Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Cassell, Clark, Collier, Davis of Cass, Davis of Washington, Daily, Dean, Doom, De Puy, Hall, Lee, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Seymour, Stewart, Taffe, Wasson, Young.-20.

Lost.

The following message from the Council was received:

Mr. Speaker:

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Oct. 30, 1858.

I am instructed to inform your honorable body, that the following named House Bills have passed the Council without amendment: H. B. No. 113, "A bill for an act respecting juries,"

H. B. No. 83, "A bill for an act to more particularly define and settle the boundaries of Nemaha county," and

H. B. No. 46, "An act to consolidate the towns of Rock Bluffs and North Rock Bluffs, and to incorporate Rock Bluff city."

I also return you

H. B. No. 70, "A bill for an act to incorporate the Nebraska City Hydraulic and Gas Company,"

The same having passed the Council, with the amendments thereto attached,

And the concurrence of the House is requested.

S. M. CURRAN, Chief Clerk.

Mr. Rankin now moved that the motion to go into Committee of the Whole, and the whole subject matter be laid on the table.

Ayes and nays called:

Ayes-Messrs. Briggs, Clayes, Cooper, Gwyer, Kline, Rankin, Roeder, Seymour, Shields, Steele, Steinberger, Stewart, Wattles.-13.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Cassell, Clark, Collier, Davis of Cass, Daily, Dean, Doom, De Puy, Hall, Lee, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Ramsey, Taffe, Wasson, Young.-18.

Lost.

Mr. Clayes moved that the House adjourn until 2 o'clock P. M.
Lost.

The ayes and nays were now called, on the motion to go into Committee of the Whole:

Ayes-Messrs. Briggs, Clayes, Collier, Cooper, De Puy, Gwyer, Kline, Ramsey, Rankin, Roeder, Seymour, Shields, Steele, Steinberger, Stewart, Wattles.-16.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Cassell, Clark, Davis of Cass, Daily, Dean, Doom, Hall, Lee, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Taffe, Wasson, Young, Speaker.-16.

Lost.

Mr. Gwyer moved to adjourn.
Lost.

Mr. Rankin moved that further consideration of the bill till Tuesday next and that the bill be printed.

The following message from the Council was received:

Mr. Speaker:

I herewith return to your honorable body

H. B. No. 6, “A bill for an act to provide for the valuation and assessment of the real and personal property and for the levying and collection of taxes in the Territory of Nebraska,"

The same having passed the Council without amendment.

S. M. CURRAN, Chief Clerk.

Mr. Clark moved to lay the motion to postpone on the table.
Mr. Gwyer moved a call of the House.

Ayes and nays called:

Ayes-Messrs. Briggs, Clayes, Collier, Cooper, Davis of Washington, Gwyer, Kline, Rankin, Roeder, Seymour, Shields, Steele, Steinberger, Stewart, Wattles.--15.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Cassell, Clark, Davis of Cass, Daily, Dean, Doom, De Puy, Hall, Lee, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Ramsey, Taffe, Wasson, Young.-17.

Mr. Gwyer moved to refer the bill to a select committee of five, with instructions to report at 10 o'clock Monday morning.

Mr. Cooper moved to amend by referring to select committee of seven. Carried.

Motion as amended,

Carried.

Committee Messrs. Gwyer, Doom, Bramble, Davis of Washington, Wattles, De Puy and Daily.

Mr. Clark obtained leave of absence.

Messrs. Taffe and Cooper also obtained leave of absence for next week. Mr. Daily moved to adjourn.

Lost.

On motion of Mr. Hall,

The House now took a recess until three o'clock P. M.

House called to order.

Call of the House.

3 o'clock P. M.

Absent-Messrs. Cassell, Daily, Davis of Washington, Dean, Fleming, Kline, Mason, Rankin, Seymour, Shields and Stewart.

On motion of Mr. Doom,

Further proceedings under call were dispensed with.

Mr. Kline, from special committee, to which was referred

C. B. No. 42, "A bill for an act to amend an act entitled 'An act establishing the mode of locating and changing county seats,'" Reported the same back, and recommended its passage.

Mr. Daily, from same committee, asked further time to report, which was granted.

Mr. Wattles obtained leave of absence, and

Mr. Rankin was appointed in place of Mr. Wattles on select committee on apportionment bill.

H. B. No. 9, "A bill for an act to establish a common school system in the Territory of Nebraska,"

Was now taken up.

Mr. Gwyer moved that section thirty-nine be amended by inserting the word "white" before the word "youth," in second line. Ayes and nays called:

Ayes-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Collier, Cooper, Davis of Cass, Daily, Doom, Gwyer, Hall, Kline, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Rankin, Steele, Steinberger, Young.-17.

Nays-Messrs. Cassell, De Puy, Lee, Roeder, Seymour, Stewart, Taffe,

I am instructed to inform your honorable body that the Council has passed

C. B. No. 136, "Joint resolution granting pay to Justin Davis for certain service," and

C. B. No. 137, "Joint resolution to pay E. S. Dundy mileage and per diem,"

And the concurrence of the House is requested.

S. M. CURRAN, Chief Clerk.

Mr. Young moved to amend section 39, by striking out the word "three," in second line and inserting "two."

Carried.

On motion of the same gentleman

Same section was amended by striking out the words "Library Fund," in third line.

Mr. Collier moved that the House go into Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of the bill.

Carried.

And the House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Collier in the Chair.

While in committee the Speaker took the Chair in order to receive the following message from the Council:

Mr. Speaker:

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Oct. 30, 1858.)

I am instructed to inform your honorable body that the Council has passed the following named bills, and the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested therein:

C. B. No 139, "A bill for an act to incorporate the town of Parkersburgh."

C. B. No. 94, "An act to provide for repairing the Military road at the Elkhorn bridge."

C. B. No. 131, "Joint resolution relative to School lands."

C. B. No. 103, "A bill for an act to amend an act entitled a bill to incorporate the city of Omaha."

C. B. No. 45,

Courts."

A bill for an act to amend an act entitled, "Justices'

C. B. No. 108, "An act to leagalize the acts of certain commissioners of deeds and for other purposes."

C. B. No. 135, "An act to incorporate the city of Fort Calhoun, Nebraska.

C. B. No. 97, "An act to incorporate the Fort Calhoun and Iowa Ferry Company."

C. B. No. 116, "An act to dissolve the bonds of matrimony between James B. Hickman and Salina H. Hickman."

I also report to your honorable body

H. B. No. 69, "A bill for an act to incorporate the city of Rulo." H. B. No. 80, "A bill for an act to establish a territorial road from Cuming city landing, Washington county, to Fontenelle, Dodge county." H. B. No. 28, "A bill for an act to organize and define the boundaries and locate the county seat of Dixon county,"

H. B. No. 12, "A bill to authorize certain officers to administer oaths and affirmations,"

H. B. No. 62, "An act to establish a territorial road from Bellevue, via Hazleton, in Sarpy county, to Elkhorn city, in Douglas county,"

H. B. No. 87, "A bill for an act to establish a territorial road from Omaha city, Douglas county, to Fontenelle, in Dodge county,"

H. B. No. 103, "A bill for an act to locate a territorial road from Peru, to the Kansas line, at or near Marysville, K. T.,”

H. B. No. 94, "An act to locate a territorial road from the city of Elkhorn to the Pappillion creek, at McArdle's,"

H. B. No. 89, "An act to locate a territorial road from Brownville, in Nemaha county, to Kingston, in Johnston county,"

H. B. No. 92, "A bill for an act to locate a territorial road from Omaha city, via Hazleton, to Forest city, in Sarpy county,"

H. B. No. 45, "A bill to authorize Thomas Patterson to erect a mill dam across Rock creek," and

H. B. No. 66, "A bill for an act to incorporate the town of Freemont, Dodge county, N. T.,"

The same having passed the Council without amendment.

I have also to inform you that the Council has concurred in the amendments of the House to

C. B. No. 105, "A bill for an act to restrain cattle, sheep, horses and swine from running at large in the counties of Platte and Monroe.” S. M. CURRAN, Chief Clerk.

The House having resumed business,

Mr. Collier, from Committee of the Whole, reported

H. B. No. 9, "A bill for an act to establish the common school system in the Territory of Nebraska,"

With sundry amendments thereto, and recommended its passage. On motion,

The amendments were adopted, and the bill ordered engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Rankin, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 123, "Joint resolution to elect a public printer,"

C. B. No. 104, "A bill for an act to fix the times for holding the district courts for the second judicial districts,"

Read third time, passed and title agreed to.

C. B. No. 107, "A bill for an act to require justices of the peace to give bonds before entering upon the discharge of their official business,"

Was now taken up.

On motion,

The amendment reported by the Committee on Judiciary was adopted.

The bill was then read third time, passed and title agreed to.
Mr. Lee offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Engrossing Clerk be authorized such help as he may need, so that all bills may be engrossed and returned to this House with the least possible delay."

Adopted.

C. B. No. 77, "A bill for an act to amend an act entitled 'Elections,' approved January 26, 1856,"

Was now taken up.

Mr. Briggs moved to postpone indefinitely.

Mr. Rankin moved to lay the motion to postpone on the table.
Ayes and nays called:

Ayes-Messrs. Cassell, Cooper, Daily, Dean, Hall, Kline, Lee, Ran

kin.-8.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Davis of Cass, Doom, De Puy, Gwyer, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Ramsey, Roeder, Seymour, Stewart, Taffe, Young.-15.