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

On motion of Mr. Bullen the Council resumed the consideration of the amendments of the House of Representatives to bill No. 41, entitled "a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named ;"

And, the twenty-second amendment having been read, viz: appropriating the sum of one hundred and sixty five dollars to Moses M. Strong, for professional services as attorney in suits of this Territory, the same was concurred in-ayes 11, noes 1. And the ayes and noes being called for,

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

Mr. Arndt voted in the negative.

The twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth amendments were then severally read and concurred in.

And the twenty-ninth amendment having been read,

Mr. Brigham moved to strike therefrom the proviso, attached to the first member thereof, which reads as follows: "Provided, that the said Augustus A. Bird shall produce a certificate from James D. Doty that he has not paid the same, or any part of it, to said Bird.

The motion was agreed to.

The following message was then received from the House of Representatives, by the clerk thereof, viz :

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

An act to amend an act of the revised statutes of Wisconsin Territory, entitled an act concerning judgments and executions;

and

An act to incorporate medical societies, and to promote medical science.

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

Mr. Martin then moved to amend the 29th amendment further by striking out the words, "and the sum which the commissioner of public buildings was authorized to pay to Augustus A. Bird," and inserting in place thereof, as follows: "to H. N. Wells Attorney General, and to N. C. Prentiss, L. H. Cotton and J. L. Thayer, commissioners of public buildings, and the sum allowed A. A. Bird, late commissioner."

The amendment was agreed to and the amendment as amend ed, was concurred in.

The thirteenth (and last) amendment was then read and con. curred in.

The amendments of the House of Representatives to bill No. 40, entitled "a bill limiting the writ of error," were then read and concurred in.

Mr. Vineyard obtained leave to withdraw from the files of the Council, certain papers in relation to the erection of a suitable building for the accommodation of the Legislative Assembly at Aztalan, Jefferson county.

Mr. Collins moved to reconsider the vote of this morning by which resolution No. 22, (H. of R.) entitled "resolution to abolish the office of fiscal agent," was refused to be put on its final passage this day.

The motion was agreed to.

The question then recurred on the motion to suspend so much of the 27th rule, as prohibits bills from being read a second and third times on the same day, with refererce to the resolution just named, and to read the same the third time now; and it was determined in the affirmative.

The said resolution was therefore read, passed, and the title was agreed to.

Mr. Martin moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the twenty-ninth amendment of the House of Representatives to bill No. 41, entitled "a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named," was concurred in.

The motion was disagreed to.

On motion of Mr. Arnold,

The Council was resolved into committee of the whole, Mr. Learned in the chair, for the consideration of bill No. 60, [H. of R.] entitled " a bill relating to the board of county commission. ers for the county of Washington ;" and, after some time, the committee rose and reported the bill without amendment.

The bill was thereupon ordered to a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Arnold,

Ordered, That so much of the 27th rule as prohibits bills from being read a second and third times on the same day be suspen ded with reference to the bill just ordered to a third reading, and that the same be read the third time now.

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

On motion of Mr. Arnold the Council, at four o'clock, P. M. took a recess for thirty minutes.

Half Past Four O'clock, P. M.

Mr. Learned, from the committee on enrolment, reported that the following had been this day presented to the Governor, for approval:

An act to amend an act of the revised statutes of Wiscon

sin Territory, entitled an act concerning judgments and executions; and,

An act to incorporate medical societies, and to promote med. ical science,

Also, the following to be correctly enrolled, viz :

An act to amend an act for assessing and collecting county revenue;

An act to authorize the county commissioners of the county of Green to procure copies of certain records from the records of Milwaukee and Iowa counties, and to require the registers of deeds of Milwaukee county to procure copies of certain records from the office of the register of deeds of Brown county ;

An act limiting the writ of error and for other purposes; An act relating to the board of county commissioners of the county of Washington; and,

Resolution to abolish the office of fiscal agent.

The following message was received from the House of Representatives by the clerk thereof, viz

"Mr. President-The House of Representatives have receded from their 6th and 13th amendments [to which the Council had disagreed,] and have concurred in all the amendments of Council to the amendments of the House to bill No. 41, entitled "a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative As. sembly."

"I am directed to sequest that bill No. 20, of this House, entitled "a bill to amend the act of the revised statutes entitled 'an act concerning the writ of attachment,' " may be transmit. ted to the House of Representatives for their further consideration.

"The Governor has notified the House of Representatives that he did on this day examine and approve the following:

An act supplementary to the several acts relating to assessing and collecting county revenue;

"An act to authorize the construction of a towing path from the western termination of the Milwaukee and Rock River canal to Jefferson.

An act to incorporate the Madison Typographical Society; and,

An act to authorize Wm. P. Owen and others to build and maintain a dam across Rock river, and for other purposes;

"The House of Representatives have appointed Messrs. Brown aud Whiton a committee on their part to act in conjunction with a similar committee, to be appointed on the part of the Council, to wait upon His Excellency, the Governor, and to ascertain whether he has any further business to lay before the two Houses at this present session;

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

An act limiting the writ of error, and for other purposes; An act relating to the board of county commissioners of the county of Washington;

An act to amend an act entitled an act for assessing and col. lecting county revenue;

An act to authorize the county commissioners of Green county to procure copies of certain records from the records of Milwaukee and Iowa counties, and to require the register of deeds of Milwaukee county to procure copies of certain records from the office of the register of deeds of Brown county; and Resolution to abolish the office of Fiscal Agent."

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

Mr. Martin then moved that the Secretary of the Council be directed to transmit to the House of Representatives, immedi ately, bill No. 20, entitled "a bill to amend the act of the revised statutes, entitled an act concerning the writ of attachment," in accordance with the request of that House.

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