for copying and preparing for publication the decisions of the August term of the Supreme Court.

Referred to committee on claims.

On motion of Mr. Rountree,

The Council proceeded to the consideration of executive business.

The Executive business being disposed of.

The following message was received from the House of Representatives, by the Clerk thereof, to wit:

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

"An act to incorporate the trustees of the Prairieville Academy. "An act to incorporate the trustees of the Milwaukee Educational Institute in the town of Milwaukee.

"An act supplemental to the act concerning testimony and depositions.

"An act prescribing the tenure of certain county officers, and for other purposes.

"An act supplementary to an act entitled an act relating to the militia.

"An act to incorporate the town of Potosi in the county of Grant, and for other purposes; and

“Resolution relating to the fiscal agency of Moses M. Strong. "And also the following for the concurrence of this House. "No. 55. A bill to authorize Wm. P. Owen and others to build and maintain a dam across Rock river, and for other purposes. "No. 71. A bill supplementary to the several acts relating to assessing and collecting county revenue.

"No. 67. A bill supplementary to an act entitled an act concerning costs and fees.

"I am further directed to inform this House, that the Gover. nor has notified the House of Representatives that he has on this day approved the following, to wit:

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

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

"Resolution relative to arming the militia of the Territory. Resolution to provide for the distribution and sale of the Territorial maps.

"The House of Representatives have concurred in bill No. 28 of this House, entitled a bill supplemental to the act regulating marriages,' with amendments, in which this House is requested to concur; and have adopted the report of the committee of conference, in relation to the disagreement of the two Houses on bill No. 27 (H. of R.) entitled 'a bill to provide for the completien of the Capitol at Madison.""

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

The amendments in the House of Representatives to bill No. 20, entitled "a bill to amend the act of the revised statutes, entitled "an act concerning the writ of attachment," were ta ken up, read; and the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and eighth, amendments were non-concurred in, and the fifth, seventh and ninth were concurred in.

And the amendment of the House of Representatives to bill No. 35, entitled "a bill to incorporate the town of Plattville, having been read, the same was concurred in.

And the amendments of the House of Representatives to bill No. 28, entitled "a bill supplemental to the act regulating marriages," having been read,

Ordered, That the same be non-concurred in.

And, the message from the House of Representatives, notifying the Council that the House had insisted on their disagree. ment to the amendments of Council to bill No. 43 (H. of R.) entitled " a bill to amend an act entitled an act for assessing

and collecting county revenue," and that Messrs. Dewey and Rockwell had been appointed to confer with a similar commit. mittee to be appointed by this Council in relation to the disa greeing votes thereon, having been read;

Ordered, That a committee be appointed in relation to said disagreeing votes.

Messrs. Martin and Collins were appointed of said committee. Mr. Learned, from committee on enrolment, reported the following to have been presented to the Governor this day, viz:

An act supplemental to an act entitled an act relating to the militia ;

An act supplemental to an act concerning testimony and depositions;

An act to incorporate the town of Potosi, in the county of Grant, and for other purposes;

An act to incorporate the trustees of the Milwaukee Educational Institute in the town of Milwaukee;

An act to incorporate the trustees of the Prairieville Academy;

An act prescribing the tenure of office of certain county offi. cers, and for other purposes;

Resolution relating to the fiscal agency of Moses M. Strong. Mr. Rountree obtained leave to introduce resolution No. 11, entitled "Resolution relative to publication of the laws, and of the decisions of the Supreme Court."

Mr. Collins obtained leave to introduce resolution No. 12, entitled "Resolution relative to removal of Territorial Library;" Which resolutions were read a first and second times; and On motion of Mr. Rountree, the Council was resolved into committee of the whole, Mr. Arnold in the chair, for the consideration of resolutions No. 11 and No. 12, just read, and of resolution No. 10, entitled "Resolution authorizing the Treasurer of the Territory to pay certain drafts of the Adjutant General;"

and, after some time the committee rose and reported the reso. lutions with an amendment to each.

The amendments to the resolution, were thereupon concurred in, and resolutions Nos. 10, and 12, were ordered to be engross. ed for a third reading.

And, the question being on ordering resolution No. 11, to be engrossed for a third reading,

Mr. Collins moved to amend the resolution further, by striking out the word "two," before" thousand," in the second num. ber thereof, and inserting " one."

The motion was disagreed to-ayes 5, noes 7.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Arndt, Col. lins, Learned, Martin, and Maxwell, (President.)

Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Arnold, Brig. ham, Bullen, Janes, Rountree, Sterling, and Upham.

On motion of Mr. Arnold,

Ordered, That the resolution be laid on the table.

Mr. Martin then moved to adjourn until 3 o'clock, P. M.

The motion was lost.

Mr. Martin then moved to adjourn until half past 2 o'clock, P. M.

Which motion was also lost.

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

“Mr. President-I am directed to present the following bill for the concurrence of this House, to wit:

No. 63. A bill to incorporate the Madison Typographical Society.

"And to inform this House that the House of Representatives have insisted on all their amendments to bill No. 26, of this House, entitled "a bill supplemental to the act regulating mar riages."

And have appointed Messrs. Whiton and Dewey a committee on their part to confer with a similar committee to be appointed on the part of this House, to which the disagreement of the two Houses shall be referred. A committee of conference thereon is requested."

On motion of Mr. Bullen, the Council proceeded to the consideration of the report of the committee of the whole on bill No. 41, entitled "a bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named."

And the first amendment having been read, viz :-To strike out the item appropriating to James Clarke one thousand two hundred dollars for printing laws in 1838,-the same was concurred in-ayes 7, noes 6.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

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

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

And the second amendment was then read, viz:-To strike out "thirty" and insert "fifty" in place, in the appropriation to Wm. C. Bostwick for services as clerk to bank committeeand 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, Brigham, Bullen, Janes, Learned, Rountree, Vineyard and Maxwell, (President.)

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

The third and fourth amendments were then concurred in; and,

On motion of Mr. Martin,

The Council adjourned until 3 o'clock P. M.