After a short time the committee rose, and reported the bill with amendments. The amendments were agreed to. The bill was further amended by striking out "twelve,” in the eleventh line of the first section, and inserting the word "six." On motion, The bill was indefinitely postponed. The following message was received from the Council by the secretary thereof: "Mr. Speaker,-The Council have passed bill No. 11, entitled 'A bill to incorporate the stockholders of the Banks of Racine and Iowa;' "In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house;" And then he withdrew. Bill No. 83, entitled "A bill to encourage the destruction of wolves," was read a second time, and On motion of Mr. Chance, The bill was indefinitely postponed. Bill No. 21, (substitute,) entitled "A bill for an act to amend 'An act concerning judgments and executions," was read the second time. The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on said bill, Mr. Teas in the chair. After some time the committee rose, and, by their chairman, reported the bill with an amendment. The amendment was agreed to. The bill was laid on the table. yes Messrs. Quigley, Sheldon, Cox, Childs, Chance, and Brunson were appointed a committee, under the resolution of terday, to report a bill with the view of repealing the third section of an act entitled "An act to provide for locating the seat of government of Wisconsin territory, approved December 3d, 1836, and to provide for the future superintendence and finishing of the capitol at Madison." Mr. Teas, agreeably to previous notice, introduced bill No. 106, entitled "A bill to regulate mills and millers;" Which was read the first time, and laid on the table. 3 O'CLOCK, P. M. Mr. Jenkins presented the account of Murray and Prine, for furniture furnished the House of Representatives. Referred to the committee on expenses. Mr. Chance presented a petition of inhabitants of Burlington, praying for a charter of incorporation. Referred to the committee on corporations. Mr. Sheldon, from the select committee to which was referred messages from the Council, concerning the unparliamentary mode of proceeding, on the part of the House of Representatives, in passing substitutes for bills sent to them from the Council, submitted the following report and resolution: "The select committee to which was referred messages from the Council, concerning the unparliamentary mode of proceeding on the part of the House of Representatives, in passing substitutes for bills sent to them from the Council for concurrence, make the following report: "The Council have sent back to the house three bills, which are considered to have been presented to them in an improper manner. One of these is A bill to prevent trespasses, and other injuries being done to the possessions of settlers on the public domain, and to define the extent of the right of posses sion on the said lands,' and two others, one of them relating to the divorce of Martha Newton, and the other to the divorce of Abraham and Lucinda Jones. These bills originated in the Council, were sent to the house, and were so materially amended as to make it proper that they should be sent to the Council in the shape of substitutes, so that they should again be considered and acted upon by that body as original bills. The house, in its action upon these bills, did not introduce new subjects not appropriately connected with the subjects treated of in the bills from the Council, and thus, under the name of substitutes, propose an entirely new and distinct matter for the consideration of the Council, without informing them of the action of the house upon the different subjects embraced in the bills passed by the Council. To have done this would have indeed been unparliamentary and uncourteous. The house, however, did so amend the bills of the Council in phraseology, in introducing new and distinct provisions, as to make them in fact substitutes for the bills from the Council, and to render it impossible for the house so to amend by striking out and inserting as to make it intelligible, without, indeed, striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting an entirely new bill, which would be to all intents and purposes a substitute. The committee do not think the adoption of this latter course can be looked upon in any other light, because, if received as a mere amendment from the other house, bills of the most important character, and of the most intricate details, might, in this way, be presented for the consideration of the house, and passed or rejected on a single reading, without a reference to the committee of the whole, without printing, and without an opportunity for the members to understand its provisions. "Substitutes, in the opinion of this committee, when sent from one house to the other, ought to go through all the readings of new bills. The committee are at a loss to find any thing in the standing rules of the two houses, or the rules of parliamentary proceedings, which pronounces it improper on the part of the house so to have amended the bills above referred to, as to make them assume the shape of substitutes; and the committee express the further opinion, that the action of the house in passing the substitutes, and sending them with the original Council bills to the Council, is a sufficient notification to that body of the disposition of the subjects submitted to the house for their action. “The committee also would suggest, that it would have been more respectful in the Council to have requested the appointment of a committee of conference, instead of sending back to the house bills which had passed this body, to which their concurrence was requested. The committee conclude by recommending the adoption of the following resolution: "Resolved, That a committee of conference be appointed to confer with a similar committee, to be appointed by the Coun cil, on the subject of the substitutes proposed by the house to bills No. 5, 30, and 32, Council file."" The report and resolution were agreed to, and Messrs. Sheldon and Engle were appointed the committee of conference. Ordered, that the clerk acquaint the Council thereof. The house then proceeded to consider bill No. 21, entitled “A bill for an act to amend 'An act concerning judgments and executions."" Mr. Teas moved to lay the bill on the table, until Tuesday next. The motion was lost. Mr. Jenkins offered the following amendment to the first section of the bill: Strike out the words "one year," and insert, "On all sums under the following restrictions, viz: "Sums over five dollars, and under ten dollars, thirty days; over ten, and under twenty-five dollars, sixty days; over twentyfive, and under fifty dollars, six months; over fifty, and under one hundred dollars, nine months; over one hundred dollars, twelve months." The amendment was lost. Mr. Box moved to strike out the first section of the bill. Mr. Teas moved to adjourn, which was disagreed to. Mr. Chance called for the previous question: The previous question being put in these words, "Shall the main question be now put," It was decided in the affirmative. The main question was then taken on engrossing the bill for the third reading, and the yeas and nays being called for, were as follow: Yeas:-Messrs. Boyls, Childs, Cornwall, Chance, Cox, Engle, M'Gregor, M'Knight, M Williams, Nowlin, Parkinson, Quigley, Reynolds, Sheldon, Shanley, Sholes, and Wheeler-17. Nays: :-Messrs. Blair, Box, Brunson, Jenkins, Teas, and Leffler, speaker-6. So the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. The following message was received from the Council, by the secretary: "Mr. Speaker, "The Council have passed the following resolutions: "Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Council, the political year of the territory of Wisconsin commenced the fourth of July, 1836, and by the fourth section of the act of Congress of the United States, entitled An act establishing the territorial government of Wisconsin, it is Provided, That no session of the legislative assembly shall exceed the term of seventy-five days in any year : "Resolved, Therefore, that, in the opinion of this Council, it does not become necessary for the legislative assembly to adjourn and commence a new session; but may continue to sit seventy-five days, as provided for in said act of Congress. "The concurrence of the House of Representatives is requested:"" And then he withdrew. On motion of Mr. Sheldon, The resolutions just received from the Council were laid on the table. Mr. Chance moved to adjourn, The motion was lost. Mr. Childs moved to adjourn until Tuesday next; and the yeas and nays being called for, were as follow: Yeas:-Messrs. Childs, Cornwall, Engle, M'Knight, M'Gregor, Quigley, Reynolds, Sheldon, Shanley, Teas, and Leffler, speaker-11. Nays:-Messrs. Blair, Box, Boyls, Brunson, Chance, Cox, Jenkins, M Williams, Nowlin, Sholes, Wheeler, and Parkinson-12. So the house refused to adjourn. Mr. Chance renewed the motion to adjourn till Tuesday next; and the question being taken, it was decided in the affirmative. So the house adjourned until Tuesday next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. |