Four O'clock, P. M.

The following message was received from the House of Rep. resentatives by the clerk thereof, viz :

"Mr. President-I am directed to present the foliowing for the concurrence of this House, to wit:

No. 36. A bill to define the northern boundary of the county of Fond du Lac, and to establish the boundary line between said county and Winnebago;

No. 37. A bill supplementary to the several acts relating to the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal:

No. 38. A bill to incorporate medical societies and to promote medical science.

No. 41. A bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly and for other purposes:

No. 11. Resolution relative to the northeastern boundary of the Territory:

No. 6. Memorial to Congress relative to appropriations for defraying the expenses of the Legislative Assembly and of the courts of the Territory:

No. 12. Memorial to Congress for the relief of John Hood; and

No. 13. Memorial to Congress for an appropriation for the survey of certain roads therein named.

"I am also directed to inform this House that the House of Representatives have concurred in the following bills and me morial of the Council, to wit:

No. 23. A bill to legalize the official acts of Thomas Mc. Kaig:

No. 26. A bill to restrain pedlars and other persons from trading without licence; and

No. 4. Memorial to Congress on the subject of the sale of the public lands north of the Wisconsin river:

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In bill No. 26. with an amendment, in which the concur. rence of this House is requested;

"And in the amendments of this House to bill No. 26, entitled a bill to amend an act to provide for the punishment of offences against private property;

"And have insisted on their disagreement to the amendment of this House to memorial No. 8, entitled 'memorial of the Le. gislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, relative to changing the organic law," and have appointed Messrs. Whiton and Barber a committee on their part; and I am directed to request the appointment of a like committee on the part of this House, to which the disagreeing vote of the two Houses on the said memorial shall be referred.

"And I am further directed to present the following for your signature, to wit:

An act to amend an act to establish the rate of toll for grind. ing; and

Ac act to amend an act to provide for the punishment of of. fences against private property."

The President signed the acts referred to in the preceding message.

On motion of Mr. Collins,

Ordered, That a committee of conference be appointed on the part of the Council to confer with the committee appointed by the House of Representatives, in relation to the disagreeing vote of the two Houses, on memorial No. 8, (H. of R.) entitled "memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, relative to changing the organic law."

Messrs. Sterling and Learned were appointed the committee.

Bill No. 41, from the House of Representatives, entitled, "a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legisla ́tive Assembly, and for other purposes,' was read the first and Isecond times, and ordered to be committed to the committee of the whole now.

The Council thereupon resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Arndt in the chair, for the consideration of the bill just read; and, after some time the committee rose and reported the bill with amendments thereto.

The amendments were concurred in.

And pending the question on ordering the bill to a third reading,

On motion of Mr. Collins, (three fourths concurring therein;) Ordered, That so much of the 27th rule as prohibits bills from being read the second and third times on the same day be sus pended with reference to the bill under consideration, and that it be read the third time now.

The bill was then read the third time, passed, and the title was agreed to.

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

No. 14. A bill to enlarge the boundaries of Portage county, and for other purposes; and

No. 33. A bill to incorporate the Fox and Wisconsin Steamboat Company.

On motion of Mr. Arnold, bill No. 37, from the House of Representatives, was taken up and read a first and second times, and ordered to be printed.

Engrossed bill No. 14, entitled "a bill to enlarge the boundaries of Portage county, and for other purposes," was read the third time, passed, and the title was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Sterling,

The amendment of the House of Representatives to bill No 26,

entitled "a bill to restrain pedlars and other persons, from trading without licence," was taken up, read, and, concurred in.

Engrossed bill No. 33, entitled "a bill to incorporate the Fox and Wisconsin Steamboat company," was read the third time; when, on the question of its passage,

Mr. Martin obtained the unanimous consent of the Council to amend the bill, by adding thereto, a section, viz:

Sec. 14. This act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage.

The bill was then passed, and the title read and agreed to. On motion of Mr. Bullen,

The Council adjourned until 10 o'clock, A. M. on Friday.

Friday, February 5, 1841.

The President laid before the Council a message from the Governor, notifying the Council that he did, on this day approve and sign "an act to amend an act to establish the rate of toll for grinding."

Mr. Learned from committee on enrolment reported the fol lowing to have been presented, on the 3d inst., to the Governor for his examination, viz:

An act to amend an act to establish the rate of toll for grind. ing; and

An act to amend an act to provide for the punishment of of fences against private property.

Also, the following to be correctly enroled, viz:

An act to restrain pedlars and other persons from trading without licence;

An act to legalize the official acts of Thomas McKaig; and

Memorial to Congress on the subject of the sale of the pub. lic lands north of the Wisconsin river.

On motion of Mr. Rountree,

The Council resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Arndt in the chair, for the consideration of bill No. 34, entitled "a bill to incorporate the stockholders of the bank of Plattville;" and after some time, the committee rose, and reported the bill with amendments.

The amendments were concurred in ; and, on the question being put, shall the bill be engrossed for a third reading?' It was determined in the negative-ayes 6, noes 7.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

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

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arndt, Bullen, Collins, Janes, Martin, Rountree, and Maxwell, (President.) The following message was received from the House of Re. presentatives by the clerk thereof, viz:

"Mr. President-The House of Representatives have concurred in bills of this House of the following titles, to wit: No. 1. A bill relating to sheriffs;

No. 9. A bill declaring rivers navigable for certain purposes;

and

No. 27. A bill supplemental to an act entitled an act con cerning grand and petit jurors;

"In the latter with amendments, to which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.

"And have disagreed to the amendments of this House to bill No. 41, to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legis. lative Assembly and for other purposes.

The Governor has notified the House of Representatives that he has on this day approved an act to amend an act to pro. vide for the punishment of offences against private property."