Mr. Bunn moved the previous question, And the question being "shall the main question be now put ?" The previous question was ordered; and Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Ahlhauser, Ballantine, Barnum, Bettis, Beath, Blackman, Bouck, Bovay, Bow, Boyd, Brooks, Bunn, Burt, Child, Clise, Cole, Dickson, Fischer, Golden, Green, Griswold, Grover, Hayden, Holton, Horton, Hunkins, Jackson, Johnson, Kiefer, Langland, Lewis, Mackay, Meigs, Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Munn, Nash, Ordway, Ruan, Seaton, Simpson, Spottswood, Sumner, Sutton, Upson, Vander Cook, Westby, Wescott, Wheeler, Whiting, Wiley, Wood and Young-55. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Altenhofen, Bachuber, Bartlett, Cobb, Coles, Elmore, Fairchild, Goodwin, Hartung, Horn, Howland, Humann, Judd, Keogh, Kingsbury, Neville, Palmer, Patchin, Phillips, Rankin, Rogers, Schmidtner, Smith, Stannard, Weage, Whittlesey, Winter and Mr. Speaker-28. SPECIAL ORDER. No. 11, S., a bill for an act to amend chapter 167, of the General of 1859, entitled "an act to amend chapter 15, of the Revised Statutes, entitled of the assessment and collection of taxes;' And No. 412, A., a bill for an act to amend chapter 18, of the Revised Statutes, entitled "of the assessment and collection of taxes, and the acts amendatory thereto;" Being under consideration, On motion of Mr. Judd, The Assembly resolved itself into COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, On No's. 11, S., and 412, A.; Mr. Goodwin in the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and by their chairman reported that they had had under consideration No's. 11, S., and 412, A., and reported the same back with a substitute for No. 412, A., and recommend the adoption of the substitute. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Considered. No. 412, A., Being under consideration, and the question being upon the adoption of the substitute, ་ Mr. Bouck moved to amend by striking out subdivision 3, of section 4, of the substitute, and insert, "To each person, company or corporation, personal property of any description, not exceeding in value two hundred dollars;" Which was agreed to. Mr. Neville moved a call of the house, Which was sustained. The roll was called, and the following named gentlemen were found to be absent without leave. Messrs. Farwell, Fischer, Hamnarquist, Hayden, Holton and Horn. The Sergeant-at-Arms proceeded to summon the absentees. Mr. Bovay moved to dispense with further proceedings under the call, Which was disagreed to. Mr. Bartlett moved to adjourn, Which was disagreed to. Mr. Bartlett moved to dispense with further proceedings under the call, Which was disagreed to. REPORT OF THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: Messrs. Green, Horn and Hayden in their seats. Messrs. Farwell, Fischer, Holton and Hammarquist cannot be found. On motion of Mr. Judd, JOS. GATES, Seg't-at-Arms: Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. The Assembly adjourned until 7 o'clock, P. M. 7 o'clock, P. M.. The Speaker called the Assembly to order. On motiod of Mr. Bartlett; The rules were suspended, and No. 207, S., a bill for an act to amend chapter 23, of the Revised Statutes, entitled "of common schools;" Was referred to committee on Education. Mr. Young moved that the Assembly take a recess for fifteen minutes; Which was agreed to. 7 1-4 o'clock, P. M. Mr. Child asked leave of absence for Mr. Hammarquist for two days; Leave was granted. On leave, Mr. Sumner introduced Mem. No. 336, A., of N. B. Grover and others for a repeal of a charter for a ferry across the Mississippi river; Also, bill No 589, S., a bill for an act to repeal chapter 268, of the Private Laws of 1856, entitled "an act granting the right to keep and maintain a ferry across the Mississippi river in Buffalo county; Which was read first and second times; And referred, with Mem. No 336, A., To committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries. On motion of Mr. Bouck, THE SPECIAL ORDER. No. 412, A., and No. 11, S. Was postponed until 8 o'clock, for the purpose of proceeding with the regular order of business. REPORT. The select committee to whom was referred No. 583, A., a bill for an act to organize Shawano county for judicial purposes; Respectfully report the same back to the House with a substitute, and recommend the passage of the substitute. JOHN WILEY, GEO. B. GOODWIN. In my opinion, the said bill is in due form of law. GAB. BOUCK. EXECUTIVE MESSAGE. To the Honorable the Assembly: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, MADISON, March 20, 1860. I enclose herewith a copy of the preamble and resolution adopted by the directors of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company, May 31st, 1858, referred to in my special message of the 14th inst., and completing the series of communications relative to that company and the land grant. ALEX. W. RANDALL. (COPY.) Whereas, By an act of Congress, approved June 3d, A. D. 1856, certain lands were granted to the State of Wisconsin for the purpose of aiding the construction of certain railroads in said State: And whereas, Said grant was accepted by said State, and by an act of the Legislature thereof, approved Oct. 11th, A. D. 1856, a portion of said lands were granted to the La Crosse and Milwauke Railroad Company, upon certain conditions, which grant was accepted by said company, and the construction of certain lines of railroad were undertaken by said company, in accordance with the conditions of the grant: And Whereas, The act of the Legislature, among other things, provides "that the title to said lands shall vest in the the said La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company in the manner following, that is to say: whenever twenty continuous miles of said road shall have been completed, so as to admit of running regular trains upon the same, the Governor of this State shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior the fact that such twenty continuous miles are completed as aforesaid, then the tile to two hundred and forty sections of said land shall vest in the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company, and when a second continuous twenty miles shall have been completed, so as to admit of running regular trains on the same, the Governor shall certify as before, and thereupon a further quantity of one hundred and twenty sections shall vest in said company, and so, from time to time, until said roads are completed; and it shall be the duty of the Governor so to certify to the Secretary of the Interior whenever any such twenty miles shall have been completed so as to admit of running regular trains of cars over the same. And the Governor of the State shall, in his official capacity, and in behalf of the State, and under the great seal thereof, execute and deliver to the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company, whenever it shall, by virtue of the provisions of this charter, be entitled to any of said lands, a deed in fee simple of any and all of the lands to which said company shall be entitled." And whereas, The said La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company have in pursuance of the provisions of said act completed and are now running trains over more than sixty miles of said land grant railroad: And wheeras, The Governor of the State has certified to the Secretary of the Interior the completion of forty miles of said road and no more: Resolved, That the President of this company be requested to confer with the Governor of this State on the subject, and request him to issue to the Secretary of the Interior a certificate of the completion of the third twenty miles of said road: and alsso to request 'him to deliver a deed of all the lands to which said company are entitled under the provisions of said act. On motion of Mr. Smith, The rules were suspended, and No. 413, A., a bill for an act to change the boundaries of the town of Watertown, in the county of Jefferson; Was referred to the Jefferson county delegation. SENATE MESSAGE TAKEN UP. No. 12, S., a bill for an act to amend chapter 12, of the Revised Statutes, entitled "of notaries public;" No. 177, S., a bill for act to establish a highway therein described: No. 209, S., a bill for an act to amend section 106, of chapter 28, of the Revised Statutes, entitled of the school and university lands; No. 215, S., a bill for an act to appropriate to James M. Maughs $25; No. 272, S., a bill for an act to provide for the holding of the annual school meeting in school district No. 4, of the town of East Troy; |