And the said absent members having been reported to be in attendance,

The question was put on the motion of Mr. Burt, and determined in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Barber, Bond, Burt, Eastman, Giddings, Gray, Mills, Shepard, and Tripp.-9.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Batchelder, Brazelton, Brown, Darling, Ellis, Hackett,Jenkins, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, Whiton, and Newland, speaker.-14.

A message from the Council by their Secretary:

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform you that the Council have receded from its disagreement to the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th amendments of this House to bill No. 47, entitled "a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named, and for other purposes," and from its amendments to the 27th and 37th amendments of the House, in which this House had insisted, and have concurred in the amendments of this House to the amendments of the Council to the 22nd and 31st amendments of this House.

The Council have concurred in the report of the committee of conference, appointed by the two Houses in relation to the disagreement of the two Houses, on bill No. 3, of this House, entitled "a bill to amend the several acts to provide for the support of common schools.” Mr. Brown moved to amend by striking out the second resolution, When Mr. Gray called for the previous question.

Which was put in these words "Shall the main question be now put?" and passed in the negative.

And the ayes and noes were called for,

And those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Batchelder, Dewey, Ellis, Gray, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, and Whiton, 8.

And those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Barber, Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Darling, Eastman, Giddings, Hackett, Jenkins, Mills, Rockwell, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, and Newland, speaker, 16.

The House having refused to order the main question to be now put, the said resolution was removed from before the House at its present sitting.

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

An act to amend the several acts to provide for the support of common schools.

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,

The House took a recess for twenty minutes.

The House having again resumed its session,

Mr. Barber from the committee to which the subject was referred made the following report:

The committee of conference appointed on the disagreeing vote of the two Houses, on resolution No. 1, recommend the amendment of the Council to be amended as follows, to wit:

Strike out and Secretary of the territory," in the first paragraph. In the second paragraph, before the word "west," insert the word "north," and add "and the south-east room on the second floor by the Secretary of the Territory."

The report was adopted, and the Council ordered to be made acquainted therewith.

Mr. Hackett offered the following resolutions, which were adopted: Resolved, That the Speaker and chief clerk of the House be directed to issue another certificate of mileage, to the Hon. Jacob Brazelton, the one issued on the 14th December, 1841, being lost; and the Secretary of the Territory is hereby authorised and required to refuse payment of the said certificate of Decr. 14, 1841.

Resolved, That the Speaker and Chief Clerk of this House be directed to issue a certificate of mileage to the Hon. T. La Chappelle. A message from the Council by their Secretary:

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform you that the Council have concurred in the amendment of this House to bill No. 51, Council file, entitled "a bill to repeal parts of the several acts relative to the Milwaukee and Rock river canal."

And in resolution No. 19, of this House entitled, "Resolution concerning the publication of the laws," and have appointed Messrs. Tweedy and Strong, of the committee on their part to confer with the committee appointed by this House in relation to the disagreement of the two Houses on resolution No. 1, House of Representatives file, entitled "Resolution to provide an office for the Auditor and Treasurer of the Territory," and have adopted the joint report of the said committee of conference on the said resolution.

I am further directed to inform you that the Governor has notified the Council that he has on this day approved "an act to amend an 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

"Resolution relative to the loan to aid in the construction of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal."

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

"Resolution concerning the publication of the laws.”

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

On motion of Mr. Brown,

The House took a recess for half an hour.

The time for which the House took a recess having elapsed the House again resumed its session,

When Mr. Hackett from the committee on enrolled bills reporte the following to be correctly enrolled, to wit:

Memorial to the Congress of the United States for the relief of the owners or proprietors of mineral lots in the Wisconsin land district.” "A resolution to appropriate the rooms in the Capitol," and

"An act to repeal parts of the several acts relative to the Milwaukee and Rock river canal."

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

Mr. Whiton, by leave, presented the petition of Aaron Kellogg, praying for a divorce,

Which was referred to a select committee of three, to wit: Messrs. Whiton, Barber and Rockwell

A message from the Governor by his private Secretary:

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor to notify this House that he has approved and signed the following acts and resolutions, viz:

An act to establish the county of Richland.

An act to amend the several acts to provide for the support of common schools.

An act to provide for the security of the property appertaining to the Legislative Assembly.

An act to provide for the payment of certain territorial expenses therein named.

An act to organize the counties of Calumet and Winnebago and for other purposes," and

Resolution concerning the publication of the laws.”

Mr. Whiton from the select committee to which a petition had been referred, by leave, reported the following bill, which was read the first and second times, the resolution prohibiting the introduction of bills being suspended, to wit:

No. 50, "A bill to divorce Aaron Kellogg from his wife, Dianthe Kellogg."

A message from the Council by the Secretary thereof:

"Mr. Speaker-The Governor has notified the Council that he did this day approve and sign the following:

An act to authorise Webster Stanley to keep a ferry across Fox river;

An act to establish a ferry within the military reservation of Fort Snelling.

An act declaratory of an act entitled an act prescribing the terms of office of certain county officers and for other purposes.

Memorial to Congress for the construction of a harbor at Racine. Memorial to the Secretary of War in relation to the lead mines. Memorial to Congress for an appropriation for the construction of a McAdamized road from Mineral Point to Potosi; and

Resolutions asking for an appropriation from Congress for the sur vey of a rail road from Potosi on the Mississippi river, to Lake Michigan."

On motion of Mr. Whiton,

Bill No. 50, House of Representatives file, was considered in the committee of the whole, Mr. Barber in the chair, and after a short time spent therein, was reported to the House without amendment. Which was then ordered to be engrossed.

On motion of Mr. Dewey, and by special order, the said bill was read the third time,

When the same, on motion of Mr. Whiton, was ordered to lie on the table.

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

An act to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes.

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

And then the House at 2 o'clock, A. M., being the 19th inst., took a recess for seven hours.

The time for which the House took a recess having expired, the House, at 9 o'clock, A. M. February 19th, 1842, again resumed its session.

Mr. Tripp from the joint committee on enrolled bills reported that the said committee presented to the Governor for his approval on the 18th instant, "an act to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named."

Mr. Sutherland, from the committee to which the petition of Asa Bunce had been referred, reported that the committee had not acted on the subject and he desired that the committee might be discharged and leave granted to withdraw the petition.

And pending the question thereon,

A call of the House was made, on motion of Mr. Hackett, and the Sergeant-at-arms sent after the members that were absent.

The Sergeant-at-arms having reported the attendance of the members that had been sent for,

The question was put on discharging the committee and granting the petitioner leave to withdraw the said petition, and it passed in the affirmative.