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

An act to legalize the official acts of Thomas McKaig; and A memorial to Congress on the subject of the sale of the public lands north of the Wisconsin river."

The President signed the bills and momorial referred to in the foregoing message,

Bills and a resolution from the House of Representatives, as follows, were severally read a first and second times, viz;

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. 38. A bill to incorporate medical societies and to promote medical science.

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

Memorials, from the House of Representatives, as follows, were read, and ordered to be committed to committee of the whole, viz;

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 nained.

The amendments of the House of Representative to bill No. 27, entitled "a bill supplemental to the act entitled 'an act concerning grand and petit jurors,'' were read, and concurred in-ayes 10, noes 3.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Brigham, Bullen, Janes, Learned, Rountree, Sterling, Upham, and Vineyard.

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Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Collins, Märtin and Maxwell, (President.)

And, the message from the House of Representatives, informing that they had disagreed, to all the amendments of Council to bill No. 41, (H. of R.) entitled "a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly and for other purposes," having been read,

Mr. Arndt moved that the Council do insist upon their amend. ments to said bill

The motion was disagreed to; and

On motion of Mr. Collins,

Ordered, That a committee of conference be appointed by this Council to confer with a similar committee to be appointed by the House of Representatives, in relation to the disagreeing vote of the two Houses on bill No. 41 (H. of R.) entitled “a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative As. sembly, and for other purposes."

Messrs. Collins and Upham were appointed the committee on the part of the Council.

On motion of Mr. Arndt, the Council resolved itself into commitee of the whole, Mr. Rountree in the chair, for the consideration of memorial No. 13. (H. of R.) entitled "memorial to Congress for an appropriation for the survey of certain roads therein named ;"and, after some time, the committee rose, and reported the memorial, with amendments.

On motion of Mr. Janes,

The amendments, were taken up and considered separately. And, the first and second amendments having been read the same were severally agreed to.

And, the third amendment having been read, viz: Your me, morialists would further ask that an adequate appropriation be made to construct a road from Prairie du Chien, Crawford county, to Fort Snelling on the Upper Mississippi."

The same was disagreed to-ayes 6, noes 6.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Brigham, Bullen, Collins, Learned, Rountree and Vineyard.

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arndt, Janes, Martin, Sterling, Upham and Maxwell, (President.)

The fourth and fifth amendments were then read and agreed to. The question was then taken on the adoption of the memori al, and determined in the affirmative, ayes 8, noes 4.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

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

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Learned, Rountree, Upham and Vineyard.

On motion of Mr. Upham, the Council adjourned.

Saturday, February 6, 1841.

Mr. Arnold presented the remonstrance of 260 citizens of the town of Milwaukee, against any action of the Legislature, to retard the construction of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal; Also of 140 citizens of the county of Milwaukee for the same object;

Also, of 200 owners and settlers upon the canal lands, for the same object.

Which were read and referred to the committee on incorpo rations to which petitions upon the subject were referred.

Also petition of 280 citizens of the town of Milwaukee, pray.

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ing for the passage of a law authorizing a loan of $100,000, at seven per cent interest, to be expended on the canal ;

Also of 114 owners of and settlers upon the canal lands, for the same object ;

Also, of 76 citizens of Jefferson county for the same object. Which were read and laid on the table.

The President laid before the Council a communication from the Governor, notifying that he had on this day examined and approved the following:

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.

Mr. Rountree gave notice that he would at some future day ask leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the town of Plattville.

Mr. Learned from committee on enrolment, reported that the committee had examined the following acts and found the same to be correctly enroled, viz:

An act relating to sheriff's;

An act declaring rivers navigable for certain purposes; and An act to amend an act entitled an act concerning grand and petit jurors; and

An act entitled an act to provide for the trial of criminal cases.'

Also, that the committee had on yesterday presented to the governor for his approval, the following:

An act to legalize the official acts of Thomas McKaig; and Memorial to Congress on the subject of the sale of public lands north of the Wisconsin river.

Mr. Brigham, from the committee on territorial roads, made report, as follows:

The committee on territorial roads, to whom was referred sundry petitions praying for territorial roads, together with bill No. 34, (H. of R. file) entitled "a bill to lay out and establish cer

tain territorial roads therein named," report the bill back to the House with sundry amendments, covering the prayer of said petitioners, and recommend their adoption.

Which was laid on the table.

Mr. Martin, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom had been referred on the 2d inst. the communication of the Treasurer of the Territory, in reference to the five per cent. of moneys provided for Territorial purposes, and on the 18th ult. bill No. 13, entitled "a bill concerning proceedings in District Courts," made report thereon, as follows:

That no legislation is necessary in relation to the former; and that they recommend to strike out all after the enacting clause in the latter, and to insert several sections in place thereof;

Which was also laid on the table.

Mr. Collins, from the majority of the committed on incorpora. tions, to whom had been referred the petition of citizens of the county of Milwaukee, for a dissolution of the connection which now exists between the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Company and the Territory; also, several remonstrances of citizens of Milwaukee and Jefferson counties against such dissolution, made a report unfavorable to the prayer of the first petitioners. Which was also laid on the table.

The following message was received from the House of Representatives by the clerk thercof:

"Mr. President-I am directed to present the following for your signature, to wit:

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

And the following for the concurrence of this House, viz:

No. 40. A bill to organize the county of Calumet;

No. 42. A bill to authorize Asa Clark to build and maintain a dam across the outlet of Pewaukee Lake;