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March 6.

March 6.
SENATE.-Mr. WRtGnr, from the minority
committee. made a report against the propo-
SIton to abolish capital punishment
Mr.. FooTE offered resolution instructipr
the committee to report back the Nebraska res,
olutiOns, by Wednesday next.
Mr.. SMITH, of Athens, moved to Law the
resolution on the table. Carried-yeas IL,
nays 9.
The temperance bill of Mr. FoorE was taken
up IN committee of the whole, Mr.. PEy-
nLErOH in the chair, and considered during the
forenoon session.
The bill to provide for the erection of a new
Deaf and Dumb Asylum was considered in
committee, and the clause providing for the
sale of the grounds now occupied, and for pur-
chasing tract not less than three miles dis
tant from the city was agreed to- Other bills
were considered, but nothing of special interest
was done.
House.. "A large number Of petitions were
presented this morning.
The second reading of some long bills occu-
pied the afternoon, and nothing ofinterest was
done up to the hour Of recess.
Mr.. Elwell from the minority Of the Ter1-
perance committee reported bill It is the
same as that introduced into the Senate bv
Mr. Foot
The Perry county case then came up. No
one felt disposed to take up the time of the
House with speeches. Mr. Gest moved to a.
mend the first resolution by substituting the
following
Resotved That John II 0'NeiI was not du-
y elected to the Office of Representative from
Perry county, at the election held on the 1I,h
day of October, 1853, by reason of frauds
which were perpetrated in the townships of
Reading. Thorn, Hopewell and Madison. in
said county, in conducting said election.
The amendment was agreed to--yeas 48,
nays IS, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen of Brown, Allen of
Pike, Austin, Baker, Burchard; Burton, |
Crane, Gross, DAVIS Dean, Downing, Ellis, /
Elwell, Emery, Evas, Finley, Fowler, Gest +
Herrick, Hessin, Holland, Houston, Jennings, .
Jones, Logue, Mackenzie, Maitland, Merrin, |
Morris, Musser, Newell, Oldham Pain, Par
rott, PerkE, Peters, Pbillis, Porter, Pruden,
Reeves, Segur, Taylor, Torrey, Wakup and
NAYs--Messrs. Bean, Brown, Campbell, |
Cantwell, Cochran, Converse, Courtright, /
Dickinson, Egly, Emerson, Gilbert, Goudy,
Leland, McCann, Metcalf Ridgway, Wright,
and Speaker-17,
The resolution, as amended, was adopted
yeas so, nays II.
The second resolution, declaring the seat va
cant, was adopted yeas SO, nays Is.
The third resolution, providing that the
Speaker inform the Governor of the vacancy,
being in order.
Mr.. Pruden, chairman Of the committee on
Privileges and Elections, moved to amend, by |
striking out the entire resolution and inserting
the following:
Resolved, That Solomon Nunemaker is enti-
tied to seatin the House of Representatives,
from the county of Perry.
Mr.. Gest offered substitute, declaring that
Solomon Nunemaker was duly elected Repre-
sentative from the county of Perry at the an
nual election in said county, held on the 11th
of October, 1853.
Mr.. Pruden accepted the substitute as a
modification of his amendment; which was
then agreed to-yeas 40, nays s6, ss fol-
lows
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, of Pike. Austin, Ba-
ker, Birchard, Burton, Crane, Davis, Dean,
Ellis; Elwell, Evans. Finely: Fowler, Gest,
Herrick, Hesten, Holland. Houston, Huston,
Jennings, jones, Judy, Iapgdon, Logue
Maitland, Merrin, Morris, Musser, Newell
Pain. Parrott, Perky, Philhs, PrpSsen, Reeves
Segur. Taylor, Walkup. Warthen and Wor
lthingteH=-40.
Nays--Messrs, Bean. Brown, CAmpbell
ICantWell, Cochran, Converse, Courir;shi BSslsi