Mr. Poor, from the same committee, to whom was referred the report of the directors of the Concord Railroad corporation, made a report, whereupon Resolved, That said report is full and satisfactory, and that the same be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Mr. Ayer, from the same committee, to whom were referred sundry petitions, praying for the grant of a charter for a railroad from Manchester to Plaistow, reported the following resolution: Resolved, That the further consideration of said petitions be postponed to the next session of the legislature. On motion of Mr. Sawyer of Atkinson Resolved, That said resolution lie upon the table, and be made the special order of the day for Tuesday next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Mr. Ayer, from the same committee, to whom was referred the report of the directors of the Nashua and Lowell Railroad company, made a report, whereupon Resolved, That the report is full and satisfactory, and that the same be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Mr. Parker of Merrimack, from the same committee, to whom was referred the report of the Boston and Maine Railroad, made a report, whereupon Resolved, That said report is full and satisfactory, and that the same be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Mr. Paige of Weare, from the same committee, to whom were referred sundry petitions, praying for the grant of a charter for a railroad from Portsmouth to Newmarket and Exeter, reported a bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Portsmouth, Newmarket and Exeter railroad;" Which was read a first time. Ordered, That it be read a second time to-morrow forenoon at eleven o'clock. Mr. Foss of Thornton, from the committee on Engrossed Bills, reported that they had carefully examined and found correctly engrossed, bills with the following titles: "An act to incorporate the Belknap County Bank;" "An act to incorporate the Merrimack County Bank;" Which report was, on motion, accepted. Said bills were then severally signed by the Speaker. Ordered, That the clerk inform the Senate thereof. Mr. Wadleigh of Meredith, from the committee on Banks, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Dover Bank," reported said bill with an amendment. On the question, Shall said amendment be adopted? It was decided in the affirmative. Ordered, That said bill be read a third time this afternoon at three o'clock. Mr. Kelly, from the committee on Banks, who was instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the 23d section of chapter 146 of the Revised Statutes, as to allow banks four years instead of three, after the expiration of their charters, for the purpose in said section mentioned, reported a bill, entitled "An act in amendment of section twenty-third, chapter one hundred and forty-six of the Revised Statutes;" Which was read a first time. Ordered, That it be read a second time to-morrow forenoon at eleven o'clock. Mr. Foster of Manchester, from the committee on Education, to whom were referred sundry petitions, praying for a grant of land in Coos county to the Colebrook Academy, made a report, whereupon Resolved, That the committee on Education be discharged from the further consideration of said petitions, and that the same be referred to the committee on Public Lands. Mr. Haddock, from the same committee, to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act establishing the office of commissioner of common schools and for other purposes," reported the same in a new draft; Which was read a first time. Mr. Maynard moved that said bill lie upon the table, and that the clerk be directed to procure four hundred printed copies for the use of the House; And the question being put, It was decided in the negative. Ordered, That said bill be read a second time this forenoon at eleven o'clock. Mr. Howard, from the committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition ot S. D. Cutting, praying for an appropriation for a gun house in the 28th regiment, made a report, whereupon Resolved, That it is inexpedient to legislate upon the subject. Mr. McClure of Hebron, from the committee on Agriculture and Manufactures, to whom was referred the petition of Jonah Hill and others, praying for the passage of a law to protect the owners of cranberry lands in their rights, made a report, whereupon Resolved, That the petitioners have leave to withdraw their peition. Mr. Marshall, from the same committee, to whom was referred the petition of G. F. Starkweather, praying for the passage of a law, giving a bounty for killing foxes and crows, reported the following resolution: Resolved, That the petitioners have leave to bring in a bill. Mr. Peirce of Dover moved so to amend said resolution, as to strike out all after the word "resolved," and insert instead thereof, the words, "that it is inexpedient to legislate upon the subject; And the question being put, upon the adoption of the amend ment, The yeas and nays were called for. Those who voted in the affirmative, were Messrs. Waldron of Dover Sawyer of Dover Manahan Ramsey Hadley of Hancock |