assessing and collecting county revenue, that the returns of the collector be made on the first Monday of March or April, instead of the first Monday of January, and report to this House by bill or otherwise. Mr. Darling offered the following, which lies over until to-morrow. Resolved, That when this House shall adjourn this day, it adjourn to meet at half past nine o'clock to-morrow morning-and that that be the hour of meeting each day, until further ordered. On motion of Mr. Barber, Resolved, That the committee on Elections be instructed to inquire and report to this House, whether at the last election in the county of Racine, any voter of said county cast more than two votes for members of the House of Representatives, and whether any voter at said election, gave his vote for Elisha S. Sill, to fill the seat formerly occupied by Hon. Thomas E. Parmelee-and that for this purpose, they be required to take testimony according to the provisions of a resolution adopted by this House on the 18th day of December last. On motion of Mr. Parkison, Ordered, That resolution No. 3, (C. F.) entitled "Resolution requesting the Legislature of the State of New York to abolish the canal tolls on pig and bar lead," be now taken up and considered. The said resolution was then ordered to a third reading. On motion of Mr. Whiton, And by the special order of the House, the said resolution was read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to. Ordered, That the Council be made acquainted therewith. The House then resumed the consideration of the special order of the day, being the contested election from the counties of Crawford and St. Croix. And after debate and without taking the question thereon, 3 O'CLOCK, P. M. On motion of Mr. Dewey, A call of the House was made and the Sergeant-at-arms sent to notify Mr. Darling that his attendance was required in the House; Mr. Darling having appeared, Mr. Dewey called for a division of the question before the House. And the question then recurred on the passage of the following resolution: Resolved, That the Hon. Alfred Brunson not having received a majority of the legal votes in the district composed of the counties of Crawford and St. Croix, at the general election held in September, 1840, is not entitled to a seat in this House. And the question being taken it was determined in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Brown, Darling, Ellis, Hackett, Jenkins, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, and Newland, speaker. -13. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Barber, Brazelton, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Giddings, Gray, Mills, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton.-11. The question was then put on the passage of the following resolution, to wit: Resolved, That Theophilus La Chappelle is entitled to a seat in this House as a member from the counties of Crawford and St. Croix. And was determined in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Brown, Darling, Ellis, Hackett, Jenkins, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, and Newland, speaker. -13. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Barber, Brazelton, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Giddings, Gray, Mills, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton.-11. A motion was then made by Mr. Whiton, that the House do now adjourn, and the question being put it was determined in the negative. A division being called, there were ayes 11, noes 11. Mr. Parkison moved that Mr. La Chappelle be now sworn. No objection being made to the motion, The Speaker directed the Sergeant-at-arms to notify Mr. La Chappelle of the decision of the House, that he might now be sworn. Mr. La Chappelle then appeared at the clerk's table, was duly sworn by the Speaker as a representative from the district composed of the counties of Crawford and St. Croix, and thereupon took his seat. Mr. Batchelder, by leave, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That Elisha S. Sill be permitted to be heard by counsel before the committee on Elections, and also before this House, touching his right to a seat in this House, as a representative from the county of Racine. And the question being put on agreeing to the resolution, it was determined in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Batchelder, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Ellis, Giddings, Hackett, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, and Newland, speaker -19. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Barber, Bond, Eastman, Gray, Rockwell, and Whiton.-6. And then the House adjourned. Friday, January 21, 1842. Mr. Hackett, from the joint committee on Enrolled bills, reported that the committee had examined and found to be correctly enrolled the following, to wit: "An act to incorporate the Janesville Bridge Company." "Resolution requesting the Legislature of the State of New York to abolish the canal tolls on pig and bar lead." The Speaker signed the foregoing bill and resolution Ordered, That the said bill and resolution be presented to the President of the Council for his signature. Mr. Burt presented a communication from James E. Freeman, relative to amending the act concerning District Surveyors; which was referred to the committee on Territorial Affairs. On motion of Brown, Resolved, That there be added to the select committee to which was referred the report and memorial of the committee appointed by the rail road convention, which assembled in the Capitol on the 13th inst., two additional members. Mr. Batchelder, from the select committee to which the petition of Thomas Fowlston was referred, reported bill No. 18, entitled "a bill for the relief of Thomas Fowlston;" which was read the first and second times. Mr. Mills, by leave, introduced bill No. 19, entitled “a bill additional to an act entitled an act to amend an act concerning Justices of the Peace;'" which was read the first and second times. The undermentioned bills from the Council were read the first and second times; No. 2. "A bill to authorize Asa Clark to build and maintain a dam at the outlet of Pewaukee Lake." No. 7. "A bill to provide for the relief of purchasers of canal lands." On motion of Mr. Barber, The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole House, Mr. Rockwell in the chair, for the consideration of the following bills, to wit: No. 11. "A bill to authorize the construction of a dam across Rock river." No. 12. "A bill in addition to an act entitled "an act to provide for laying out and establishing territorial roads therein named," approved Jan. 13, 1840," and after some time spent therein, the committee rose and reported bill No. 11 with an amendment, and No. 12 without amendment. The House agreed to the amendment made to bill No. 11. Ordered, That the said bills, Nos. 11 and 12, be engrossed and read the third time. On motion of Brown, The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole House, Mr. Barber in the chair, having under consideration the following, to wit: No. 1. "Memorial to Congress for the survey of a road from Fort Howard to Fort Snelling." No. 5. Resolution relating to the removal of the Indians." After a short time the committee rose and reported memorial No. 1, without amendment; and that they had made some progress in resolution No. 5, and desired leave to sit again thereon. Leave was granted to sit again for the consideration of resolution No. 5. Ordered, That memorial No. 1 be engrossed and read the third time. On motion of Mr. Brown, And by the special order of the House, the said memorial was read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to. Ordered, That the concurrence of the Council be requested in the said memorial. Mr. Giddings gave notice that on a future day, he should ask leave to introduce a bill to authorize Oliver C. Hubbard to build and maintain a dam across the Manitouwoc river, in the county of Manitouwoc. Mr. Parkison gave notice, that on a future day, he should ask leave to introduce a bill to lay out and establish a Territorial road from Mineral Point in Iowa county, to the town of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee. Mr. Shepard, from the joint committee on public expenditures, reported that they had disallowed the account of T. Eastman, because funds have been appropriated to defray the contingent expenses of the Adjutant General's department, and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. The report of the committee was agreed to, and leave granted to Mr. Eastman to withdraw the said account. On motion of Mr. Darling, The House went into committee of the whole House, for the consideration of the following bills, Mr. Dewey in the chair, to wit: No. 7. "A bill for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons." No. 16. "A bill to incorporate the Janesville Academy;" and after a short time spent therein, the committee rose, reported the progress made in the bill, and asked leave to sit again thereon; |