Those who voted in the negative are-Messrs.

So the bill was indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Sawyer of Nashua submitted the following resolution: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened, that the Secretary of State be directed to procure the printing of the public acts and resolves passed at the present session of the Legislature in all the newspapers printed in

this State.

Which was read a first time.

On motion of Mr. Sawyer of Nashua

Ordered, that it lie on the table.

Pursuant to previous notice,

Mr. Swasey asked leave to introduce a bill entitled "An act to abolish imprisonment for debt."

The question being,

Shall leave be granted?

Mr. St Clair moved that the question of reception-lie on the table.

And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative.
On the question,

Shall leave be granted?

It was decided in the affirmative.

The bill was then read a first and second time.

Mr. Sawyer of Nashua offered an amendment to the bill.
Mr. Patten moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Smith of Bradford moved that the bill fie on the table.
And the question being put,

It was decided in the negative.

The question recurring,

Shall the bill be indefinitely postponed?

The ayes and noes were called for.

Those who voted in the affirmative are-Messrs.

Those who voted in the negative are-Messrs.

Ayes 80. Noes 102.

So the motion to postpone said bill indefinitely did not prevail. The question recurring,

Upon the adoption of the amendment proposed by Mr. Sawyer of Nashua.

It was decided in the affirmative.

So the amendment was adopted?

Mr. Blaisdell moved that the bill be farther amended by stri