on the bill "concerning the circuit courts;" and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Millington reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report the same with amendments.
On motion of Mr. Bacon, the question on each amendment was separately taken.
The question being put on the following amendment, inserted as the fourth section of the bill:
Sec. 4. The presiding judge of the circuit court shall, in addition to his present salary, be allowed the sum of two hundred dollars, to be paid in like manner quarterly from the treasury of the territory.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the said amendment, and were as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Millington, Moran, Stockton, M'Donell, president—10.
Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Renwick, Satterlee—3.
So the said amendment was concurred in.
The remaining amendments being concurred in, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.
The Council again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill No. 24, amendatory to an act, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment and collection of territorial taxes;" and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Britain reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report progress.
On motion of Mr. Bacon, the said bill was recommitted to the committee on the judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Bacon, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on bill No. 28, concerning the Bank of River Raisin; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Farnsworth reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report progress, and ask leave to sit again.
Leave was accordingly granted.
On motion of Mr. Martin, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on bill No. 29, to amend an act, entitled "An act concerning costs and fee;" sand, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Renwick reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report progress, and ask leave to sit again.
Leave was accordingly granted.
On motion of Mr. Martin, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on bill No. 30, for the relief of Hiram Wilmarth; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Hascall reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said
