Said 4th amendment was, to strike out the 8th section of said bill, which is as follows: "Sec. 8. Any contract for teaching, made after the first day of March next, between the Prudential Committee of any school district and any common school teacher, shall be null and void, if the said teacher shall fail to obtain a certificate of qualification of the Superintendent of the County in which such district shall be situated, or of the Superintendent of the town in which such district shall be situated, as provided for in the fourth and fifth sections of this act, before the commencement of the school, for which such contract shall have been made." And insert the following: "Sec. 8. In making the division of the public school moneys according to the provisions of Section 32 Chapter 18 of the Revised Statutes, the Selectmen shall not direct the payment of the share of any district, in which the school has been kept after the first of March next, by a teacher who has not been examined and received a certificate according to the provisions of this act." Mr. Danforth moved that the House do recede from said amendment; and the question being taken, it was decided in the negative; and it was Resolved, To insist on said amendment. On motion of Mr. Fairchild, it was Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to ask a free conference with the Senate, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on said amend ment. And Messrs. Fairbanks, Danforth, and Fairchild were appointed managers at the same, on the part of the House. Mr. Goodhue, from the Committee on Manufactures, to which were referred bills of the following titles, namely: (H. 147.) "An act to incorporate the Otter Creek Iron Company." (H. 146.) "An act to incorporate the Washington Iron Company." Reported in favor of the passage thereof with amendments; which amendments were adopted. Said bills were further amended, on motion of Mr. Thomas, by adding to each the following provision : "The private property of the stockholders, to the amount of their capital stock paid in, shall be holden for the payment of the debts of said corporation." Said bills were read the second time, and it was Ordered, That they be engrossed and read the third time. (S. 12.) The bill from the Senate entitled "An act in addition to an act relating to licenses to Innkeepers and Retailers,'" was read the third time, and passed in concurrence. (H. 103.) The House proceeded to consider the bill entitled "An act in amendment of Chapter 107 of the Revised Statutes, in relation to fees of Town Clerks ;" and it was Ordered, That said bill be engrossed and read the third time this afternoon. (H. 120.) Mr. Rice moved to reconsider the vote by which the House yesterday refused to pass the engrossed bill entitled "An act extending the Charter of the Bank of Bellows Falls;" and the question being taken, was decided in the affirmative. And the question was stated from the chair, Shall the bill pass? On which question the yeas and nays, having been demanded by Mr. Goodhue, were taken, and were as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Adams of Cavendish, Foot, Adams of West Haven, Forbush, Lawrence, Lee, Adams of Weston, Aiken, Allen, Ballou, Martin, Matthews, Maxham, (H. 27.) The engrossed bill entitled "An act in relation to Elections," was read the third time, and amended by unanimous consent. And the question was stated from the chair, Shall the bill pass? On which question the yeas and nays, having been demanded by Mr. Forbush, were taken, and were as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. (H. 119.) The engrossed bill entitled "An act in addition to Chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Of Process,' third time and passed. was read the (H. 35.) The engrossed bill entitled "An act in relation to the competency of Witnesses," was read the third time. On motion of Mr. Aiken, a call of the House was ordered; and, the roll being twice called, except the names of those who had obtained leave of absence, the following named members failed to answer to their names, namely: Messrs. Adams of Cavendish, Allen, Barnes, Beers, Benjamin, Carpenter, Chase of Franklin, Conkey, Crawford, Crook, Elmore, Farnsworth, Gillett, Gilmore of Ira, Harlow, Joslyn, Langdon, Leonard, Lynde, Needham, Smith of Ripton, Swift, Tilden, and Warner. The doors were then closed; and it was Ordered, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be despatched to bring in said absentees. Mr. Farnsworth, Mr. Conkey and Mr. Benjamin then came into the House in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms; whereupon they severally gave their excuses, which were accepted as satisfactory by the House. When, on motion of Mr. Fairchild, further proceedings in the call were dispensed with. (H. 35.) And the question was thereupon stated from the chair, Shall the bill, No. 35, in relation to the competency of Witnesses, pass? On which question, the yeas and nays, having been demanded by Mr. Bartlett, were taken, and are as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Aiken, Aldrich, Bishop, Ellwell, Foot, Forbush, Gage, Gardner, A message from the Senate, by Mr. Clarke, their Secretary : MR. SPEAKER:-The Senate have resolved to agree to a conference of the two Houses, requested by the House of Representatives on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 4th amendment of the House of Representatives to the Senate bill No. 22, entitled "an act relating to Common Schools;" and they have appointed Mr. Sabin, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Onion, managers at the same on their part. (S. 53.) The Senate have passed a bill entitled "An act in addition to Chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes, entitled Of laying out and dis |