By Mr. Jackson: Mem. No. 7, A., from citizens of Richland county, for modification of the laws regulating Insurance Companies; To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. McMichael: Mem. No. 8, A., of Supervisors of Bad Ax County, relative to assessment law; To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Judd : Mem. No. 9, A., of Robert E. Jones, praying for an appropriation for translation of the Constitution of the United States and of this State into the Welsh language; To Committee on Ways and Means. ACCOUNTS. Presented and referred to the Committee on Claims : By Mr. Elmore: No. 8, the account of G. Bouck, for disbursements as Attorney General; By Mr. Fairchild: No. 9, the account of J. K. Averill, By Mr. Sumner : No. 10, the account of E. Martin, Sheriff of Sauk county. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Bouck: Res. No. 13, A., Resolved, That Milo Cole, contesting the seat of Daniel C. Jenne, and Mitchell L. Delaney, contesting the seat of Matthias Altenhofen, be entitled to the privilege of the Assembly until their respective cases are.decided; Which resolution, being of a privileged character, the question was taken, And the resolution adopted. By Mr. De Wolf: Res. No. 14, A., Resolved, That all appropriations for the Members of the present Legislature shall include and apply equally to the Chief Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms; Which lies over. By Mr. Ruan : Res. No. 15, A., Whereas, The ordinary courtesy of the Assembly has been already abused by the intrusion of pickpockets and thieves upon the floor of the Assembly Chamber, Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms is hereby directed to admit no person to the floor of the Assembly, at any time, except Members and Officers of the Legislature, State Officers and Reporters, and persons introduced by them; Which lies over. By Mr. Bovay: Res. No. 16, A., Resolved, That so much of the Governor's Message as treats of the School and University Fund and of Common Schools, be referred to the Committee on Education, School and University Lands; so much as treats of Swamp Lands and the Swamp Land Fund, to the Committee on Swamp and Overflowed Lands; that part which treats of Valuation and Assessments, of Statistics, of Charitable Institutions, of the State Reform School, and of the Enlargement of the Capitol, to the Committee on State Affairs; that portion which treats of the State Prison, to the Committee on the State Prison; that portion which relates to the Report of the Adjutant General, to the Committee on the Militia; that portion which relates to the Geological Survey, to the Joint Committee on Investigation; that part which relates to local legislation and to the rates of interest, to the Committee on the Judiciary; that portion which relates to Railroads, to the Committee on Railroads and that part which treats of Slavery, to the Committee on Federal Relations; Which lies over. By Mr. Horn: J. Res. No. 6, A., Whereas, By a decision of the Supreme Court of this State it appears that a law of Congress, declared by the Supreme Court of the United States to be constitutional, and under which S. M. Booth was sentenced to a fine by the District Court of the United States for the District of Wisconsin has virtually been nullified; and Whereas, Two opinions have been given in said case by the Judges of the Supreme Court of this State, differing as light from darkness; Therefore, Resolved, by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Wisconsin, That the opinion of Chief Justice Dixon lately rendered in said case, commends itself to the approval of every pa triotic and law-abiding citizen of the United States, and has created for him a name throughout this Union as an able, sound jurist and impartial judge, upon which he may well be proud and despise the malignant attacks of the ultra abolitionists and their organs of this and other States, who, as it seems, desire the Judges of the country to decide this and similar cases according to their political platform or the so called "higher law." Resolved, That the Secretary of State shall send a certified copy of these resolutions to Chief Justice Dixon as a mark of esteem and respect entertained for him by this Legislature; Which Mr. Horn desired printed, but subsequently requested its reference to the Committee on the Judiciary; And it was so ordered. On motion of Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Dickson was granted leave of absence until Tuesday next. RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. J. Res. Nos. 2 and 5, A., and Res. Nos. 4, 7 and 8, A., J. Res. No. 4, A., Introduced by Mr. Ruan yesterday, Objecting to any change in the Naturalization laws; Was referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. Res. No. 9, A., Providing for issuing and distributing a new edition of the Blue Book, Introduced by Mr. Miller yesterday;. Was adopted. Res. No. 10, A., Furnishing Journals of 1859 to members, Introduced by Mr. Boyd yesterday; Mr. Elmore moved to amend by adding "and the volume of Laws in relation to Banking ;" Which was agreed to, And the resolution as amended was adopted. Res. No. 11, A., Furnishing members with newspapers, Introduced by Mr. Keogh yesterday, Mr. Howland offered the following as a substitute: "Resolved, That six dollars in money be appropriated to each member of the Assembly, in addition to his mileage and per diem, for the purpose of purchasing newspapers, and that no further appropriation be made for newspapers during the present term;" Debate being intimated, On motion of Mr. Elmore, The rules were suspended for the purpose of considering said resolution. The question recurring on the adoption of the amendment offered by Mr. Howland, Mr. Humann called for the ayes and noes; Which motion did not prevail. On motion of Mr. Horn, said resolution, and the subject matter connected therewith, were referred to the Committee on Printing. BILLS, &c. Introduced on leave granted, read first and second times, and referred. By Mr. Jackson : No. 16, A., a bill for an act to change the time of holding courts in the county of Richland, in the fifth Judicial Circuit; To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Neville : No. 17, A., a bill for an act to enable foreign executors and administrators to sue in the State of Wisconsin; To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Young: No. 18, A., a bill for an act to amend section 58, of chapter 19 of the Revised Statutes, entitled "Of Highways and Bridges;" To Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries. By Mr. Weage: No. 19, A., a bill for an act to incorporate School District No. 3, in the town of Burlington, Racine County; To Committee on Education. By Mr. Munn : No. 20, A., a bill for an act to amend chapter 3, of the General Laws of 1859, entitled "an act in relation to the publication of legal notices ;" To Committee on the Judiciary. Also, No. 21, A., a bill for an act to amend section 217, in chapter 12, of the Revised Statutes, entitled "Of Courts held by Justices of the Peace :" To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. J. J. McKay: No. 22, A., a bill for an act to legalize the organization of Joint School District No. 2, in the towns of Adrian and Tomah, in the county of Monroe: To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Horn: No. 23, A., a bill for an act to provide for the holding of special terms of the Circuit Court for the counties of Ozaukee and Washington; To Committee on the Judiciary. Also, No. 24, A., a bill for an act to repeal Sections 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61, of Chap. 158, of the Revised Statutes, entitled "of the writ of habeas corpus relative to fugitive slaves;" To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Bouck : No. 25, A., a bill for an act to authorize the Bank of Oshkosh to make and file new articles of association, and continue the banking business; To Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Sumner: No. 26, A., a bill for an act authorizing Timothy Kirk to establish and maintain a ferry across the Mississippi river; To Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries. By Mr. Elmore: No. 27, A., a bill for an act to amend Chap. 185, of the. General Laws of 1859, being an act entitled "an act to construe Chapter 20, of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'of regu- · lating fences;'" On motion of Mr. Elmore, The rules were suspended, and No. 27, A., Was read a third time and passed. By Mr. Bartlett : No. 28, A., a bill for an act to authorize the laying out of a State Road from Eau Claire, in Eau Claire county, to Monomanie, in Dunn county; To Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries. By Mr. Patchin: No. 29, A., a bill for an act to amend Chap. 120, of the Revised Statutes, entitled "of courts held by Justices of the Peace;" To Committee on the Judiciary. |