next ask leave to introduce a bill entitled an act regulating imprisonment for debt.

On notion of Mr. Wells

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending an act for the punishment of certain crimes by solitary imprisonment and confinement to hard labor, passed January 2, 1828.

Mr. Quincy submitted the following resolution

Resolved, That it is inexpedient to hold two sessions of the Legislature the present year.

Mr. Quincy moved that the resolution be laid upon the table and made the special order of the day for Tuesday next at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

On the question being put,

It was decided in the negative.

Mr. Baker of Hillsborough moved that the resolution be indefinitely postponed.

And the question being put―,

Mr. Quincy called for the ayes and noes.

Those who voted in the affirmative are-Messrs.

Those who voted in the negative are-Messrs.

So the further consideration of the resolution was indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Bruce, from the joint select committee appointed to assign committee rooms to the several standing committees, made a re

Dort

Whereupon

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That committee rooms numbered 6, 7 and 8, be occupied by the committees of the Senate, and the following rooms by the committees of the House of Representatives:

No. 1, By committees on Elections and Banks.

No. 2, By committees on Incorporations and the Alteration of Names.

No. 3, By committees on Agriculture and Manufactures and on Finance.

No. 4, By committees on Roads, Bridges and Canals, and on Public Lands.

No. 5, By committees on Claims and on Printers' Accounts. No. 9, By committees on Unfinished Business, and Bills on their second reading.

No. 10, By the committee on the Judiciary.

No. 11, By committees ou Military Affairs and on Military Ac

counts.

No. 12, By committees on Education and on the Library and on the State Prison.

No. 13, By committees on Towns and Parishes, and by Select Committees.

No. 6, By the joint committee on Engrossed Bills.

No. 8, By committee on the State House and State House Yard.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein.

A message from the Senate by their Clerk:

"Mr. Speaker,-The Senate concur with the House of Representatives in the adoption of the joint resolution reported by the joint select committee appointed to assign committee rooms to the several Standing cominittees."

Mr. Treadwell gave notice, that he will on Monday next ask leave to introduce a bill entitled an act relating to Rail Road Corporations, and securing to Land owners the quiet and peaceable possession of their property.

On motion,

The House adjourned.

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1840.

Mr. Batchelder of North Hampton presented the petition of Nathaniel Batchelder and others,

Mr. George of Plaistow presented the petition of M. F. PeasLee and others,

Praying that so much of the Act of June 1838 as allows to members of the Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company to carry more than one vote and allowing absent members to vote by proxy, may be repealed.

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Wells of Lancaster presented the petition of John. Mason and others,

Also the petition of Isaac Rowell and others;

Also the petition of William D. Weeks and others;

Also the petition of Robert B. Randall and others;

Praying that the first division of the 24th Regiment may be disannexed from said 24th Regiment and constituted an independent regiment.

Also the petition of the Officers of the 24th Regiment, praying for the removal of officers;

Mr. Warner of Whitefield, presented the petition of the officers and soldiers of the 7th company of the 24th Regiment of militia, praying that said Regiment may be divided and constituted two Regiments;

Mr. Hoskins presented the petition of the officers of the 20th Regiment of Militia, praying for the removal of an officer;

Mr. Bennett presented the petition of the officers of the 1st Company of Light Infanty in the 6th Regiment of militia for an additional number of State arms;

Ordered, That said petitions be referred to the committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Wells presented the petition of Thomas J. Crawford and others, praying for an act of incorporation of a Turnpike;

Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Roads, Bridges and Canals.

Mr. Sawyer of Nashua presented the petition of Thomas W. Gillis and others, praying for an act of incorporation of the Nashua Academy;

Ordered, That it be referred to the committe on Incorpora

tions.