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Day
6
Month
March
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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. The bilí to nbolish Capital Punishmenl, aftcr severa! weeks discussion, was lost in the Senate. The question of striking out all after fhe enacting clause was thus decu.od: Ayes - Messrs. Bradley, Cusf, Grnnger, Gray, Gronnly, Moody, Sliearer, Starkey, Warner, VVikon, Wixom - 1 1 . Nnys - Messrp. Bell, Bnrch, Compton, Grce, Ilo'well, Redfield, Wakefield- 7. The "bill to provide forthe transfer of real estáte on execvition and on mortgnge salp," waspassedin the House by the fullotting vofe: Veas - Messrs. Bcach, Brown, Carppnter, I J. L. Gago, Williom Gage, Goodell,Godfroy. Goodwin, Hngamnn, Howe, Jofinson, Kuir, Lacy, Littlejohn, McCamly, Moore, O'Keeffe, 01 ds, Pntterson, P;irdy, Schoolcraft, Soeloy, Snow, Vaughan, Vide'to, Younglove, Speaker -27. JTays - Mrssrs. Anderson, Axford, Batnard, Bush, Hixon, Lainb, Lothrop, Lee, McLeod, Muiray, Popploton, Pr.itf., Iticc, Rowland, Smitli," Snell, Vickery, Weid- J3.VVhen the Legislature will adjourn s iinccrtain. In a recent debate on thnt point - Mr. Bradley aekcd Senators if tiiey wcre willing to go home without pasiing onotant bilí? As yet no one had been pa?ed.- He sincerely hoped the Legislatura would no! ndjourn tintil somelhing was done to save the State from disgrace. Mr. Starkey thought time enougli had been fritte.-ed away n idlc debate on uninipurtnnt subjects. A two months' session was long eiiüugh, nnd ifnothing had been done in tlmt time, wns there a prospect of doing anytliing by prolonging the session? He thought not. Mr. Wilsonsaid tïmt two months had elaps?ed, and it wns time to fix on a day of adjoiirnment. IJe thought they miglit as wel) disgracc themselves by going home without doing anything as to stay two raonths longer and accomplisli notliing.

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