The New Hampshire Gazette

SENATE MONDAY, June 27.

Mr. Boardman, from the committee to whom was referred the bill providing for the compensation of the officers of the civil list, reported the same with amendments, reducing the salary of Adjutant and Inspector General to $200; allowing the person performing the duties of Quarter Master General $200; and the Commissary General $400. Messrs. Boardman and Henderson opposed the first amendment, and Messrs. Burns and Jackson supported it; but no vote was taken thereon.

TUESDAY, June 28.

On the question of adopting the amendments proposed to the bill providing for the officers of the civil list—reducing the Adjutant General's salary to $200—the yeas and nays were required by Mr. Henderson, and were

YEAS—Messrs. Bartlett, Stark, Whittemore, Rust, Bean, Knowlton, Jackson, Burns and Cartland—9.

NAYS—Messrs. Boardman, Abbot and Henderson—3.

The other amendments were adopted without a division—and the bill was read a third time and passed.

An address for the removal of David Lang from the office of Coroner for the County of Rockingham, was referred to Messrs. Knowlton, Whittemore and Boardman.

The resolution appropriating $3000 for the erection of a new state prison, was referred to Messrs. Henderson, Rust and Bean.

Mr. Abbot, from the committee on schools and seminaries of learning, recommended that the bill relating to primary schools be indefinitely postponed, and it was postponed accordingly.

Mr. Henderson, from the committee on the Judiciary, recommended that the bill regulating fees be indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Whittemore, the bill was ordered to lie on the table.

WEDNESDAY, June 29.

The bill relating to the perambulation of town lines and stone monuments, and the bill relating to fire engine men—were indefinitely postponed.

The bill relating to fees was amended by striking out all the officers therein particularly named, excepting Attorneys, Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Constables, and Clerks of Courts, reserving however, the general application of the provisions of the bill to all other officers entitled to fees.

On the question of passing the address for the removal of Judge Walker, the yeas were, Messrs. Whittemore, Rust, Bean, Knowlton, Jackson, Burns and Cartland—7. Nays—Messrs. Boardman, Bartlett, Stark, Abbot and Henderson—5.

THURSDAY, June 30.

Mr. Boardman moved to amend the bill relating to the inspection of beef and pork, by authorizing the Inspector to retain so much of the article inspected as would be sufficient to satisfy his fees, and to sell the same at public auction—which motion was decided in the negative. On the final passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were required by Mr. Boardman, and were, Yeas—Messrs. Stark, Whittemore, Rust, Bean, Henderson, Burns and Cartland—7. Nays, Messrs. Boardman and Bartlett.

The Secretary of the State came in with the following message:

"The members of the Executive Council request the Honorable Senate to send the Council all the testimony which they may possess upon which was predicated the address to his Excellency the Governor to remove the Hon. Phineas Walker from the office of Judge of Probate for the County of Grafton."

STEPHEN PEABODY,

For the Council.

Council Chamber, June 30, 1831.

On motion of Mr. Henderson, Ordered, that the clerk furnish the papers to the Honorable Council.

The bill to secure the right of suffrage having been amended, it was moved by Mr. Henderson, to postpone it to the next session; but the motion was decided in the negative, and the bill ordered to a third reading.

HOUSE: FRIDAY, July 1.

The reading of yesterday's journal was dispensed with.

On motion of Mr. Meserve, Messrs. Meserve and Curtis were appointed a committee on the part of the House to examine the appropriations and expenditures for the military department during the time the duties of the Quarter Master General have been performed by the Adjutant General; and to report at next session.—[The Senate joined Mr. Stark.]

The Governor, by message, communicated a request from the Secretary of State of Connecticut to be furnished with certain statutes of this State—referred.

On motion of Mr. Wilcox, the Attorney General was directed to inform the Legislature at its next session, the progress which has been made in the prosecution of the proprietors of White River Falls, and why the same has not been terminated.

The Speaker communicated the report of the Treasurer on the deficiencies of payment of tax payable Dec. 1, 1830.

The resolution authorizing the appointment of an agent to aid in the prosecution of the proprietors of the White River Falls canal, was amended, on report of the committee on the Judiciary, so as to vest the appointment in the Attorney General. And on motion of Mr. Wilson of K. it was further amended so as to exonerate the State from the expenses of his services; when, on motion of Mr. Page of Wentworth, supported by Mr. Wilcox, it was indefinitely postponed.

On motion of Mr. Wilcox, the Attorney General was directed to report to the next session the state of the prosecution against the last named company, and the reasons why the same is not terminated.

Postponed to the next session.—Bill incorporating the Boston and Ontario rail road company; resolution directing a process against Cheshire Turnpike; resolution contemplating a tax on Locks and Canals.

Certain resolutions contemplating premiums on bears, wild cats, and crows, were indefinitely postponed.

Bills &c. read a third time and passed—Incorporating Sugar river manufacturing company; allowing Abner B. Kelly $40.65; Elijah Blaisdell $15; Ebenezer Symmes $7; Isaac C. Bradley, $100.06; David Symonds $15.49; Rev. Samuel Kelly, $50; James Buswell, $64; Edward Philbrick $64; Aaron Carter $64; Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. $80.07; James Clark, $132.67; granting a tract of land for the repairs of a road through Kilkenny; for the ease and relief of poor debtors; [extending the limits of jail yards to the limits of the county, and providing that no person shall have the liberty of the jail yard for a longer term than one year; and exempting females from arrest.]

There was much discussion of the last mentioned bill, in which Messrs. Lane, Bronson, Williams, Wilcox, Gove and Nesmith participated. All united in approving of its general principles, but there was some difference of opinion on its details.

ARRANGEMENT.—The bill to secure the rights of
suffrage came down from the Senate with an amendment, striking out the whole thereof after the enacting clause, and adding another providing that no person shall be considered as having his home in any town or place, so as to enable him to vote therein, unless he has resided there 30 days before the meeting, or has moved his family and goods into it with the evident intention of continuing there—and that the Moderator of a town meeting, for the election of State officers, &c. shall be sworn.—Mr. Livermore moved that it be postponed to the next session, but it did not prevail. Mr. Nesmith moved to amend the amendment by striking out "his family and goods," which did not prevail; and the House agreed to the amendment proposed the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Livermore, the House reconsidered its vote against passing to a third reading the bill relating to the collection of taxes.

Mr. Harvey of S. moved that it be indefinitely postponed, which did not prevail; and on, Mr. Livermore's motion, the bill was postponed to the next session.

Mr. Putnam of C. from the committee on the Judiciary, to which had been referred certain resolutions of the State of Missouri, reported a resolution THAT CONGRESS HAS NOT POWER TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO AID THE COLONIZATION SOCIETY. Mr. Bartlett of C. thought the House was not quite prepared at this late hour to pass upon a constitutional question. If their deliberate opinion were to be taken, the subject should have been proposed to us when we had time and opportunity to deliberate upon it. He moved that the further consideration of the subject be postponed to the next session. Messrs. Harvey of S. and Gove of Goffstown, opposed the motion, on which the yeas and nays were required by Mr. Bartlett, and were, yeas 52, nays 103: so the motion did not prevail and the resolution passed.

Bills, &c. read a third time and passed—Allowing Joseph Robinson $96; appropriating $500 for contingent expenses of the government; authorizing the Secretary of State to transmit to Connecticut two full sets of the laws of this State; allowing Horatio Hill & Co. $155; allowing Miller & Brewster $1.25.

The bill establishing salaries for Sheriffs and Clerks of Courts was postponed to the next session.

Mr. Hull called up the resolution postponing the petition of William Claggett and others to the next session, and moved that it be indefinitely postponed, and supported his motion at some length. Messrs. Griffin, Lawrence and Dow also supported it. Messrs. Waldron, Gove and Livermore opposed it; and it did not prevail.

The petition was then postponed to the next session, with an order of notice.

Mr. Wilson of Keene laid on the table the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk and passed unanimously:

Resolved, That the thanks of this House be presented to the Hon. FRANKLIN PIERCE, for the able, impartial and dignified manner in which he has presided over its deliberations the present session.

The SPEAKER replied as follows:

Gentlemen—If any circumstance could add freshness to those feelings which are due to each and every member of this House, for the disposition manifested on all occasions to render the duties of the chair easy and the manner in which they may have been performed acceptable, it would undoubtedly be the sanction you have been pleased to give to the sentiments of a resolution introduced by one of the most able and respected of our number. I entered upon the duties of the responsible situation to which I was called at the commencement of the session with much diffidence; and I shall leave the chair regretting only that its duties have not been more ably performed.

It has indeed been my anxious endeavor to merit your approbation; but I shall never cease to remember that whatever of success may have attended my efforts, is to be attributed to your support and indulgence.

The labors of the session are about to close.—Soon we shall separate to mingle again with the people to whom we are amenable. May you all return to meet the approbation of your immediate constituents, and to find the blessings of heaven resting upon your families.

I leave you, gentlemen, entertaining for your individual health and happiness the warmest aspirations.

EVENING.

The amendments of the Senate to the bill for the relief of poor debtors, exempting existing contracts from the operation of the bill, were agreed to.

The House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to sundry bills and resolutions, whereby the allowance of James Clark was raised to $138.67; of Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. to $86.07; the allowance of Elijah Blaisdell was reduced to $7.50; and of Rev. Samuel Kelly to $40.

Resolutions passed allowing John Whipple $45, and Philip Carrigain $30.

Adjourned to 4 o'clock to-morrow morning.

SENATE SATURDAY, July 2.

On motion of Mr. Boardman, Resolved unanimously, that the thanks of the Senate be presented to the Hon. SAMUEL CARTLAND, for the able and impartial manner in which he has discharged the duties of President during the present session.

The PRESIDENT replied:

Gentlemen of the Senate—Permit me to express my cordial reciprocation of the kind sentiments manifested towards me, and my sincere thanks for your cordial and prompt attention to the public business of the present session, by which the duties incumbent on me have been rendered easy and pleasant.

If in attempting to discharge the duties you have assigned me to perform at the commencement of the session, I have barely secured your approbation, all I dared hope for is realized; and if my official conduct has merited the flattering approval which is conveyed in the vote just adopted by you, it is but justice to you to say, that I am greatly indebted for it, to the intelligence as well as the uniform courtesy and urbanity which have characterized the deportment of every member of this body.

We are soon to separate, and it is more than we can reasonably expect, perhaps, that we shall all meet again under similar circumstances. In the ordinary progress of human life, we are all rapidly approaching to the dust; and it is not for us to foresee the changes that time may produce on our condition. But whether we ever so meet or not, I have the satisfaction to believe that we shall retire from this place with the consciousness of having discharged our duty with upright intentions.

Be pleased, Gentlemen, to accept the ardent wishes of my heart for your individual happiness and for your safe return to your several homes to participate in all the rational delights to be derived from your social and kindred relations in life.

HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Carroll, Messrs. Carroll, Spofford, Fellows, Graves of A. Gibson, Farrar of Troy, Gove of Grantham, Currier, Williams, and Kimball of P. were appointed a committee on the part of the House, to wait on his Excellency the Governor, and inform him that the business of the Legislature having been finished, the two houses are now ready to be adjourned. [The Senate joined Messrs. Bean and Jackson.]