tion of the bill No. 25 entitled "a bill to repeal a certain act therein mentioned relating to costs and fees, and for other purposes," when

The question was stated to be, shall the bill be ordered to be engrossed for a third reading?

And determined in the negative-ayes 6, noes 6.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Brig ham, Bullen, Janes, Learned, and Upham...

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arndt, Collins, Martin, Rountree, Vineyard and Maxwell, (President.)

So the bill was rejected.

On motion of Mr. Learned, the Council resumed in committee of the whole, Mr. Arnold in the chair, the consideration of bill No. 28, entitled "a bill supplemental to the act regulating marriages;" and, after some time. the committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. 11

Mr. Martin, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom the bill from the House of Representatives, (No. 5,) entitled "a bill to divorce Peter Howard from his wife, Sarah Howard, and to change thename of said Howard," was referred, reported the same back to the Council without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Bullen, the Council resumed in committee of the whole, Mr. Rountree in the chair, the consideration of bill

No. 27, (H. of R.) entitled "a bill to provide for the completion of the capitol at Madison," with the amendments reported therto by the committee on territorial affairs.

And after some time the committee rose, and reported the bill with amendments.

And the question being put on concurring in the amendments made in committee of the whole, it was determined in the negative-ayes 5, noes 8.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Janes, Learned, and Upham.NE

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Brigham, Bullen, Collins, Martin, Rountree, Sterling, Vineyard and Max. well, (President.)

Mr. Arnold then moved to recommit the bill to the committee of the whole.

The motion to recommit was determined in the negative, ayes 4, noes 9.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Janes, and Upham.

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

Mr. Brigham moved to adjourn.

The motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Martin then called for the previous question.

And the question being put; "shall the main question be now

put ?”

Which was determined in the negative, ayes 5, noes 8.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Collins, Janes, Martin, Rountree, and Vineyard.

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

On motion of Mr. Sterling, the Council adjourned.

Friday, January 29, 1841.

Mr. Brigham presented the petition of citizens of Green county, praying that a territorial road may be established from the Illinois State line to Mineral Point.

Read and referred to the committee on territorial affairs.

Mr. Learned from the committee on enrolment reported the following to have been presented on yesterday to the Governor for his approval;

An act relative to the duties of the Secretary of the Territory; Resolution relative to the University lands;

Memorial to Congress relative to school lands ;" and,

Memorial to Congress concerning pre-emption rights to min. eral and other lands.

On motion of Mr. Upham, the Council resumed the consideration of bill No. 27, [H. of R.] entitled "a bill to provide for the completion of the capitol at Madison," and the question being on ordering the bill to a third reading,

Mr. Upham moved to amend the same by prefixing to the first section thereof, the following, viz :

SEC. 1. It shall be the duty of the commissioners of public buildings, to give James Morrison the original contractor the privilege of renewing his bonds to the Territory for the completion the Public Buildings in the manner set forth in the original contract; and if accepted by the said Morrison, the said com.

missioner shall be authorised to fulfil the contract on the part of the Territory, according to the provisions thereof; and to give the contractor until the 1st day of November next, for the completion of said buildings.

SEC. 2. That James D. Doty, late Treasurer of the board of Commissioners of Public Buildings be authorized and is hereby [required] to pay the same, on the order of the acting commissioner (from the appropriations made by Congress for the erection of the public buildings in the Territory) in the manner heretofore provided for in the act creating said office of Trea

surer.

-SEC. 3. In case of refusal or neglect on the part of said orig. inal contractor to renew his bonds, then and in that case, 10 Also by inserting the following before the last section of the bill, viz:

SEC. In case, the provisions of this act shall not be carried into effect, and it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Gov. ernor that the capitol will not be completed agreeably to its provisions, then and in that case the Governor is autorized to issue his proclamation, thirty days, at least, previous to the commencement of the next regular annual session, convening the Legislative Assembly at Milwaukee.

And pending the question thereon,

Mr. Rountree moved a call of the House,

Which was ordered; and the roll being called, all the members answered to their names except Messrs. Arnold and Viné. yard.

The Sergeant at arms reported the attendance of Mr. Arnold,

and that Mr. Vineyard could not be found.

Mr. Collins moved to lay the bill on the table.

The motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Collins then moved a call of the Council, and that absent members be sent for.

The call was ordered; and the roll being called, all the members answered to their names, except Mr. Vineyard.

Mr. Upham moved to suspend further proceedings in the call. Which was disagreed to; and,

On motion of Mr. Collins, the Council adjourned.

Saturday, January 30, 1841..

Mr. Arnold presented the petition of citizens of Prairieville, asking the establishment of a board of education and the appointment of a superintendent of public instruction.

Laid on the table.

Mr. Collins gave notice that he would, at a future day, ask leave to introduce a bill to repeal a part of an act in the revised statutes of Wisconsin; entitled "an act concerning costs and fees."

Mr. Arnold gave notice that he would, on Monday next, ask leave to introduce a bill to repeal a certain act therein men. tioned, relating to costs and fees, and for other purposes.

Mr. Collins from the select committee to whom was referred the petition of Moses M. Strong, praying an investigation of his accounts as late fiscal agent, and the claims of Messrs. Col. lier and Pettus for the ballance of a loan obtained in December, 1838, made report thereon, with a resolution as follows:

Resolved, By the Council and House of Representatives of Wisconsin Territory, That Moses M. Strong, late fiscal agent of the Territory, is hereby required to pay to

sum of

the

dollars, the receipt for which shall operate as a full discharge of all his liabilities to the Territory as fiscal agent thereof,