Bill No. 47, from the Council, entitled "A bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named," was read the first time and laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Jenkins,

The printing of bill No. 46, (H. of R. file,) was dispensed with.

The House then resolved itself into the committee of the whole House, Mr. Ellis in the chair, on the following bills, memorial and resolution, to wit:

No. 15. Resolution relative to distributing copies of the journals of the Legislative Assembly.

No. 5, Memorial to Congress to grant 500,000 acres of land to be applied to certain works of internal improvements.

No. 32. A bill concerning legitimacy.

No. 46. A bill to repeal certain acts of incorporation therein named.

No. 48. A bill to provide for the payment of certain territorial ex penses therein named; and

No. 49. A bill to restrain boars from running at large.

After a short time spent therein the committee rose, reported bill No. 49, with amendments thereto, and asked leave to sit again on the said bills, memorial, and resolution.

Leave was granted to sit again.

And then the House adjourned to 7 o'clock, P. M.

7 O'CLOCK, P. M.

Mr. Hackett, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported that they did on to-day present to the Governor for his approval,

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Memorial to Congress for an appropriation for a harbor and light house at Southport."

On motion of Mr. Giddings,

The message of the Governor relative to the boundary line between the state of Michigan and the territory of Wisconsin, was referred to the committee on territorial affairs.

The House took up bill No. 49, (H. of R.) entitled "A bill to restrain boars from running at large;" and agreed to the first and second amendments of the committee of the whole.

On motion of Mr. Dewey,

The third amendment was amended by inserting the county of Grant.

On motion of Mr. Sutherland,

It was further amended by adding the counties of Green and Dane. Mr. Hackett moved that the bill do lie on the table until the first Monday of December next; and the questien being taken on the said motion,

It was determined in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Brown, Burt, Dewey, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, La Chappelle, Ogden, Shepard, and Whiton, 11.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Brazelton, Darling, Eastman, Jenkins, Mills, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, Tripp, and Newland, speaker-13.

Mr. Hackett called for the previous question, which was put in these words, "Shall the main question be now put?" and determined in the affirmative.

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

Messrs. Batchelder, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Ellis, Gray, Hackett, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Ray, Sutherland, and Whiton, 13. Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Barber, Brazelton, Brown, Eastman, Giddings, Jenkins, Parkison, Rockwell, Shepard, Tripp, and Newland, speaker, 11. The question was then put on ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading, and determined in the negative.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Batchelder, Barber, Brazelton, Darling, Eastman, Gid dings, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Tripp, and Whiton.-12. Those who voted in the negative, are,

Messrs. Brown, Burt, Dewey, Ellis, Gray, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Shepard, Sutherland, and Newland, speaker.-12. So the bill was lost.

The undermentioned bill from the Council was read the second time, viz:

No. 47. "A bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, therein named."

On motion of Mr. Dewey.

The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Dewey, in the chair, for the consideration of the above mentioned bill, and

After some time spent therein, the committee rose and reported the progress made therein, and asked leave to sit again,

Which was granted.

A message from the Council by their Secretary.

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform you that the Council have concurred in the following bills of this House, to wit:

No. 14. A bill to change the name of the town of Finch in the 'county of Jefferson.

No. 27. A bill to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the stockholders of the Bank of Mineral Point.

No. 31. A bill to incorporate the trustees of the Delavan School. No. 1. A resolution to provide an office for the Auditor and Treasurer of the Territory.

No. 3. Memorial to Congress relative to duties on lead, with amendments to resolution No. 1, in which the concurrence of this House is asked.

And further to inform you that the Council have refused to pass the following bills of this House, to wit:

No. 30. A bill to organize the town of Lyonsdale in the county of Walworth.

No. 2. Preamble and resolution relative to a Penitentiary; and The Governor has notified the Council that he did on this day approve the following memorial, to wit:

Memorial to Congress for an appropriation for a harbor and light house at Southport.

I am further directed to inform you that the Council have appointed Messrs. Martin and Janes, of the committee of conference on their part, in relation to the disagreement of the two Houses on the 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, Also, that the Council have appointed Messrs. Upham and Strong a committee of conference on their part to meet a similar committee to be appointed by this House in reference to the disagreement of the two Houses on 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.

A conference is requested."

The House took up for consideration the message from the Council, when Messrs. Whiton and Brown were appointed of the committee of conference on the part of this House, to act in conjunction with the committee appointed by the Council, to which is referred the disagreement of the two houses on 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.”

Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith.

Resolution, No. 1, (H. of R. file) entitled "resolution to provide an office for the Auditor and Treasurer," returned from the Council with amendments thereto, was ordered to lie on the table. And then the House adjourned.

Thursday, February 17, 1842.

On motion of Mr. Rockwell,

The reading of yesterday's journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Batchelder offered the following resolution,

Resolved, That C. Latham Sholes, publisher of the "Southport

Telegraph," be employed to print the Journal of this House the pre

sent session.

Which, on motion of Mr. Batchelder, was ordered to lie on the on the table.

On motion of Mr. Hackett,

Resolved, That whereas the certificate issued to J. C. Mills, for mileage, as a member of this House for the present session was destroyed by the burning of the house of David Hyer, Therefore, the Speaker and Clerk are hereby directed to issue another to the same individual.

Mr. Ellis from the committee on territorial affairs, reported thefollowing resolutions:

Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin, That the state of the currency in the western country generally, and especially in this Territory, is such as to induce the deepest concern:

That the notes of suspended banks which now constitute the chief circulating medium, are at a discount for specie or specie funds, at from 12 to 20 per cent. and rapidly declining:

That we look with alarm soon to see this medium further decline, till it ceases to circulate entirely, by which immense losses will fall on our citizens:

That the notes of the state Bank of Illinois are of the kind above alluded to, and constitute a large proportion of our circulation;

That we have good reason to fear that these notes will in a very short time cease to circulate at all:-therefore be it further

Resolved, That it be recommended to the citizens of this Tèrritory to refuse hereafter to receive, as money, the notes of any suspended Bank, for more than the specie value of such notes in market.

Resolved, That a rigid adherence to this rule by the inhabitants of Wisconsin, would in a few weeks give us a sound circulation, and would be the most effective remedy that could be applied to the evil of a bad currency.

On the question of adopting the said resolution,

The ayes and noes were called for and were as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,