FRIDAY, January 3, 1810.

Mr. Childs presented the petition of A. A. Bird, relating to com pensation for services as late acting commissioner of public build. ings.

Referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Childs, Story and Street.

Mr. Sutherland presented a petition from citizens of Dodge county, praying that said county be organized for county govern

ment.

Referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Suther land, Longstreet and Brunson.

Mr. Shackelford, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported No. 29, “A bill relating to the fiscal agency of Moses M. Strong," to be correctly enrolled.

When the Speaker signed the same.

Mr. Childs, from the committee on engrossed bills. reported No. 31, "A bill to incorporate the wardens and vestrymen of Trinity Church, at Mineral Point," to be correctly cugrossed.

Mr. Cruson, from the joint committee on public buildings, re. ported No. 39, "A bill to amend an act, entitled, 'An act in addition to an act to establish the seat of government of the Territory of Wisconsin, and to provide for the erection of public buildings, approved December 31, 1836, and for other purposes,' approved March 8th, 1839; and also submitted a report and documents relating to the proceedings of the former board of commissioners.

(See Appendix, document J.)

Mr. Sholes submitted a report from the minority of the same

committee.

(See Appendix, document K.)

Message from the Council by their secretary:

"Mr. Speaker--The Council have concurred in the amendment of this House to bil! No. 11, "A bill to incorporate the Lake Michigan and Rock river rail-road company;" and have receded

from their amendment to the amendment of this House to resolu. tion No. 3, entitled, Resolution relating to adjournment of the Legislature,' and have concurred in the amendment of this House, and passed bills as follows, viz:

"No. 9, A bill to amend an act entitled, an act to restrain unauthorized banking, and for other purposes; and,

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"No. 36, A bill to incorporate and regulate public libraries,* and request the concurrence of this House therein.

"They have appointed Messrs. Martin and Rountree, a committee of conference, on the part of the Council, on the disagree. ing vote of the two Houses on bill No. 16, entitled, A bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors to Indians.""

And then he withdrew.

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Mr. Sholes moved that the report of the committee on public buildings be accepted, and also the report of the minority of the same committee; and that the same, with the accompanying documents be laid on the table, and 500 copies thereof printed for the use of this House.

Mr. Shackelford moved to amend the motion by adding, "and that the same be published in all the newspapers in this Territory."

The amendment to the motion was not agreed to.

The question then recurred on the motion moved by Mr. Sholes, and the ayes and noes being called, there were ayes 24, nocs 1.

Messrs. Baldwin, Beardsley, Billings, Blackstone, Bracken, Brunson, Childs, Conroe, Craig, Cruson, Hoyt, Jenkins, Longstreet, McGregor, Newman, Ray, Shackelford, Shew, Sholes, Ste. vens, Story, Sutherland, Wells and Whiton, speaker, voting in the affirmative; and,

Mr. Street, voting in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Sholes,

Ordered, That the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

The House then proceeded to the orders of the day; when, No. 31, "A bill to incorporate the wardens and vestrymen of Trinity Church, at Mineral Point," was read the third time, and,

On the question, "Shall this bill pass?" the ayes and noes were called, and were as follows:

Ayes-Messrs. Baldwin, Beardsley, Billings, Blackstone, Brack. en, Childs, Conroe. Longstreet, Ray, Sholes, Stevens, Wells and Whiton, speaker-13.

Noes-Messrs. Brunson, Craig, Cruson, Hoyt, Jenkins, McGre gor, Newman, Shackelford, Shew, Story, Street and Sutherland, -12.

tor

So the said bill was passed.

On motion of Mr. Bracken,

The title of said bill was amended by inserting the word " rec

bill.

before the word "wardens."

The title as amended was then agreed to.

Ordered, That the Council be requested to concur in the said

Bill No. 39, entitled, "A bill to amend An act in addi. tion to an act to establish the seat of government of the Territory of Wisconsin, and to provide for the erection of public buildings, approved December 31, 1836, and for other purposes,' approved March 8th, 1839; was, on motion, read the first and sc cond time and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Cruson, by leave, introduced bill No. 40, which was read the first and second time and ordered to be printed, entitled,

"A bill to provide for laying out a Territorial road from Platte. ville to Sinipee, in Grant county."

On motion of Mr. Jenkins,

Ordered, That the letter of the Secretary of War, in answer to a memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin relating to the removal of the Winnebago Indians, be referred to the select com. mitice to which that portion of the Governor's message was refer. red on the same subject, viz :

Messrs. Brunson, Baldwin and Bracken.

On motion of Mr. Sholes,

The House adjourned until 3 o'clock P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Three o'clock.

Mr. Sholes moved that the House resolve itself into the commit.

tee of the whole, on the following, viz:

No. 3,

Memorial to Congress concerning pre-emption rights to miners ;" and,

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No. 25, "A bill to amend an act to provide for aiding in the construction of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal ;" and, Pending the question thereon,

On motion of Mr. Shew,

A call of the House was had, and the serjeant-at-arms sent af ter Messrs. Billings, Dewey, Shackelford and Street, who were not in their seats.

After a short time the serjeant-at-arms returned and reported Messrs. Billings, Shackelford and Street in attendance, and that Mr. Dewey was unable to attend on account of illness.

On motion of Mr. Strect,

Mr. Dewey was excused from attendance in the House during the afternoon.

The House then resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Sholes in the chair, having under consideration the aforesaid bill and memorial, and, also,

No. 22," A bill to license teamsters ;" and.

No. 30, "A bill to provide for laying out a Territorial road from Fort Howard to Knaggs' ferry in Brown county."

After some time the committee rose and, by their chairman, re. ported to the House bill No. 22 with, and bill No. 30 without amendment, and that they had made progress in bill No. 25, and memorial No. 3, and asked leave to sit again on said bill and me. morial to-morrow.

Which was granted.

The House concurred in the amendments of the committee to bill No. 22; and said bill, and bill No. 30, were severally ordered to be engrossed and read a third time,

Mr. Shackelford, from the joint committee on enrolled bills, reported the following to be correctly enrolled, which were signed by the Speaker, 'viz:

"An act to exonerate the several counties of the Territory, from the payment of certain taxes.”

"An act to organize the county of Calumet, and to lay off the county of Winnebago."

"An act to divide the town of Delevan, and for other purposes."

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"An act to amend an act entitled, An act relating to the mi litia.""

Mr. Baldwin then moved that the House do now adjourn, which motion was disagreed to.

A call of the House was then had, om motion of Mr. Childs, and the serjeant-at-arms sent after Messrs. Conroe, Cruson, Shew and Shackelford, who were absent.

Mr. Street moved that Mr. Cruson be excused from attendance in the House this evening, which was disagreed to.

Mr. Baldwin renewed his motion to adjourn, which was dis. agreed to.

A motion was then made by Mr. Wells that the House do now adjourn.

And the ayes and noes were called for, and were as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Baldwin, Beardsley, Bracken, Hoyt, McGre Newman, Ray, Sholes, Stevens, Story, Sutherland, Wells and Whiton, speaker-13.

gor,

Nocs-Messrs. Billings, Blackstone, Childs, Craig, Jenkins and Street-6.

So the House adjourned.

SATURDAY, January 4, 1840.

Mr. Sholes presented the remonstrance, and affidavits, from citizens of Jefferson county, relating to the erection of a dam by Benjamin Nute, and others, across the west branch of Rock river, in said county.