7 R.) entitled "a bill to organize the county of Winnebago;" and, after some time, the committee rose, and reported the bill without amendment. Mr. Arndt thereupon moved to strike out the enacting clause of said bill. The motion was disagreed to-ayes 3, noes 5. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt and Sterling. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Brigham, Janes, Learned, Martin, and Maxwell, (President.) And, the question being then put on ordering the bill to a third reading, it was determined in the negative-ayes 6, noes 6. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Bullen, Janes, Learned, Martin, Rountree and Maxwell, (President.) Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Brigham, Collins, Sterling and Vineyard. So, the bill was negatived. On motion of Mr. Arnold, Resolved, That it is the duty of every member of the Council to remain in the Council room during the session of the Council, unless specially excused. Mr. Learned, from the committee on enrolment, reported the following to be correctly enroled, viz: An act supplementary to the act to incorporate the village of Racine; and, ! An act relating to trunks, baggage, and other unclaimed personal property. On motion of Mr. Brigham, resolution No. 9, entitled "resolution for the relief of A. A. Bird," was taken up; And the question being put on concurring in the amendment reported by the committee of the whole, on the 15th inst. the same was agreed to. The resolution was thereupon ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Resolution No. 22, [H. of R.] entitled "joint resolution rel. ative to the printing of the laws passed at the present and August sessions of the Legislative Assembly," was read a first and second times; And, on motion of Mr. Rountree the Council was resolved into committee of the whole, Mr. Learned in the chair, for the consideration of said resolution; and, after some time the committee rose, and reported amendments thereto. The amendments were concurred in. Mr. Sterling then moved to amend the resolution further by striking out in the second line of the third member thereof, the word "three" before "thousand copies," and inserting in place of it the word "two." The motion was disagreed to-ayes 6, noes 6. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arndt, Collins, Learned, Rountree, Sterling and Vineyard. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arnold, Brigham, Bullen, Janes, Martin, and Maxwell (President.) The motion was thereupon ordered to a third reading. On motion of Mr. Rountree, Ordered, That so much of the 27th rule as prohibits bills from being read a second and third times on the same day, be dispensed with in reference to the following, and that they be read the third time now, viz : No. 40. A bill limiting the writ of error; No. 56. [H. of R.] A bill to change the name of the town of Kinnickinnick; and No. 22. Joint resolution relative to the printing of the laws passed at the present and August sessions of the Legislative As. sembly. The said bills and resolution were thereupon read a third time, passed, and the titles to bills No. 40, and No. 56, [H. of R.] were agreed to. And the title of resolution No. 22, having been read, the same was amended by adding thereto :--" and the decisions of the supreme court." And the ayes and noes being called for, on the passage of till No. 56 [H. of R.;] Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Bullen, Janes, Learned, Martin, Rountree and Vineyard. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Collins, Sterling and Maxwell, (President.) On motion of Mr. Arndt, the Council was resolved into com. mittee of the whole, Mr. Rountree in the chair, for the further consideration of bill No. 29, (H. of R.) entitled "a bill to amend an act of the revised statutes of Wisconsin Territory, entitled an act concerning judgments and executions;" and, af. ter a short time the committee rose and reported the bill with amendments. The amendments were concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. On motion of Mr. Arndt, Ordered, That so much of the 27th rule as prohibits bills from being read a a second and third times on the same day be suspended with reference to the bill just ordered to a third reading, and that the same be read the third time now. The bill was thereupon read a third time, passed, and the title was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Arndt, 1. : The Council adjourned until 9 o'clock, to-morrow morning. Friday, February 19, 1841. The President laid before the Council a communication from the Governor, notifying the Council that he had on this day examined and approved the following acts, to wit : "An act to incorporate the town of Plattville; An act supplemental to the act concerning testimony and depositions; : An act to incorporate the trustees of the Milwaukee Educational Institute in the town of Milwaukee; and An act to incorporate the trustees of the Prairieville Acade my. Mr. Learned, from the committee on enrolment, reported the following to be correctly enroled, to wit : An act supplementary to the several acts relating to assessing and collecting county revenue; An act to authorize the construction of a towing path from the western termination of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal to Jefferson; An act to authorize Wm. P. Owen and others to build and maintain a dam across Rock river, and for other purposes; An act to incorporate the Madison Typographical Society. An act to change the name of the town of Kinnickinnick; and Joint resolution relative to the printing of the laws passed at the present and August sessions of the Legislative Assembly and the decisions of the Supreme Court. Resolved, That William W. Wyman be and he is hereby em. ployed to print two hundred copies of the Journal of the pres. ent and August sessions of the Legislative Council; to be printed on good paper, and well stitched in good covers, to be completed before the first of September next: Provided, said Wy. man shall within ten days enter into bonds with the Governor, for the use of the Territory, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, with sureties to be approved by said Governor, conditional for the faithful performance of the duties herein enjoined upon him. On motion of Mr. Arnold, Bill No. 59, [H. of R.] entitled "a bill to authorize the county commissioners of the county of Green to procure copies of certain records, from the records of Milwaukee and Iowa counties," was taken up, and the question being on ordering the bill to a third reading, Mr. Arnold offered the following amendments, to wit: "Sec. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the register of deeds of the county of Milwaukee to procure from the records of the register of deeds of the county of Brown, true and exact copies of the records of all deeds, mortgages, and other istruments recorded in the office of the register of deeds of said county of Brown which relate to land or real estate situated within the limits of the county of Milwaukee, and record the same in a book or books to be procured by him for that purpose, at the expense of the county of Milwaukee. Sec. 3. The said register of deeds of the county of Milwaukee shall affix to said copies procured and recorded as aforesaid, a certificate under oath, stating that as such register, he has procured and copied the said records in pursuance of this act, and that such copies so recorded by him, are true and exact copies of the original records. Sec. 4. The copies of the records thus procured, recorded and certified, shall have the same force, effect and validity, that re.. cords of deeds have or may by law be entitled to, and shall be |