A memorial to Congress for the survey of a road from Fort How

ard to Fort Snelling, and

An act to authorize George Lurwick to build and maintain a dam across the Oconto river.

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

No. 4, Memorial to Congress for changes in the judicial system of the Territory.

No. 7, Memorial to Congress for the construction of a harbor at Racine.

No. 14, A bill to divide the town of Summit and organize the town of Warren.

No. 38, A bill in relation to certain county officers.

No. 44, A bill authorizing James H. Rogers and others to construct at their own expense a free floating bridge across the Milwaukee river.

No. 49, A bill to revive and amend an act to incorporate the Western Mutual Fire Insurance Company, at Prairie du Chien, and the Howard Fire Insurance Company of Brown county.

No. 11, Resolutions relative to the southern boundary of the Territory.

The amendments of the Council to the undermentioned bills of this House, were severally read and concurred in to wit:

No. 17. A bill to change the corporate limits and powers of the town of Milwaukee, and

No. 44. A bill to authorize the Adjutant General to draw on the Treasurer for money to meet certain expenses.

Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith.

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

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.

On motion of Mr. Rockwell,

The House resolved itself into the cominittee of the whole on bills, memorials, and resolutions contained in the foregoing message from the Council, to wit:

Bills numbered 14, 33, 44, and 49; memorials numbered 4 and 7; and resolutions numbered 11; Mr. Darling in the chair; and

After some time spent therein, the committee rose and reported the said several bills, memorials, and resolutions without amendment. When the undermentioned of the foregoing bills were severally ordered to the third reading, and

On motion of Mr. Dewey, and by special order of the House, were read the third time, passed, and the titles thereof agreed to, to wit: Bills numbered 14, 49, and 45.

Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith.

On motion of Mr. Hackett,

Bill No. 38 was ordered to lie on the table until the first Monday of December next.

Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith.

Memorial No. 4, was then ordered to a third reading.

Memorial No. 7 was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Darling moved to amend resolutions No. 11, by inserting after the word "Michigan," the words, "and also Oregon territory," which was disagreed to.

Mr. Ray then moved the indefinite postponement of the said resolutions.

And pending the question thereon, a call of the House was made. and the Sergeant-at-arms sent to notify the absent members that their attendance was required in the House.

The absent members having appeared, the question was taken on postponing indefinitely the said bill, and determined in the negative. And the ayes and nocs having been called for

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Barber, Bond, Brazelton, Darling, Ellis, Giddings, La Chappelle, Ogden, Ray, and Rockwell, 10.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Brown, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Jenkins, Mills, Parkison, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker-14.

On motion of Mr. Ellis,

Ordered, That the said resolutions do lie on the table.

Mr. Ogden moved a reconsideration of the vote by which bill No 15, [C. F.] entitled a bill to prescribe the number, duties, and compensation of the officers of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes, was indefinitely postponed, which motion was laid on the table.

The said bill, No. 16, being in the possession of the Council.

The question was taken on requesting the Council to return the said bill for further consideration of this House, and determined in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for, those who voted in the affiemative are,

Messrs. Barber, Brazelton, Brown, Darling, Ellis, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Shepard, Whiton, and Newland, speaker-12.

Those who voted in the negative are

Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, and Tripp-13.

A message from the Governor by his private Secretary.

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed by His Excellency the Governor, to inform this House that he did, on to-day, approve the following to wit:

"A memorial to Congress for the survey of a road from Fort Howard to Fort Snelling," and

"Preamble and resolutions relative to the survey of the public lands north of the Wiskonsan and Neenah [or Fox] rivers," which are herewith returned to the House in which they originated.

A message from the Council by their Secretary.

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed to present for the concurrence of this House the following bill, to wit:

No 45. A bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named.

And to inform you that the Council have concurred in all the amendments of this House, except the 4th, to bill No. 37 [C. F.] entitled "a bill to amend and define the act entitled an act to provide for

the government of the several towns in this territory, and for the revision of county government, approved Feb. 18, 1841," in the 1st, 3d, and 5th amendments with amendments thereto.

And have non-concurred in the amendments of this House to bill No. 31 [C. F.] entitled a bill to repeal the several acts providing for aiding in the construction of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal, and to provide for the temporary management and control of the canal lands.

The Governor has notified the Council that he did on this day approve the following acts, to wit:

An act to abolish imprisonment for debt.

An act to amend the act concerning grand and petit jurors.

An act to amend the act of the revised statutes concerning the suand district courts.

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

"Memorial to Congress for an appropriation for a harbor and light house at Southport;" which was signed by the Speaker and ordered to be presented to the President of the Council for his signature.

On motion of Mr. Dewey, and by special order of the House, Memorial No. 4, (C. F.) entitled "Memorial to Congress for changes in the judicial system of the Territory, was ordered to be read a third time now.

When Mr. Whiton, by the unanimous consent of the House, offered the following amendment, to wit:

Amend the first section of the bill by striking out all after the word be,' in the third line to the word 'the' in the fifth line, and insert in lieu thereof the words 'appointed one additional judge for the said territory whose term of service shall be four years.'

On the question of agreeing to the amendment, the ayes and noes were called for and were as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker.-15.

Those who voted in the negative, are,

Messrs. Brown, Burt, Dewey, Darling, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, and Shepard.-10.

So the amendment was adopted.

The memorial was then read a third time, passed and the title thereof agreed to.

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

A message was received from the Governor by his private Secretary, relative to the boundary line between the State of Michigan and the Territory of Wisconsin; which was read, ordered to lie on the table, and 200 copies of the same ordered to be printed. [See appendix, document P.]

The undermentioned bills of this House were then severally read the third time, passed, and the title to the first named agreed to, to wit: 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."

The title of the last named bill was amended to read, "A bill to organize the county of Calumet."

Ordered, That the Council be requested to concur in the said bills. The message from the Council was then considered, when the House insisted on all their amendments to bill No. 31, (C. F.) entitled “A bill to repeal the several acts providing for aiding in the construction of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal, and to provide for the temporary management and control of the canal lands," and concurred in all the amendments of the Council to their amendments to bill No. 37, (C.F.) entitled "A bill to amend and define the act entitled an act to provide for the government of the several towns in this Territory, and for the revision of county government, approved Feb. 18, 1841," and insisted on their fourth amendment to said bill, and appointed Messrs. Barber and Bond a committee on their part, to confer with a similar committee to be appointed on the part of the Council to which the said disagreement is referred.

Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the Council therewith and request a conference.