On motion of Mr. Ayer of the House The Convention rose and the Senate withdrew. On motion of Mr. Wilson Resolved, That the standing committee on Banks be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for a thorough examination of the condition of all the banks in this State by the directors of each of said banks at least once in each year; that such examination shall extend to an actual examination of all notes, bonds, mortgages and securities for money due to said banks; the names of the persons by whom such notes, bonds, mortgages and securities are signed; also all accounts, whether arising out of balances on book memorandum checks, or otherwise; also to an actual count of all cash on hand, and the evidence of all cash or other property on deposit in other banks or elsewhere; and that said directors shall make a return to the Secretary of State under oath, on or before the first Wednesday of June in each year, of the amount of all the liabilities of such bank; also the amount of all the assets and means of such bank to discharge its liabilities; and shall in their returns under oath as aforesaid, express their opinion of the character of the debts and demands due to such bank, whether good, doubtful or bad, and that said committee be authorized to report by bill or otherwise. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled an act to incorporate the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane," Which was read a second time, Mr. Wells moved sundry amendments to the bill. Mr. Baker moved that the bill and amendments be referred to the select committee on the subject of the Asylum for the Insane. Mr. Jenness of Portsmouth moved that the bill and amendments be postponed to the twenty-fifth day of November next, And the question being put It was decided in the negative. The question recurring, Shall the resolution and amendments be referred to the select committee on the subject of the Asylum for the Insane, It was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Ela of Meredith The House adjourned. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1840. Mr. Wells presented the account of Robert Davis; Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Military Accounts. Mr. Hoit of Concord presented the petition of the proprietors of the Sewall's Falls Locks and Canal, praying for an extension of their charter ; Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the Judiciary. Mr. McDaniel presented the petition of John D. Pierce and others, officers of the twenty-fifth regiment, praying for the removal of an officer; Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Parker of Lisbon presented the petition of the officers and soldiers of the thirty-second regiment for an alteration of the law in relation to the duties and powers of surgeons; Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Learned, from the committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Erastus Brown and others, reported a bill entitled "An act in favor of the Fitzwilliam Artillery Company; Which was read a first and second time. Mr. Parker of Fitzwilliam moved sundry amendments to the bill, Which were adopted. Ordered, That it be read a third time on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. Mr. Cate, from the committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Samuel King and others, reported a bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Miller Guards," Which was read a first and second time, Ordered, That it be read a third time on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. Mr. Hill of Northwood, from the committee on Military Affairs to whom was referred the petition of the first company of Light Infantry in the sixth regiment of New Hampshire militia, reported a bill entitled "An act allowing to the first company of Light Infantry in the sixth regiment New Hampshire militia, an additional number of arms,' Which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That it be read a third time on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. Mr. Treadwell, from the committee on Roads, Bridges and Canals, to whom was referred the petition of Charles Burroughs and nine hundred other inhabitants of Portsmouth, praying for leave to alter the terminus of the astern Rail Road in New Hampshire, reported a bill entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled an act in addition to an act to incorporate the Eastern Rail Road in New Hampshire," Which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That it be read a third time on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. Mr. Swasey, from the committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred a resolution instructing them to inquire into the expediency of altering, amending or repealing the third section of an act approved July 4, 1838, relating to the right of suffrage, made a report, Whereupon Resolved, That it is inexpedient to legislate on the subject Mr. Lane, from the committee on Claims, to whom were referred the accounts of Josiah Stevens, Jr., John P. Pitman, and Elijah Carpenter, reported the following resolution : Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened, That Josiah Stevens, Jr. be allowed the sum of eighty-one dollars and twenty-five cents; that John P. Pitman be allowed the sum of twenty-two dollars; and that Elijah Carpenter be allowed the sum of twelve dollars, in full for their severa accounts, and that the same be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Which was read a first and second time. Ordered, That it be read a third time to-morrow afternoon, at three o'clock. Mr. Parker of Fitzwilliam, from the committee on Education, to whom was referred the petition of Benjamin C. Chase and oth ers, the petition of Charles E. Partridge and others, praying to be incorporated into literary societies, made a report, Whereupon Resolved, That the petitioners have leave to withdraw their tition. pe Mr. Wells, from the committee on Banks, to whom was referred so much of His Excellency's message as relates to banks, and the circulation of small bills, reported a bill entitled "An act suspending for a limited time the operation of an act entitled an act prohibiting the emission and circulation of bank bills of a small denomination, passed January 13, 1837." Which was read a first time Ordered, That it be read a second time on Monday forenoon, at eleven o'clock. Mr. Kelsey from the committee on banks, to whom was referred the message of His Excellency with the returns of the several banking institutions in this State, made a report; Mr. Treadwell moved that the report lie on the table, and that the Clerk be directed to procure five hundred printed copies for the use of the House; Mr. Bruce, of Mont Vernon moved to amend the motion by striking out five hundred and inserting instead thereof three hundred and fifty; On the question, shall the amendment be adopted? It was decided in the affirmative. And on the question, shall the resolution as amended pass? Mr. Hoit of Bridgewater from the committee on Towns and Parishes, to whom was referred the petition of the Selectmen of Lee, praying that said town be disannexed from the county of Strafford and annexed to the county of Rockingham, made a report; Whereupon Resolved, That the further consideration of said petition be postponed to the first Tuesday of the adjourned session of the Legislature. Mr. Hoit of Bridgewater, from the committee on Towns and Parishes, to whom was referred the petition of Alanson Noble and thirty-nine others, praying that easterly half of lots numbered three and four in the eleventh range may be severed from the town of Dalton and annexed to the town of Whitefield, made a report; Whereupon Resolved, That the further consideration of said petition be postponed to the first Tuesday of the adjourned session of the Legislature, then to be heard before the committee on Towns and Parishes, and that the petitioners cause all interested in said subject to be notified thereof by causing a copy of said petition and this order thereon to be served on the town of Dalton by leaving the same with the Chairman of the board of Selectmen of said town by the first day of November next; Mr. Hoit of Bridgewater, from the committee on towns and Parishes, to whom was referred the petition of the town of Orange, praying to have that part of Canaan lying on the east of the line of Canaan as first surveyed by the proprietors, annexed to Orange, made a report; Whereupon Resolved, That the further consideration of said petition be postponed to the next session of the Legislature, and that the petitioners be directed to notify all towns interested to appear and shew cause, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted by causing a copy of said petition with this order thereon to be served on the town of Canaan by leaving the same with the chairman of the board of Selectmen on or before the first day of February next. Mr. Hoit of Bridewater, from the committee on Towns and Parishes, to whom was referred the petition of Alanson Winchester and others, praying to have lot numbered 150 disannexed from the town of Stark and annexed to the town of Lancaster, made a report; Whereupon Resolved, That the further consideration of said petition be postponed to the first Tuesday of the adjourned session of the Legislature, and that the petitioners' be directed to notify all towns interested in said subject to appear and shew cause, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted, by serving a copy of said petition together with this order of notice on said town of Stark at least sixty days prior to the meeting of said adjourned session. Mr. Patterson, from the committee on Towns and Parishes, to whom was referred the petition of Nathaniel and Franklin Davis, praying to be severed from the town of Gilford and annexed to the town of Meredith, made a report; Whereupon Resolved, That the further consideration of said petition with the accompanying documents be postponed to the first Tuesday of the adjourned session of this Legislature; Mr. Patterson, from the committee on Towns and Parishes, to whom was referred the petition of the town of Peeling in the county of Grafton, praying that the name of said town may be changed to that of Woodstock, reported a bill entitled an act to |