On the question of agreeing to the sixth item (which allowed to W. S. Dehering, John Graham, and B. W. Brunson for extra services in the Council, each thirty-four dollars,) the ayés and noes were called for and were as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Brown, Ellis, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Shepard, Whiton, and Newland, speaker.-7. Noes-Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Rockwell, Sutherland, and Tripp.-17. So the sixth item was disagreed to. Mr. Shepard offered the following amendment to the bill, which was agreed to. To C. C. Sholes for printing journal, reports and drafts four hundred and forty-two dollars and twenty-nine cents. Mr. Dewey offered the following amendment: Amend the bill by striking out the following words: “To W. W. Wyman for publishing in the Madison Express the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly dollars:" and also strike out the words "To George Hyer for publishing in the Wisconsin Enquirer the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly lars:" Which was disagreed to. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, dol Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, Ray, Rockwell.-10. Those whoted in the negative, are, Messrs. Brazelton, Barber, Brown, Darling, Ellis, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Shepard, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker.-13. Mr. Shepard moved the adoption of the following amendment: "To Alfred Brunson for services in taking depositions in the case of La Chappelle vs. Brunson, one hundred dollars." Mr. Hackett moved to amend the amendment by striking out "one hundred" and inserting "ten." And the question being taken on the amendment, It passed in the negative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Burt, Darling, Hackett, Jenkins, Ogden, Ray, and Rockwell, 8. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, La Chappelle, Mills, Parkison, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker, 16. Mr. Shepard moved to amend by striking out "one hundred," and inserting fifty in lieu thereof, and it was agreed to. The amendment was then adopted. Mr. Parkison offered the following amendment, which was adopted: "To John F. Meade, for services as chief clerk pro tem, five days, seven dollars and fifty cents." Mr. Rockwell moved to amend the bill by striking out the appropriation to Rhenodyne Bird, for services as assistant librarian. Which was disagreed to. And then the House adjourned. Friday, February 18, 1842. On motion of Mr. Shepard, The reading of yesterday's journal was dispensed with. Ordered, That the rule setting apart one hour for morning business be suspended for the day. Mr. Hackett, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported the following to be correctly enrolled, to wit: An act in relation to certain moneys in the territorial treasury, and An act to repeal the several acts providing for aiding in the con struction of the Milwaukee and Rock river Canal, and to provide for the temporary management and control of the Canal lands, Which were signed by the Speaker and ordered to be presented to the President of the Council for his signature. Bill 47, (C. F.) entitled "A bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named," was taken up for consideration, When Mr. Eastman moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the House refused to concur in the sixteenth amendment of the committee of the whole. And pending the question thereon, a call of the House was made, and the Sergeant-at-arms sent to notify Messrs. Brazelton, Burt, Dewey, and Gray, that their attendance was desired in the House. The Sergeant-at-arms having reported the said members to be in attendance, except Mr. Gray, further proceedings in the call of the House were dispensed with. Mr. Giddings moved that the motion to re-consider the said vote do lie on the table. Which was determined in the negative. And the ayes and noes being called for, thereon, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Giddings, Ray, Rockwell, and Sutherland, 7. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Barber, Brown, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Hackett, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton, 16. The question was then put on re-considerieg the said vote, and was determined in the affirmative, (Mr. Darling being in the chair.) And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Gray, Hackett, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton, 18. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Bond, Darling, Giddings, Ray, Rockwell, and Sutherland, -6. The question then recurred on agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole, when Mr. Barber moved to amend the report of the committee by adding to the sixteenth amendment the following: "The proviso in the sixth section of an act entitled an act to prescribe the number, duties and compensation of the officers of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes, approved January 23, 1841, is thereby repealed." And on the question of agreeing to the amendment, the ayes and noes were called for and were as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Barber, Brown, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton.-14. Noes-Messrs. Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Burt, Darling, Giddings, Ray, Rockwell, and Sutherland.-9. So the report of the committee was amended. Mr. Barber called for a division of the question, on agreeing to the report as amended, when the question was put on agreeing to the first item of the sixteenth amendment, which reads as follows: To David Newland, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for sixty-nine days services as Speaker, at three dollars per day, two hundred and seven dollars. And on this question the ayes and noes were called for and were as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Barber, Pond, Brown, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Hackett, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton.-14. Noes-Messrs. Batchelder, Brazelton, Burt, Darling, Giddings, Gray, Miils, Ray, Rockwell, and Sutherland.-10. So the said paragraph was agreed to. Mr. Barber then withdrew his call for a further division of the question, and the question was then taken on agreeing to the remaining three paragraphs as amended, which were agreed to. So the sixteenth amendment was agreed to. Mr. Whiton offered the following amendment: To Richard D. Redford for five days services in and about the capitol to prepare the same for the reception of the Legislature, ten dollars: Which was adopted. Mr. Shepard offered the following amendment: To Benjamin W. Brunson for extra services in the Council, fifteen dollars. Which was agreed to. Mr. Rockwell moved to amend by adding: To R. L. Ream for five days services as transcribing clerk, fifteen dollars: Which was adopted. Mr. Parkison offered the following amendment: To Theophilus La Chappelle for taking testimony in contesting the seat of Alfred Brunson as a member of this House, fifty dollars. And pending the question thereon, Mr. Gray called for the previous question; Which was put in these words, "Shall the main question be now put?" And passed in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Barber, Bond, Brazeiton, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Sutherland, and Tripp.-15. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Batchelder, Brown, Darling, Jenkins, Ogden, Parkison, and Newland, speaker.-7. The said bill was then ordered to a third reading. By the unanimous consent of the House, the thirty-ninth rule of the House was suspended: When on motion of Mr. Dewey and by special order of the House, the said bill was read the third time, passed, and the title thereof amended to read, A bill to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named, and for other purposes. |