On this motion, the yeas and nays being demanded, it was decided in the negative, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Martin, Renwick, Satterlee—3.
Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Millington, Moran, Stockton, M'Donell, president—10.
Mr. Doty moved further to amend the bill, by striking out the third section, as follows:
"Sec. 3. Any person licensed to keep a tavern under the provisions of this act, or the act to which this is amendatory, who shall not sell any spirituous liquors, wine, strong beer, ale or porter, shall be exempted from the territorial tax."
And, on the question, will the Council agree to the said amendment? it was decided in the affirmative as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Britain, Doty, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president—7.
Nays: Messers. Bacon, Durocher, Millington, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton—6.
On motion of Mr. Martin, the said bill was further amended by inserting, after the word "boards," in the 2d line of the 1st section, the words "composed of the supervisors, justices of the peace and township clerk, or a majority."
Mr. Durocher moved, that the bill be read the third time and passed.
And, on the question, shall the said bill be read the third time and passed? it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Moran, Stockton, M'Donell, president—9.
Nays: Messrs. Martin, Millington, Renwick, Satterlee—4.
Mr. Hascall moved that the Council proceed to the consideration, in committee of the whole, of the bill to provide for taking a census, and for other purposes. The motion was disagree d to.
On motion of Mr. Farnsworth, the said bill was laid on the table.
The Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill to repeal the act entitled "an act for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons;" and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Bacon reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report the same without amendment.
Mr. Martin moved to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting the following:
"That so much of the act entitled 'an act for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons,' as authorizes the justice before whom any conviction under said act may be had, to sentence so much of the offender's time to be sold to any white inhabitant of the Territory to the highest bidder, not to exceed three months, or to put a ball
