No. 6, "a bill to authorise the register of deeds of Washing. ton county to procure copies of certain records from the office of register of deeds of Milwaukee county." The committee of the whole House then resumed their session, and after some time spent therein rose and reported the bill back to the House with an amendment thereto. And the question being put on concurring in the report of the committee, it was determined in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Elmore, Hamilton, Hicks, Hopkins, Hankins, Judson, Long, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Price, Thompson, Tripp, Trowbridge, Van Vleet, Walker and Ellis, [Speaker]-25. Mr. Platt voted in the negative. Mr Hamilton moved to strike out "60" in the 5th section of the bill and insert in lieu thereof, “ 40.” Mr. Judson moved to strike out "40," and insert in lieu thereof" 50." Mr. Manahan then called for the previous question which was put in these words: "Shall the main question be now put?" And was determined in the affirmative, And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Agry, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Hopkins, Hunkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Olin, Parsons, Price, Thompson, Trowbridge, and Walker-16. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Bartlett, Elmore, Hamilton, Hicks, Judson, Palmer, Platt, Tripp, Van Vleet and Ellis (Speaker)-10. So the main question was ordered. Mr. Tripp asked leave to be excused from voting, and the House refused to excuse him. The main question was then put on ordering the bill to a third reading, and it passed in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Crossman, Darling, Hopkins, Hun kins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Olin, Parsons, Price, Trowbridge, Walker and Ellis [Speaker,]—16. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Capron, Elmore, Hamilton, Hicks, Judson, Palmer, Platt, Thompson, Tripp, and Van Vliet-10. The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Superintendent of Territorial property, relative to certain stationery now in the Library, which was read and ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Hopkins, The amendments of the Council to the amendments of the House to the following bills of this House were read and concur. red in, to wit: No. 16, "a bill to authorise Levi Godfrey, Philo Belden, and Hiland S. Hulbert to build and maintain a dam across Fox River." Also, the amendments to the following bill from the Council were read and concurred in, to wit: No. 21, "a bill to authorize the construction of certain dams across the Rock River." On motion of Mr. Hunkins, Resolved, That leave of absence be granted the Hon. M. C. Darling, of Fond du Lac, for the remainder of the session, and after this day. And then the House adjourned. Wednesday, March 29, 1843. The journal of yesterday was corrected. The Speaker annouced the appointment of the following named members on the several committees to fill the vacancies occasioned by the absence of Mr. Darling, to wit: On the judiciary, Mr. Agry. On Territorial affairs, Mr. Trowbridge. On the militia, Mr. Van Vleet. On corporations, Mr. Meeker. On Territorial expenditures, (joint) Mr. Bartlett. Mr. Price gave notice that on a future day he should ask leave to introduce a bill to provide for the construction of a rail road from Potosi on the Mississippi river, to Lake Michigan. Mr. Meeker, offered the following resolution," Which on motion of Mr. Hamilton, was ordered to lie on the table, to wit: Resolved, by the Council and House of Representatives, that the superintendent of Territorial property, receipt to the late li. brarian for articles turned over by him, which is the property of the Territory; and that the said superintendent govern him. self in relation to certain stationery in the hands of the late lib. rarian, belonging to J. & L. Ward, by the report of the select committee of the House of Representatives, to inquire into the state of the library, made to the House on the 14th Feb. 1843, and by the resolution of the Assembly authorising the secretary of the Council, and the chief clerk of the House to purchase sta.. tionery for the use of the Assembly. Mr. Bartlett presented a petition of inhabitants of Walworth and Rock counties, praying the passage of a law to restrain the killing of deer in certain seasons of the year. Which was read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Trowbridge agreeably to previous notice and by leave, introduced bills of the following titles, Which were severally read the first and second times, to wit: No. 27, "a bill to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the Milwaukee Manufacturing and hydraulic company, approved March 11th, 1839." No. 28, "a bill to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the state bank of Wieconsin." Mr. Walker agreeably to previous notice and by leave, intro. duced the following bill, Which was read the first and second times, to wit: No. 29, "a bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act concerning the time of commencing actions." On motion of Mr. Tripp, Leave of absence was granted to the Hon. A. E. Elmore, for ten days. Mr. Crossman presented the account of William N. Seymour, for transporting books to be bound, belonging to the library, to Milwaukee, and for services in certain Territorial suits. On motion of Mr. Hamilton, That part of the account relating to the library was referred to the committee on Legislative expenditures, and the remain ing part was referred to the committee on territorial expendi tures. Bills on their passage being announced, bill No. 32, [C. F.] entitled “an act to change the names of cer tain towns in Walworth county." Was read the third time, when Mr. Tripp presented two letters from Messrs. Smith and Mc Cracken, concerning said bill, and called for their reading, which were accordingly read, Mr. Capron moved that the bill be postponed until the second Saturday in April next, and be made the special order for that day. Which motion being put, was agreed to. Bill No. 25, [C. F.] entitled "a bill relative to Dodge county," was read the third time, when the House by unanimous consent amended the bill as follows, to wit: By striking out sections two and four, and inserting in lieu of the second section the following, to wit: Section 2. At the said special election, the qualified voters of said county shall determine by ballot, the place at which the board of county commissioners shall hold their sessions; and the votes for said place of holding the sessions of said board shall be canvassed in the same manner that the votes for judges of probate, are canvassed, and thereafter till otherwise provided by law, the sessions of the said county board shall be held at the place determined upon by the said electors. The bill was then passed and the title thereof agreed to. Bill No. 18, [C. F.] entitled "a bill to provide for the election of territorial printer." Was then read, when Mr. Crossman moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the House ordered the said bill to a third reading. And the question being put it passed in the affirmative. Mr. Crossman then moved to reconsider the vote by which the main question was ordered. And the question being put, it passed in the affirmative. The question then recurred on ordering the main question to be now put, and it passed in the negative. And so, [the house having, refused to sustain the call for the |