Also, House Bill No. 8, entitled "An Act defining the duties and prescribing the qualifications of the Clerks of the District Court." And respectfully ask your concurrence. D. B. EMMERT, Chief Clerk. Mr. Lynde moved to instruct the Sergeant-at-Arms to procure the room adjoining the Senate Chamber for the use of the Committees of the Senate. Mr. Broadhead moved to amend by instrucing the Sergeat-atArms to inquire at what rate the room could be had for the Sestion. Mr. Phillips moved to adjourn. Mr. Hubbard moved to amend by inserting "to-morrow at 10 o'clock." Lost. Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. THURSDAY, 2, P. M. On motion of Mr. Wood, The Senate went into Committee of the Whole, on consideration of Bill No. 13. Mr. Burnett in the Chair. After some time spent therein, the Committee rose, and asked leave to sit again. Agreed to. Message from the House: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to notify your honorable body that the House has passed the following order, and respectfully request your concurrence: Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby authorized to pur chase of Mr. Katzenstein, of Lawrence, two hundred copies of the Laws of 1860, at a price not to exceed $1 per copy. D. B. EMMERT, Chief Clerk. Mr. Broadhead offered the following order, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms procure for each member of the Senate one copy of the Journals of the Legislatures of 1860 and 1861: Provided, the same can be procured without expense to the State. The Sergeant-at-Arms, through the President, announced that the adjacent room, for committee purposes, could be had for ten dollars per month. Mr. Lynde moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed to pro cure the room. Mr. Martin moved to lay the motion on the table. The Yeas and Nays were demanded, and the vote resulted as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Burnett, Elder, Hoffman, Lockhart, Martin, Osborn, Seaver--7. NAYS-Messrs. Bancroft, Broadhead, Denman, Dutton, Farnsworth, Hubbard, McDowell, Miller, Morrow, Phillips, Sleeper, Wood-12. And so the motion was lost. The question being on instructing the Sergeant-at-Arms to hire the room at ten dollars per month, The Yeas and Nays were demanded, and the vote resulted as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Bancroft, Broadhead, Denman, Dutton, Farnsworth, Hubbard, Lynde, McDowell, Miller, Morrow, Phillips, Sleeper-12. NAYS-Messrs. Burnett, Connell, Elder, Hoffman, Lockhart, Martin, Osborn, Seaver, Wood-9. And so the motion prevailed. Bill No. 31, entitled "An Act increasing the number of Justices of the Peace in the township of Centropolis, and providing for the election of the same," was read first and second time, and referred to Committee on Judiciary, with instructions to report to-morrow morning. Bill No. 8, entitled an "Act defining the duties, and prescribing the qualifications of the Clerks of the District Courts," was read first time. Bill No. 1, entitled "An Act providing for Joint Convention of the two Houses of the State Legislature," was read first time. On motion of Mr. Elder, The Senate went into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of Bill No. 13. After some time spent therein, the Committee rose, reported the Bill back, with sundry amendments, and recommended its passage. The report of the Committee of the Whole was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Wood, The Bill was read a third time. The question being, the Bill pass," the vote resulted as follows: "Shall YEAS-Messrs. Bancroft, Broadhead, Burnett, Connell, Denman, Dutton, Elder, Farnsworth, Gunn, Hoffman, Houston, Hudbard, Lappin, Lockhart, Lynde, Martin, McDowell, Miller, Morrow, Osborn, Phillips, Seaver, Sleeper, Wood-24. And so the Bill passed. The title was agreed to. Mr. Wood moved the adoption of the substitute of the Special Committee in reference to adjournment. Mr. Gunn moved that the resolution be made the special order for two weeks from this day, at 2 o'clock, P. M. The Yeas and Nays were demanded, and the vote resulted as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Broadhead, Connell, Denman, Farnsworth, Gunn, Hoffman, Houston, Hubbard, Lockhart, Lynde, Martin, McDowell, Osborn, Phillips, Seaver, Sleeper-16. NAYS-Messrs. Bancroft, Burnett, Dutton, Elder, Lappin, Miller, Morrow, Wood-8. And so motion prevailed, and the resolution was postponed. Mr. Houston offered the following order, which was Lost. Resolved, That so much of the Report of the Committee on Federal Relations as refers to the Message of the President of the United States, presenting to the Legislature of this State a Joint Resolution of Congress, recommending an amendment of the Constitution of the United States, be set for Monday morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Martin introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7. Mr. Elder introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8. Adjourned. MORNING SESSION. FRIDAY, April 12, 1861, 10, a. m. Senate assembled. President in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. McVicar. PRESENT-Messrs. Bancroft, Broadhead, Burnett, Connell, Denman, Dutton, Elder, Farnsworth, Gunn, Hoffman, Hubbard, Lappin, Lockhart, Lynde, Martin, Miller, Morrow, Osborn, Philips, Seaver, Sleeper, Wood-22. ing ABSENT-Messrs. Houston, Spriggs-2. Journal of yesterday read and approved. Mr. Wood, from Committee on Judiciary, submitted the follow REPORT: Mr. President: The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred House Bill No. 31, entitled "An Act increasing the number of Jus tices of the Peace in the township of Centropolis, and providing for the election of the same," have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back, without amendments, and recommend its passage. S. N. WOOD, Chairman. Mr. Seaver, from Committee on Federal Relations, submitted the following REPORT: MR. PRESIDENT. The Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred the Message of the Governor, transmitting the Resolutions of the several States of New York, Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Jersey, have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to report the same back, and recommend that they be spread upon the Journals of the Senate, and also recommend the passage of the following Concurrent Resolutions: Resolved, by the Senate (the House concurring therein), That the present hostile attitude of seven of the Sovereign States of this Union, is the result of a feeling long since engendered, to dissever this Union and overthrow the Constitution, with the expectation of constructing it anew for the extension and perpetuation of an institution revolting to the civilized world. Resolved, That in no case has the Seceding States tendered the North any proposition upon which they would compromise the disturbing question of Slavery, now threatening the destruction of the Constitution and Union: Therefore, the North should tender none, but demand the enforcement of all the provisions of the Constitution, and the laws made in pursuance thereof, H. N. SEAVER, Chairman. Mr. Farnsworth, from Committee on Roads and Bridges, submitted the following REPORT: The Committee on Roads and Bridges, to whom was referred Concurrent Resolution No. 4, "To cut off business," have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to report adversely. H. W. FARNSWORTH, S. D. HOUSTON, W. SPRIGGS, |