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334 On motion of W Prescott, ordered, that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet again at half past two oclock in the afternoon, and according by 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 Bridgeham, Brown, Cobb, Chandler, Frye, Groton, Howard, Kelsey, Knowlton, Porter, Tobin and Williamson, - 13 And tomorrow at eleven oclock 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