On motion of Mr. Sweet, Ordered, That the report be re-committed to the committee on the Judiciary. On motion of Mr. Arndt, Ordered, That the Council do now proceed to the consideration of executive business. The Executive business was disposed of, and then The Council adjourned. WEDNESDAY, November 15, 1837. Mr. Brigham presented the following: Resolved, That the committee on Public Expenditures be instructed to procure a bill of all the furniture which has been furnished for the use of the Council and House of Representatives, and report the same for the consideration of the House. Laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Teas, Resolved, That the pro tem. officers of this Council be allowed the sum of three dollars per day for each days, services rendered by them to this Conncil. On motion of Mr. Sweet, Resolved, That the Secretary of the Territory be directed to lay before this Council a transcript of all the accounts of John S. Horner, Esq. late Secretary of the Territory. Mr. Teas, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bills, viz: No. 3.-A bill amendatory of an act relative to banking institutions. No. 4.-A bill to provide for changing the venue in civil and criminal cases. Which were read the first time and ordered to be laid on the table, and printed. Agreeably to notice previously given, Mr. Sweet asked leave to introduce bill No. 5, entitled, "A bill regulating and defining the extent of the right of possession on lands belonging to the General Government of the United States and for other purposes," which was read the first time, and On motion of Mr. Sweet, Ordered, That the bill be printed and made the order of the day for to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Foley, Ordered, that the resolution offered by Mr. Arndt, on Saturday, relative to the publication of the laws in several of the papers in this Territory be now taken up and considered. And the said resolution being under consideration, On motion of Mr. Arndt the same was so amended as to read as follows: Resolved, if the House of Representatives concur, that the Secretary of the Territory be directed to forward a copy of all laws, passed at the present session of the Legislative Assembly, to the following printers for publication, viz: the Wisconsin Territorial Gazette at Burlington, Iowa News at Du Buque, Miners' Free Press at Mineral Point, Wisconsin Democrat at Green Bay, and Milwaukee Advertiser at Milwaukee; and that the several printers hereby authorised to publish the laws, be instructed to print the same in the order in which they are adopted, and in all cases to print the entire act in the same newspaper. The resolution as amended, was thereupon adopted. Ordered that the House of Representetives be requested to concur therein. On Motion of Mr. Knapp, Ordered, That the petition of citizens of Racine county, relative to the establishment of a bank at Racine, be referred to the committee on Incorporations. On motion of Mr. Knapp the communication of the Governor relative to the franking privilege, was taken up and considered. Mr. Arndt moved to lay the same on the table. The motion was lost. Ordered, That the communication be printed and made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Dickinson gave notice that he would on a future day ask leave to introduce a bill, to make valid the records of deeds and mortgages, in the county of Brown. On motion of Mr. Sweet. Resolved, That a committee of two members of this House be appointed to inquire the reasons why the printing of this House is not done in due time. Messrs. Sweet and Arndt were appointed said committee. On motion of Mr. Teas, Ordered, That the Secretary of this Council furnish the Post Master of this place with a list of the names of the members of this Council; and that the postage on all letters and papers be paid out of the moneys appropriated for contingent expenses. Mr. Knapp gave notice that he would at some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to locate and establish a Territorial road from Racine to the Mississippi river. And then the Council adjourned. THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 1837. Mr. Sweet from the special committee to inquire the reasons why the printing of this House is not done in due time, reported that they had attended to the duty assigned them, and offered the following communication from James Clarke & Co. in relation thereto. Ordered, That the communication be laid on the table. The President laid before the Council the following communication from the Secretary of the Territory. To the Honorable, the President of the Council : Nov. 15, 1837. Sir,-In obedience to a resolution of the Council of this date, requiring me to lay before the Council all the accounts of John S. Horner, Esq. late Secretary of the Territory, I here with transmit a copy of those accounts furnished me by the late Secretary, together with a list of payments authorized to be made by the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin, which to a great extent remain unpaid, furnished me by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States;-also duplicate receipts for four hundred and ninety-one dollars and three cents, from the late Secretary to me. I have the honour to be, very respectfully, your obed't serv't, W. B. SLAUGHTER, The communication and documents accompanying it, was referred to the committee on Public Expenditures. Mr. Arndt presented the following: Resolved, if the House of Representatives concur, That a joint committee be D appointed by this House, to consist of five members, to take into consideration the propriety or expediency of reporting a system of county and township government for this Territory, and report thereon as soon as practicable. The resolution was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Brigham, the resolution offered yesterday, instructing the committee on public expenditures to procure a bill of all the furniture which has been furnished for the use of the Council and House of Representatives, and to report the same, was taken up, considered and adopted. On motion of Mr. Sweet, bill (No. 1.) entitled “A bill to locate and establish a Territorial road from the town of Milwaukee to Janesville," was read a second time, and considered in committee of the whole; Mr. Terry in the chair. Message from the House of Representatives, by the Clerk thereof, viz. Mr. President,-I am directed to inform the Council that the House of Representatives have disagreed to all the amendments made by the Council in relation to the joint rules for the government of the Territorial Library. And then he withdrew. 41 The committee rose after some time, and reported the bill with amendments. The amendments of the committee were read and concured in, and the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and read a third time?" it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow. Mr. Dickinson agreeably to notice previously given, asked leave to introduce bill (No. 6,) entitled "A bill to legalize and make valid the records of deeds and other conveyances of the county of Brown. The bill was read the first and second time, and on motion of Mr. Sweet, was made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Teas, from the Judiciary committee, reported bill (No. 7,) entitled "A bill to establish Boards of Supervisors." The bill having been read the first time, Mr. Arndt moved to lay the same on the table. The motion was lost. On motion of Mr. Foley, Ordered, That the bill be printed and made the order of the day for Monday next. On motion of Mr. Sweet, the first order of the day being bill (No. 5.) entitled "A bill regulating and defining the extent of the right of possession on land belonging to the government of the United States, and for other purposes,” was taken up, and The Council thereupon resolved itself into a committee of the whole on said bill; Mr.Foley in the chair. After some time spent in the consideration thereof, the committee rose and by their chairman reported the bill without amendment. The report of the committee was concurred in, and pending the question, "shall the bill be engrossed and read a third time?" Mr. Dickinson moved to amend the first section of the bill by striking out in the 1st and 2d lines, the words "people of the Territory of Wisconsin, represented in the Legislative Assembly," and insert in lieu thereof the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin.. 66 The amendment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Knapp, the second order of the day, being the communication of the Governor, accompanying the resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts respecting the franking privalege, was taken up and considered. i Mr. Arndt moved to refer the same to a select committee. The motion was lost. On motion of Mr. Terry, Resolved, That the Council and House of Representatives of this Territory concur in the resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, recommending the extension of the franking privilege to the Governor, Secretaries, and chief clerks of both branches of the several State Legislatures, and that our delegate in Congress be instructed to procure the passage of a law to that effect, including the same officers in the different Territories of the United States. Ordered, to be sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence./. Ordered, That a committee of two be appointed to confer with a committee to be appointed by the House of Representatives, on the subject of the amendment to the rules for the regulation of the Territorial Library, adopted by the Council and disagreed to by the House of Representatives. The President appointed Messrs. Dickinson and Sweet the committee on the part of the Council. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. Mr. Knapp gave notice that he would at some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the Racine Mutual Insurance Company. And then the Council adjourned. FRIDAY, Nov, 17, 1837. Mr. McKnight from committee on Public Fxpenditures, made report as follows: The committce to which was referred the communication of John S. Horner Esq., late Secretary of the Territory of Wisconsin, have the honour to report as follows: Amount of appropriation made by the Council and House of Representatives to John S. Horner, Esq., late Secretary of the Territory. 1st. For furnishing copies of the Laws, for publication in the news $100 00 2d. For preparing pamphlet of Laws for publication, Index, Marginal 250 00 3d. For the distribution of the Laws to the different Civil Officers of this Territory, 300 00 500 00 Paid Mrs. McArthur. This amount paid by John S. Horner to P. F. Dillion, 28.50 7 60 113 00 $1299 10 1st. Mr. Horner has received cash retained by him as per rendered, his account $408 00 2d. The nett proceeds of a sale of furniture by Justice De Seelhorst, Agent for the Legislative Assembly, 166 53 3d. Amount paid him by Colonel Slaughter, present Secretary of the Territory, 491 03 4th. For the amount being a part of the appropriation of $500, the same not having been applied by him to the use intended by the act of appropriation, 250 00 $1315 63 Amount due by J. S. Horner, Esq. On motion of Mr. Sweet, Ordered, That the report be laid on the table. Mr. Knapp by consent of the Council, reported "A memorial to Congress for an appropriation for the construction of a harbour at the mouth of Root river, on Lake Michigan." A memorial of the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin, respectfully represents ; That the increase of business on the line of commercial communication between Buffalo in the State of New York, to Racine in this Territory, and to Chicago in the State of Illinois, make it actually necessary that the mouth of Root river should be improved and a safe and commodious harbor be constructed to admit of any craft engaged in this trade. And your memorialists would further state that from the north end of lake Michigan to Chicago, a distance of about four hundred miles, there is not a harbor to accomodate the commercial trade in bad weather. And again Racine and its vicinity has already arrived to a degree of importance that it becomes necessary that the channels should be improved for the accommodation of the shipping that trade at that port. There is frequently vessels and steam-boats seen lying to their anchors, waiting for fair wea ther and smooth water to discharge their cargoes.-These vessels are of a very respectable class varying from two to eight hundred tons burthen, and cost from twelve to eighty thousand dollars each, and their cargoes amounting to a much larger sum, all exposed to the dangers of a lee shore. Several accidents to vessels have already happened, and each storm that arises is viewed with feelings of aların, and the passengers and crews look for the most disastrous results. All of which can be avoided by a comparatively small appropriation (as will be seen in the report of Lieut. Centre, who made the survey, and who estimates the entire cost of the work at fifty-eight thousand dollars,) and at the same time much enhance the value of the adjoining lands which mostly belong to the General Government, and make safe and shure the large amount of capital belonging to different individuals in the United States invested in the com merce of the lakes. Your memorialists would therefore recommend most earnestly that an ap propriation of twenty-five thousand dollars be made by your honorable body, and placed under the proper authority to ensure the speedy commencement of the above work. Ordered, to be sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence. Mr. Arndt moved that bill (No. 5,) entitled "A bill amendatory of an act rel ative to banking institutions," be now taken up and considered in committee of the whole. The motion was lost. Mr. McKnight moved that the report of the committee on Elections, in the case of the memorial of Alexander J. Irwin, contesting the right of Joseph Dickinson to his seat in the Council, be taken up. The motian was determined in the negative-Ayes 6; Noes 6. The ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arndt, Foley, Knapp, McKnight, McCraney, Teas, Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Brigham, Dickinson, Sweet, Smith, Terry, Inghram, (President.) On motion of Mr. Foley, Ordered, That the consideration of the report be made the order of the day for Monday next. Mr. Teas moved that the report of the committee on the subject of the contested election, together with the accompanying documents, be printed in pamphlet form for the use of the members. And pending the question thereon the following message from the House of Representatives, by the Clerk thereof was received: Mr. President I am directed to inform the Council that the Honse of Répresentatives have passed "A memorial on the subject of pre-emption on the public lands"-also, "A memorial on the subject of the organization of a sep |