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XL. The stated time of meeting of the House for the daily transaction of business, shall be 10 o'clock A. M.

On motion of Mr. Brunson,

Ordered, That sixty copies of the rules adopted for the government of this House be printed.

A message from the Council by their secretary:

"Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform you that the Council have refused to concur in the amendment of this House to resolution No. 1, (Council file,) entitled "Resolution providing for receiving from the treasury of the United States certain money."

The House took up the resolution referred to in the foregoing message, and insisted on its amendment.

Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following select committee under the resolution relative to the legality of the acts of treasurer of the Territory, viz:

Messrs. Parkison, Whiton, Bond, Mills, and Ellis.

The Speaker also announced the appointment of the following standing committees, viz:

On the Judiciary-Messrs. Whiton, Dewey, Barber, Ellis, and Parkison.

On Internal Iprovements-Messrs. Barber, Dewey, Brunson, Rockwell, and Hackett.

On Schools-Messrs. Brunson, Mills, Bond, Parmelee, and Ogden.

On Territorial Affairs-Messrs. Ellis, Barber, Bond, Tripp, and Sutherland.

On the Militia-Messrs. Batchelder, Rockwell, Jenkins, Brazelton, and Mills.

On the Finances of the Territory-Messrs. Brown, Tripp, Shephard, Gray, and Batchelder.

On Corporations-Messrs. Darling, Whiton, Jenkins, Sutherland, and Eastman.

On Elections.-Messrs. Parkison, Bond, Giddings, Hackett, and Burt.

On Agriculture and Manufactures.-Messrs. Ray, Batchelder, Mills, Giddings, and Darling.

On Mining and Smelting.-Messrs. Jenkins, Gray, Ogden, Burt, and Parkison.

On Pubitc Expenditures.—Messrs. Shepard, Darling, Burt, Parmelee, and Brazleton.

On Engrossed Bills.-Messrs. Rockwell, Brown, Ray, Eastman, and Giddings.

On Enrolled Bills.-Messrs. Hackett, Brunson, Tripp, Ellis, and Shepard.

On Roads,-Messrs. Dewey, Brunson, Ogden, Eastman, and Brazleton.

Mr. Whiton, by leave, offered the following resolution, which was agreed to.

Resolved, That all papers and documents in possession of the House, relating to the seat in this House, now contested by E. S. Sill, be referred to the committee on elections, with instructions to investigate all the facts relating to said seat and report the same to this House.

Mr. Jenkins, by leave, offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the testimony and other documents relating to the seat in this House now contested by Theophilus La Chapelle, be referred to the committee on elections, with instructions to report what their opinions are relating to the same, and also to hear any other testimony which may be legally introduced, relating to the said contested seat, and further that the said committee have power to send for persons and papers.

Mr. Hackett moved to amend by striking out the words "and further, that the said committee have power to send for persons and papers."

And the question being taken on the said motion, it was determined in the negative.

And the ayes and noes being called for by Mr. Gray;

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Eastman, Ellis, Hackett, Ogden, Rockwell, 5.
Those who voted'in the negative are

Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Bond, Brazelton, Brown, Burt, Darling, Giddings, Gray, Jenkins, Mills, Parkison, Parmelee, Ray, Shepard, Sutherland, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker, 19.

A motion was then made by Mr. Ellis to amend the resolution so as to limit the power of the committee to send for persons and papers to the town of Madison.

Which was determined in the negative.

The question then recurred on the passage of the resolution and it was agreed to.

Mr. Brunson, by leave, presented a communication, enclosing testimony relative to the contested election of a member of this House, from the county of Crawford. Which was referred to the committee on elections.

On motion of Mr. Brown,

The House adjourned until 2 o'clock, P. M.

2 O'CLOCK, P. M.

On motion of Mr. Rockwell,

The House resolved itself into the committee of the whole House, Mr. Hackett in the chair, having under consideration the Governor's message; and after some time spent therein, the committee rose and made the following report, to wit:

Resolved, That so much of His Excellency, the Governor's Message, as relates to changing our present form of Government, to a State Government, be referred to the committee on Territorial Asfairs.

Resolved, That so much of the message of his Excellency, the Governor, as relates to the debt of the Territory, be referred to the Ju-diciary committee.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to monopolies, banks and incorporations generally, be referred to the committee on Corporations.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the Governor as relates to the subject whether the laws of the territory take effect without

the approval of Congress, be referred to the committee on the Judi

ciary.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message, as relates to the growth of wool, be referred to the committee on Agriculture.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the Governor as relates to duties on lead, be referred to the committee on Mining and Smelting.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the currency, be referred to the committee on Territorial Affairs. Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the prosecution of inland trade be referred to the committee on Internal Improvement.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the Governor, as relates to rail and McAdamized roads be referred to the committee on Roads.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the Governor as relates to the Milwaukee and Rock river canal, be referred to the committee on Internal Improvement.

Resolved, That so much of the message as relates to taxes and tax titles, be referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Resolved, That so much of the message of his Excellency, the Governor as relates to the removal of the Indians, be referred to a select committee, with instructions to report by memorial or otherwise,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to schools, be referred to the committee on Schools,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to the militia, be referred to the committee on Militia.

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to a University, be referred to the committee ou Schools.

Resolved, That so much of the message as relates to public offices, be referred to the committee on Territorial Affairs.

Resolved, That so much of the message as relates to the fur trade, be referred to the committee on Territorial Affairs.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the Governor as relates to excessive legislation, and what Mr. Jefferson said, be referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the Governor as re

lates to the resignation of a member of this House, be referred to the committee on Elections.

Resolved, That so much of the message of the Governor as recommends that the duties which are now performed by the County Commissioners and their Clerks, should be performed by justices of the peace, and also that part of the message which recommends that the assessments be made by the registers of deeds and the taxes to be collected by the sheriffs, be referred,

And pending the question on adopting the report of the committee, and on motion of Mr. Whiton, the last resolution in the report was amended by adding thereto the following words "to a select committee of five."

The report of the committee as amended was then adopted.
And then the House adjourned.

Wednesday, December 15, 1841.

Mr. Hackett presented the petition of inhabitants of the county of Rock, for the organization of township No. 2, north, in range, No. 12, east, to be called Rock.

Which was referred to the committee on corporations.

Mr. Jenkins presented the petition of inhabitants of the county of Iowa, for a division of said county, by the line running east and west, between towns four and five,

Which was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Batchelder presented the petition of Thomas Foulston, praying for a divorce,

Which was referred to the following select committee, viz: Messrs. Batchelder, Ray, and Gray.

The speaker announced the appointment of the following select committee, under the last of the resolution, referring the Governor's message, viz: Messrs. Whiton, Sutherland, Parmelee, Burt, and Brown.

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