On motion of Mr. Brown,

Ordered, That the select committee to which that part of the Governor's message is referred relative to the removal of the Indians, shall consist of three members.

The Speaker then announced the appointment of Messrs. Brown, Giddings, and Jenkins the said committee.

On motion of Mr. Whiton,

The undermentioned petitions were taken up and referred to the committee on corporations, to wit:

The petition of inhabitants of Rock county for the organization of the town of Union.

The petition of inhabitants of the county of Rock, for the organization of the town of Clinton.

The petition of inhabitants of the county of Rock, for the incorporation of an Academy, to be located at Janesville.

The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the, postmaster at Madison, relative to postage; which was referred to a select committee of three, viz Messrs. Whiton, Brunson, and Bond.

Mr. Shepard moved the adoption of the following resolution, to wit: Resolved, That when this House adjourn, it adjourn until Friday morning, and that this hall may be used on Thursday at 11 o'clock, A. M. for divine service.

Which on motion of Mr. Brown was amended by striking out the words" at 11 o'clock, A. M." and was then agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Rockwell,

Resolved, That the Territorial Librarian be required to furnish immediately to the House of Representatives, the report required of him by the 11th section of an act in the revised statutes entitled "an act to provide for the appointment of a Librarian and for other purposes," with a schedule of all articles of furniture or other property appertaining to the Legislative Assembly, which were in his hands at the close of its last session or have been at any subsequent period-together with a list of all articles that are missing-stating what disposition has been made of such articles, to whom sold, at what price and by whose directions.

Resolved, That the chief clerk furnish the Librarian with a copy of the foregoing resolution.

Mr. Ellis gave notice that on a future day, he should ask leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the Fond du Lac company.

Mr. Brown, the commissioner appointed to take testimony relative to the contested election from the county of Crawford, submitted the testimony of H. H. Sibley, Esq.

Which was referred to the committee on elections.

Mr. Brunson by leave, submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Speaker be and hereby is requested to invite the Rev. Mr. Phelps or any other clergyman who may reside at or visit this place to officiate as chaplain of this House.

On motion of Mr. Darling,

The said resolution was amended by striking out all after the words "resolved" and inserting the following words, "that this House choose a chaplain for the present session.

The question then recurred on the passage of the resolution as amended, and it was determined in the affirmative; and the ayes and noes being called for by Mr. Ogden,

Those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Barber, Batchelder, Darling, Eastman, Ellis, Giddings, Hackett, Mills, Parkison, Parmelee, Shepard, Tripp, Whiton, and Newland, speaker, 14.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Bond, Brazleton, Brown, Brunson, Burt, Gray, Jenkins, Ogden, Ray, Rockwell, and Sutherland, 11.

On motion of Mr. Whiton,

Resolved, That this House do forthwith proceed to the election of a chaplain by ballot.

Messrs. Rockwell and Ogden were appointed tellers to receive and canvass the votes.

The following nominations were then made, to wit:

By Mr. Brunson, the Rev. Mr. Phelps.

By Mr. Giddings, the Rev. Mr. Clarke.

By Mr. Rockwell, the Rev. Mr. Slingerland.

And the votes having been taken, the tellers reported that Mr.

Phelps had received eleven, Mr. Clarke nine, Mr. Slingerland three, and that there were two blanks, making in all twenty-five votes received.

Neither of the persons voted for having received a majority of all the votes, the Speaker declared that no choice had been made.

The House proceeded to ballot a second time for chaplain,

And the votes having been taken, the tellers reported that the Rev. Mr. Phelps had received sixteen, Mr. Clarke seven, Mr. Slingerland one, and that there was one blank, in all twenty-five votes.

The Rev. Mr. Phelps was thereupon declared to be duly elected chaplain of this House for the present session.

On motion of Mr. Burt,

The House adjourned until Friday next, at 10 o'clock A. M.

Friday, December 17th, 1841.

Mr. Brunson presented an abstract of the votes given in the county of Crawford, for and against changing the present system of county government, as certified by the clerk of the board of county commisssioners of said county: Which was ordered to lie on the ta

ble.

Mr. Hackett presented the petition of citizens of Rock county, for the organization of town one, north, in range thirteen, east, for township government, by the name of Turtleville: Which was referred to the committee on corporations.

On motion of Mr. Parmelec,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Territory of Wisconsin be and is hereby required to communicate to this House, information as to whether the files of his office show any vacancies to have occurred in the county of Racine by resignations, since the last session of this Legislature, and if so, how many, and the names of the persons who have resigned.

Resolved, That the clerk of this House transmit a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Territory.

Mr. Ellis, from the joint committee appointed for the purpose, made the following report:

The joint committee of the two Houses on joint rules have agreed, to report the joint rules and orders of the two Houses adopted at their last session, together with the two following additional rules, to wit:

15th. Neither House shall adjourn during any session thereof, without the consent of the other for a longer period than three days." "16th. The committee of each House, on Public Expenditures, shall act jointly."

The said report was adopted.

Ordered, That the Council be acquainted therewith.

JOINT RULES AND ORDERS OF THE TWO HOUSES.

1st. In every case where an amendment of a bill agreed to in one House, shall be dissented to in the other, if either House shall request a conference and appoint a committee for that purpose, and the other House shall appoint a committee to confer, such committee shall at a convenient hour, to be agreed upon by their Chairman, meet in the conference chamber, and state to each other verbally, or in writing as either shall choose, the reasons of their respective Houses for or against the amendment, and confer freely thereon.

2d. When a message shall be sent from the Council to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door of the House by the door-keeper and shall be respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person by whom it may be sent.

3d. The same ceremony shall be observed when a message shall be sent from the House of Representatives to the Council.

4th. Messages shall be sent by such persons as a sense of propriety in each House may determine to be proper.

5th. After a bill shall have passed both Houses, it shall be duly enrolled by one of the transcribing clerks, under the direction of the Secretary of the Council, or Chief Clerk of the House of Represen

tatives, as the bill may have originated in one or the other House before it shall be presented to the Governor for his approval.

6th. When a bill is duly enrolled, it shall be examined by a joint committee of two from each House, appointed for that purpose, who shall carefully compare the enrolled with the engrossed bill, as passed in the two Houses, and correcting any errors that may be discovered in the enrolled bill, and make their report forthwith to the respective Houses.

7th. After examination and report, each bill shall be signed in the respective Houses, first by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, then by the President of the Council.

8th. After a bill shall have been thus signed in each House, it shall be presented by the said committee to the Governor for his approval, it being first endorsed on the back of the roll, certifying in which House the same originated, which endorsement shall be signed by the Chief Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Council, as the bill may have originated in one or the other House, and the said committee shall report the day of presentation to the Governor, which shall be entered on the journal of each House.

9th. All orders, resolutions and votes which are to be presented to the Governor for his approval, shall also in the same manner be previously enrolled, examined and signed, and then be presented in the same manner, and by the same committee, as is provided in the case of bills.

10th. When a bill or resolution, which shall have passed in one House, is rejected in the other, notice thereof is to be given to the House in which the same may have passed.

11th. When a bill or resolution which has been passed in one House is rejected in the other, it shall not be again brought in during the same session without a notice of five days, and leave of twothirds of the House in which it shall be renewed.

12th. Each House shall transmit to the other all papers on which any bill or resolution shall be founded.

13th. After each House shall have adhered to their disagreement, a bill or resolution is lost.

14th. Whenever any report of a joint committee, or other docu