On motion of Mr. Platt, Memorial No. 6 (C.) was indefinitely postponed. The question then recurred on agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole on memorial No. 7, which recommended the indefinite postponement of the said memorial; and Mr. Hicks rose to debate the said question, when Mr. Darling took an appeal from the decision of the chair; "Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the house?" And passed in the negative; And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Ellis, Messrs. Birchard, Capron, Long, Messersmith, Parsons, Platt, Price, Tripp and Trowbridge-9. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Bartlett, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Elmore, Grant, Hicks, Hopkins, Hunkins, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Olin and Thompson-14. So the decision of the chair was reversed. Mr. Elmore demanded the previous question; when Mr. Ellis moved to adjourn; Which was disagreed to. And pending the question, and On motion of Mr. Elmore, A call of the house was made, and Messrs. Agry and Palmer reported to be absent; and, On motion of Mr. Elmore, Further proceedings in the call were dispensed with. The question was then put in these words, "Shall the main question be now put?" And passed in the affirmative. And the ayes and roes having been called for by Mr. Ellis, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Capron, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Elmore, Grant, Hicks, Hopkins, Hunkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Olin, Parsons, Platt, Price, Thompson, Tripp, Trowbridge and Walker (speaker)-22. Those who voted in the negative were, 284 Messrs. Bartlett and Birchard-2. The question was then put on concurring in the report of the committee, And passed in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Ellis, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Capron, Elmore, Hicks, Hunkins, Long, Messersmith, Olin, Parsons, Platt, Price, Thompson, Tripp and Walker (speaker)-13. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Bartlett, Birchard, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Grant, Hopkins, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, and Trowbridge-11. Bill No. 17, (C.) 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 prohibiting it from being so read, having first been suspended, on motion of Mr. Thompson Mr. Hopkins moved to lay resolution No. 19 on the table; It passed in the negative. And the ayes and nocs having been called for by Mr. Ellis, Those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Bartlett, Capron, Elmore, Hopkins, Manahan, Olia, Platt, Price, Thompson and Tripp-10. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Birchard, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Grant, Hicks, Hunkins, Long, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Parsons, Trowbridge and Walker, (speaker)-14. Mr. Elmore moved to amend said resolution by striking out the words, "one hundred and twenty-five," wherever they may occar therein, and inserting in lieu thereof, the words "two hundred;" , and then moved that the resolution do lie on the table; when Mr. Hicks rose to debate the question. The speaker decided that the question was not debatable, From which decision of the chair Mr. Hicks took an appeal. And the question being put, "Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of this house?" It passed in the affirmative; And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Hicks. Those who voted in the affirmative, were Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Elmore, Grant, Hopkins, Hunkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Olin, Parsons, Platt, Price, Thompson, Tripp, and Trowbridge-23. Mr. Hicks voted in the negative. The question then recurred on laying said resolution on the table, and being put, It passed in the negative; And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Ellis, Messrs. Bartlett, Capron, Elmore, Hopkins, Olin, Platt, Price, Thomson, and Tripp-9. Those who voted in the negative, were Messrs. Agry, Birchard, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Grant, Hicks, Hunkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Parsons, Trowbridge, and Walker (spk'r)-16. Mr. Crossman moved that the amendment proposed by Mr. Elmore be laid on the table; And the question being put thereon, It passed in the negative; And the ayes aud noes having been called for by Mr. Elmore, Those who voted in the affirmative, were Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Crossman, Ellis, Hicks, Long, Messersmith, Meeker, Olin, Tripp, and Walker (spk'r.)--12. Those who voted in the negative, were Messrs. Capron, Darling, Elmore, Grant, Hopkins, Hunkins, Manahan, Masters, Parsons, Platt, Price, Thompson, and Trowbridge-13. The question was then put on the adoption of the amendment moved by Mr. Elmore, And passed in the affirmative. Mr. Capron then moved that the house do now adjourn until half past two o'clock, P. M.; And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative; And a division being called, there were ayes 12, noes 11. HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK, P. M. Mr. Platt moved a call of the house, When Messrs. Elmore, Grant, Manahan, Olin, Price, and Trowbridge, were reported to be absent. On motion of Mr. Platt, Ordered, that Mr. Manahan be excused from attendance in the house. The sergeant-at-arins was sent to notify Messrs. Elmore, Grant, Olin, Price and Trowbridge that their attendance was desired in the house; when, On motion of Mr. Thompson, Further proceedings in the call of the house, were dispensed with. Mr. Long, from the committee on enroled bills, reported as correctly enroled, the undermentioned bill, Which was signed by the speaker, to wit: No. 62, (C.) "A bill to incorporate the village of Geneva." Mr. Elmore, by leave, presented the accounts of the post master at Madison, La Fayette Kellogg, for costs in territorial suits, and of W. W. Wyman, for printing; Which were referred to the committee on legislatire expendi tures. Mr. Trowbridge, from the committee of conference to whom was referred the disagreeing vote of the two houses on Bill No. 31, (H.) "A bill to repeal the several acts appointing a treasurer and auditor, and for other purposes," submitted the following report: They recommend to the house to concur in all the amendments of the council except the second; and that the two houses adopt the following substitute for the second amendment: "And all such evidences of debt which shall be thus presented, shall have a preference in their payment over those which shall not be so presented;" And the question being put on concurring in said report, A message from the council by their secretary: "Mr. Speaker: The council have indefinitely postponed No. 16, (H.) A bill to establish a ferry across the Mississippi river; and have passed No. 48, (H.) A bill to enable the county of Winnebago to obtain certain records from the counties of Brown and Fond du Lac;' And have also passed with amendments, No. 43, (H.) A bill to provide for the leasing of school sections;' In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house. And have passed the following bills, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house: No. 55, (C) A bill to amend an act to incorporate the trus tees of the Prairieville Academy;' And have passed with an amendment, No. 49, (H.) A bill to authorize school district number one, in Dane county, to levy an additional tax for building a school house;" In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house; and also, No. 67, (C.) A bill to legalize the official acts of Rolein Blount;' In which I am directed to ask a like concurrence." Mr. Ellis, by leave, introduced the following resolution, which was adopted, to wit: "Resolved, the honorable the council concurring, that our delegate in congress be requested to obtain from the secretary of war, an order for the preliminary examination and survey of a route for a road from Fort Howard at Green Bay to the Plover Portage on the Wisconsin river." Mr. Darling, by leave, introduced the following resolution, which was adopted, to wit: "Resolved, That the report of the auditor and treasurer be referred to the joint committee on legislative expenditures, providing it shall not interfere with the printing of said report." The speaker announced that the business before the house was the adoption of the report of the committee of the whole, as amend ed, to resolutions No. 19, (C.) " Resolutions relative to printing laws and journals of the present session, and the reports of the supreme court;" |