"Mr. President-The House of Representatives have passed the following, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House, viz:

No. 4. A bill to divide the town of Whitewater and to create the town of Richmond.

No. 6. A hill relating to the time when the laws passed at the session of the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin Territory of 1840 and 1841 shall take effect.

No. 7. A bill to create the town of Eagle.

The question was taken on the amendment offered by Mr. Martin, and determined in the negative; ayes 5, noes 7.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Bullen, Janes, Martin, Sterling and Maxwell, (President.)

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, • Brigham, Collins, Rountree, Upham and Vineyard.

Mr. Collins then moved further to amend said bill by striking out all after the word "canal" in the fourth line of the second section, and inserting in place thereof, as follows:-" and that the interest on said lands or obligations shall commence at the time such loans shall be effected."

The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Rountree, the Council resumed the con. sideration in committee of the whole, Mr. Janes in the chair, of bill No. 2, entitled "a bill changing the boundary lines of certain counties;" and, after some time the committee rose, and by their chairman, reported the bill with an amendment

"thereto.

The amendment was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Arnold, the Council proceeded to the fur. ther consideration of resolution No. 3, entitled "resolution relative to adjournment;" and, pending the question on engrossing the same for a third reading,

Mr. Martin moved to amend the resolution by striking out " Monday the eleventh" and inserting in place thereof "Friday the eighth."

Which was disagreed to, ayes 2, nões 11.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arnold and Martin.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Bullen, Collins, Janes, Learned, Rountree, Sterling, Upham, Vineyard and Maxwell, (President.)

Mr. Arndt then moved to amend by striking out "Monday the eleventh" and inserting "Tuesday the fifth."

The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. Arndt moved to amend further by adding to the resolu. tion, as follows:

Resolved further, That, during the recess contemplated by the foregoing resolution, no member of either House of the Legis. lative Assembly shall be entitled to pay, or to any allowance for mileage.

The amendment was disagreed to, ayes 6, noes 7.
And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arndt, Brigham, Bullen, Collins, Upham, and Vineyard.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arnold, Janes, Learned, Martin, Rountree, Sterling, and Maxwell, (President.) Mr. Janes then moved to amend by striking out all after the word " adjourn," and insert in place thereof the words "sine die."

The amendment was disagreed to.

The question then recurred on ordering the resolution to be engrossed for a third reading.

Which was determined in the negative, ayes 6, noes 7.
And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arnold, Brig

ham Learned, Rountree, Martin and Vineyard.

Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arndt, Bullen, Collins, Janes, Sterling. Upham and Maxwell, (President.) On motion of Mr. Arndt the Council adjourned.

Saturday, December 19, 1840.

The President laid before the Council two communications, as follows:

From the Governor, on executive business.

From the Librarian of the Territory, making report of the state of the Library.

Read and laid on the table.

Mr. Vineyard presented the petition of citizens of the Territory in relation to the location of University lands.

Which was read and referred to the committee on schools. Mr. Arnold presented the petition of inhabitants of the county of Milwaukee, asking the repeal of the act to provide for the support of common schools, and for other purposes.

Which was read and referred to committee on schools.

Mr. Arnold presented the petition of inhabitants of the county of Milwaukee, asking the passage of a law to authorise the county commissioners of said county to construct a bridge across the Kinnikinnick river, and to levy a tax therefor.

Which was read, and referred to a select committee of Messrs. Arnold, Janes and Martin.

Mr. Brigham gave notice that he would at some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to enlarge the boundaries of Portage county and for other purposes.

Mr. Arndt, from committee on engrossed bills, reported the following to be correctly engrossed, viz :

No. 2. A bill changing the boundary lines of certain counties;

No. 6. A bill for the relief of the settlers on the canal lands in the counties of Milwaukee and Jefferson.

The said engrossed bills were then read the third time, passed, and the titles were agreed to.

Mr. Brigham in accordance with notice given, obtained leave to introduce bill No. 12, entitled "a bill to provide for laying out and establishing a territorial road from Fort Winnebago to the Plover Portage of the Wisconsin river;"

Which was read a first and second times, and laid on the table to be printed.

Mr. Janes, in accordance with notice given, obtained leave to introduce bill No. 13, entitled, " a bill concerning proceed. ings in District Courts;"

Which was read a first and second times, and laid on the table to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Arndt, the report of the Librarian was taken up, and referred to committee on Territorial Affairs.

On motin of Mr. Martin, the Council resolved itself into committee of the whole Mr. Learned in the chair, for the consideration of bill No. 3 (H. of R.) entitled, "a bill concerning county officers in the county of Fond du Lac." And after some 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, the Council resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Martin in the chair, for the consideration of resolution No. 3, (H. of R.) entited, "resolution

concerning the appointment of a joint committee to prepare the laws passed at the present and August sessions, for publication." After some time, the committee rose and reported the resolution without amendment.

Mr. Martin then moved to amend the resolution by adding thereto, as follows: "and to bring up the records in the Secretary's office."

Mr. Upham moved to substitute the following in place there. of! "also, that said joint committee examine, as far as practi. cable, into the state of the records kept by the Secretary of the Territory, and report as to their state and condition, as soon as practicable."

And pending the question thereon,

On motion of Mr. Janes, the resolution was ordered to be laid on the table.

On motion of Mr Bullen, the Council resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Janes in the chair, for the consideration of bill No. 8, entitled, " a bill explanotary of an act to establish the rate of toll for grinding;" and, after some time, the committee rose and reported the bill, with a substitute therefor entitled " a bill to repeal an act to establish the rate of toll for grinding."

And the question being on the adoption of the substitute, Mr. Martin moved to amend by adding a section thereto: SEC. 2. That the act of the revised statutes of Wisconsin, entitled an "act relating to interests," be, and the same is hereby repealed: provided, said re-peal shall not affect any act done, right accrued or established,or penalty incurred under said act, but the same shall continueand be enforced in the same manner as if this act had not been passed. And pending the question thereon,

Mr. Martin moved to lay the bill and amendment on the table.

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