No. 13, (H.) "A bill to set off the town of Howard, in the county of Brown;"

Mr. Long in the chair;

And after a short time spent therein, the committee rose, and by their chairman reported that they had made some progress therein, and desired leave to sit again thereon;

Leave was accordingly granted.

A message from the governor, by his private secretary, Mr. Charles Doty;

"Mr. Speaker: I am directed by the governor to deliver to this house a message in writing."

On motion of Mr. Darling,

Ordered, that the undermentioned bill be taken up and considered in the committee of the whole house, to wit:

No. 5, (C.) "A bill to provide for the election of a printer to the legislative assembly."

On motion of Mr. Platt,

Ordered, that the undermentioned bill be referred to the same committee, to wit:

No. 14, (H.) “A bill to provide for the appointment of a printer to the legislative assembly of the territory of Wisconsin."

Thereupon, the house resolved itself into the committee of the whole house, for the consideration of the aforementioned bills; Mr. Olin in the chair;

And after a short time spent therein, the committee rose, and by their chairman reported said bills back to the house without amendment.

Pending the question on ordering said bill No. 5, (C.) to the third reading,

Mr. Platt moved to amend said bill by striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting the following, to wit:

Section 1. That in order more certainly to secure skill, despatch and responsibility, in the execution of the printing of the legislative assembly, the governor shall nominate, and by and with the advice of the legislative council shall appoint a printer to perform the necessary printing for the legislative assembly, and who shall be known and styled "the printer to the legislative assembly of Wisconsin."

Sec. 2. The said officer so appointed shall execute to the territory of Wisconsin a bond in the penal sum of thousand

dollars, with at least two sufficient freeholders as sureties, to be approved of by the presiding officers of the council and house of representatives, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties enjoined upon him by this act, which bond shall be depos ited with the clerk of the supreme court for safe keeping.

Sec. 3. That the said "printer to the legislative assembly," shall procure good and sufficient type and other materials for executing the printing of the laws, journals, and all other papers and documents that may be ordered by the legislative assembly, or either branch thereof, and keep the same at the town of Madison, and to be at all times in readiness to execute the printing aforesaid in a neat and workmanlike manner, and with the utmost despatch.

Sec. 4. That the said printer shall have the laws, journals, bills, reports, or other documents, executed in the following manner, to wit: the laws and journals printed in medium octavo form, on a neat long primer type; the bills to be printed in folio foolscap, on small pica type, each page to contain not less than twenty-five of solid matter, of the usual length, with at least a pica blank between each line; the reports, messages, and other documents, with the exception of such tabular work as may not admit of it, printed on type of the same size, and contain as much solid matter in each page, as the laws and journals.

Sec. 5. The said printer shall print such number of copies of the laws and journals as may be directed by law, or resolutions of the legislative assembly, and have the same delivered over to the superintendent of territorial property within.

days after the adjournment of each session of the legislative assembly, unless further time be allowed, and shall have executed and delivered over to the clerks of the council and house of representatives, such number of copies of reports, bills, and other documents, as may be directed by the council or house of representatives. And the manner or form of printing the same shall be varied whenever directed by the legislative assembly.

Sec. 6. The said printer shall print, fold, press, and stitch, the laws, journals, reports, and documents, and all other printing which may be ordered by the legislative assembly, for which he shall receive the compensation hereinafter provided.

Sec. 7. The said printer shall receive for his services the following prices: fifty-six cents per thousand ems for composition, and

seventy-five cents per thousand ems for rule and figure work; fiftysix cents per token of two hundred and forty impressions, for press work; for folding, pressing, and stitching the laws and journals, twenty-five cents per copy; to be paid by the secretary out of any funds that may be appropriated by congress to defray the expenses of the legislative assembly.

Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of territorial property to examine and compare the journals and laws, when they shall be delivered to him by the printer, and if the same be correctly printed, and executed in a neat and workmanlike manner, he shall give a receipt to the printer, specifying the number of copies delivered, and the amount of compensation to which the printer is entitled, agreeable to the provisions of the seventh section of this act; which receipt shall be presented to the legislative assembly before any appropriation shall be made to said printer.

Sec. 9. That in case of the neglect or inability of the said printer to print the laws and journals within the time limited by this act, the superintendent of territorial property is hereby authorized and required to employ another printer to print, fold, press, and stitch the same; and the excess in the account of such printer so employed for executing such work, above what is herein allowed to the printer to the legislative assembly, shall be charged to said printer to the legislative assembly, guilty of such negligence or delay.

Sec. 10. That the term of office of said printer so appointed, shall be for two years, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; except the printer first appointed under this law, who shall hold his office until the expiration of the session of the legis lature in the years 1845-6.

And the question being put thereon,

It passed in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Platt,
Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Capron, Messersmith, Palmer, and Platt-4.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Elmore, Grant, Hicks, Hopkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Olin, Parsons, Price, Thompson, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (speaker)-22.

Mr. Hicks moved to amend the bill by striking out all after sec

tion one, and inserting the same amendment moved by Mr. Platt, except the first section;

And pending the question thereon,

Mr. Thompson moved that said bill and amendment do lie on the table nutil Tuesday next;

And the question being put thereon, it passed in the negative; And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Thompson, Those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Birtlett, Capron, Elmore, Hopkins, Messersmith, Olin, Platt, Price, Thompson, and Tripp-10.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Agry, Birchard, Crossman, Dailing, Ellis, Grant, Hicks, Huukins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Palmer, Parsons, Trowbridge, and Walker (spk'r.)—16.

The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Hicks;
And being put, it passed in the negative;

And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Thompson,
Those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Elmors, Hicks, Hopkins, and Platt-4.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Capron, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Grant, Hunkins, Long, Manahan, Masters, Messersmith, Meeker, Olin, Palmer, Parsons, Price, Thompson, Tripp, Trowbridge, and Walker (spk'r.)—22.

The question was then put on ordering the said bill to a third reading;

And it passed in the affirmative;

And the ayes and noes having been called for by Mr. Platt, Those who voted in the affirmative, were

Messrs. Agry, Bartlett, Birchard, Crossman, Darling, Ellis, Grant, Hunkins, Long. Manahan, Masters, Meeker, Parsons, Price, Trowbridge, and Walker (spk'r )—16.

Those who voted in the negative, were

Messrs. Capron, Elmore, Hicks, Hopkins, Messersmith, Olin, Palmer, Platt, Thompson, and Tripp-10.

The speaker laid before the house the message of his excellency the governor, received this morning, notifying the house that he had on this day approved a bill, entitled

"An act to prescribe the mode of proceeding in chancery;"

Also, a communication of David Bonham, enclosing the pro

'ceedings of a meeting held on the canal grant, relating to the Mil waukee and Rock river canal, and the lands granted for the construction of said canal;

Which was laid on the table.

Mr. Ellis, by leave, offered the following resolution, to wit: "Resolved, That the chief clerk in making up the proceedings, except from the copy of the journal for the printer of the daily slips, a copy at length of bill No. 14, moved as an amendment to bill No. 5, by Mr. Platt, and also that part of No. 14, moved as an amendment to No. 5, by Mr. Hicks."

And objection being made to said resolution,

Mr. Ellis asked leave to withdraw the same;

When Mr. Hicks said he should offer the same resolution, and call for the ayes and noes on the question of its adoption;

And pending the question on granting leave to Mr. Ellis to withdraw the said resolution,

Mr. Thompson moved that the house do now adjourn;
And the question being put thereon,

It passed in the affirmative;

And a division being called

There were ayes 14, noes not counted.
So the house adjourned.

MONDAY, January 8, 1844.

Mr. Hicks moved that the journal of Saturday be amended in the proceedings relative to a resolution offered by Mr. Ellis, to read as follows, to wit:

"When Mr. Hicks said he should move to have said resolution spread upon the journal."

And the question being put thereon, it passed in the negative. A message from the council by their secretary, 10 wit:

"Mr. Speaker: The council have passed No. 15, (C.) 'Resolu