In committee of the whole for the consideration of : No. 104 S, a bill to incorporate the Central Wisconsin R. R. Co. Mr. Pinkney in the chair, And after sometime spent therein, The committee arose and reported back to the Senate, said bill No. 133 S., Without amendment, And said bill No. 104 S., With amendment. Said bill No. 133 S, was then ordered to be engrossed and read the third time. The amendments of the committee of the whole to said bill No. 104 S, were concurred in, and said bill was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time. A message from the Assembly by its Assistant Clerk: The Assembly has passed No. 35 A, a bill to incorporate the Western Plank Road Co. No. 100 A, a bill authorizing the construction of a free bridge across the Milwaukee river on or near the town line' between the towns of Grafton and Mequon, in the county of Washington. No. 106 A, a bill appropriating to Albert C. Ingham the sum therein named. No. 117 A, a bill to authorize the laying out of a State road therein named, and No. 126 A, a bill to authorize the laying out of a State road therein described. In all which the concurrence of the Senate is requested. Said bills Nos. 35, 100, 106, 117 and 126 A, were severally read the first and second times." Leave of absence, until one week from Tuesday next, was asked for Messrs. Sharpstein, Bowen, Vittum, Blair, Allen, Cary, Hunter, Alban, Wiel and Lewis; Which was granted. Leave of absence until Monday next was asked for Mr. Miller, Which was granted. On motion of Mr. Dunn, The Senate adjourned. MONDAY, February 14, 1853, Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Etchman. Roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names: 1 Messrs. Bashford, Bovee, Briggs, Dunn, McLane, Miller, Pinkney, Prentice, Reed, Smith, Stewart, Sterling and Wakeley.-13. The reading of the Journal of Friday was dispensed with. Mr. Pinkney presented the memorial of the Executive Committee of the University and State Agricultural Society. Which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Manufactures. Mr. Sterling presented the petition of Garwood Green and 25 others, asking for a State Road from Franklin, Iowa county, to Reedsburg in the county of Sauk., Which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges. Mr. Bashford presented the petition of Hiram Johnson and 93 others, asking to have incorporated the Omro and Waupun Plank Road Company, Which was referred to the committee on Incorporations. Mr. Smith presented the account of Alfred Warschner against the State. Which was referred to the Committee on Printing. Mr. Stewart presented the account of Charles Frissel, for Coat furnished State prisoner, Which was referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Briggs presented the account of Chas. T. Wakeley against the State, Which was referred to the Committee on Printing. Mr. Smith introduced the following Preamble and Resolution: To enable the committee on claims to discriminate properly on claims presented for their action. Resolved, By the Senate, that his Excellency the Governor, be requested to inform the Senate of the specific items of Expendi ture, to which the contingent fund of the Executive Departments applied. } Bills were introduced and read the first and second times as fol lows: By Mr. McLane, No. 140 S., A bill to facilitate suits in Chancery. By Mr. Prentice, No. 141 S., A bill to more effectually suppress gambling. By Mr. Sterling, No. 142 S., A bill appropriating money for locating a portion of the five hundred thousand acres of land granted to this State by the United States, to the persons therein named. By Mr. Bashford, No. 143 S., A bill to amend Chapter six of the Revised Statutes, relating to the Board of County Canvassers. By Mr. Dunn, No. 144 S., A bill to define and punish the crime of perjuery. By Mr. Whittlesey, No. 146 S., A bill to incorporate the Sun Prairie Seminary. No. 147 S., A bill declaratory of the applicability of the common law in certain cases. Said bill No.140 S, was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Said bill No. 141 S., was referred to a s select committee of three, consisting of Senators Prentice, Pinkney and Stewart. Said bill No. 142 S., was referred to the committee on Education, School and University Lands. Said bill No. 143 S., was referred to the committee on privileges and elections. Said bill No. 144 S., was referred to the committee on Judiciary. Said bill No. 146 S., was referred to the committee on Incorporations. Said bill No. 147 S., was referred to the committee on Judiciary. Mr. Miller from the committee on printing, reported No. 145 S., A bill to appropriate to D. K. Tenney the sum therein named. Which was read the first and second times. Mr. Stewart from the commiitee on Engrossed bills reported as correctly engrossed No. 104 S., A bill to incorporate the Wisconsin Central Rail Road Company. Mr. McLane from the select committee to whom was referred No. 99 A., A bill amendatory of an "act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Madison and Oconomowoc Plank Road company. Reported the same back to the Senate With amendment. Mr. Squires from the committee on Enrolled bills, snbmitted the following report: The committee on Enrolled bills have examined. No. 6 S., A bill to amend the charter of the Beloit and Madison Rail Road Company. No. 69 S., A bill to fix the terms of the Circuit Court in the third Judicial Circuit. No. 35 S., A bill to incorporate the Plymouth and Charleston plank road company. No 24 A., A bill to authorize John J. Cruikshank to construct and maintain a canal at Grand Rapids Wisconsin. No. 4 A., A memorial to the Post Master General for increase of service on mail route No. 4616. No. 105 A., A bill appropriating to E. Shumaker the sum therein named. No. 39 A., A bill to authorize the erection of a dam across the Milwaukee river in Milwaukee County. No. 55 A., A bill to organize the county of Shawanaw. And report the same as correctly enrolled. SQUIRES, Chairman. No. 84 A., A bill to legalize the assessment and collection of taxes in the town of Marcellon in the county of Columbia, Was read a third time, passed and the title thereof agreed to. No. 95 A., A bill to incorporate the Sheboygan College, Was read a third time, passed, and the title thereof agreed to. No. 104 S., A bill to incorporate the Wisconsin Central Rail Road Company, Was read the third time. Mr. Wakeley moved to amend section 12 of said bill by striking out "arbitrators" whereever it occurs and insert the word "Commissioners," and also to amend seciion 8 by inserting "village of" before "Whitewater," to. Which was agreed to. And said bill as amended was passed and the tite thereof agreed |