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5th, That so much as relates to memorializing Congress for appropriations for harbors, and improvement of rivers, be referred to the committee on internal improvements.

6th, That so much as relates to pre-emptions to mineral lots and reservations be referred to a select committee;

7th, That so much as relates to the organization of the mili tia, together with the accompanying reports of the Adjutant General, be referred to the committee on the militia; and

8th, That so much as relates to the appointment of a Terri. torial Geologist be referred to a select committee. On motion of Mr. Janes, the Council adjourned.

Thursday, December 10, 1840.

The President laid before the Council the annual report of the directors of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Company;

Which was read and laid on the table.

The following message from the House of Representatives was received by the Clerk thereof, viz

"Mr. President, The House of Representatives have appointed Messrs. Barber, Shepherd and Rockwell, a committee on their part, to act in conjunction with such committee as may be appointed on the part of this House, to report joint rules and orders for the government of the two Houses during their pres

ent session.

On motion of Mr. Arnold,

Ordered, That two hundred and fifty copies of the report of the directors of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Compa. ny be printed for the use of the Council.

On motion of Mr. Collins,

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to act in conjunction with a similar committee appointed on the part of the House of Representatives to report joint rules and orders for the government of the Legislative Assembly during its present session.

Messrs. Collins, Bullen and Upham were appointed the com. mittee under the foregoing resolution.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

On motion of Mr. Sterling,

Resolved, That a select committee of three be appointed, whose duty it shall be to inquire into the expediency of memorializing Congress relative to the duty on imported lead.

Messrs. Sterling, Martin, and Bullen, were appointed the committee under the foregoing resolution.

Mr. Arndt offered the following

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Resolved, That the Librarian be instructed to furnish each member of the Council, annually, a copy of the American Al

manac.

Which was determined in the affirmative,-ayes 8, noes, 5 And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Brigham, Janes, Martin, Rountree, Sterling and Vineyard. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Bullen, Collins, Learned, Upham, and Maxwell (President.)

On motion of Mr. Bullen,

Resolved, That the petition of the citizens of Racine County, relative to the change of the present systems of town and county government, be referred to a select committee of three members with authority to report by bill or otherwise.

Messrs. Janes, Arnold, and Arndt were appointed the committee under the foregoing resolution.

On motion of Mr. Arndt,

Resolved, that the remonstrance of the citizens of Brown county against the organization of the county of Winnebago, presented yesterday, be referred to the committee on Territorial Affairs.

Mr. Rountree, from the committee appointed at the last session of the Council "to investigate the state and condition of the Mineral Point Bank," made report.

Which was read, and laid on the table.

Mr. Arndt, from the select committee to which were referred the standing rules of the Council for revision, made report thereon.

Which was read and laid on the table.

Mr. Janes, in accordance with notice given, obtained leave to introduce bills, as follows :—

No 1. A bill relating to Sheriffs.

No. 2. A bill changing the boundary lines of certain counties.

No. 3. A bill concerning betting.

Which were severally read the first and second times and ordered to be laid on the table to be printed.

The following message was received from the house of Representatives by the clerk thereof, viz :—

"MR. PRESIDENT-The House of Representatives have passed a resolution concerning the election of Chaplains, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House."

On motion of Mr. Janes the resolution offered by him on the ' 8th inst. was taken up, viz

Resolved, That each member of the Couucil be authorized to order for his own use at the expense of the Territory during the session any number of newspapers published in this Territory not exceeding twenty in each week.

And the question being on the adoption thereof,

Mr. Arndt moved to amend the same, by striking out "twenty" and inserting "forty nine"

Mr. Martin moved to amend the amendment, by inserting "sixty" in the place of "forty nine."

The amendment to the amendment was disagreed to-ayes 6, noes 7.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arndt, Col. lins, Martin, Sterling, Upham and Vineyard.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arnold, Brig ham, Bullen, Janes, Learned, Rountree and Maxwell (President.) Mr. Martin then moved to amend the amendment by inserting "fifty-two" in place of " forty-nine."

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The amendment to the amendment was agreed to-ayes 7, noes 6.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arndt, Col. lins, Martin, Sterling, Upham, Vineyard, and Maxwell, (Presi dent.)

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arnold, Brig ham, Bullen, Janes, Learned and Rountree.

The question then recurred on the amendment of Mr. Arndt, as amended, which was agreed to, and the resolution as amended was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Arndt the report of the select committee, appointed to revise the standing rules, was taken up, and the question being on the adoption thereof,.

Mr. Martin moved to amend the last amendment proposed by the committee, which reads as follows:-" No more than three bills, originating in the Council, shall be committed to the same committee of the whole; and such bills shall be analogus in their nature, which analogy shall be determined by the President,"-80 as to read,-" Not more than one bill, originating in the Council,

shall be committed to the same committee of the whole, unless such bills shall be analogus in their nature, which analogy shall be determined by the President.”

Which motion was lost.

The report of the committee was then adopted.

On motion of Mr. Arndt,

Ordered, That one hundred copies of the standing rules, as amended, be printed for the use of the Council.

The President announced the appointment of the several select committees to whom portions of the Governor's address were referred, viz :

So much as relates to the memorializing Congress to amend the organic law of the Territory-Messrs. Martin, Upham and Bullen; So much as relates to Rock river canal-Messrs. Arnold, Learned and Arndt;

So much as relates to pre-emptions to mineral lots and reservations-Messrs. Rountree, Collins and Brigham;

* So much as relates to the appointment of a Territorial Geologist-Messrs. Janes, Vineyard and Sterling. On Motion of Mr. Sterling the Council adjourned.

Friday, December 11, 1840.

Mr. Arnold presented a petition from inhabitants of Milwau. kee county, requesting the Legislative Assembly to memorialize Congress to confirm the title to certain lots of land in said county; and moved its reference to a select committee;

Which was agreed to, and Messrs. Arnold, Bullen and Martin were appointed the committee.

Mr. Bullen gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill creating a Board of Education,