town of Madison, praying that a law be passed to enable school district No. 1, in said town, to raise a tax to build a school house; Which was referred to the following select committee, to wit: Messrs. Palmer, Masters and Crossman.

On motion of Mr. Hunkins,

The house resolved itself into the committee of the whole house, for the consideration of the following bills, to wit:

No. 45, (H.) ‘A bill to erect the towns of Jacksor and Palmyra;' No. 43, (C.) "A bill to postpone the payment of principal and interest moneys due from the purchasers of the canal lands, and for other purposes;"

No. 44, (C.) “ A bill to submit to the people of Wisconsin the question of state government;"

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

After some time spent therein, the committee rose and repor ted the said bills without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Masters,

Ordered, that bill No. 45 do lie on the table.

A message from the council, by their secretary:

"Mr. Speaker: The council have passed the following:

No. 61, (C.) A bill to annex certain lands to the town of Geneva;'

No. 7, (C.) 'Memorial to congress relative to the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company;'

No. 60, (C.) ‘A bill to amend an act to incorporate the village of Southport;'

No. 46, (C.) 'A bill making appropriations out of the territorial treasury for the payment of certain debts therein named;"

In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house; and have passed the following bills of this house, to wit:

No. 26, A bill to authorize the trustees of school district number one, in the town of Rochester, to collect certain moneys and and pay over to district number eight;"

No. 35, A bill to prevent disturbance and interruption at camp meetings;'

No. 39, A bill to incorporate the Burlington Academy, in the town of Burlington;'

No. 37, ' A bill to authorize Jared Lake and his associates to build and maintain a wharf;'

The latter with amendments, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. I am directed to inform this house that there have been no remonstrances presented in the council against the passage of a law to authorize the register of deeds of Brown county to keep his office at Green Bay."

Bill No. 43, (C.) was ordered to a third reading;

And by special order of the house was read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to, the rule prohibiting it from being read the second and third time on the same day having been suspended on motion of Mr. Elmore.

Mr. Thompson moved to amend bill No. 63, (C.) in the first section, eighth line, by striking out all after the word "river," in said section.

And the question being put,

It passed in the negative;

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

Messrs. Hicks, Hopkins, Meeker, and Thompson-—4.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Bartlett, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Elmore, Grant, Hunkins, Long, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Price, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (speaker)-18.

The said bill was then ordered to a third reading, and by special order of the house was read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to; the rule preventing it from being so read having been suspended on motion of Mr. Hunkins.

On the question of suspending the rule, the ayes and noes were called for by Mr. Thompson; and

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Elmore, Hicks, Hunkins, Long, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Price, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (speaker)—18. Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Grant, Hopkins, Meeker, Platt and Thompson-5.
Pending the question on bill No. 44, (C.) and
On motion of Mr. Elmore,

The house adjourned until half past two o'clock, P. M.

HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK, P. M.

Mr. Meeker moved that bill No. 44, (C.) be laid on the table, and be made the special order of to-morrow;

And the question being put thereon,

It passed in the negative.

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

man,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs, Darling, Ellis, Elinore, Hicks, Hunkins, Meeker, Parsons, Price, and Walker (speaker)-9.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Grant, Hopkins, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Platt, Thompson, Tripp and Trowbridge-16.

Mr. Hunkins offered the following amendment to said bill, to wit:

Sec. If upon the return of the votes, as herein before mentioned, it shall appear that a majority of the votes are against the formation of a state government, then the same question shall be annually submitted to the people, at the general election, in the manner provided by this act, until the ultimate decision of the people in favor of that measure."

Mr. Grant moved a call of the house; when

Messrs. Elmore and Manahan were reported to be absent.

On motion of Mr. Thompson,

Ordered, that the absentees be excused from attendance in the house.

The question was then put on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Hunkins;

And 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. Darling, Hunkins, Mecker, Price, Thompson, and Walker (speaker)-6.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Ellis,

Grant, Hicks, Hopkins, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Tripp and Trowbridge-18.

Mr. Darling moved to amend said bill by striking out the wed "enacted," in the enacting clause, and inserting in licu thereof the word "resolved," also, by striking out all after the word "congress," in the last line but two, and inserting in lies thereof the following, to wit:

"Be it further resolved, that if it shall appear that a majority of the whole number of votes, thus returned, shall be in favor of state government, it shall then be the duty of the secretary to certify and return an abstract of the same, together with a copy of these resolutions, under his hand and the seal of the territory, to the delegate of this territory, and to the presiding officers of both houses of Congress, on or before the first Monday of December ncxt— and upon the reception of such returns,

Resolved further, that congress be respectfully requested to pass a law to enable the free inabitants of this territory to form a permanent constitution and state goverme nt; and that such law may also authorize and make provision for taking a census or enu. meration of the said free inhabitants, or for any other measures, necessary to carry out the provisions of these resolutions."

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

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

Messrs. Darling, Ellis, Hunkins, Meeker, Price, Thompson, and Walker (speaker)-7.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Grant, Hicks, Hopkins, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Tripp, and Trowbridge-17.

Mr. Ellis then moved that said bill be postponed until the 4th of July next;

On which question Mr. Hunkins moved the previous question; Which was put in these words:" shall the main question be now put?"

And it passed in the affirmative.

The question was then put on postponing said bill until the 4th day of July next; and

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. Darling, Ellis, Hicks, Hunkins, Meeker and Price-6. Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Grant, Hopkins, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Thompson, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (speaker)-18. The question was then put on ordering said bill to a third reading; and

It passed in the affirmative.

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

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Grant, Hopkins, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Olin, Parsons, Platt, Thompson, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (speaker)—17.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Darling, Ellis, Hicks, Hunkins, Meeker, and Price-6. Mr. Trowbridge then moved that so much of the 16th rule of the house prohibiting bills from receiving their second and third. reading on the same day, be suspended in reference to said bill. And the question being put thereon,

It passed in the negative;

(Two thirds of the members not having voted in the affirmative.)

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

Messrs. Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Grant, Hopkins, Masters, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Platt, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (speaker)—15.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Agry, Darling, Ellis, Hicks, Hunkins, Meeker, Price, and Thompson-8.

Mr. Long, from the committee on enrollment, reported the undermentioned, as correctly enrolled, to wit:

No. 35, (H.) "A bill to prevent disturbance and interruption at camp meetings;"

No. 43, (C.) “A bill to postpone the payment of principal and interest moneys due from the purchasers of canal lands, and for other purposes;"

Which were signed by the speaker.