Hill may be divorced from his wife Elizabeth L. Hill, reported that in their opinion the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted;

And moved that the report be accepted and the committee dis charged from the further considaration of the subject;

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Agry, also, from the same committee, to which was referred the petition of inhabitants of the town of Burlington, preying for the passage of a law authorizing the said inhabitants to record all deeds and other writings relating to real estate, to be recorded in said town, reported adversely to the prayer of said petitioners,

And moved that the report be accepted and the committee discharged from the further consideration of the subject;

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Long, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported as correctly enrolled the undermentioned bills,

Which were signed by the speaker, to wit:

No. 27, (C.) "A bill prescribing the time of holding the annual session of the legislative assembly," and

No. 51, (C.) "A bill to revive and amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the village of Platteville,' approved February 19th, 1811.".

The message from the council was taken up;

When the undermentioned were severally read the first and second time, to wit:

No. 37, (C.) "A bill to amend an act concerning proceedings in courts of record, and for other purposes;"

No. 63, (C.) "A bill to authorize the president and trustees of the town of Milwaukee to borrow money."

Mr. Ellis moved that said bill No. 37, be referred to the committee on the judiciary,

Which was disagreed to;

And a division being called,

There were ayes 4, noes 10.

The house insisted on all their amendments to bill

No. 7, (C.) "A bill to provide for the election of clerks of the boards of supervisors, and for other purposes,"

In which the council non-concurred, and concurred in the amendment to the sixth amendinent of this house to said bill.

Bills on their third reading being announced by the speaker.

The undermentioned were severally read the third time, passed, and the titles thereof agreed to, to wit:

No. 25, (C.) “A bill to incorporate the Madison Academy;" No. 8, (C.) "Address of the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin to the senate and house of representatives of the United States, relative to the infringement of the boundaries of Wisconsin."

Pending the reading of said last named memorial the third time, Mr. Crossman moved to reconsider the vote by which the house on yesterday ordered said memorial to the third reading, when Mr. Hopkins moved that the said memorial and motion of Mr. Crossman do lie on the table;

And the question being put,
It passed in the negative; and
A division being called,

There were ayes 11, noes 11.

Mr. Hopkins then moved, that the motion of Mr. Crossman do lie on the table;

And the question being put thereon,

It passed in the affirmative; and

A division being called,

There were ayes 12, noes 11.

Mr. Platt then moved that said memorial do lie on the table.

And the question being put thercon,

It passed in the negative;

And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Trowbridge,

Those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Darling, Ellis, Hopkins, Hunkins, Manahan, Olin, Palmer, Thompson, and Tripp-11.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Elmore, Grant, Hicks, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Parsons, Platt, Price, Trowbridge, and Walker (spk'r.)-15.

Mr. Hicks then moved, that the motion of Mr. Crossman be taken up,

Which was agreed to.

A division being called,

There were ayes 14, noes not counted.

The question was then put on reconsidering the vote by which

the house on yesterday ordered said memorial No. 8 to the third reading.

And it passed in the negative.

And the ayes aud noes having been called for by Mr. Darling, Those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Birchard, Crossman, Elmore, Hicks, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Mecker, Parsons, Price, Trowbridge, and Walker (speaker)-12.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Capron, Darling, Ellis, Grant, Hopkins, Hunkins, Manahan,Olin, Palmer, Platt, Thompson, and Tripp-14. Upon the passage of said memorial, the ayes and noes were called for by Mr. Price,

And those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Birchard, Crossman, Elmore, Grant, Hicks, Hopkins, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Parsons, Price, Trowbridge and Walker (spk'r.)-14.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Capron, Darling, Ellis, Hunkins, Manahan, Olin, Palmer, Platt, Thompson, and Tripp-12,

Pending the question on agreeing to the title to said memorial, Mr. Hunkins moved to amend the same so as to read, "A declaration of war against Great Britain, Illinois, Michigan, and the United States."

And the question being put on agreeing to said amendment, It passed in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Hunkins, Those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Ellis, Hunkins, Olin, and Thompson-4.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Elmore, Grant, Hopkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Price, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (spk'r.)-22.

Mr. Ellis, from the select committee to which was referred the report of the auditor and treasurer, made a report. [SEE APPEN DIX.]

On motion of Mr. Hunkins,

Ordered, that the report be accepted, and the committee dis charged from the further consideration of the subject.

Mr. Elmore moved the following resolution:

"Resolved, That the report of the select committee on the report of the auditor and treasurer, do lie on the table, and that seven hundred copies of the report be printed for the use of the legislature, by W. W. Wyman."

Mr. Ellis moved the following amendment:

"Strike out all after the word 'resolved,' in said resolution, and insert the following words: That the report of the select committee on the report of the auditor and treasurer be laid on the table, and seven hundred copies of the report of the committee, including the report of the auditor and treasurer, be printed." "

Mr. Hopkins moved to amend the amendment, by adding to it the words, "by W. W. Wyman."

And the question being put on the amendment to the amendment,

It passed in the negative;

And the ayes and nocs having been called for by Mr. Platt,
Those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Bartlett, Capron, Elmore, Hopkins, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Platt, Price, Thompson, Tripp, and Trowbridge-12. Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Agry, Birchard, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Grant, Hicks, Hunkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Parsons, and Walker (speaker)-14.

The question was then put on agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr. Ellis;

And it passed in the affirmative.

And a division being called,

There were ayes 15, noes not counted.

The question then recurred on the motion, as amended;
And it passed in the affirmative.

Mr. Darling, from the select committee to which a petition was referred, by leave, reported bill

No. 48, "A bill to enable the county of Winnebago to obtain certain records from the counties of Brown and Fond du Lac,"

Which was read the first and second time, and the rules requiring bills to be printed on their second reading, suspended in reference to said bill.

Mr. Hopkins, by leave, offered the following preamble and resolution, to wit:

"Resolved, the council concurring, that while this house approve of the views expressed in address No. 8, (passed by the council and sent to this house for concurrence) relative to our claims to the several portions of territory which have been taken from us and given to Illinois and Michigan, and ceded to Great Britain; yet, as said address proposes to take, as an equivalent for said strip of territory, the construction of various harbors and other improvements, nearly all of which improvements the national government is bound by right, policy, and invariable usage, to execute; and as the said address, although modified from the original copy, yet embodies certain expressions in indication of our ul timate purpose of appealing to our "own right arm," with a great sword in it, for the adjustment of our claims, which said expressions, while they will create no other expression in congress than a smile, yet their effect upon a people who feel themselves injured, may, (emanating as they do from their representatives,) excite the latent passion for war, therefore,

"Resolved, That it is deemed expedient to postpone any further action upon the subject embraced in said address until our claims can be more effectually presented and maintained in the national legislation by our senators and representatives in said bodies; believing that if it shall be found expedient to accept an equivalent for those claims, it should be in lands or money for the support of common schools, that right arm of our national defence." Mr. Elinore moved that the said preamble and resolution be indefinitely postponed.

And the question being put,

It passed in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Thomp

son,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Crossman, Darling, Elmore, Grant, Manaban, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Parsons, Price, Trowbridge and Walker, (speaker)-12.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Ellis, Hicks, Hopkins, Hunkins, Olin, Paltner, Platt, Thompson and Tripp-11.

Mr. Hopkins gave notice of his intention to move a reconsideration of the vote by which memorial No. 8, (C.) was passed. Mr. Palmer, by leave, introduced a petition of inhabitants of the