On motion of Mr. Sweet,

Ordered that the file of bills which were made the order for yesterday, be now taken up and considered.

The Council resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Terry in the chair for the consideration of bill No. 56, entitled "A bill for the benefit of the Iowa lodge, Number 1, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows."

A message from the House of Representatives by the Clerk thereof :

Mr. President-The House of Representatives request a conference on the subject of a resolution of this House declaring their proceedings, in returning substitutes for bills Nos. 5, 30, and 32 (Council file,) unparliametary and contrary to the rules of both Houses, and have appointed Messrs. Sheldon and Engle the committee on their part.

The House of Representatives have concurred in bills from this House entitled as follows:

No. 21, A bill for the relief of the poor;

No. 35, A bill providing for the number of town officers; with amendments. Also, in the amendments, made by the Council, to bills of the following titles: No. 30, (H. R. file,) A bill to authorize the town of Milwaukee, on the west side of the river, to borrow money;

No. 31, (H. R. file,) A bill to incorporate the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Company;

No. 93, (H. R. file,) An act to provide for the sale of the land on which the seat of justice of Rock county is located.

The House of Representatives have passed bill No. 55, entitled "A bill defining the boundaries of Portage county, and for other purposes;"

In which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.
And then he withdrew.

The committee resumed its session, and after some time arose and reported the bill without amendment.

Mr. Sweet moved to refer the bill to a select committee; which was determined in the negative.

Mr. Foley moved to add the following section to the bill, viz:

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that nothing in this act shall be construed as to give any authority to said corporation to be considered beyoud the power of legislative action hereafter in the Territory or State, as the case may be. The motion was decided in the affirmative-ayes 7, noes 5.

The ayes

and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry, Inghram, (Pres't.)

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas.

Mr. Knapp moved to refer it to a select committee.

The motion was lost-ayes 6, noes 6.

The ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in afirmative are, Messrs. Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas, Inghram, (Pres't.)

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry.

Mr. Sweet then moved to strike out the words "Odd Fellows," wherever it occurs in the bill, and insert the word "Friends" in place thereof.

The motion was negatived-ayes 5, nocs 7.

The ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas.

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry, Inghram, (Pres't.)

Mr. Arndt moved to strike out "Legislative Assembly," in the enacting clause, and to insert "Council and House of Representatives" in place thereof. Which was agreed to.

Mr. Knapp moved to add the following section to the bill, viz:

Sec. 5. And be it further provided, that all meetings held by said lodge of Odd Fellows, shall be public, and the doors of said lodge shall be open to all respectable inhabitants of this Territory.

Which was negatived-ayes 6, noes 6.

The ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas, Inghram, (Pres't.)

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry.

Mr. Sweet then moved to add another section, as follows:

Sec. 5. That all the proceedings of said lodge of Odd Fellows shall be subject to the inspection of all civil respectable inhabitants of this Territory. Which was determined in the negative-ayes 5, noes 7.

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas.

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry, Inghram, (Pres't.)

Mr. Brigham called for the previous question; an the question being, "shall the main question be now put?" it was decided in the negative-ayes 6, noes 6. The ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry.

Those who voted in the negative are, Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas, Inghram, (Pres't.)

Mr. Sweet then moved to strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert as follows: "The Odd Fellows of Mineral Point in this Territory are hereby authorised to purchase and hold real estate to the amount of five thousond dollars, and no further; which was disagreed to-ayes 5, noes 7.

The ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas.

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry, Inghram, (Prest.)

Mr. Sweet moved to strike out the words " Odd Fellows" whenever it occurs, and insert "Free Masons" in place thereof; which was negatived-ayes 5,

noes 7.

The ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Knapp, McKnight, Smith, Sweet, Teas.

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry, Inghram, (Pres't.)

The President here announced a communication from the Governor on executive business.

Laid on the table until to-morrow.

Mr. Knapp moved that the Council adjourn.

The motton was lost.

The question was then put, "shall the bill be engrossed and read a third time? and was decided in the rffirmative-ayes 7, noes 4.

The ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Brigham, Foley, Irwin, McCraney, Terry, Inghram, (Pres't.)

Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs, Knapp, Smith, Sweet, Teas.

So the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Arndt, the Council adjourned until 3 o'clock, P. M.

THREE O'CLOCK, P. M

The Council resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Foley in the chair, for the consideration of bill No. 61, entitled "A bill to change the corporate powers of the village of Milwaukee."

The committee arose after a short time, and reported the bill with amendments. The amendments were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Arndt moved that the Council do now proceed to the consideration of bill No. 42, entitled "A bill to incorporate the Marquette and Kentucky City Canal Company;" which was disagreed to.

Bill No. 59, entitled "A bill to amend an act, entitled an act, to incorporate the Fox River Hydraulic Company;" was then taken up, and,

On motion of Mr. Arndt,

Ordered, That said bill be postponed for the present, and be made the order for to-morrow.

The orders of the day were taken up.

On motion of Mr. Arndt, the Council resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Teas in the chair, for the consideration of bill No. 14, (H. R. file,) entitled "A bill to incorporate the Wisconsin Insurance Company at Green Bay."

The committee arose, after some time, and reported the bill with an amendment. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time on to-morrow.

A message from the House of Representatives by the Clerk thereof, viz: Mr. President-I am directed to present the following acts and memorial for your signature, having been signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, viz:

"A memorial to Congress for an appropriation of $20,000, to complete the public buildings at the seat of Government;"

"An act to provide for the sale of the land on which the seat of justice of Racine county is located;"

"An act to establish the several towns in the counties of Milwaukee, Brown, and Racine, and the counties attached for judicial purposes ;"

"An act to provide.for laying out and opening Territorial roads."

The Governor has notified the House of Representatives that he, on Saturday last, approved of the following acts, viz:

“An act providing for the taking of the second census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the Territory of Wisconsin ;"

"An act to lay out a Territorial road from the White Oak Springs, and for other purposes;" and

"An act to lay out a Territorial road east of the Mississippi, and for other purposes.'

The House of Representatives has passed bill No. 98, entitled "A bill to authorize the building a dam across the Manitoowoc river;" in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.

And then he withdrew.

The President signed the acts and memorial referred to in the foregoing message. The Council resolved itself again into a committee of the whole, Mr. Irwin in the chair, for the consideration of the following bills from the House of Representatives, viz:

No. 9, A bill to locate and establish a Territorial road from Bloomington to the Forty Mile Point on Cedar river; and

No. 59, a bill to locate and establish a Territorial road from Du Buque to A. Bankston's;

And after some time the committee arose and reported the bills without amendment.

The bills were thereupon ordered to be read a third time on to-morrow. Bill No. 52, entitled "A bill accepting the act of Congress, approved March 3, 1837, modifying the several acts of the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin, chartering the several banks therein named, and for other purposes, was, on motion of Mr. Sweet, ordered to be postponed indefinitely.

Engrossed bill No. 43, entitled "A bill to license and regulate taverns," was read the third time, passed, and the title agreed to.

Ordered to be sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.

The amendments made by the House of Representatives to bill No. 35, entitled "A bill providing for the number of town officers and for the tenure of county and town offices," viz: insert the word "the" before" Wisconsin," in the second line of the first section, and in the fourth line of the same section, strike out the words "for judicial purposes ;" and amend the title so as to read "A bill concerning town and county officers in the several counties of Brown, Milwaukee, and Racine, and the counties attached to them, for judicial purposes, were read and concurred in.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives accordingly. On motion of Mr. Sweet, bill No. 16, entitled "A bill to establish a ferry across the Mississippi river, at Davenport," was read a second time, and considered in committee of the whole, Mr. Terry in the chair.

The committee arose after some time, and reported the bill with an amend

ment.

The amendment was agreed to.

And then the Council adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, January 3, 1838.

Mr. Arndt presented the account of George W. Harris, Sergeant-at-arms for the Council, for expenses incurred in going to and returning from Green Bay, on business of this Council.

Read and referred to committee on Public Expenditures.

On motion of Mr. Sweet,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Council be authorized to call upon the House of Representatives for the report of the commissioners elected to superintend the building of the Capitol at Madison, and also the report of the acting commissioner; and fifty copies of the same, in pamphlet form, are hereby ordered to be printed.

Mr. Foley gave notice that he would on to-morrow ask leave to introduce a bill for the punishment of the crime of bribery.

Mr. Arndt, from the committee on Engrossment, reported bill No. 45, entitled "A bill to establish and regulate ferries in the county of Milwaukee," to be correctly engrossed.

Mr. Brigham, from the committee on Enrolment, reported the following to have been presented yesterday to the Governor for his approval, viz:

An act to establish the several towns in the counties of Milwaukee, Brown, and Racine, and the counties attached, for judicial purposes;

An act to provide for the sale of the land on which the seat of justice of Racine county is located;

An act to provide for laying out and opening Territorioal roads; and

A memorial to Congress for an appropriation of twenty thousand dollars to complete the public buildings at the seat of government.

Mr. Arndt, from select committee to which had been referred bill No. 42, (H. R. file,) entitled "An act to incorporate the town of Green Bay," reported the same back to the Council with amendments.

The amendments were read, and the bill was ordered to be considered in committee of the whole.

On motion of Mr. Sweet,

Ordered, That the vote on yesterday, by which the bill No. 61, entitled, "A. bill to change the corporate powers of the village of Milwaukee," was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, be re-considered.

Mr. Sweet gave notice that he would on to-morrow, or at some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill regulating the public printing in this Territory; also, "A bill providing for the trial of the right of property taken on execution issued by justices of the peace in this Territory.

On motion of Mr. Arndt, the Council proceeded to the consideration of exeecutive business.

The executive business was disposed of.

The President announced the following communication from his excellency the Governor of the Territory, viz:

Territory of Wisconsin, Executive Department,
Burlington, January 2, 1838.

To the Hon. the President of the Council:

Sir-I have this day examined and approved "An act to establish the several towns in the counties of Milwaukee, Brown, and Racine, and the counties attached, for judicial purposes;" and "A memorial to Congress for an appropriation of twenty thousand dollars to complete the public buildings at the seat of Government." I return without my signature to the Council, (where it originated,) "A bill for laying out and establishing Territorial roads." I have no objections to urge against the provisions or details of the bill; my objection is to the phraseology of the title which reads "A bill to provide," &c, instead of " An act to provide." This alteration, I think, is required before it becomes a law. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

On motion of Mr. Arndt,

HENRY DODGE.

Ordered, That the Secretary be required to have the bill, entitled "An act to provide for laying out and establishing Territorial roads," correctly enrolled.

On motion of Mr. Sweet, the bill No. 61, entitled "A bill to change the corporate powers of the village of Milwaukee," was taken up; and on the question "shall the bill be engrossed and read a third time?"

Mr. Sweet obtained the unanimous consent of the Council to amend said bill by adding thereto the following section:

Sec. 19. And be it further provided, that the foregoing provisions of this act shall take effect as soon as they shall have been accepted by the inhabitants of said village and not before, in the manner following, viz: An election shall be held at the court-house in said village at any time hereafter for that purpose, and to be conducted by the board of trustees, as before named in this act; and any three of said trustees shall be considered a board to conduct said election. A notice of said election shall be published in one or more of the newspapers in said village, at least ten days previous to the day of election provided for in this section, and if a majority of all the votes given, are for the trustees as named in the first section of this act, to declare this act in full force and effect, and provided accordingly:--but if this said charter shall not be accepted as aforesaid, the said trustees may from time to time, whenever they shall be petitioned by at least seventy-five legal voters of said village, to cause an election to be held as before provided in this section, until this charter shall be accepted; and all fines and forfeitures accruing under any of the provisions of this act shall be collectable before any court having jurisdiction over the same in said village. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Arndt gave notice that he would on to-morrow ask leave to introduce a bill to amend an act entitled "An act concerning the Supreme and District Courts and defining their jurisdiction and powers."