During the call of the yeas and nays, Mr. Bly, by unanimous consent, was excused from voting on this question. Yeas 128, nays 156. So the amendment was rejected. The question again recurring upon the adoption of the series of resolutions, Mr. Grant moved to amend the same by inserting after the word "Resolved," the words "by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened." The Speaker (Mr. Stevens of Nashua in the chair) decided inasmuch as previous notice of this amendment had not been given, that the motion was out of order on the ground, that by the 36th rule of the House a joint resolution cannot be introduced without one day's previous notice, and this amendment if adopted, would convert the pending resolutions into joint resolu tions. Mr. Grant then demanded a division of the question upon the adoption of the series of resolutions; Which was ordered. The House then proceeded to the consideration of the first resolution in the series, viz: Resolved, That the State of New Hampshire reäffirms the principles promulgated by her House of Representatives in 1850, that the people are bound by no compact, express or implied, to suffer the introduction of slavery into territory now free, and that they are unalterably opposed to the erection of any territowithout its prohibition by positive law;" ry And the question being put upon adopting the same, It was decided in the affirmative. The yeas and nays being demanded by Mr. Clark of Manchester, were called, and were as follows: |