Mr. Ray, from the committee on claims, by leave, reported that the said committee had allowed the account of John Sheedy, and moved that it be referred to the committee on expenses.

So referred.

Mr. Childs, from the committee on engrossed bills, reported resolution No. 17 to be correctly engrossed, cntitled,

Resolution concerning the settlement of the accounts of the late acting commissioner."

The said resolution was then read the third time, and on the question, "Shall the resolution pass?" the ayes and noes were called for, and were as follows:

Ayes-Messrs. Baldwin, Beardsley, Blackstone, Bracken, Childs, Longstreet, Newman, Ray, Shackelford, Shew, Sholes, Stevens, Story, Sutherland and Wells-15.

Noes--Messrs. Billings, Brunson, Conroe, Craig, Cruson, Dew. ey, Jenkins, McGregor, Street and Whiton, speaker--10.

So the said resolution passed, and the title was agreed to. Ordered, That the Council be requested to concur therein. The House then took up the message from the Council, return. ing several bills with amendments, and the amendments to the following bills were severally concurred in, viz:

No. 12, "Resolution relating to county seals."

No. 32, "A bill in relation to assessors and supervisors of roads."

No. 48, "A bill relating to the duties of the register of deeds of the county of Rock."

And the amendment to the following bill was non.concurred in, viz:

No. 35, "A bill to amend an act of the Statutes of the Territory of Wisconsin, entitled, An act concerning costs and

fees.""

Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith.

On motion of Mr. Bracken,

The House adjourned until 7 o'clock P. M.

EVENING SESSION.

Seven o'clock.

Mr. Shackelford, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported to be correctly enrolled,

"An act to provide for laying out and opening Territorial roads, and for other purposes.'

When the Speaker signed the same.

Mr. Shackelford moved that the report of Moses M. Strong made to this House, on the 7th inst., be printed with the report of the committee on claims, relating to the manner in which the said Strong had disbursed the moneys which he had received as fiscal agent.

The ayes and noes were called on said question, and were as follows:

Ayes--Messrs. Beardsley, Brunson, Childs, Conroe, Craig, Hoyt, McGregor, Newman, Ray, Shackelford, Shew, Stevens and Sutherland--13.

Noes--Messrs. Baldwin, Billings, Bracken, Cruson, Dewey, Jenkins, Longstreet, Story, Wells and Whiton, speaker-10. So the motion was agreed to.

Mr. Story, by consent, introduced the following resolution, which was read the first and second time, viz:

No. 19, Resolution in addition to a resolution entitled, Rc. solution relating to the appointment of Samuel B. Knapp fiscal agent.'

On motion of Mr. Childs,

The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Baldwin in the chair, on the said resolution, and a memorial and bill as follows, viz:

No. 5, "Memorial to Congress concerning the duties on im ported lead."

No. 37, (Council file,) "A bill for the relief of insolvent debtors."

The secretary of the Council being announced, the Speaker took the chair, when the following message was received.

"Mr. Speaker-The Council have concurred in the following bills of this House, viz:

"No. 37, A bill to provide for the appointment of agents to demand fugitives from justice, and for issuing search warrants." "No. 38, A bill in relation to mills and mill.dams."

"No. 39, A bill to amend an act entitled An act in addition to an act to establish the scat of government of the Territory of Wisconsin, and to provide for the erection of public buildings, ap. proved December 3, 1836, and for other purposes,' approved March 8th, 1839.'

"No. 41, A bill to organize the county of Dodge.'

"No. 46, A bill to change the time of holding courts in the second judicial district."

"The three last with amendments, in which I am directed to request the concurrence of this House.

"Have negatived bill No. 28, of this House, entitled, A bill to amend an act of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Wisconsin, entitled, An act concerning judgments and executions.' "And have concurred in the amendments of this House to the following:

“No. 28, A bill to quiet the title of lands sold for taxes." "No. 39, A bill to provide for holding the district court with in the county of Brown, and for other purposes.'

“No. 42, “A bill to provide for laying out and establishing Territorial roads therein named.'

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“No. 6, Memorial to Congress for appropriations for the im. provement of the Fox, Wisconsin, and other rivers.' And,

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No. 7, Resolutions relative to the southern boundary, and the admission of Wisconsin into the Union as a State.'

"In bills Nos. 28 and 39, with amendments; in which amend. ments I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.

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"The Council have refused to concur in the amendment of this House to bill No. 9, entitled, A bill to amend an act entitled, An act to restrain unauthorized banking, and for other purpo

The committee then resumed its session, and after a short time rose and, by their chairman, reported the said memorial, resolu. tion and bill, to the House without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Shew,

Resolution No. 19 was amended by inserting after the word "representatives," the words, "of the Territory of Wiscon

sin."

On motion of Mr. Billings,

The said resolution and memorial No. 5, were severally read a third time, passed, and the titles thereof agreed to; all rules prohibiting the same, being suspended for that purpose.

On motion of Mr. Wells,

Ordered, That bill No. 37 be laid on the table until to-morrow morning.

Ordered, That the clerk request the concurrence of the House in said memorial and resolution.

Message from the Council, returning bills with amendments, was then taken up and considered, when

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The amendment to bill No. 39, "A bill to amend an act enti. tled An act in addition to an act to establish the seat of govern. ment of the Territory of Wisconsin, and to provide for the erec. tion of public buildings, approved December 31, 1836, and for other purposes,' approved March 8th, 1839," was concurred in.

The House refused to concur in the amendment of the Council to No. 41, "A bill to organize the county of Dodge."

The amendment of the Council to No. 46, "A bill to change the time of holding courts in the second judicial district," was concurred in with an amendment.

The amendment of the Council to the amendment of the House to No. 28, (Council file,) "A bill to quiet the title of lands sold for taxes," was concurred in.

The amendment of the Council to the amendment of the House to No. 39, "A bill to provide for holding the district court within the county of Brown, and for other purposes," was concurred in with an amendment.

The House refused to recede from their amendment to No. 9, "A bill to amend an act entitled An act to restrain unauthorized banking, and for other purposes.'

The ayes und nocs being called on said question, were taken and were as follows:

Ayes-Messrs. Childs, Hoyt, Longstreet, Shackelford, Stevens, Story, Sutherland, Wells and Whiton, speaker-9.

Noes-Messrs. Baldwin, Beardsley, Billings, Bracken, Brunson, Conroe, Craig, Cruson, Dewey, Jenkins, McGregor, Newman, Ray and Shew-14.

On motion of Mr. Childs,

Ordered, That a committec, to consist of two members, be ap. pointed to confer with a similar committee from the Council on the said disagreement.

Messrs. Wells and Bracken were appointed said committee, Mr. Childs declining to act.

Ordered, That the clerk inform the Council of the concurrence of this House in the amendments to bill No. 39, (H. R. file,) and in the amendment to the amendment to bill No. 28, (Council filc,) and in the non-concurrence in amendments to bill No. 41, (H. R. file,) and request their concurrence in the amendments of this House to the amendments of the Council, to bills Nos. 46, (H. R. file,) and No. 39, (Council file,) and also request a committee of conference on the disagreeing vote on bill No. 9.

Mr. Story, from the committee on expenses, reported the report and accounts of William B. Slaughter, Secretary of the Territo ry, back to the House, and moved that Mr. Slaughter have leave to withdraw the same.

Leave was granted.

On motion of Mr. Childs,

The House adjourned until 9 o'clock A. M, to-morrow.