The question was then taken on ordering the said resolution to be engrossed for a third reading, and it passed in the negative. And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Crossman, Darling, Elmore, Hicks, Hopkins, Judson, Parsons, Platt, Thompson, Tripp, Trowbridge and Ellis [Speak. er.]-12.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Agry, Capron, Hamilton, Hunkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Olin, Palmer, Price, Van Vleet and Walker -13.

So the House refused to order the said resolution to be engrossed.

On motion of Mr. Hunkins,

The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole House, Mr. Hamilton in the chair, having under consideration bill No. 62. [C. F.] entitled "a bill to amend an act entitled an act to change the time of holding courts in certain counties of the second judicial district and to provide for a change of venue in criminal cases."

After some time spent therein, the committee rose and report. ed the same to the house without amendment.

Which was then ordered to a third reading, and by special order of the House, read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to, the sixteenth rule suspended for that purpose. On motion of Mr. Palmer,

The House took up for consideration bill No. 45, (H. R. file) "a bill to provide for completing a new roof upon the capitol, and for other purposes."

On motion of Mr. Platt,

Ordered, that the said bill be recommitted to the committee of the whole House.

The House then resolved itself into the committee of the

whole, for the consideration of the same, Mr. Platt in the chair.

And after some time spent therein, the committee rose and by their chairman, reported the bill to the House with an amendment;

Which amendment was adopted.

Mr. Walker moved to amend by striking out all after the enseting clause, and inserting the following.

Sec. 1. The Superintendent of Territorial property is hereby authorized to contract with James D. Doty, and his associates to complete the capitol at 'Madison, at their own expense, provided the work shall be done in one year from the first day of December next.

Sec. 2. The contract being made as above. a new roof shall be put on the capitol, and the dome retinned, the porticoes finished, and the entrance halls plastered before the 15th day of October next and in case of a failure in this specification [to be ascertained by the Superintendent of Territorial property] the next annual session of the Legislative Assembly shall be held at the town of Milwaukee.

Provided that the people of said town provide suitable rooms, ready furnished without cost or charge to the Legislature.

Sec. 3. Whereas the said Doty and his associates shall finish the capitol according to the first and second section of this act, and shall pay all the costs of the suits now pending in the district court of the county of Walworth, in the case of the Territory of Wisconsin vs. James D. Doty, John F. O'Neil, and Augustus A. Bird, also in the case of the Territory of Wisconsin vs: James D. Doty, John B. Terry, and James Morrison that then the Superintendent of Territorial prop. erty may enter a discontinuance of said suits.

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Mr. Hamilton made a motion to strike out in the second sec

tion of the amendment the word "Milwaukee" and insert "Mineral Point."

Which motion was determined in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Capron, Crossman, Elmore, Hamilton, Hicks, Hop. kins. Hunkins, Judson, Long, Meeker, Palmer, Parsons, Price, Tripp, Trowbridge and Van Vleet-16.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Agry, Darling, Manahan, Masters, Olin, Platt, Thompson, Walker and Ellis [Speaker]-9.

The question was then taken on adopting the amendment of Mr. Walker and it passed in the negative.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Elmore, Hicks, Meeker, Thompson Walker and El. lis [Speaker]-6.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Agry, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Hamilton, Hopkins, Hunkins, Judson, Long, Manahan, Masters, Olin. Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Trowbridge and Van Vleet,-18.

The question was taken on ordering the said bill No. 45, to be engrossed for 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, Capron, Crossman, Elmore, Hamilton, Hicks, Hopkins, Judson, Long, Manahan, Masters, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Price, Thompson and Trowbridge-18.

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Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Hunkins, Meeker, Walker and Ellis (Speaker) 4.

By special order of the house the bill was then read the

third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to, the sixteenth

A message from the Council by their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker-The Council have passed bills of the following titles, to wit:

No. 56, [C. F.] "A bill to provide for the payment of certain territorial debts therein named," and

No. 65, [C. F.] "A bill to provide for the payment of the Leg. islative Assembly," in which the concurrence of the house is asked.

The Council have concurred in the amendment made by the house to "joint resolution relative to the distributi ve share of Wisconsin in the nett proceeds of the public lands."

The Council have adopted a "joint resolution relative to printing the laws and journals of the present session of the Legislative Assembly," and the concurrence of this house is asked to said resolution.

On motion of Mr. Capron,

The house took up for consideration the undermentioned bills and resolution of this house, to wit:

No. 23," a bill to repeal the 8th section of an act entitled an act to amend an act concerning justices of the peace."

No. 43, entitled "a bill to amend an act of the revised statutes, concerning arbitrations," and

43.

Resolution No. 7, "resolution relative to State Government.' Mr. Agry moved to strike out the enacting clause of bill No.

And the question being put thereon, it passed in the affirma.

tive.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Agry, Capron, Darling, Elmore, Hunkins, Judson, Meeker, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Tripp, and Ellis, (Speak,

er,-13.

And those who voted in the negative are

Messrs. Hamilton, Long, Masters, Price, Thompson, Trow. bridge, Van Vleet, and Walker-8.

So the bill was negatived

The question being on agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole house to bill No. 23.

And the question being put, it passed in the affirmative.
And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Agry, Capron, Crossman, Elmore, Hopkins, Judson, Masters, Olin, Parsons, Price, Thompson, and Tripp-12. Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Darling, Hamilton, Hicks, Hunkins, Long, Mecker, Platt, Trowbridge, Van Vleet, Walker and Ellis (Speaker) 11. Mr. Hunkins moved to amend the bill by adding a new section as follows, to wit:

Sec. 2. No appeal shall be allowed from the judgment of any justice of the peace in any civil suit excepting actions of forcible entry and detainer, unless said judgment shall amount to ten dollars or over, exclusive of costs; nor unless the ap. plicant will make oath that it is to obtain justice and not for the purpose of delay.

Mr. Hicks made a motion to strike out in the amendment the words "nor."

Which was put and disagreed to.

The amendment was then adopted.

Mr. Platt made a motion to reconsider the vote by which the report of the committee of the whole house was agreed to. Which being put, was disagreed to.

Mr. Hamilton moved the following amendment:

Sec. 4. This law is only to be in force in the counties in

which the township system is in force.

And pending the question thereon,