COUNCIL.

FRrDAY MORNING, Dec. 8, lo
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Mr.. Coop, agreeably to previous pticsI
introduced bill providing for the elre.
sion Of the opinion Of the people u he
Territory, upon the subject of,he fona
ton Of State Constitution--read the irs
time, and ordered to be printed. ii


On motion of Mr.. Hastings, bill cor
cerning the rights Of married women WI
read the second time, referred 70 the con.
mittee Of the whole, and made the order d
the day fer Monday next.


Mr.. Hastings, from the committee o.
Internal Improvements, reported . bilt
repeal on act, entitled Tan act to organic
and discipline the militia, approved Jun
9TH, l845," which was read the first time


Mr.. Hastings hoped the bill would nd
be rejected, said that the militia law asf
now stood upon the statute; was deadkt
ter--a mere nullity - not single corntlY
Of the Territory, as the honorable gentle
man could learn, had paid the slightea''' y
tention to it. It was the wish of hs coz
stituents that the law be repealed-awn
not his individual desire-his feeling were
military, he had fought and bled y ls
Missouri war-that he now held, andha
for several years, the high and inp0rl'a
post Of Captain Of the Muscatine dragon.


The bill was rejected-yeas 5--nsysa


On motion Of Mr.. Hastings, the olar '
amend an act entitled can act regulating
interest on money" was taken from "
table, and on motion Of Mr.. Coop, rsla'
red to the committee on Internal improve
ments. Adjourned. ai