A motion was then made by Mr. Whiton, that the chief clerk be directed to request the Council to return to this House for its further action, bill No. 32, Council file, entitled "a bill to provide for taking the census of the inhabitants of the territory of Wisconsin, and to authorize the Governor to apportion the members of the Council and House of Representatives." And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are -Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton, 16. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Darling, Ellis, Giddings, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Sutherland, and Newland, 9. A message from the Council by the Secretary thereof: "Mr. Speaker-In accordance with the request of this House, I have been directed to return bill No. 32, of the Council, entitled "a bill to provide for the taking the census of the inhabitants of the territory of Wisconsin, and to authorize the Governor to apportion the members of the Council and House of Representatives," which had been returned to the Council as negatived, for the further consideration and action of this House." Mr. Burt moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the motion to reconsider the bill contained in the foregoing message, was indefinitely postponed. And the question being put, It passed in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton, 15. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Brown, Darling, Ellis, Giddings, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Sutherland, and Newland, 10. The question was then taken on reconsidering the vote agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole on the said bill by which the enacting clause was stricken out, and being put, It passed in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Burt, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton, 13. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Brazelton, Brown, Darling, Dewey, Ellis, Giddings, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Sutherland, and Newland, speaker, 12. The question was then put on agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole, and determined in the negative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, were Messrs. Brown, Darling, Ellis, Giddings, Jenkins, Ogden, Parkison, Sutherland, and Newland, speaker, 9. Those who voted in the negative, were Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton, 15. So the report of the committee of the whole was disagreed to. Mr. Giddings moved that the said bill be re-committed to the committee of the whole House, And thereupon a call of the House was made and further proceedings in the call dispensed with, When the question was put on the motion of Mr. Giddings and determined in the negative, And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, were Messrs. Ellis, Giddings, Jenkins, Ogden, Parkison, and Sutherland, -6. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Shepard, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker, 17. Mr. Whiton moved to amend the bill by striking out in the ninth section, the words "counties or." And the question being taken, It passed unanimously in the affirmative. Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Darling, Dewey, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Gray, Hackett, Jenkins, Mills, Ogden, Parkison, Ray, Sutherland, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker, 22. Mr. Brown moved the adoption of the following amendment, to wit: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following words: Sec. 1. The several districts of the Territory shall be entitled to elect the number of members of the Council and House of Representatives of said Territory, proportioned to their population respectively, as follows, viz: The district composed of the counties of Milwaukee and Washington, shall be entitled to elect two members of the Council and six members of the House of Representatives. The district composed of the county of Grant shall be entitled to elect two members of the Council and three members of the House of Representatives. The district composed of the county of Iowa shall be entitled to elect two members of the Council and three members of the House of Representatives. The district composed of the counties of Rock and Walworth shall be entitled to elect two members of the Council and four members of the House of Representatives. The district composed of the counties of Crawford and St. Croix shall be entitled to elect one member of the Council and two members of the House of Representatives. The district composed of the counties of the Jefferson, Dane, Dodge, Green and Sauk shall be entitled to elect one member of the Council and two members of the House of Representatives. The district composed of the counties of Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Marquette, and Portage shall be entitled to elect one member of the Council and four members of the House of Representatives. The district composed of the county of Racine shall be entitled to elect two members of the Council and two members of the House of Representatives. When Mr. Whiton called for the previous question, which was put in these words "Shall the main question be now put?" and determined in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Tripp, and Whiton.-15. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Brown, Darling, Ellis, Giddings, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison, Sutherland, and Newland, speaker.-10. The question was then put on ordering the bill to be read the third time, and determined in the affirmative. And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Burt, Dewey, Eastman, Gray, Hackett, Mills, Ray, Rockwell, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, and Whiton.-16. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Brown, Darling, Ellis, Giddings, Jenkins, La Chappelle, Ogden, Parkison and Newland, speaker.—9. The said bill was then by the special order of the House, read the third time, passed and the title thereof agreed to. Ordered, That the Council be requested to concur in the amendment to the said bill. A message from the Council by their Secretary: "Mr Speaker,-The Governor has notified the Council that he has approved the following, to wit: An act to repeal parts of the several acts relative to the Milwaukee and Rock river canal: and Memorial to the Congress of the United States for the relief of the owners or proprietors of mineral lots in the Wisconsin land district. I am directed to present for the reconsideration of this House "An act to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named, and for other purposes," which had been presented to the Governor for his approval, and returned with his objections thereto; the same having been reconsidered and passed by the Council." The House then proceeded to reconsider the said bill entitled "an act to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named, and for other purposes," and the message of the Governor returning the said bill without his signature, which was read and is as follows: To the Legislative Council of the Territory of Wiskonsan: I return herewith, without my signature, the bill entitled "An act to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly therein named, and for other purposes." I object to the bill because it exceeds the estimate of the Secretary of the Treasury for those expenses eight thousand dollars, to meet which no appropriation has been asked of Congress. It therefore creates this amount of debt, for which the Territory becomes immediately chargeable. The amount appropriated for printing by this bill, is seven thou-, sand six hundred and forty-two dollars, and for newspapers eight hundred and fifty-seven dollars. These exceed the amount for which an appropriation has been asked, three thousand four hundred and ninety-nine dollars. It contains many items for which no appropriation has been asked of Congress-some of which are for expenses incurred in previous years; yet the first section declares that they shall be paid "out of the sum appropriated by Congress for defraying the expenses of the Assembly for the year 1842." It contains several appropriations to members for their services. beyond the amount allowed to them by the act of Congress. I think they can no more increase their pay for the duties incident to their offices, than that of the Governor or Secretary of the Territory. |