisite qualifications and devotion to the public interests, which will be expected by the people, without a liberal compensation. Entertaining these views, your committee would recommend the following as the amount to be fixed for the salaries of each of the above named officers respectively, viz : For the Secretary of State, Auditor General, Attorney General, Treasurer, $1,000 00 700 00 600 00 Mr. Case asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Kellogg, for the space of one week. On motion of Mr. Felch, titles one, three, five and seven, part first of the revised laws, were referred to select committees. On motion of Mr. McGaffey, the House took up the unfinished business of yesterday, viz: the consideration of title nine, part first. On motion of Mr. Ralph, section two of chapter sixty-two was stricken out. On motion of Mr. Burbank, section thrée was amended by striking out in the fourth line, the words "to the use of such county." On motion of Mr. Jos. Smith, section four was amended by striking out all after the word " employment," in the seventh line. On motion of Mr. Lothrop, section three was amended by striking out all after the word "dollars," in the second line, and insert after the word " township," in same line, the words "not less than five, nor more than." On motion of Mr. Burbank, section one of chapter fifty-three was amended by striking out the word " treble" in fourth line, and inserting the word "double." Mr. McKeen moved to strike out section four of chapter fiftyfour, which was negatived. On motion of Mr. McGaffey, section five of chapter fifty-four was amended by inserting after the word "drifted," in line four, the words "except as herein provided for." On motion of Mr. Lothrop, section two of chapter fifty-five was amended by striking out the words " and cause the same to be cried or published in some newspaper." On motion of Mr. Ralph, the word "crier,” in line five of section four, in said chapter, was stricken out. On motion of Mr. Lothrop, sections six and seven of said chapter, were amended by striking out the word "three" whereever it occurs, and substitute in lieu thereof, the word "six." On motion of Mr. Ralph, section seven was further amended by striking out the word "four," in the third line, and inserting the word "ten," in lieu thereof. On motion of Mr. Burbank, the following proviso was added to section two of said chapter, to wit: "Provided, That no stray beast except horses, shall be taken up between the months of March and November." On motion of Mr. Burbank, section one of chapter fifty-six was amended by striking out in the fourth and fifth lines, the words" upon such terms and conditions as they shall think reasonable," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "by paying a sum not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, at the discretion of the town board." On motion of Mr. Burbank, section three of said chapter was amended by striking out the word "and," in the first line, and inserting the word "or." On motion of Mr. Ferrington, the House adjourned until two o'clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The roll being called, the following message was received from the Senate, through their secretary: Mr. SPEAKER-In pursuance of the rules of the Senate, I herewith transmit a bill, which has passed the Senate, entitled "A bill amendatory and in addition to 'An act allowing and regulating writs of replevin,' approved April 4th, 1833," and in which the concurrence of the House of Representatives is respectfully requested. The bill from the Senate entitled "A bill amendatory and in addition to 'An act allowing and regulating writs of replevin,' ap |