Three O'clock, P. M.

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

An act to incorporate the town of Plattville;

An act to lay out and establish certain territorial roads there. in named ;

An act to incorporate the Western Fire Insurance Company, at Prairie du Chein, and the Howard Fire Insurance Company of Brown county;

An act in addition to an act entitled an act supplemental to the several acts in relation to the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal; and

An act to provide for the completion of the Capitol at Madi

son.

Mr. Arndt moved that the Secretary of the Council be instructed to request from the House of Representatives that bill No. 52, of that House, entitled "a bill to provide for the payment of the unpaid appropriations of the Legislative Assembly and for other purposes," be returned to the Council for further action. thereon.

The motion was agreed to―ayes 7, noes 5.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

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

The Secretary was therefore directed to request said bill to be transmitted by the House of Representatives to the Council,

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

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

"An act ta provide for the completion of the Capitol at Madison.

"An act to lay out and establish certain territorial roads therein named.

"An act in addition to an act entitled an act supplementary to the several acts in relation to the Milwaukee and Rock Riv. er canal," and

"An act to incorporate the town of Plattville.

"I am further directed to request that bill No. 29, of this House, entitled 'a bill relating to the lien of mechanics, &c.,' may be transmitted to the House of Representatives for the fur. ther action of that body."

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

On motion of Mr. Arndt,

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Council do transmit im. mediately to the House of Representatives, bill No. 29, (C. F.) entitled " a bill to amend an act entitled an act concerning the lien of mechanics and others for the cost of repairs and improvements on real estate," in accordance with the request contained in the message from the House.

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

No. 10. Resolution authorizing the Treasurer of the Territory to pay certain drafts of the Adjutant General; and,

No. 12. Resolution relating to the removal of the territorial Library.

Mr. Janes, from committee on claims, to whom had been re ferred the account of J. E. Arnold and W. W. Wyman, report

ed the former to be correct, and that the committee had exam. ined the latter, and found the charges for printing therein not to be conformable to law.

On motion of Mr. Janes,

Ordered, That the report be laid on the table, and that Mr. Wyman have leave to withdraw his account for the purpose of correcting it.

On motion of Mr. Martin, the Council again proceeded to the consideration of the report of the committee of the whole on bill No. 41, (H. of R.) entitled "a bill to provide for the pay. ment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, therein named,"

When the fifth amendment was read and concurred in.

The question was then taken on concurring in the sixth amendment, and determined in the negative-ayes 2, noes 10. Which amendment was as follows:-Strike out item of appropriation to Rev. J. Mitchel, E. Slingerland and Washington Philo, and insert as follows:-" to the Chaplains of the Council and House of Representatives, three hundred dollars."

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arndt and Sterling.

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

The seventh, eighth and ninth amendments were then concurred in.

And the tenth amendment having been read,

Mr. Martin moved to amend the same, in the item appropri. ating to Samuel B. Knapp, fiscal agent, for services, the sum of thirteen hundred and forty-six dollars and ninety-five cents, by inserting in place of that sum, eight hundred dollars.

Which was disagreed to-ayes 4, noes 9.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Martin, Upham, Vineyard and Maxwell, (President.)

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arnold, Arndt, Brigham, Bullen, Collins, Janes, Learned, Rountree, and Sterling.

Mr. Martin then moved to amend, by striking out the item making compensation to Samuel B. Knapp, for amount of accounts suspended at Treas. Department of the United States. Which was also disagreed to-ayes 3 noes 10.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Martin, Sterling and Upham.

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

The question then recurred on the adoption of the tenth amendment, and it was determined in the affirmative-ayes 8, nões 5.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Arnold, Brig. ham, Bullen, Janes, Learned, Rountree, Vineyard and Maxwell, (President.)

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arndt, Collins, Martin, Sterling and Upham.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives was announced, when the following Message was received, viz:

"Mr. President-The House of Representatives have concur. red in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 9th amendments, and have refused to concur in the 5th and 10th amendments of the Council to bill No. 19, entitled "a bill to create a fund for the benefit of the creditors of certain monied corporations, and for other purposes;" in the 2nd and 3rd amendments, with an

amendment to each, in which this House is requested to con

cur.

"And have indefinitely postponed the further consideration of the disagreement of the two Houses relative to the amendments of the House of Representatives to bill No. 20, of this House, entitled "a bill to amend an act entitled an act con. cerning the writ of attachment."

"And have concurred in bill No. 42, of this House, entitled "a bill concerning the act to incorporate the village of Ra cine," with amendments, in which the Council is requested to concur."

.. The Council then resumed the consideration of bill No. 41; when

Mr. Bullen moved to amend the bill further by adding, viz :

"To Jonathan E. Arnold, for services in copying and pre paring for publication the decisions of the Supreme Court, Au. gust term, 1840, one hundred dollars."

The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. Janes then moved to add the following item to the bill, viz:

"To James Clark, for printing laws for the Territory in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, the sum of eight hun. dred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents."

Mr. Arnold moved to amend the same by striking out "eight hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cent," and inserting in place thereof “ one thousand dollars."

The amendment was agreed to, and the motion, as amended was carried-ayes 7, noes 6. 1

And the ayes and noes being called for,

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

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arndt, Collins, Learned, Rountree, Sterling and Maxwell, (President.) *.......