Territorial Librarian, for stationary furnished the Legislative As sembly. Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee on claims. The Speaker laid before the House the following message from the Executive. EXECUTIVE DEPARTNENT, Madison, Dec. 31, 1839. To the Council and House of Representatives : I herewith enclose a letter from the Governor of the State of New-York, to which I invite your attention: "To authorize the arrest and detention of fugitives from justice from other States and Territories of the United States." I am, very respectfully, Your ob't serv't, HENRY DODGE. Also, a message transmitting a copy of a letter, dated March 16, 1839, from the Hon. the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Legislative Assembly, asking for a supply of arms and the stationing of dragoons on the frontier, which was read and laid on the table. (See Appendix, document I.) Ordered, That the communication from the Governor of the State of New-York, and the act accompanying the same, be referred to the committee on the judiciary. Mr. Shackelford, from the select committee to which bill No. 21, entitled "A bill relative to the seat of justice of Brown county," was recommitted, reported the same back to the House without amendment. Mr. Childs, from a majority of the same committee, submitted the following report: The select committee, to whom was referred the petition for, and the remonstrance against, the removal of the seat of justice of the county of Brown, have had the subject under consideration,. and ask leave to report: In the year 1837, in March, the question of the location of the seat of justice in the county of Brown, was, in accordance with an act of the Legislature, submitted to the qualified electors of said county. After much electioneering by the inhabitants of Green Bay, it was decided by a large majority of the electors, in said county, that the said location should be at Depere, the present seat of justice. The county has since then erected a large and convenient court-house and jail, at an expense of more than $8,000, which is situated in a pleasant place in said town of Deperc, and but five miles from Green Bay. Since the question was submitted as aforesaid, the population has decreased in the town of Green Bay, (where the greatest and we believe the only objection to the location at Depere was made,) to a great extent; and the population in the upper port has great. ly increased, by a class of persons who are permanent citizens, and your committee believe that the latter class are opposed to the removal of the seat of justice. Those persons whose names are on the petition for removal are merchants and mechanics, or a large part of them, who pay no taxes towards the support of the county government, as the land only, and not the improvements, are taxed for that purpose, and consequently by thus voting or petitioning, they do not increase their own taxes, but those persons whose names are on the remonstrance are land-holders, and are taxed to defray the expenses of the county. Your committee further report, that there is a majority of names before them of seventy against the removal, as prayed for in the petition, which fact, in connexion with those heretofore alluded to, have induced your committee to recommend that no legislation be had on the subject. On motion of Mr. Shackelford, The bill was read a first and second time by its title, and the report made by Mr. Childs was also read. Mr. Shackelford moved that the report be laid on the table, and that 100 copies be printed for the use of the House, which motion. was agreed to. The ayes and noes being called there were ayes 14, noes 11. Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Baldwin, Blackstone, Bracken, Brunson, Conroe, Craig, Hoyt, McGregor, Shackelford, Shew, Sholes, Stevens, Sutherland and Wells. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Beardsley, Billings. Childs, Dewey, Jenkins, Longstreet, Newman, Ray, Story, Street and Whiton, speaker. The Speaker laid before the House the following communication, which was read and laid on the table. To the Honorable House of Representatives: The undersigned acknowledges the receipt of a communication from the chief clerk of your honorable body, enclosing a copy of a resolution adopted on the 30th inst., calling for the plans and es. timates of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal; in response to which he begs leave to state, that in accordance with a similar resolution adopted by the honorable Council, he laid before that body the only copy which he had in possession of those estimates, prior to being notified of the passage of said resolution by your honorable body. He therefore begs leave to refer the honorable House of Representatives to said estimates so reported. I have the honor to be, BYRON KILBOURN, Madison, Dec. 31, 1839. On motion of Mr. Street, The House took up and considered resolution No. 3, (Council file,) entitled "Resolution relative to adjournment of the Legisla ture." On motion of Mr. Billings, Ordered, That the said resolution be recommitted to the committee of the whole House now. The House then went into the committee of the whole, on said resolution, Mr. Conroe in the chair, And after a short time, the same was reported back to the House with an amend ment. On motion of Mr. Billings, The report of the committee was amended by striking out the word "next," in the last line of the resolution, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "eighteen hundred and forty." The question then being on agreeing to the report of the com mittee, On motion of Mr. Sutherland, Ordered, That a call of the House be made, and the serjeantat-arms sent after absent members. A call of the House was then made and the serjeant-at-arms sent after Mr. Cruson, who was not in his seat. The serjeant-at-arms having reported Mr. Cruson in attendance, the question was taken, "Will the House agree to the report of the committee as amended?" And the ayes and noes being called for, there were ayes 16, noes 10. Those voting in the affirmative were, Messrs. Beardsley, Bl. lings, Blackstone, Bracken, Brunson, Childs, Craig, Cruson, Dewey, Hoyt, Ray, Shew, Sholes, Stevens, Street and Whiton, speaker. Those voting in the negative were, Messrs. Baldwin, Conroe, Jenkins, Longstreet, McGregor, Newman, Shackelford, Story, Sutherland and Wells. 66 So the House agreed to the report of the committee. Mr. Shackelford moved to amend the resolution by striking out Monday," and inserting "Thursday." Which motion was decided in the negative. The said resolution was ordered to the third reading. On motion of Mr. Bracken, The following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That William B. Slaughter, Esq., late fiscal agent of the Legislative Assembly, be required to report to this House, as soon as practicable, the amount of money received by him from the State Bank of Missouri, on the faith of the Territory: Also, the amount received by him of Moses M. Strong, Esq.. under the resolution of this House, approved February 8.h, 1839, and to furnish this House an account in detail of the manner in which the said several sums of money have been disbursed under the act entitled "An act to provide for the compensation of the officers of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes;" and, also, setting forth whether any of said appropriations remain unpaid, and what balance, if any, of said sums received as aforesaid re. mains in his hands. Mr. Baldwin presented the account of William McDonald for making a desk. Referred to the committee on claims. Mr. Bracken, from the committee on claims, to which was re ferred the accounts of the commissioners of public buildings, re. ported the same back to the House, when leave was granted the said commissioners to withdraw said accounts. Mr. Shackelford, from the joint committee on enrolement, re. ported a "Resolution relating to the appointment of Samuel B. Knapp fiscal agent," to be correctly enrolled. Which was then signed by the Speaker. On motion of Mr. Conroe, The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Bracken in the chair, for the consideration of bills of the follow. ing titles, to wit: No. 5, "Substitute for a bill to organize the county of St. Croix." No. 21, "A bill relating to the scat of justice of Brown coun No. 26, "A bill to authorize Hamilton Stevens, and others, to build and maintain a dam across the outlet of Fox Lake, town thirteen, range thirteen, in Dodge county." After some time the committee rose and reported bills Nos. |