"Mr. Speaker-The Council have passed No. 42, (C.) A bill relating to the county of St. Croix;' No. 54, (C.) A bill to incorporate the Carrollton Manufacturing Company of Ormsbeeville, Wisconsin ;' No. 45, (C.) A bill to authorize school district No. 1, in the town of Rochester, to levy a tax ;' ་ No. 41, (C.) A bill to provide for the payment of interest on certain liquidated territorial bonds;' No. 39, (C.) 'A bill relating to the county of Crawford and the counties thereunto attached for judicial purposes ;' No. 35, (C.) A bill to incorporate the village of Sheboygan ;' No. 13, (C.) 'A bill to incorporate the village of Madison ;' No. 5, (C.) A memorial to the Congress of the United States relative to a mail route from the Falls of St. Croix to La Pointe, on Lake Superior ;' also No. 20, (H. of R.) 'A bill to repeal the fourth section of an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act for assessing and collecting county revenue,'' approved February 19th, 1841.' With amendments. In all of which the concurrence of this House is requested. The Council has also passed No. 29, (H. of R.) A bill to provide for re-locating the seat of justice of Sauk county and for other purposes;' No. 12, (H. of R.) A bill to incorporate the city of Milwaukee ;' No. 44, (H. of R.) A bill to provide for the canvassing the votes cast at the General election held the fourth Monday in September 1845, in the county of Marquette;' and Has concurred in the amendments of this House to No. 4, (C.) A memorial to Congress on the subject of a collection district and a port of entry ;' No. 30, (C.) A bill to amend an act entitled 'an act to authorize the construction of certain dams across the Rock river,' approved April 1, 1843;' and No. 22, (C.) A bill in relation to the formation of a State Government in Wisconsin ;' And has rejected No. 15, (H, of R.) A bill to abolish the office of county collector ;' The Private Secretary of the Governor was announced; when The following message was received, to wit: Mr. Speaker-I am directed by the Governor to inform you that he did, on the 24th inst., approve, sign and deposit in the office of the Secretary of the Territory, An act to amend the election law concerning justices of the peace, and for other purposes ;' An act to amend an act entitled an act concerning divorce ;'' and Memorial to Congress on the subject of certain mail routes." " The committee again resumed its session, And after some time spent therein, rose, and by their chairman reported No. 36, (C.) "A bill to incorporate Beloit College ;" and No. 28, (C.) "A bill to authorize school district No. 1, in Platteville school district to build a school house ;" and No. 43, (H. of R.) "A bill to provide for the organization of the county of Jackson and for other purposes;" . Without amendments; and No. 32, (H. of R.) "A bill to provide for the division of the county of Milwaukee; With amendments. And also reported progress on the general file of bills, and asked leave to sit again thereon. Leave was granted. Mr. Phelps moved that No. 43, (H. of R.) be referred to the committee on Corporations; Which was agreed to. No. 36, (C.) was ordered to a third reading; and On motion of Mr. Mooers, Ordered, That said bill be read a third time now by its title. Said bill was then read the third time, passed and the title thereof agreed to. No. 28, (C.) was ordered to its third reading; and On motion of Mr. MaGone, Ordered, That said bill be read the third time now by its title. Said bill was then read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to. A message from the Council, by their Secretary: "Mr. Speaker-The Council have passed No. 55, (C.) A bill granting to James F. Chapman the right to keep and maintain a ferry across the Mississippi river at Potosi ;' No. 59, (C.) ' A bill to incorporate the town of Potosi ;' No. 56, (C.) A bill fixing the salary of the Attorney General;' No. 43, (C.) A bill to change the time of holding the district court in the counties of Iowa and Crawford ;' No. 7, (C.) Joint resolution in [relation to the admission of Wisconsin into the Union as a State;' and No. 16, (H. of R.) 'A bill in addition to an act entitled an act to amend an act of the Revised Statutes entitled 'an act concerning the writ of attachment,' approved February 15th, 1842;' With an amendment, In which the concurrence of this House is requested.” Mr. MaGone moved that No. 32, (H. of R.) be referred to a select committee; Which was disagreed to. And a division having been called for, There were ayes 6-noes 10. The amendments of the committee of the whole to said bill were then concurred in; when Mr. MaGone moved further to amend said bill as follows: Strike out all after the word 'Milwaukee,' in the first section, to the word 'two,' in the second line, and insert the following: lying west of the east line of range twenty-two, (except the city of Milwaukee.)"" Mr. Thomas moved to amend the amendment by striking but the words "except the city of Milwaukee;" Which was decided in the negative. And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Burnett, Clapp, Crawford, Cruson, Dennis, Earll, Hoard, MaGone, Mooers, Phelps and Thomas,-11. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Barstow, Billings, Brawley, Brown, Croswell, Fisher, Graves, Jackson, Jones, Morrow, Parker, Pole, Sheldon, Wooster and Darling, (Speaker,)—15. The question then recurred on the amendment of Mr. MaGone, And having been put, It was decided in the negative. And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Crawford, Cruson, Earll, Hoard and Thomas-5. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Barstow, Billings, Brawley, Brown, Burnett, Clapp, Croswell, Dennis, Fisher, Graves, Jackson, Jones, MaGone, Mooers, Morrow, Parker, Phelps, Pole, Sheldon, and Darling, (Speaker,)-20. Mr. MaGone moved to amend the bill by striking out the word "twenty," and insert the word "nineteen," in the 4th line of the 4th section; Which was disagreed to. Mr. Thomas moved to amend by striking out all after the word Milwaukee,' to the word 'in,' in the 5th line of the 1st section. and insert, "All white male inhabitants, above the age of twenty-one years, who have resided in the county ten days previous to the election." And pending the question on said amendment, On motion of Mr. Pole, The House adjourned until three o'clock P. M. THREE O'CLOCK, P. M. The unfinished business of the morning, being the amend ment of Mr. Thomas to No. 32, (H. of R.) "A bill to provide for the division of the county of Milwaukee," Was then taken up; when Mr. Thomas modified his amendment by striking out the word "ten," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "thirty." Mr. MaGone moved to lay the said bill and amendments on the table, and that it be made the special order of the day for Wednesday next; Which was decided in the negative. And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Burnett, Clapp, Crawford, Cruson, Dennis, Earll, Fisher, Graves, MaGone, Phelps, Thomas and Darling, (Speaker,)-12. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Barstow, Billings, Brown, Croswell, Hoard, Jackson, Jones, Mooers, Morrow, Parker, Pole and Sheldon,-12. Mr. Hoard demanded the previous question. Mr. Barstow moved a call of the House; Which was ordered, and Mr. Brawley reported as absent. Mr. Brawley having been reported in attendance, On motion of Mr. MaGone, Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.. And the question was then put, "Shall the main question be now put?" And was decided in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Barstow, Billings, Brawley, Brown, Croswell, Fisher, Jackson, Jones, Morrow, Parker, Phelps, Pole, Sheldon and Wooster,-14. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Burnett, Clapp, Crawford, Cruson, Dennis, Earll, Graves, Hoard, MaGone, Mooers, Thomas and Darling, (Speaker,)-12. And the question having then been put on ordering said bill to be engrossed for its third reading, It was decided in the affirmative. |