No. 4. A bill supplemental to the act concerning testimony and depositions ;

No. 20. A bill to amend the act of the Revised Statutes entitled an act concerning writs of attachment;

No. 38. A-bill to incorporate the town of Plattville;

No. 19. A bill to incorporate the Fond du Lac Company; "With amendments to bills Nos. 4, 20 and 38, in which your concurrence is requested.

"And have concurred in the amendments of this House to bill No. 34, [H. of R.] entitled "a bill to lay out and establish certain territorial roads therein named," with an amendment; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House."

The amendment of Mr. Arndt, to bill No. 19, [H. of R.] was then withdrawn.

Mr. Martin moved to amend by inserting after the word "du. ty" in the third line of the 17th section, the words, duty of one of whom."

"or the

Mr. Collins moved to amend the amendment by striking out the word "one," and inserting in place thereof, the words, majority;"

Which was agreed to-ayes 8, noes 5.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

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Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Brigham, Collins, Learned, Rountree, Sterling and Maxwell, (President.)

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Bullen, Janes, Martin, Upham and Vineyard.

The amendment as amended, was then adopted, by the same vote as just above given.

Mr. Martin then moved to amend the 18th section of the bill by inserting in the first line thereof, after the word "commis. sioners" the words, "or one of them."

The motion was declared to be out of order.

Mr. Martin then moved to amend the 20th section, by insert. ing after the word "commissioners," in the first line, "or either of them," also, by striking out, in the fourth line the words "the said commissioners," and inserting in lieu thereof, the words "such commissioners.".

And pending the question thereon,

Mr. Collins called for the previous question.

And the question was then put-" Shall the main question be now put? and determined in the affirmative-ayes 8, noes 5. And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Brigham, Collins, Learned, Rountree, Sterling and Maxwell, (President.)

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Bullen, Janes, Martin, Upham, and Vineyard.

And the main question being put on ordering the bill to a third reading, it was determined in the affirmative-ayes 9,

noes 4.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Brigham, Collins, Learned, Rountree, Sterling, Vineyard and Maxwell, (President.)

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Bullen, Janes, Martin and Upham.

So the bill was ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Sterling, the Council adjourned.

Wednesday, February 17, 1841.

The President laid before the Council a message from the Governor, notifying the Council that he had this day approved the following acts, viz:

An act to provide for the support of illegitimate children; and,

An act to incorporate the Fox and Wisconsin Steamboat Company.

Mr. Learned, from the committee on enrolment, reported the following to be correctly enroled, viz:

An act to incorporate the Fond du Lac Company;

An act to enlarge the boundaries of Portage county and for other purposes;

An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the support of common schools, and for other purposes;

An act to amend an act entitled an act to change the time of holding courts in the second judicial district;

An act to provide for the government of the several town in this Territory and for the revision of county government.

Joint resolution relative to the public printing; and

Resolution to provide for the distribution and sale of the Territorial maps."

Mr. Janes, from the committee on claims, to whom had been referred the accounts of M. M. Vineyard, Richard Hurdell, and Harrison Reed, reported that the committee had examined and allowed the same.

The claims were thereupon referred to the committee on public expenditures.

Mr. Janes, from the same committee to which had been refer

red the accounts of Samuel B. Knapp, fiscal agent, made report thereon.

Which was read and referred to committee on public expen. ditures.

Mr. Bullen, from the committee on public expenditures, reported bill No. 41, entitled “a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named ;"

Which was read a first and second times.

Resolution No. 14, [H. of R.] entitled "resolution relative to the fiscal agency of Moses M. Stroug," was taken up and read the third time;

And pending the question on the passage thereon,

On motion of Mr. Janes,

The resolution was ordered to lie on the table.

Bill No. 19, (H. of R.) entitled 'a bill to create a fund for the benefit of the creditors of certain monied incorporations and for other purposes;" was read the third time, passed, and the title was agreed to.

Mr. Arnold from the select committee, to whom was referred the petitions and remonstrances of citizens of Milwaukee county, relative to the construction of a bridge across the Kinni. kinnick river, made a report unfavorable to the petitioners, and asked that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

The committee were discharged.

On motion of Mr. Rountree,

The amendment of the House of Representatives to bill No. 38, entitled "a bill to incorporate the town of Plattville," was taken up, read and concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Collins,

The amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendments of Council to bill No. 34, [H. of R.] entitled "a

bill to lay out and establish certain territorial roads therein named," was taken up, read and concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Learned,

The message from the House of Representatives, notifying that they had non-concurred in certain amendments of the Council to bill No. 43, [H. of R.] entitled "a bill to amend an act entitled an act for assessing and collecting county revenue," was taken up and read; when

On motion of Mr. Arndt,

Ordered, That the Council do adhere to all their amendments to said bill, to which the House of Representatives have disa. greed.

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

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

Resolution to provide for the distribution and sale of the Territorial maps;

Joint resolution relative to the public printing;

Resolution relative to arming the militia of the Territory: An act to amend an act entitled an act to change the time of holding courts in the second judicial district: and

An act to provide for the government of the several towns in this Territory, and for the revision of county government.

"And the following bills for the concurrence of this House, to wit:

No. 62. A bill to provide for the payment of the unpaid appropriations of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes; and

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No. 64. A bill in addition to an act entitled an act supplementary to the several acts in relation to the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal.

"I am further directed to inform this House that the dor