Journal of the Senate of New Hampshire

AFTERNOON.

The House proceeded to the consideration of the orders of the day upon bills with the following titles and the following resolu

tion :

"An act in addition to chapter one hundred and seventy-one of the Revised Statutes;"

"An act in amendment of chapter seventy of the Revised Statutes, in relation to school district meetings;"

"An act in addition to chapter one hundred and eleven of the Revised Statutes;"

"An act to alter and amend the charter of the Columbian Manufacturing Company;"

"An act in amendment of an act, entitled an act to alter the times of holding the terms of the court of common pleas," approved December 28, 1844;

A resolution granting Carrigain's map of New Hampshire to the New Hampshire Conference Seminary;

Which were severally read a third time.

Resolved, That they pass, and that their titles be as aforesaid. Ordered, That the clerk inform the Senate of the concurrence of the House in the passage of the bill, in amendment of chapter seventy of the Revised Statutes, and the resolution, granting a map of New Hampshire to the N. H. Conference Seminary, and request their concurrence in the remainder of said bills.

The House proceeded in the order of the day to the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act in addition to chapter 39 of the Revised Statutes."

Mr. Batchelder of Haverhill moved that said bill be put upon its second reading for the purpose of amendment. On motion of Mr. Edwards

Resolved, That said bill lie upon the table.

Mr. Sawyer of Atkinson gave notice, that he shall hereafter move that the House reconsider their vote upon the passage of the bill, entitled "An act to incorporate the Concord Manufacturing Company," he having voted with the majority upon the question, and having laid the same upon the Speaker's table between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock.

The House resumed the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act in addition to an act relative to representing stock in certain cases," passed Dec. 27, 1844.

The question being upon the adoption of the amendment proposed by Mr. Fowler to said bill.

Said amendment was as follows:

"And provided further, that no authority to represent stock shall extend beyond a single meeting of the corporation, nor shall any thing contained in the foregoing provisions of this act, be construed to authorize mutual fire insurance companies to make by-laws authorizing the members of said companies to vote by proxy in any case whatever."

Mr. Edwards called for a division of the question.
On the question,

Shall the first branch of said amendment be adopted?
It was decided in the affirmative.

On the question,

Shall the second branch of said amendment be adopted?

It was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Dyer moved that the House adjourn;

And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative.

Mr. Tilton of Deerfield moved that the farther consideration

of said bill be indefinitely postponed;

And the question being put,

The yeas and nays were called for.