On motion of Mr. Arndt, Resolved, that the remonstrance of the citizens of Brown county against the organization of the county of Winnebago, presented yesterday, be referred to the committee on Territorial Affairs. Mr. Rountree, from the committee appointed at the last ses. sion of the Council "to investigate the state and condition of the Mineral Point Bank," made report. Which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Arndt, from the select committee to which were referred the standing rules of the Council for revision, made report thereon. Which was read and laid on the table. Mr. Janes, in accordance with notice given, obtained leave to introduce bills, as follows : No 1. A bill relating to Sheriffs. No. 2. ties. A bill changing the boundary lines of certain coun No. 3. A bill concerning betting. Which were severally read the first and second times and or dered to be laid on the table to be printed. The following message was received from the house of Representatives by the clerk thereof, viz : "MR. PRESIDENT-The House of Representatives have passed a resolution concerning the election of Chaplains, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House." On motion of Mr. Janes the resolution offered by him on the 8th inst. was taken up, viz :- Resolved, That each member of the Council be authorized to order for his own use at the expense of the Territory during the session any number of newspapers published in this Territory not exceeding twenty in each week. And the question being on the adoption thereof, Mr. Arndt moved to amend the same, by striking out "twenty" and inserting "forty nine" Mr. Martin moved to amend the amendment, by inserting "sixty" in the place of "forty nine." The amendment to the amendment was disagreed to-ayes 6, noes 7. And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arndt, Col. lins, Martin, Sterling, Upham and Vineyard. Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arnold, Brigham, Bullen, Janes, Learned, Rountree and Maxwell (President.) Mr. Martin then moved to amend the amendment by inserting " fifty-two" in place of "forty-nine." The amendment to the amendment was agreed to-ayes 7, noes 6. And the ayes and noes having been called for, Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arndt, Col. lins, Martin, Sterling, Upham, Vineyard, and Maxwell, (President.) Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Arnold, Brigham, Bullen, Janes, Learned and Rountree. The question then recurred on the amendment of Mr. Arndt, as amended, which was agreed to, and the resolution as amended was adopted. On motion of Mr. Arndt the report of the select committee, appointed to revise the standing rules, was taken up, and the question being on the adoption thereof, Mr. Martin moved to amend the last amendment proposed by the committee, which reads as follows:-" No more than three bills, originating in the Council, shall be committed to the same committee of the whole; and such bills shall be analogus in their nature, which analogy shall be determined by the President," -so as to read,-" Not more than one bill, originating in the Council, < shall be committed to the same committee of the whole, unless such bills shall be analogus in their nature, which analogy shall be de. termined by the President." Which motion was lost. The report of the committee was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Arndt, Ordered, That one hundred copies of the standing rules, as amended, be printed for the use of the Council. The President announced the appointment of the several se. lect committees to whom portions of the Governor's address were referred, viz : So much as relates to the memorializing Congress to amend the organic law of the Territory-Messrs. Martin, Upham and Bullen; So much as relates to Rock river canal-Messrs. Arnold, Learned and Arndt; So much as relates to pre-emptions to mineral lots and reserva. tions-Messrs. Rountree, Collins and Brigham; So much as relates to the appointment of a Territorial Geologist-Messrs. Janes, Vineyard and Sterling. On Motion of Mr. Sterling the Council adjourned. F Friday, December 11, 1840. Mr. Arnold presented a petition from inhabitants of Milwaukee county, requesting the Legislative Assembly to memorialize Congress to confirm the title to certain lots of land in said county; and moved its reference to a select committee; Which was agreed to, and Messrs. Arnold, Bullen and Martin' were appointed the committee. Mr. Bullen gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill creating a Board of Education, and the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and prescribing their duties. Mr. Collins from the joint committee to which the subject was referred, made the following report: -The committee on the part of the Council, appointed to act in conjunction with a similar committee appointed by the House of Representatives, to report joint rules and orders for the government of the Legislative Assembly, during its present session, have directed me to report, that the committee recommend the adoption of the joint rules of the last annual session, with the following amendments, to wit: Strike out the last two rules, and add the following as the XIV. rule, viz: "Whenever any report of a joint committee, or other docu. ment, shall be presented to both Houses of the Legislative As. sembly, the House first acting on the same, if it shall be thought necessary to have it printed, shall order a sufficient number of copies for both branches, and shall immediately inform the other House of its action upon the subject." Which was read and adopted. Ordered, That the joint rules and orders, as adopted by the Council, together with the standing committees, and the select committees to which were referred portions of the Governor's address be printed in the same pamphlet form with the standing rules. 1 Mr. Janes, in accordance to notice given, obtained leave to introduce bill : No. 4. A bill supplemental to the act concerning testimony and depositions, Mr. Arndt, in accordance with notice given, obtained leave to introduce bill No. 5. A bill to amend an act, entitled an act for assessing and collecting county revenue. Which bills were severally read the first and second time, and ordered to be laid on the table to be printed. On motion of Mr. Collins, the report of the committee ap. pointed to investigate the state and condition of the Mineral Point Bank, was taken up; and the accompanying documents having been read, Ordered, That 1200 copies of the report and documents be printed. On motion of Mr. Martin, Resolved, That the Committee on Territorial Affairs enquire what provision if any, is necessary to be made, for furnishing at the seat of government or elsewhere, suitable buildings in which may be held the sessions of the Legislative Assembly, and the offices of the Governor, Secretary, Auditor, Treasurer, and other public officers of said Territory. On motion of Mr. Arnold, Ordered, That the report of the Directors of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal Company, be referred to the select com. mittee to whom was referred that portion of the Governor's mes. sage upon the subject. The resolution from the House of Representatives, entitled " A resolution concerning the election of Chaplains," was taken up and read a first and second time; and On motion of Mr. Bullen, The Council resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Bullen in the chair, for the consideration of the said resolution. After some time the committee rose, and, by their chairman, reported the resolution with an amendment. 'The amendment was concurred in, and the resolution order. ed to a third reading. On motion of Mr. Arndt. Ordered, That so much of rule 27, as requires that resolu. tions be read the second and third times on different days, be |