The House took up for consideration bill No. 16, (C. F.) entitled "A bill to prescribe the number, duties, and compensation of the officers of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes."

Mr. Jenkins moved to amend the same by striking out all after the first section;

Mr. Mills moved to amend the amendment by striking out the enacting clause.

Mr. Parkison moved that the said bill and amendment do lie on the table until to-morrow;

And pending this motion, Mr. Ray moved the indefinite postponement of the bill.

When a call of the House was made and the Sergeant-at-arms sent to notify Messrs. Darber and Brown that their attendence was desired in the House.

Mr. Whiton who was reported to be absent was excused from attendance.

Messrs. Barber and Brown having been reported to be in attendance, the question was put to the House on the indefinite postponement of the bill, and was determined in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Burt, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, La Chappelle, Ogden, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, and Tripp-14.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Barber, Brazelton, Brown, Darling, Dewey, Jenkins, Mills, Parkison, Shepard, and Newland, speaker-10.

Ordered, that the Council be acquainted therewith.

On motion of Mr. Ellis,

The House took up bill No. 36 (C. F.) entitled "A bill to incorporate the Fox river improvement company," and on motion of Mr. Ellis, adopted the following amendment: amend the tenth section by adding the following

"And provided further, that every dam erected under the provisions of this act shall contain a lock of the same dimensions of that now in the dam at Depere, and the said company shall attend said locks, and all boats and other water crafts free of toll."

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Ordered, that the said bill be read the third time.

On motion of Mr. Ellis, and by the special order of the House, the said bill was read the third time, and on the question "Shall the bill pass?" the ayes and noes were called for, and were as follows:

Ayes-Messrs. Barber, Bond, Brown, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Hackett, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Rockwell, Shepard and Tripp-15.

Noes-Messrs. Batchelder, Brazelton, Gray, Ogden, Parkison, Ray and Newland, speaker-7.

So the said bill was passed, and the title agreed to.

Ordered, that the Council be requested to concur in the amendments to said bill.

Mr. Eastman moved a reconsideration of the vote taken on yesterday by which bill No. 35 was negatived, entitled "a bill to encourage the growth of wool;" which motion was laid on the table.

Ordered, That the clerk request the Council to return bill No. 35 to this House for its further consideration.

Mr. Rockwell from the committee on engrossed bills, reported the following to be correctly engrossed, to wit:

No. 35. "A bill relating to the resignation of and the contesting of seats in both branches of the Legislative Assembly."

And then the House took a recess until half-past 2 o'clock, P. M.

HALF PAST 2 O'CLOCK, P. M.

The undermentioned engrossed bills were severally read the third time, passed, and the titles to the first two agreed to, to wit:

No. 38. "A bill to authorize the construction of a dam across the Crawfish river."

No. 29. "A bill to establish the county of Richmond."

No. 14. "A bill to change the name of the town of Watertown in the county of Jefferson."

No. 25. "A bill relating to the resignation of and the contesting seats in both branches of the Legislative Assembly."

The titles of the last two bills were amended to read as follows: No. 14. "A bill to change the name of the town of Finch in the county of Jefferson."

No. 25. "A bill relating to election, resignation, and the contest_ ing of seats in both branches of the Legislative Assembly."

Ordered, That the Council be requested to concur in the said several bills.

A message from the Council by their Secretary.

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed to present for the concurrence of this House bills as follows:

"No. 41. A bill to amend the act concerning grand and petit jurors. No. 42. A bill to abolish imprisonment for debt.

No. 10. Resolution relative to the disposition of certain lands granted by Congress to aid in the construction of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, and

No. 6. Memorial to Congress for an appropriation for a harbor and light house at Southport.

And to inform you that the Council have concurred in memorial No. 1, of this House, entitled a "memorial to Congress for the Survey of a road from Fort Howard to Fort Snelling; and

No. 6. Preamble and resolution relative to the survey of the public lands.

The Governor has notified the Council that he did, on yesterday, approve the following:

An act to provide for the relief of purchasers of canal lands.

An act to repeal an act entitled an act concerning the lien of mechanics and others for the cost of repairs and improvements on real estate.

And that he did on this day approve the following:

An act to authorize the issuing of drafts or bills for the payment of the expenses of the present session of the Legislative Assembly; and

An act to amend the act of the Revised Statutes, entitled an act concerning the writ of attachment."

The message from the Council was taken up for consideration, when the undermentioned bills, memorial and resolution were severally read the first and second times, to wit:

No. 41. "A bill to amend the act concerning grand and petit jurors."

No. 42. "A bill to abolish imprisonment for debt."

No. 6. "Memorial to Congress for an appropriation for a harbor and light house at Southport;" and

No 10. "Resolution relative to the disposition of certain lands granted by Congress to aid in the construction of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal."

Mr. Hackett, from the committee on Enrolled bills, reported the following to correctly enrolled, to wit:

"An act to provide for laying out the several territorial roads therein named and for other purposes;" and

"An act to provide for preserving in the library the acts and journals of the Legislative Assembly:"

Which were signed by the Speaker and ordered to be presented to the President of the Council for his signature.

On motion of Mr. Mills,

The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole House, Mr. Parkison in the chair, for the consideration of the following bills, to wit:

No. 28, (H. of R. file,) entitled "a bill in relation to costs and fees;" and

No. 42. (C. F.) entitled "a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt." And after some time spent therein, the committee rose and reported bill No. 42 without amendment, and bill No. 28 with an amendment; which was to strike out the enacting clause.

Pending the question of agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole House, a call of the House was made, and the sergeantat-arms sent to procure the attendance of absent members.

On motion of Mr. Dewey,

Further proceedings in the call of the House were dispensed with. The question was then taken on agreeing to the report of the committee;

Which was decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Barber, Bond, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Rockwell, Shepard, Sutherland, Gray, Tripp, and Newland, speaker.-17.

Those who voted in the negative, are,

Messrs. Batchelder, Brazelton, Hackett, Mills, and Ray.-5.

So the bill was lost.

Bill No. 42 was ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Giddings,

And by the special order of the House, the said bill was read a third time, and the question being put "shall the bill pass?"

It was unanimously decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for, the following members voted in the affirmative, to wit:

Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, and Newland, speaker.—22

The title of the said bill was then agreed to.

Ordered, that the Council be acquainted therewith.

On motion of Mr. Darling,

The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole House, Mr. Batchelder in the chair, for the consideration of the following bills and resolutions of this House, to wit:

No. 11, "Resolution relative to cancelling certain bonds."

No. 36, "A bill to organize certain towns in the county of Fond du Lac."

No. 39, "A bill to organize the county of Fond du Lac for judicial purposes, and to organize the county of Calumet."

And after some time, the committee rose, reported the progress made in resolution No. 11, asked leave to sit again thereon, and reported bill No. 36, without, and No. 39, with amendments.

Leave was granted to sit again on said resolution, and the amend ments to the said bill No. 39, were agreed to.

Ordered, that bills Nos. 36 and 39 be engrossed and read the third

time.

Mr. Hackett, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported that the committee had presented to the Governor for his approval on today, the following, to wit:

"An act to provide for preserving in the library, the acts and journals of the Legislative Assembly," and

"An act to provide for laying out the several Territorial road therein named, and for other purposes."