Mr. MaGone moved to refer said resolution to a select com

mittee, consisting of five;

Which was agreed to.

The Chair appointed Messrs. MaGone, Crawford, Burnett, Sheldon and Cruson said committee.

Mr. Croswell, from the committee on Schools, to which the subject had been referred, reported

No. 59, (H. of R.) "A bill to authorize school district No. 2, in Sheboygan county, to levy a tax for finishing a school house;"

Which was read a first and second times,

And on his motion,

The rule requiring bills, &c. to be printed before being acted on in committee of the whole, was dispensed with in reference to this bill.

Mr. Croswell, from the joint committee on Enrollment, made the following report:

The joint committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled,

"An act to authorize school district No. 7, in Snake Hollow school town, in Grant county, to levy an additional tax to build a school house;"

"An act to authorize school district No. 3, in the county of Dane, to levy a tax to build a school house;" and

"An act to amend an act entitled an act concerning masters in chancery;

Which were severally signed by the Speaker.

Mr. MaGone, from the committee on Corporations, to which the petition of citizens of Richmond, in Iowa county, asking for a change in the name of said town, had been referred, reported adversely to the prayer of said petitioners.

On motion, the committee was discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Also, from the same committee,

No. 52, (H. of R.) “A bill to authorize Jemison Hamilton to build and maintain a bridge across the Pecatonica river, at New Bedford, in Iowa county;"

With amendments,

Mr. Brawley, from the committee on Roads, to which the subject had been referred, reported

No. 60, (H. of R.) "A bill to provide for the laying out of the territorial roads therein mentioned;"

Which was read the first and second times,

And, on his motion,

The rule requiring bills, &c. to be printed before being acted upon in the committee of the whole was suspended with reference to this bill.

Mr. Mooers, agreeably to previous notice and by leave, introduced

No. 61, (H. of R.) "A bill in relation to a certain territorial road;" and

No. 62, (H. of R.) "A bill for the purposes therein named ;"

Which were read the first and second times.

On motion of Mr. MaGone,

No. 62, (H. of R.) was referred to the committee on Corporations.

Mr. Cruson, from the committee on Engrossed Bills, reported

No. 33, (H. of R.) "A bill to incorporate the Lisbon and Milwaukee Plank Road Company;"

No. 53, (H. of R.) "A bill to incorporate certain towns. therein named ;" and

No. 55, (H. of R.) "A bill to provide for the improvement of Grant river, at Potosi, in Grant county;"

As correctly engrossed.

Mr. MaGone, agreeably to previous notice and by leave, introduced

No. 63, (H. of R.) "A bill to provide ways and means to accomplish certain ends;"

Which was read the first and second times,

And, on his motion,

The rule requiring bills, &c. to be printed before being acted on in committee of the whole, was dispensed with in reference to this bill.

On motion of Mr. Jackson,

Said bill was referred to the committee on Corporations.

No. 33, (H. of R.) "A bill to incorporate the Lisbon and Milwaukee Plank Road Company;"

Was read the third time;

And the question having been put on the passage of said bill,

It was decided in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Barstow, Brawley, Brown, Clapp, Croswell, Dennis, Graves, MaGone, Mooers, Parker, Thomas and Darling, (Speaker,)-12.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Billings, Burnett, Crawford, Cruson, Earll, Fisher, Hoard, Jackson, Jones, Phelps, Pole, Sheldon and Wooster -13.

No. 53, (H. of R.) was then read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to.

No. 55, (H. of R.) was read the third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to.

On motion of Mr. MaGone,

The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole

on the general file of bills;

Mr. Croswell in the chair.

And after some time spent therein, rose and by their chair'man reported progress on the general file of bills, and asked leave to sit again thereon.

Leave was granted.

And also reported

No. 56, (H. of R.) "A bill to provide for the appointment of a Superintendent of Common Schools;"

Without amendment, and

No. 50, (H. of R.) "A bill to divide the county of Portage and organize the county of York;" and

No. 45, (H. of R.) "A bill to amend the several acts of this Territory concerning the supreme and district courts ;" With amendments to each.

No. 56, (H. of R.) was ordered to be engrossed for its third reading.

On motion of Mr. Morrow,

No. 50, (H. of R.) was laid on the table.

On motion, No. 45, (H. of R.) was taken up and made the special order of the day for this afternoon.

Mr. Phelps, from the committee on Enrollment made the following report:

The joint committee on Enrollment report that they did, on this day, to wit. the 29th day of January, A. D. 1846, present to the Governor for his approval, the following bills, memorial and resolution, to wit:

"An act for the benefit of Adelbert H. Bishop ;"

"An act to repeal an act entitled' an act to incorporate the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Company,' approved Feb. 28, 1839;"

"An act to provide for the collection of delinquent taxes on personal property in certain cases;"

"An act to legalize the acts of the officers therein named ;" 'An act to authorize school district No. 1, in Sheboygan county, to levy a tax for building a school house;"

"Resolution instructing the Superintendent of Territorial Property to prepare a room for the safe keeping of the public arms and equipments;" and

"A memorial to Congress upon the subject of a penitentiary."

JOHN CATLIN,

NOAH PHELPS,

Of the committee on Enrollment.

The joint committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled,

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 ;"

"A memorial to Congress for an appropriation to complete the improvement of the steamboat landing at Potosi, on the Mississippi river, in Wisconsin ;"

'An act relative to the county of Crawford and the counties

thereunto attached for judicial purposes ;" and

"An act fixing the salary of the Attorney General,"

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The said acts and memorials were severally signed by the Speaker.

The joint committee on Enrollment also report that they did, on this day, to wit. the 29th day of January, A. D. 1846, present to the Governor for his approval, the following bills, to wit:

"An act to authorize school district No. 7, in Snake Hollow school town, in Grant county, to levy an additional tax to build a school house;"

An act to authorize school district No. 3, in the county of Dane, to levy a tax to build a school house;" and

"An act to amend an act entitled ' an act concerning masters in chancery.""

JOHN CATLIN, Of the joint commitNOAH PHELPS, tee on Eurollment. Mr. Morrow, agreeably to previous notice, and by leave, introduced

No. 64, (H. of R.), "A bill to establish a territorial road therein named ;"

Which was read the first and second times.

Mr. Hoard, moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed to prepare seats for the Honorable the Council, and that the Clerk be directed to inform the Council that seats have been prepared for them in the Representatives' Hallpreparatory to the election of certain territorial officers;

Which was agreed to.

At the time appointed the Sergeant-at-Arms announced the the Honorable Council, and the Council having appeared in the Representatives' Hall, the two Houses went into

JOINT CONVENTION

For the choice of certain officers, and after the said officers had been elected, the Convention adjourned, and the teller on the part of the House, Mr. Billings, presented the following proceedings:

Mr. Strong moved that the Convention proceed to the election of a Territorial Printer, Superintendont of Territorial Property and Register and Receiver of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, separately;

Which was agreed to.