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On motion of Mr. Prescott, ordered, that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet again at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, and accordingly the Senate Adjourned.

Afternoon. Resolve for the benefit of Common Schools and primary instruction, (in new draft) was read once. Mr Bradbury moved to indefinitely postpone the same. And the question of postponing indefinitely, being ordered to be taken by yeas and nays, was decided in the negative as follows, to wit: Yeas. Messrs. Bradbury, Cogswell, Emmons, Farnham, Prescott, Rogers and Smith, - 7. Nays. Messrs. Allen, Bridgham, Brown, Cobb, Chandler, Frye, Groton, Howard, Kelsey, Knowlton, Porter, Tobin and Williamson, - 13. And tomorrow at eleven o'clock assigned for a second reading.

Bill enlarging the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in civil cases was read a second time. Mr. Groton moved to amend, by adding after Section 2. "And provided also, that in all cases, where the value in controversy before any such Justice of the Peace shall exceed, in value, the sum of Twenty Dollars, the right of trial by Jury shall be preserved to either party claiming the same, agreeably to Article Seventh of the amendments of the Constitution of the United States, and on the request of either party, after the entry of any action and when the amount claimed exceeds Twenty Dollars, said Justice shall continue said action to a time certain