Mr. Burt offered the following amendment: "This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage." And the question being taken on agreeing to the same, it was determined in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bond, Brown, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, and Whiton—18. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Brazelton, Jenkins, Mills, Rockwell, and Newland, speaker,-7. Mr. Rockwell moved a reconsideration of the vote adopting the tenth and eleventh amendments. When Mr. Brown moved that the bill and the motion of Mr. Rockwell be indefinitely postponed. And on this question the ayes and noes were called for, and were as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Barber, Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, La Chappelle, Ogden, and Shepard-15. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Batchelder, Jenkins, Mills, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker-10. So the bill was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Whiton moved that the House do adjourn until to-morrow at 2 o'clock, P. M. And the ayes and noes having been called for on the said motion, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Barber, Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Dewey, Ellis, Gray, Hackett, Jenkins, Mills, Ogden, Rockwell, Tripp, and Whi ton-15. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Batchelder, Darling, Eastman, Giddings, La Chappelle, Parkison, Ray, Shepard, Sutherland, and Newland, speaker—10. So the House adjourned until to-morrow at 2 o'clock, P. M. Friday, February 11, 1842. On motion of Mr. Shepard, The reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with. Saturday, February 12, 1842. Mr. Ellis from the county of Brown, arose and announced to the House the death of his colleague, the Hon. CHARLES C. P. ARNDT, in the words following: "Mr. Speaker, I rise under circumstances the most painful. The melancholy task devolves on me of announcing to the House the death of one of the delegates of my district in the other branch of the Assembly-the Hon. CHARLES COATESWORTH PINCKNEY ARNDT. Yesterday he was in the full vigor of health and manhood, as fondly as any of us, Mr. Speaker, looking forward to years of happiness and honor. To day he is no more! At noon he died almost instantly on the floor of the Council Chamber. How emphaticaily is it to be said "his sun went down at noon!" Indeed he left us in the morn ing of life, being but 29 years of age. "If it be painful to me Mr. Speaker, to give the House intelligence of this distressing calamity, it is some relief to overburthened feelings to be able to bear unqualified testimony to his irreproachable character and high moral worth. Acquainted with him intimately from his boyhood, I can well testify to the amiable sentiments of his heart, and the brilliant qualities of his mind. As a son, a brother, a husband and a father, he was equally the pride of his relatives, and the admiration of his friends. As a neighbor, a citizen, and a public servant, he ranked first among his fellows. Think you then, Mr. Speaker, what a void is thus, in the twinkling of an eye, made alike in his family circle, in the society of his neighborhood, and in the delegation to this Assembly from the county of Brown. But why should I enlarge? All knew him, and to know, was to love and admire." And thereupon Mr. Darling offered the following resolutions: which were unanimously passed. Resolved, by this House, that entertaining the highest sense of the worth of the deceased, and regretting deeply his loss, not only to his family and the constituency he represented, but particularly to this Legislative Assembly, the members of this body do mourn the untimely death of the Hon. Charles C. P. Arndt, late a member of the Council from the county of Brown, and that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with his bereaved family and friends in their affliction, and that the messenger of this House convey our regrets to the surviving partner and family of the deceased. On motion of Mr. Parkison, The rules of the House prescribing the daily order of business were suspended this day. The Secretary of the Council being introduced, delivered the following message from that body: "Mr. Speaker, I am directed to inform the House of Representatives of the death of the Hon. Charles C. P. Arndt, late a member of the Council from the county of Brown, which occurred yesterday the 11th inst. in this place, and that his funeral will take place this day at twelve o'clock, in which the House is respectfully invited to join." And then Mr. Darling submitted the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted. Resolved, That the House of Representatives, in accordance with the invitation of the Council, meet that body in the Council chamber, at 12 c'olock this day, to attend the funeral services of the late Hon. C. C. P. Arndt. Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. Monday, February 14, 1842. Mr. Shepard presented two accounts of Harrison Reed, for printing, which were referred to the committee on Public Expenditures. Mr. Rockwell presented three accounts of J. A. Noonan for furnishing newspapers to the members at the present session of the Assembly, and for publishing laws, &c., which were referred to the committee on Public Expenditures. Mr. Ellis presented the memorial of Charles C. Sholes in relation to printing, which was referred to the following select committee, viz: Messrs. Ellis, Eastman and Brown. [See appendix, document Q.] Mr. Ellis, by the request of the parents and relatives of the Hon. Charles C. P. Arndt, deceased, late a member of the Council from the county of Brown, tendered their thanks to the House of Representatives for the distinguished mark of respect shown to the memory of the deceased, by both Houses of the Assembly. Mr. Ellis presented the account of H. O. Sholes for furnishing newspapers to the members of the present session of the Assembly, which was referred to the committee on Public Expenditures. On motion of Mr. Hackett, Resolved, That the chief clerk be authorized to employ an addititional clerk and messenger, as he may deem proper, for the remainder of the session. The Speaker laid before the House the following joint report agreeably to the request of the committee of conference on the part of the House who were absent from their seats. The committee of conference, on the part of this House, appointed on the subject of the amendments depending between the two Houses on the bill No. 29, (C. F.) entitled "a bill to authorize the issuing of bills or drafts for the payment of the expenses of the present session of the Legislative Assembly." Report that they have had the subject again under consideration, and have agreed to recommend to this House to recede from all their amendments to said bill, with the following modification thereof, viz: 1st. Strike out the word "auditor" wherever it occurs throughout the bill, and insert the word "Secretary." 2nd. Amend the second section by inserting after the word "whom " in the fourth line thereof, the words "and for what purpose." 3rd. Strike out the fourth section of the bill, and insert in lieu thereof, the following: "The drafts or bills drawn in pursuance of the provisions of this act, shall be receivable into the Territorial Treasury, for all dues from the several counties of this Territory." The report was read and adopted. Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith. Mr. Eastman, from a majority of the select committee to which the proceedings of a public meeting held at the Capitol, relative to the formation of a State Government, were referred, reported that a majority of the committee had deemed it proper to make no report on the subject referred to them, inasmuch as a bill is now pending before the Council providing for submitting the question to the people at the next general election. Mr. La Chappelle, from a minority of the same committee, made the following report, to wit: 66 The minority of the special committee to which were referred certain Resolutions" relative to Annexation and State Government, adopted at a meeting of citizens of Wisconsin, in Madison, on the 3d day of February, A. D. 1842, begs leave to REPORT: That I unequivocally dissent from the opinion of the majority of your committee with regard to the propriety and expediency of taking any Legislative action whatsoever upon the subject matter contained in said "Resolutions," and will proceed without further preamble or delay to state the reasons of my dissent. |